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"Northside Theatre Company, Nathan Sanders and The Arts Council of Silicon Valley join together to bring San Jose ...."
THE BIRTH OF A NEW PLAY
Just like in life, one of the greatest things that can happen to a theatre company is the birth of a new work. It is an event that needs to be celebrated and enjoyed throughout the entire creative process. It's one thing to take a play and produce it, but it's a far different thing to create something and put it out there for the world to view for the very first time. For a world premier production, opening night brings with it a type of energy that transcends the normal opening night excitements because the audience, the actors, the technicians and designers are all participating in something that will never happen again....a true theatrical debut. It happens once and once only, everything after that has to be qualified. We just wanted you to know that Northside Theatre Company took that wonderfully sacred journey into the world of Nathan Sanders' new play THE SUGAR WITCH.
ABOUT THE ARTS COUNCIL OF SILICON VALLEY
Arts Council Silicon Valley is a private, nonprofit arts organization dedicated
to improving the quality of life for Santa Clara County residents by supporting arts and culture throughout the
county. As a grant making organization, we provide funding, advocacy, marketing and fundraising services to small
to midsize arts groups and artists.Applied Materials, Excellence in the Arts grants program enables Arts Council
Silicon Valley to provide funding opportunities to its grantee base in two focus areas (1) organizational infrastructure
through “Leadership and Organizational Enhancement” grants and (2) artistic programming through “Artistic and Program
Excellence” grants. Diem Jones Director of Programs djones@artscouncil.org 408-998-2787 ext. 207 Arts Council of
Silicon Valley
THE SUGAR WITCH
A New Play
by
Nathan Sanders
ABOUT THE PLAY
The Bean family in Sugar Bean, Florida live under an ancient family curse. The surviving members of the town's founding family have reached the end of their rope. Just when things can't possibly get any worse, tragedy strikes as a mysterious and brutal murder takes place in the Bean family home. The crime places "Charlie" and "Sisser" in grave danger as "Annabelle", the last in a long-line of so-called "Sugar Witches", attempts to end the curse placed on their heads by the dying words of her very own mother. Dark family secrets are revealed and unusual passions are ignited as the family confronts madness, truth and the destructive legacy of racism as the spirits of the dead walk the dark swamp, haunting the hearts of all who reside there. The Sugar Witch is a dark, Southern Gothic play that will linger in the minds of the audience long after the curtain falls.
ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT
Nathan Sanders received the Oppenheimer Award nomination from "New York Newsday" for the "most impressive debut of a new American playwright" for the Off-Broadway production of his first play, "The Sugar Bean Sisters", at the WPA Theatre in New York City. Since that time, the play has been produced at various regional theatres across the country. A staged-reading of Nathan's new play, "Little By Little", was presented in December 2004 at the Ivar Theatre in Hollywood. Tony Dow directed an all-star cast that included Meredith Eaton (TV's "Boston Legal") and film legend Piper Laurie ("The Hustler" & "Carrie"). Nathan's new one-act play, "Sweet Jesus!" recently premiered at Pegasus Theatre in Monte Rio, CA and at the Marsh, "a breeding ground for new performance" in San Francisco. The play was included in the BOA Festival of One-Act Plays at the Eureka Theatre in San Francisco. Upcoming film projects include "American Son", an original screenplay with filmmaker Hamlet Sarkissian and the motion picture adaptations of "The Sugar Bean Sisters" and "Little By Little". Nathan studied playwriting with Howard Stein, Associate Supervisor of the Playwriting Program at the Yale School of Drama. He lives in San Francisco and is an active member of the Dramatists Guild of America.
Visit the official website of "The Sugar Bean Sisters", "Sweet Jesus!" , "Little by Little" &
"The Sugar Witch"- click here- More from Nathan Sanders
ABOUT THE SCHEDULE
Our first reading performed on May 21st @ 8 PM was a overwhelmning success. Our second reading took place July 30th at 8 PM. Seating was limited to 80 guests. We reccomended a contribution of $5 at the door. Refreshments were served and an audience discussion followed the reading.
THE SUGAR WITCH kicked off our 29th 2007- 2008 season, in the first slot and perform October 4th through 28th. Opening night, October 6th Saturday @ 8 PM was a gala presentation and single tickets were $30. Refreshments were served and a Q & A with the cast, designers and playwright took place after the production.
The production was hailed to great reviews and all aspects of the production were an overwhelming sucess.
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