Carol Lynn Pearson News

The new musical, Facing East will hold a developmental concert performance on October 3, 2011. The performance will serve as a benefit for The Trevor Project, in advance of a full production next year.

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The new musical, Facing East will hold a developmental concert performance on October 3, 2011. The performance will serve as a benefit for The Trevor Project, in advance of a full production next year.

The new musical Facing East will hold a developmental concert performance on October 3, 2011. The performance will serve as a benefit for The Trevor Project, in advance of a full production next year.

The New York Times reports today that Will Swenson (Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Hair) will direct independent feature film adaptation of Carol Lynn Pearson's play 'Facing East.' Pearson is also writing the screenplay. The play centers on a family's struggle to come to terms with their Morman faith after losing their gay son to suicide. The subject mater is not far from Swenson's heart, as he witnessed similar struggles within his own childhood Mormon community. Say Swenson of the project: 'Getting through my own adolescence as a young Mormon was challenging as it was, but watching my best friend struggle with his identity as a gay teenager was heartbreaking.'

FACING EAST opens Friday, June 11, 2010 - 8pm at First United Church - 1728 Eastern Avenue Produced by Spotlighters Theatre for First United Church to celebrate Baltimore PRIDE 2010

FACING EAST opens Friday, June 11, 2010 - 8pm at First United Church - 1728 Eastern Avenue Produced by Spotlighters Theatre for First United Church to celebrate Baltimore PRIDE 2010

Facing East by Carol Lynn Pearson is the powerful and poignant story of a Mormon couple dealing with the suicide of their gay son. ICT artistic director Shashin Desai directs Terry Davis, Daniel Kash and Christian Lebano in a four-week run, June 12 through July 5 at International City Theatre in the Long Beach Performing Arts Center. Low-priced previews begin June 9.

Diversionary Theatre's fifth production of the 2008-2009 season is the parable Facing East by noted LDS (Latter Day Saints) author Carol Lynn Pearson. A Mormon couple confronts the limits of their spiritual teachings upon the suicide of their gay son. The Salt Lake Tribune wrote of the play, which premiered at Plan-B Theatre Company in Salt Lake City in November 2006, 'A tightly-wound domestic tragedy...freshly relevant...dares to ask important questions about faith, death and survival.' In 2007, Variety said of Plan-B's tour (Off-Off Broadway and San Francisco), 'A vivid rumination on grief.'

Diversionary Theatre's fifth production of the 2008-2009 season is the parable Facing East by noted LDS (Latter Day Saints) author Carol Lynn Pearson. A Mormon couple confronts the limits of their spiritual teachings upon the suicide of their gay son. The Salt Lake Tribune wrote of the play, which premiered at Plan-B Theatre Company in Salt Lake City in November 2006, 'A tightly-wound domestic tragedy...freshly relevant...dares to ask important questions about faith, death and survival.' In 2007, Variety said of Plan-B's tour (Off-Off Broadway and San Francisco), 'A vivid rumination on grief.'

Noted LDS (Latter Day Saints) author Carol Lynn Pearson will visit Diversionary Theatre during opening weekend of her play Facing East. Carol Lynn will do a talkback after the Sunday, March 22 matinee (2pm performance).

Facing East, a new musical based on the play of the same name by Carol Lynn Pearson, will have a special preview reading this spring in Chicago. The showʼs book and lyrics are by Mark Garcia, and David Rigano will provide the score. The reading will be directed by Andrew Hobgood (NY Fringeʼs award winning Love is Dead), who will also direct the showʼs world premier next year. The reading will be held for invited guests, but a limited number of tickets willbe made available to the general public.

International City Theatre artistic director Shashin Desai has announced the five plays that will make up ICT's 2009 season.

CONFESSIONS OF A MORMON BOY written and performed by Steven Fales plays 28 July to 30 August at New End Theatre.

CONFESSIONS OF A MORMON BOY written and performed by Steven Fales plays 28 July to 30 August at New End Theatre.

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We interview director Jerry Rapier and playwright Carol Lynn Pearson of the new Off Broadway show, the powerful Mormon drama, Facing East.

Confessing one's sins certainly takes an act of bravery, but imagine doing so in front of a packed theatre night after night, let alone revealing your dark past and divulging family tidbits to absolute strangers...

CONFESSIONS OF A MORMON BOY -- a new solo play written and performed by Steven Fales, and directed by Tony Award winner Jack Hofsiss ('The Elephant Man') -- will have its Off-Broadway premiere, with preview performances starting January 27, 2006 prior to the play's official opening night on February 5 at the newly renovated Soho Playhouse (15 Vandam St.) in Manhattan.