Evan Rachel Wood, Rob Morrow Set for BLACK SUN Musical With Adam Duritz Score 8/11

A reading of the new musical BLACK SUN, a collaboration between Counting Crows lead singer Adam Duritz and playwright Stephen Belber, will take place on August 11 at 7:30 PM as part of the annual Ojai Playwrights Conference.

Evan Rachel Wood ('Across the Universe') joins Rob Morrow ('Numb3rs'), James Carpinello (ROCK OF AGES), Gina Loring and Liam Springthorpe for the presentation.

The show centers around eight New Yorkers - some new, some old, some just returning after having given up - who confront perplexing questions and surprising answers in the wake of a world where the sun has disappeared. At first the Black Sun lasts only 23 seconds, creating havoc and moments of solace. But this upside down world eventually becomes permanent. Everything turns into something totally strange and revelatory.

Adam Duritz, Counting Crows lead singer, turns his songwriting skills to theater for the first time in a collaboration with OPC alum Stephen Belber.

Stephen Belber has been produced on Broadway and in over 25 countries. His plays include Match (Tony nomination for Frank Langella); Dusk Rings a Bell, (Atlantic Theater Company); Tape (Naked Angels NY/LA/London); McReele (Roundabout Theater); A Small, Melodramatic Story (LAByrinth Theater Company); Geometry of Fire (Rattlestick); Fault Lines (Cherry Lane); One Million Butterflies (Primary Stages); and Carol Mulroney (Huntington Theater Company).

Adam Duritz is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, and film producer. Best known for his role as principal composer, front-man and vocalist for the rock band Counting Crows, Duritz has recorded solo material of his own, and collaborated with other musical acts, leading him to branch out as the owner of at least two record labels.

For tickets or more information, call (805) 640-0400 or visit http://www.ojaiplays.org/.