The Aviary to Present Staged Reading of ADVENT by Montgomery Sutton, 12/21

The Aviary announces the first entry in "Hatchlings," a new series of developmental play readings: Advent by Montgomery Sutton, directed by Ruth Cantrell. The one night only event will be held at 7pm on December 21, 2014 at 500x Gallery (500 Exposition Avenue). Tickets are free but limited and may be reserved in advance by sending an email to aviarydallas@gmail.com or calling (469) 616-0359.

In Advent, two brothers isolate themselves within the walk-in freezer of a West-Texas superstore to escape an inexplicable catastrophe that threatens to eradicate human life. When another survivor appears at their doorstep, the brothers are put to the test as grief, evangelism, and elemental survival uproot the core of their fragile new world and their own true natures.

Montgomery Sutton (playwright) has written plays including Your Colonel (Metropolitan Playhouse, NYC, 2013) Moonlight Gospel (EBE Ensemble, NYC, 2006), La Fin du Monde, Ruins and Patience (PUP Fest, Dallas, 2005) and nearly half a dozen short films including Shelter, Death Takes a Leak and Just Dessert. He studied at Primary Stages' ESPA with Cusi Cram, Kara Lee Corthron, Brooke Berman, Edwin Sanchez, Tina Howe, and Josh Hecht, and at NYU with Steven Drukman. As an actor, he has performed in DFW with companies including Second Thought Theatre (2013 DFW Critics Forum Award (Actor) for Gruesome Playground Injuries), Undermain Theatre, Theatre Three, Casa Manana, Circle Theatre, Watertower Theatre, Uptown Players, Shakespeare Dallas, Dallas Children's Theater; in NYC with American Bard (2013 NYIT Nominee, Supporting Actor, Edmond in King Lear), Metropolitan Playhouse, White Horse Theatre Company, Bloody Shakespeare, FringeNYC, GTTP, Gallery Players, EBE Ensemble, and Rebellious Subjects. www.montgomerysutton.com

The Aviary fosters and develops new dramatic writing through readings, workshops, and continued professional training, focusing exclusively on the playwright and creative process to create a home where voices new and old can explore, experiment, and grow to expand and enrich the impact of the Dallas cultural scene.Through our weekly Free Range series, we provide emerging playwrights a space to experiment with new material supported by local actors in a casual environment. With our Hatchlings series, we partner with non-traditional venues and organizations to mount staged readings of new work, fostering new collaborations not only for playwrights but for local actors, artists, and audiences. For more information, visit www.aviarydallas.com.

500X Gallery is the oldest artist-run cooperative gallery in Texas, and this season a new cast of emerging artists will be showcasing an array of traditional and contemporary art. From photography, printmaking, textile and painting to installation, video, performance and conceptual art, the works investigate a variety of content and formal concerns. Members of 500X have ties to and have collaborated with other artist groups such as Art Conspiracy, aphophenia underground, Deep Ellum Windows, Hatch Show Print, Homecoming! Committee, Performance SW, The Junior Ward, and Wild Pony Editions. They work in the community as educators, coaches, professionals, and mentors and are involved with institutions such as the Dallas Museum of Art, UNT, UTD, UTA, Tarleton State University, Collin College, Dallas Public Library, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Gallery Project in Detroit, Urban Outfitters, and Transit Bike Company. www.500x.org

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