Paragon Theatre Hosts Free Staged Reading Of MASTODON 5/24

Paragon Theatre is proud to present the first reading of the 2010 season of The Trench: Paragon's New Play Development Series with MASTODON BY TERRI DRAEGER

In MASTODON, the discovery of a fossilized mastodon on a western Kansas farm triggers an upheaval in the static lives of the couple who own and work the land. For Verna Blandin, hemmed in by the constraints of her quiet, rural existence, the fossil serves as a reminder of the impermanence of life. Her husband, Leonard, views it as yet another obstacle in a life filled with disappointments. Their conflicting ideas of what should become of the fossil lead to an examination of marriage, the decline of the American farm and the spiritual connection to the land and what lies beneath.

DIRECTED BY TERRY DODD

Verna Blandin............Patty Mintz Figel
Leonard Blandin.......Jim Hunt
Jordan Preston.........Alex Baggett
Tyler Mitchell............Adam Marcantoni
Cassie......................Kathleen Burke
Dr. Pauline Meyers..Carolyn Valentine
Mike Mitchell...........Paul Page
Bob Hardcastle.......James Nantz
Waitress..................Taylor Gonda
Bill Volker................James Nantz

Stage Directions.....Taylor Gonda

This free reading will take place on Monday, May 24 at 7:00 PM

at Kim Robards Dance located at 1387 S. Santa Fe

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Terri Draeger has a degree in journalism from Northwestern University and has studied playwriting both at the University of Denver and with the Lighthouse Writers Workshop. In 2009 her first play A Hint of Winter was produced at Denver's Barth Hotel, directed by Terry Dodd. She is currently at work on a new play and a book, both based on themes around the modern American west.

The Trench: Paragon's New Play Development Series is designed to give Colorado playwrights the opportunity to develop and improve their writing while gaining vital exposure to a larger audience. All Trench readings are free and open to the public and are followed by a mediated talk back and refreshments.