Maned Wolf Productions Partners With Pocono Mountains Theater Co to Present Reading Of New Play By Sarah T. Schwab

 

Maned Wolf Productions partners with Off-Broadway Producer Brian Long and Pocono Mountains Theater Company to present a reading of a new play by playwright, Sarah T. Schwab, featuring Drama Desk and Obie Award winning Actor, Michael Cullen, and ACE and HOLA award winner Ed Trucco on July 14th. There will also be a special screening of Ms. Schwab's short film on July 15th. Both events will take place in Barrett Township, PA.

A Place for Mom explores the moral and ethical confusion surrounding an individual's capacity to consent during late stage Alzheimer's. It had its first reading in April at The Actors Studio in New York City. Featured in this reading are actors Michael Cullen (Bug, Cobb) Ed Trucco (Maria Full of Grace, Highlander II), Lori Singleton, Dianara Vasquez, and Maryjane Baer. NYC's Hunter Bird will direct.

There will be a staged reading on Saturday, July 14th at Tall Timber Barn, Route 447, Canadensis, at 7:00 PM.

Directions to Tall Timber Barn can be found at: www.talltimberbarn.com. Suggested donation: $10 at the door.

Sunday, July 15th brings a special screening of Sarah T. Schwab's short film and directorial debut, 'A' My Name Is, in Buck Hill's Urice Meeting Room at 3:30 PM. Filmed in her hometown of Buffalo, NY, this film tells the story of an eight-year old girl with cancer who has a late night adventure that culminates in the realization of her mortality. With its hopeful narrative, the film demonstrates the courage of children. This event includes a discussion with Sarah after the screening. 'A' My Name Is was produced by Pocono Mountains Theater Company's Artistic Director, Brian Long, and associate producer Maned Wolf Productions. Learn more about 'A' My Name Is at www.amynameisthefilm.com. Listen to the original song, "Broken Wing", written for the film by its star, Samarah Conley, here: https://samarahconley.hearnow.com. Suggested donation: $10 at the door.

Sarah T. Schwab is a member of the Playwrights/Directors Unit at The Actors Studio. Her full-length play Until Death will receive a three-day workshop and public reading from August 5-7 at the Berkshire Theater Group featuring Karen Allen and Jeffrey DeMunn. The play had a staged reading at The Cherry Lane Theatre in New York City as part of their TONGUES reading series in March 2017. She was a finalist for the Carson McCullers' Marguerite and Lamar Smith Fellowship for Writers, and spent a month-long writing residency in Carson's childhood home in Columbus, Georgia in January 2018. Her work has been published in Tin House, the Evergreen Review, Writer's Digest Magazine, The Buffalo News, and on websites NBC, Nerve, Jezebel, and The Buffalo Spree.

For reservations for A Place for Mom and 'A' My Name Is contact mbaer.pmtc@gmail.com.

Pocono Mountains Theater Company was established by former Rattlestick Managing Director, Brian Long. PMTC is a newly established regional theater company committed to the development and production of diverse new works by American artists, both local and national; to cultivate and develop audiences to support the future patronage of American theater; and to provide a positive collaborative impact to the community, both culturally and financially. www.poconomountainstheatercompany.org

Maned Wolf Productions focuses on character-driven narratives that illuminate the interconnectedness of abnormality. We are inspired by art that highlights the commonality in feeling weird, strange, or ostracized. We are committed to delivering a platform of growth for new and emerging artists and are a home to help cultivate exciting work in both stage and film. This has included workshopping and premiering a new play at the renowned Cherry Lane Theatre in Manhattan as well as producing two film projects later in the year. https://www.manedwolfproductions.com