Ken Davenport Continues THE DAVENPORT DEVELOPMENTAL READING SERIES 6/14

Broadway and Off-Broadway producer Ken Davenport (author of the popular blog, www.TheProducersPerspective.com) will present HEARTLAND as the second selection in THE DAVENPORT DEVELOPMENTAL READING SERIES, four readings of new works (plays and/or musicals), on Monday, June 14th at a theater TBD.

HEARTLAND is a searing drama by Steven Owad about three young men on the brink of self-destruction in Middle America. Loners in a small community, they form a deadly triangle tempered by violence, revenge and a ruthless alpha-male need for control. To save themselves, they will have to scrape together an inner strength that has eluded them all their lives.
Davenport explains, "It amazes me how many passionate writers are out there in the world. Every day, scripts are submitted to us from hopeful writers who have committed their idea to paper, and now want to share it with as many people as possible. I have been brainstorming all year on how to thank everyone for their submissions and offer some sort of props for their passion to the process of creating theater. After much deliberation, I decided that what writers really want, even more than money, is to have their work performed in front of an audience. So, I started THE DAVENPORT THEATRICAL DEVELOPMENTAL READING SERIES to do just that."

Information regarding submissions for the two remaining reading slots in the series can be found at www.davenporttheatrical.com.

The readings will take place at 8 PM on the following dates:

Monday, June 14th (HEARTLAND)
Monday, September 13th TBA
Monday, December 13th TBA

Seating is limited. To make a reservation please email RSVP@davenporttheatrical.com.

Steven Owad is a writer and editor living in Calgary, Alberta. His works include the novels Bodycheck and Brother's Keeper, as well as short stories and poetry in U.S. and Canadian literary magazines. As a journalist, he has published news, business and feature stories as well as more than 300 film, book and theater reviews.

Ken Davenport's recent Broadway productions include Oleanna starring Bill Pullman and Julia Stiles, Speed-the-Plow starring Raul Esparza, Will Ferrell's You're Welcome America, Blithe Spirit starring Angela Lansbury, and 13. Ken is the only independent producer to have had three shows running simultaneously Off-Broadway - Altar Boyz, The Awesome 80s Prom and My First Time. He was recently featured on a national commercial for Apple's iPhone, named one of Crain's "Forty Under 40" in 2008, and dubbed the "P.T. Barnum of Off-Broadway" by the New York Times. Current projects include Broadway revivals of Godspell and Aaron Sorkin's A Few Good Men, Ken's musical adaptation of Somewhere In Time, and a documentary on one of the top unsigned rock bands in the country - Red Wanting Blue. Ken also runs a number of theatrical websites including Broadway's #1 social networking site - BroadwaySpace.com. His blog, TheProducersPerspective.com, has been featured in Vanity Fair, New York Magazine, The Gothamist and many others. He has written articles for Forbes, Mashable, Imedia and others.

For more information, visit www.davenporttheatrical.com.

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