Glamour & Grit at Dramatists Guild Music Hall

Vampingo Productions presents a Climate Change Theatre Action Festival event, GLAMOUR & GRIT, hosted by the Dramatists Guild Foundation, for one night only, on Saturday, November 16th at 7:00 pm! As a part of the CCTA Festival, there will be a reading of the 10-minute play, 'Six Polar Bears fell out of the Sky This Morning' by New Zealand writer Alister Emerson, followed by a brief talk by Jennifer Hershey from the Broadway Green Alliance. We'll then have a staged reading of the new musical, 'Glamour & Grit' (condensed version), with book & lyrics by Ariana Johns and music by Darryl Curry, directed by Rachel Klein. 'Glamour and Grit' is a multi-media musical about a young witch on her 17th birthday, whose mother takes her into a dense, lush forest to connect to her magical roots. It's a simple tale with complex subjectsinviting magic into your life, finding your family in whatever form they take, and balancing modern technology with Nature and Spirit. At the end of the play, the characters not only make a connection to each other, they also discover how to use their unique talents--science, technology and elemental magic, working together to save our blue planet.The cast includes Alexandra de Suze, Olivia Fenton, Nicolette Norton, Chris Palmieri, Erik Ransom, Sierra Rein, Jayke Workman and Blake Zolfo, with puppets by Chris Palmieri. Refreshments will be served, Admission is free (Reservations a must: vampingo9@gmail.com) Running time: 90 minutes 'We are all magical creatures, part of a family, whether born into one or finding it along the Spiral'