Laura Wright News

As part of a national celebration of all things Mark Twain, Burning Coal Theater Company of Raleigh, in collaboration with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ron Powers, will present Powers' new play Sam and Laura on November 30. This one-time staged reading in Pittman Auditorium at St. Mary's School in Raleigh begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets - only available at the door - are $15 and $10 for students.

'I came upon the story of Sam Clemens's youthful romance with Laura Wright while researching my biography, Mark Twain: A Life" says Vermont resident and Pulitzer-prizewinning author Ron Powers.

'I came upon the story of Sam Clemens's youthful romance with Laura Wright while researching my biography, Mark Twain: A Life" says Vermont resident and Pulitzer-prizewinning author Ron Powers.

As part of a national celebration of all things Mark Twain, Burning Coal Theater Company of Raleigh, in collaboration with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ron Powers, will present Powers' new play Sam and Laura on November 30. This one-time staged reading in Pittman Auditorium at St. Mary's School in Raleigh begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets - only available at the door - are $15 and $10 for students.

'I came upon the story of Sam Clemens's youthful romance with Laura Wright while researching my biography, Mark Twain: A Life" says Vermont resident and Pulitzer-prizewinning author Ron Powers.

Before the official October opening of its 2010-11 season, St. Louis Actors' Studio will present an original two-act play, SAM AND LAURA, written by Pulitzer Prize-winning and Emmy Award-winning writer and critic, Ron Powers.

Before the official October opening of its 2010-11 season, St. Louis Actors' Studio will present an original two-act play, SAM AND LAURA, written by Pulitzer Prize-winning and Emmy Award-winning writer and critic, Ron Powers.

Get ready for a party! The ABC Summer Block Party is back and ready to rock at the CMA Music Festival in Nashville. The party gets started on Friday, June 11, continuing through Saturday, June 12 (11:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., CT). The premiere Country Music festival will be taped for a special, 'CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock,' airing Wednesday, September 1 (8:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on ABC.

Get ready for a party! The ABC Summer Block Party is back and ready to rock at the CMA Music Festival in Nashville. The party gets started on Friday, June 11, continuing through Saturday, June 12 (11:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., CT). The premiere Country Music festival will be taped for a special, 'CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock,' airing Wednesday, September 1 (8:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on ABC.

Get ready for a party! The ABC Summer Block Party is back and ready to rock at the CMA Music Festival in Nashville. The party gets started on Friday, June 11, continuing through Saturday, June 12 (11:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., CT). The premiere Country Music festival will be taped for a special, 'CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock,' airing Wednesday, September 1 (8:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on ABC.

'The View's' new co-host Sherri Shepherd, along with other first-time attendees Melissa Claire Egan ('All My Children'), Brandon Buddy, Tika Sumpter ('One Life to Live'), Bradford Anderson, Josh Duhon and Sonya Eddy ('General Hospital'), join the star-studded lineup for the 12th annual 'ABC Super Soap Weekend.' This year's event will take place on November 10-11 as ABC once again partners with Colgate Total toothpaste (www.colgatetotal.com) as its presenting sponsor of the 'ABC Super Soap Weekend' at the Disney-MGM Studios at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Also new to this year's event will be the addition of stars from SOAPnet's original primetime drama, 'General Hospital: Night Shift.'