Scorpio's Tail at Frank Silvera Writers' Workshop

The Frank Silvera Writers' Workshop (FSWW) in partnership with the Billie Holiday Theatre, and Zoomcatchers, is pleased to present SCORPIO'S TAIL, written by Alan Kilpatrick. Xenophobia and Racism reign as DR. SOLTANI, a middle-eastern psychiatrist and HENRIETTA COCKBURN, a belligerent London Police officer, engage in a complex game of cat and mouse over the mysterious contents of an orphaned suitcase found at Heathrow Airport. This reading features Avi Cohen as Dr. Soltani, and Vernice Miller as Officer Henrietta Cockburn. It is directed by FSWW Executive Director Garland Thompson, Jr. Reading series producer is Kimberly Gunn. 

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Alan Kilpatrick is a Native American writer (Cherokee) who lives in Belgium with his wife and their three dogs. He received his Ph.d. in Anthropology (UCLA) and was Professor of American Indian Studies at San Diego State University until his retirement. He currently serves as adjunct faculty in Depth Psychology at the Pacifica Graduate Institute, Santa Barbara, CA. Among his many academic publications is: The Night Has a Naked Soul: Witchcraft and Sorcery among the Western Cherokee (Syracuse University Press 1997).

There will be a moderated critique session immediately following this reading.