[Capdist-announce] press release/ Town Players/ Oct. 25

[Laura G]

Town Players of Pittsfield Continues Its Reading Series

On October 25 at 2pm, Town Players of Pittsfield presents a staged reading of "Professor Roth's Will". The reading will be held at the Whitney Center for the Arts, 42 Wendell Avenue in Pittsfield.

The playwright, who is also directing this staged reading, is Joe Starzyk who has been writing plays for over 30 years. Since studying playwriting in Oxford, England, he took a 27 year break, and in the last 7 years has written numerous plays. His works have been performed at theaters all around the country, in Europe, and in Mexico. His play, "Wedding Secrets", was named the winner of the McLaren Memorial Playwriting Competition in Midland, Texas, as well as the winner of a Perry Award and 4 STAR awards. And his play, "A Grand Night For Murder" will be featured at NKU's Yes Festival this year. Joe currently lives in Brunswick, NY with his wife, Mary. 

This is a drama about 4 siblings who gather together for the reading of their father's will. The dysfunctional group gathers on the campus where their emotionally disconnected father was a long-time professor. All the family, and the siblings' personal trials and life long baggage come out as they begin to clean out his office. They realize that their father is still with them as they discover the real cost of being the child of the infamous Raymond H. Roth.
 
 The cast includes Mary Daigneault (Mary), Nancy Schaffer (Llanor), Jon Marks (Thomas), Michelle Saunders (Gwen), Joe Starzyk (Edmund), Eric Washburn (Professor Roth)  and Leah Marie Parker (Mrs. Roth).
 
 Admission is $5.00.
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