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Monday, March 29, 2010
Cedarville playwright takes honors
A drama about a fatal accident, grief and madness captured top honors Saturday, March 27, in “Short and Sweet,” a first-time 10-minute play festival hosted by the Hope Arts Center in Dayton.
Written and directed by Katherine M. Nelson of Cedarville, “con/tact” featured Christina Fern as the mother of a girl killed by a drunk driver, and Mike Embree as the driver, who ends up in prison, where he eventually commits suicide.
Runner-up honors in close balloting went to “Testing Val, au Naturale,” an interior monologue by Roger Collins of Cincinnati about a high school sophomore taking her midterm exam on human sexuality.Yunina Barbour-Payne played the student under Deondra Kamau Means’ direction.
Third-place finisher was “Blue,” three short variations on that color by Shane Anderson of Dayton. Staged by Andrew Mitakides, it featured Jon Berry with Donica Haffenden, Christopher Rowley with Corinne Derusha, and Kyle Bowers with Tina DeAlderete.
Three other short original plays were also performed in the two-night event in the South Park Historic District: “The Bridge,” by Erika Lunbra of Columbus; “Take Care,” by Katalina Remusat of Troy, and “We Shall Overcome,” by Brenda Koeger of Dayton.
Judges were: Carmen Anastasia of Wright State University and the University of Dayton, Linda Dunlevy of UD, Nelson Sheeley of Sinclair Community College, Russell Florence of the City Paper and Terry Morris of the Dayton Daily News.
Funding came from the Montgomery County Arts and Cultural District, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church of West Milton, Hope Lutheran Church, Huber Carpet, Lowe’s Home Improvement and Requarth Lumber.
The festival was one of the first arts events at the center. It is located in the more than 125-year-old Hope Lutheran Church at 500 Hickory St. and includes artist studios and arts organization offices. For more information, call (937) 228-5191.
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