LAURIE DEACON AND THE NIGHT CALLER nominated for two Planet Connections Awards

I'm pleased to announce that my newest play, LAURIE DEACON AND THE NIGHT CALLER (a reading of which went up as part of the Planet Connections Festivity in June) has been nominated by PCF for 'Outstanding Overall Production of a Reading' as well as 'Outstanding Actress in a Reading' (Jillaine Gill in the role of 'Jane Emerson'). The Awards Ceremony takes place August 1, 2010 at the Players Theatre.

Interview with Sean Gill at Stagebuzz

Sean Gill answers a few questions about his newest play, LAURIE DEACON AND THE NIGHT CALLER, in an interview with Stagebuzz that you can access HERE. Note that Ironside gets a mention.

Free reading of LAURIE DEACON AND THE NIGHT CALLER today at 2PM!

All the details are HERE. If you're in New York City and free this afternoon, you should check it out!

Reading of LAURIE DEACON AND THE NIGHT CALLER on June 17th

So one week from today (Thursday, June 17th), there's a reading of my newest full-length play, LAURIE DEACON AND THE NIGHT CALLER. It's appearing as a part of the 2nd Annual Planet Connections Theatre Festivity, an organization dedicated to community outreach and environmentally sustainable (theater) art. I recently did an interview about the play at The Happiest Medium, which can be accessed here, and the official page for the event is here. The stellar cast includes Jillaine Gill, Joe Stipek, Kristy Hasen, and Meghan Holland, with Josh Hyman reading stage directions.

The details are as follows:

WHAT: A reading of the new play, LAURIE DEACON AND THE NIGHT CALLER.
WHEN: 2:00 PM, on Thursday, June 17th.
WHERE: 440 Lafayette Street, Manhattan, NYC. At the Robert Moss Theater on the third floor.
HOW MUCH: It's free. But you can make advance reservations by sending an email to the following address: planetreadings at gmail dot com

Thanks, and I hope some of you can make it!

Side note: I'm going on something of a 'vision quest' of my own, so there won't be any new reviews for a few days, but I shall re-emerge soon with a renewed thirst for life, Mandom commercials, and VHS-only Ironside flicks.

Interview with Sean Gill at The Happiest Medium

A play I recently completed, entitled LAURIE DEACON AND THE NIGHT CALLER, has a reading coming up through the Planet Connections Festivity. The reading will be June 17th at 2PM in the Robert Moss Theater (440 Lafayette, Manhattan, New York). More details are available here. In conjunction with this reading, The Happiest Medium asked me a few questions about my new play. You can read the full interview HERE.

Coming Soon: LAURIE DEACON AND THE NIGHT CALLER Reading

There will be a one-time reading of my new play, LAURIE DEACON AND THE NIGHT CALLER, at the Planet Connections Theatre Festivity on June 17th at 2pm. It will take place at The Robert Moss Theater (on the 3rd floor of 440 Lafayette Street in Manhattan, NY), and tickets will be free.

From the Broadway World press release:

"Produced by Junta Juleil Productions benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Written and Directed by Sean Gill Synopsis: Four years after Laurie Deacon vanishes without a trace, a couple is plagued by persistent, unanswered questions, which may implicate them in her disappearance. Forced to defend themselves against a roommate's prying, a truth is revealed that becomes far more overwhelming and complex than their accuser could have possibly imagined."