Apocrypha
By S.C. Farrow, Australia
Friday, June 15, 2007 7:30
DTM (Studio Dance Théâtre et Musique)
6, rue de la Folie Méricourt 75011
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The Screenplay
Banished to Earth for committing an unspeakable crime against the Almighty, a tormented archangel propels an extraordinary young woman plagued by cryptic visions into a pursuit to find the ‘key’ to his salvation before his malevolent brother can destroy both it and him. Sword fights and action.
The Artistic Company
Susannah C. Farrow, Screenwriter
"Susannah has written some very nice plays this year," said the fifth grade teacher. Twenty years later, when she was in her early thirties, Susannah wrote some more nice plays and entertained thoughts of becoming a ‘real writer’. She returned to university in 1998 to study Professional Writing & Editing, and Professional Screenwriting. She is now a produced screenwriter, and published fiction, non-fiction and web author. Susannah's latest endeavor is the web comic version of Apocrypha: www.apocryphacomic.com. She lives with her family in Melbourne, Australia.
Fawn Wilderson-Legros, Director
Fawn created her first Staged Reading - a collage of poetry, prose, dance live music - while a Theatre Arts Major at Dartmouth College. Since then, she has brought to life numerous original works by new - and experienced - authors. For Fawn, Apocrypha heralds a new era of fast action, high energy action dramas, full of sword play, fight scenes and ... of course, romance. She is happy for this opportnity to work with the talented Susannah Farrow.
Eli Barrett reading the role of Sammael.
Paris Benjamin reading the role of Veronica.
Paris Benjamin started acting in 1998 when she auditioned for Stover Theatre in Florida and joined their troupe. Right away, she appeared in a series of parts such as The Nurse in ROMEO AND JULIET or Mme de Tourvel’s maid, Julie, in DANGEROUS LIAISONS. Thanks to excellent reviews, she quickly landed more notable roles such as Moliere’s Magdelon in THE RIDICULOUS DAMSELS and in many other spoofs and comedies. Last year, she traveled to London to perform in an original Croatian tragedy and decided to stay. She has acted in numerous short films in the United States, Paris, and in London, where she is hoping to make her first steps into feature films.
Colin David Reese reading the role of Ariel
Mark Hanly reading the role of Michael
Mike Dineen reading the role of the Priest
James O'Dell reading the role of Barbatos
Linda Laemmle reading the role of Gadreel
Carey Downer reading the role of Jetrel and other roles
Ju Ju Child reading the role of Yomael
Heike Brunner reading the role of Uriel and other roles
Kim Tilbury reading the role of Zavebe, the waitress, and other roles
Kim Tilbury has been seen on and off stage as an actor, dancer, director and choreographer. She most recently appeared as Esther in MEN!!!, a role she created with the Compagnie de Cedre, at various theatres in Paris. In the USA Kim performed in a variety of regional theatres in the northeast and in the streets as part of a traveling dance and puppet troupe. She won the Best Supporting Actress award at the Pocono Mountains Film Festival for her performance in the feature-length film ANKLE BRACELET. Kim performed in the Avignon Off Festival twice, has been in countless staged readings and short films in Paris, and does voice-overs and film dubbing as well as translating and copywriting.
Zaab Curley reading the News Anchor, Tabaet, and other roles
Jennifer Bokoch readingthe the News Anchor and various other roles
Michelle Lespinasse reading the role of a Stolen Child of Barbatos
Stephanie Lespinasse reading the role of a Stolen Child of Barbatos
Stephanie Campion as Narrator
Originally from England, Stephanie has been resident in Paris since 1989. She studied with a French drama school and various English-speaking acting coaches (the Bilingual Acting Workshop, Bernard Hiller in Los Angeles, etc.). She has appeared in several films and her many stage appearances include the New York 2003 Fringe Festival, the Avignon festival, and a number of productions in Paris, in both English and French. Roles in English include: Arabella in "Roleplay", Margaret Haddrell in "Dead Guilty", Mrs. Arbuthnot in “A Woman of No Importance”, Lady Bracknell in “The Importance of Being Earnest”, Hermia in "Midsummer Night's Dream" and Aegeon in "Comedy of Errors". She created and runs “Moving Parts”, the playreading workshop for authors writing in English and French. (www.scamparis.com)
Diane Hawkins as Narrator
American-born Diane has been in France for 10 years. She's appeared on stage, in films, and in commercials both here and in the US. Recently, she was asked to consult on a new HBO project, THE PACIFIC, based on the true life story of Diane's uncle, a World War II hero. THE PACIFIC's executive producers are Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg and Gary Goetzman. The series is scheduled to air in 2009.
The Production Team
Fawn Wilderson-Legros, Producer
Alexis Niki, Production Assistant, Paris
Marc Charley Cameraman
Special thanks to:
Colin David Reese, director of Compagnie du Cèdre for the loan of rehearsal space.
Nick Millett for the loan of his projector.
Jim Gall and Gabriel Robledo for permission to use their photographs.