PHIADELPHIA, PA PLAYWRIGHT DEBUTS "THE TABLE" COMICAL STORIES OF A 5,000 YEAR ART AT THE PHILLY FRINGE
(Doylestown, PA) "The Table" by Doylestown playwright, Ruth Anne Wood will make its debut at the Philly Fringe August 31 September 15. "The Table" explores the comical, enlightening and therapeutic stories of massage enthusiasts and massage therapists. The play generates an open dialogue about the curiosities, misperceptions and taboos of this 5,000 year old healing art. The production fittingly found a "stage" at the Massage Arts Center of Philadelphia at 714 Market Street.
In the tradition of the original Festival Fringe in Edinburgh, Scotland, and carried on by the Philly Fringe, Wood produces her own work finding the venue, conceiving, directing, designing, managing and producing the play.
Each performance will be unique as the audience and actors add to the creative process including "Who's Line Is It Anyway?" type actor/audience scenes and a chance for audience members to add to the musical dimension of the show. The audience will get into the spirit of the play as volunteers offer a relaxing shoulder massage before the performance. Plan to arrive early.
Ruth Anne (Dilley) is a 1994 graduate of CB West. Her debut as a performer began at age 9 when she spontaneously responded to the call from New Hope poets at the "Brown Bag It for the Arts" program at the Bucks County Court House and recited several of her original poems.
The arts have been an integral part of her life work. Ruth's life coaching practice, Scripting for SuccessTM, grew out of her realization of the power of writing one's highest vision. The approach has changed the paths of individual's lives by supporting them to create their own best life as statements on her website relate.
Wood recently used her coaching skills with one of the reluctant actors in "The Table". By using a technique called "The Walk-About for the SoulTM" he was able to move into a dynamic character in a fully expressive manner. The transformation amazed the other actors.
Wood's Thriving Artist Press published the e-book Abundant Magical Lives: Insights for Passionate People. Her most recent biography which will be available for book signings after the show is You Can't Get It 'Cause You've Already Got It: A blind figure skater and visionary writer's inspirational guide to moving through life. The book grew out of work with co-author Stash Serafin, a Philly local who has skated with world-class figure skaters, despite being blind since infancy.
In 2006 the Live Arts and Fringe festivals featured works from more than1,485 participating artists, attracted nearly 45,000 attendees. A 2006 audience survey revealed that 50% of audiences see more than 10 arts events annually.
Make "The Table" and the Philly fringe part of your "best life".
"The Table" Aug. 31, 8 PM; Sept 1-3, 3PM, 8PM; Sept. 8, 8PM; Sept. 9, 3PM, 8PM; Sept 15. 8 PM. Check the website http://scriptingforsuccess.com/thetable for directions to the http://massagearts.com/ Massage Arts Center of Philadelphia, 714 Market Street, parking suggestions and more info. Tickets at the door or advance at the fringe ticket outlet. For tickets and other Fringe events and go to:
www.livearts-fringe.org
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Selling Reality To An Entertaiment Hungry Audience
Turn daily drama into a comedy!
There's a lot of joy that comes from transforming industry stories into a theatrical comedy. If you ever felt dis-hearted about your career and wish you could approach it with the renewed excitement of when you first began, try your hand at play writing. Go ahead and take your most ground graveling, face blushing, head popping conversations or interactions with your mortgage paying clients, time juggling co-workers, dream making prospects, bubble bursting relatives and confidence recharging ah ha! moments and magnify them by an audience of 10 20 or even 50 for 11 shows over the course of a three week festival.
The Beginning of "The Table"...
Back in mid April my husband dared me to be the writer I've always drempt when I embarked on a life long desire of being a publicly recognized playwright. As a massage therapist and life coach in the buz of helping clients health and relationship dreams come true I realized it was time to put a few of my own on the front burner. Soon show proposals, fees and deadlines were thrust upon me when I committed to doing my very first Philly Fringe Festival play on the true and not so embellished confessions of real massage therapists. We've chosen this play as a way to laugh instead of lament about the bizarre encounters behind closed doors in our theraputic massage treatment rooms.
What happen at "The Table"?
The massage table morphs into a romantic bed, a shrinks office, a bar, a fantasy land, an office and a sanctuary as clients and massage therapists relive moments of pleasure, shame, passion, vulnerability, insight, forgiveness, healing and hope with a high energy cast of characters.
Bigger visions, same size table
For many finite project goals such as "The Table" premier successfully running from August 31 to September 15, 2007 we possess a larger vision, a legacy if you will of how this universal massage therapy experience can be portrayed and witnessed by millions of fans. We want to continue to partner up with awesome venues such as our Fringe host Massage Arts Center of Philadelphia and give back to the community with ongoing charity efforts such as our first one to raise funds for the Camden Wellness Center. Now we are in the process of taking "The Table" national to other massage schools, non-profit organizations, massage therapists, theater groups, t.v. and internet venues around the country.
For this we invite innovative advertisers and sponsors to make lasting contributions to our show. It takes a committed playwright/director/ producer to conceive, write and deliver one event and a inspired community of massage enthusiasts and forward thinking entrepreneurs to inspire a society of health and ascertainment seeking consumers.
We need local vendors who want to featured in our 11 Philly Fringe shows (+3)
We need national sponsors who want dibs on product placement in our DVD (+4)
For more information about "The Table" tickets, show times, sponsorship opportunities and more about the Philly Fringe Festival visit: "The Table" for times and dates
-Ruth Anne Wood
Playwright/Producer/Director
ruth@scriptingforsuccess.com
Contact
There's a lot of joy that comes from transforming industry stories into a theatrical comedy. If you ever felt dis-hearted about your career and wish you could approach it with the renewed excitement of when you first began, try your hand at play writing. Go ahead and take your most ground graveling, face blushing, head popping conversations or interactions with your mortgage paying clients, time juggling co-workers, dream making prospects, bubble bursting relatives and confidence recharging ah ha! moments and magnify them by an audience of 10 20 or even 50 for 11 shows over the course of a three week festival.
The Beginning of "The Table"...
Back in mid April my husband dared me to be the writer I've always drempt when I embarked on a life long desire of being a publicly recognized playwright. As a massage therapist and life coach in the buz of helping clients health and relationship dreams come true I realized it was time to put a few of my own on the front burner. Soon show proposals, fees and deadlines were thrust upon me when I committed to doing my very first Philly Fringe Festival play on the true and not so embellished confessions of real massage therapists. We've chosen this play as a way to laugh instead of lament about the bizarre encounters behind closed doors in our theraputic massage treatment rooms.
What happen at "The Table"?
The massage table morphs into a romantic bed, a shrinks office, a bar, a fantasy land, an office and a sanctuary as clients and massage therapists relive moments of pleasure, shame, passion, vulnerability, insight, forgiveness, healing and hope with a high energy cast of characters.
Bigger visions, same size table
For many finite project goals such as "The Table" premier successfully running from August 31 to September 15, 2007 we possess a larger vision, a legacy if you will of how this universal massage therapy experience can be portrayed and witnessed by millions of fans. We want to continue to partner up with awesome venues such as our Fringe host Massage Arts Center of Philadelphia and give back to the community with ongoing charity efforts such as our first one to raise funds for the Camden Wellness Center. Now we are in the process of taking "The Table" national to other massage schools, non-profit organizations, massage therapists, theater groups, t.v. and internet venues around the country.
For this we invite innovative advertisers and sponsors to make lasting contributions to our show. It takes a committed playwright/director/ producer to conceive, write and deliver one event and a inspired community of massage enthusiasts and forward thinking entrepreneurs to inspire a society of health and ascertainment seeking consumers.
We need local vendors who want to featured in our 11 Philly Fringe shows (+3)
We need national sponsors who want dibs on product placement in our DVD (+4)
For more information about "The Table" tickets, show times, sponsorship opportunities and more about the Philly Fringe Festival visit: "The Table" for times and dates
-Ruth Anne Wood
Playwright/Producer/Director
ruth@scriptingforsuccess.com
Contact
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