“A TERRIBLE LIE” By Jim Reyland - Directed by Barry Scott

Walker Maxwell is a pseudonym. Walker allows John Bridges to steal, lie and discover the truth; things that may be uncomfortable for an actual human being.

Featuring:

Ross Bolen, Jeremy Childs, Cecil Jones, Jane Jones, Martha Manning and

Dorothy Robinson.

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All workshop rehearsals are free and open to the public at the

Writer's Stage/The Next Level Theatre 1008 Charlotte Ave.

FREE WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

OCTOBER 19, 20 and 21^st from 6:00 to 10:00pm

OCTOBER 23^rd 1:00 – 5:00pm (Saturday)

OCTOBER 25, 26, 27 and 28^th from 6:00 to 10:00pm

OCTOBER 30^th 1:00 – 5:00pm (Saturday)

NOVEMBER 1, 2, 3 and 4^th from 6:00 to 10:00pm

NOVEMBER 6th 1:00 to 5:00pm (Saturday)

NOVEMBER 8, 9, 10 and 11^th from 6:00 to 10:00pm

$15.00 performances tickets at www.ticketsnashville.com

NOVEMBER 17, 18, 19 and 20th at 7:30pm - Sunday the 21st at 4:00pm

Only a limited number of seats will be sold so get yours early

For more info call 615-636-9177

The public is invited to watch every minute of the process. All the rehearsals and table work, all the creative joy and pain. We will reach out to drama classes, both high school and college, metro and private to extend an invitation to attend one or all of the one hundred hours of workshop. You might come by on a Wednesday night and watch Barry work with two actors on one scene, over and over. This kind of access to the theatrical creative process is unprecedented. You can spend as much time as you like watching how a new work is developed.

Writer's Stage presents workshop of Jim Reyland play

November 1, 2009

Writer's Stage presents workshop of Jim Reyland play

By Fiona Soltes
FOR THE TENNESSEAN

For some, "workshopping" a new play means allowing actors to read it out loud, inviting critique. Jim Reyland jokes that it's something deeper: "sheer terror."

It's Monday night, and Reyland is flanked on stage by professional actors/directors Mark Cabus and Barry Scott. They're discussing the script of Article 4 — Reyland's script — in great detail. Altering words. Questioning interpretation. Picking it apart bit by bit by bit. The mood, however, is far from antagonistic; Reyland has been around the theater long enough to know that — painful as the process can be — it's better to let trusted peers give an honest assessment before an audience does.

"It's really wonderful," he says, "if you're surrounded by the right people.

In addition to veteran actor Cabus (who takes the lead in the production) and Scott (a longtime friend who will direct), those "right people" include the cast of Evelyn Blythe, Jamie Famer, Chris Goodrich, Ted Welch and Greg Wilson. With them in tow, Article 4 opens this week still in workshop mode before its full premiere.

Published on November 04, 2009 at 3:06pm

Yet another original play opens this weekend when Jim Reyland's Article 4 receives a formal workshop staging under the direction of Barry Scott. Operating under an Actors' Equity special appearance contract, Reyland has gathered together a notable cast featuring Mark Cabus, Jamie Farmer, Evelyn Blythe, Chris Goodrich, Ted Welch and Greg Wilson.

"It's worth it to me to go a little extra to have great actors," Reyland says. "You can see the difference between really top-flight performers and those who simply aren't at that level. I wanted the best director and the best actors I could find."