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OnBook OnStage Readings

(Updated 05.18.2007)

"I enjoyed the intensity of 'Brand.' I liked how everybody had a handle on their roles, giving the reading a feel of staging. I would like to see more of these... Now that I've seen an OBOS reading by the Actors Alliance, I have a feel for what to tell my audience."
 
Robert "Hitch" Hitchcox, San Diego Critic

This mission of the OnBook ObStage Play reading series is to provide our members with the opportunity to work with top directors from the hottest San Diego theatres and to bring new works and lesser produced classics to San Diego audiences. Previous directors have included Rosina Reynolds, David Ellenstein, Sam Woodhouse, Brendon Fox, Paula Kalustian, Todd Salovey and Kirsten Brandt. Previous readings have included "Wit," "All My Sons," "A Lion in Winter," "Boy Gets Girl," "An Enemy of the People," and "Slamm!"

For questions about OBOS, please contact Jaosn Heil, Program Director, at jason@actorsalliance.com.

 

 

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2007 Schedule of Readings

 


NEXT AASD OBOS READING
  Announcing OnBook OnStage Auditions
Show
  OLEANNA and STOP KISS
Directors
 

OLEANNA - Directed by Stephen Morgan-MacKay-
Casting and Literary Manager, San Diego Repertory Theatre

STOP KISS - Directed by Kim Montelibano Heil- Literary Associate, Old Globe Theatres


Audition Location
   
Information
 

AASD would like to invite you to attend our upcoming Staged Reading Double Bill. As part of our OnBook OnStage series, we are
presenting two plays that touch on various sexual politics. We certainly hope that you will be able to attend.

Both readings will be held at Diversionary Theatre.

Tuesday, May 22 7pm
STOP KISS by Diana Son
Directed by Kim Montelibano Heil, Literary Associate, Old Globe
Featuring AASD Members: Jill Drexler, Jude Evans, A. Ryan Jones, Trina
Kaplan, Sara Beth Morgan, and Ed Walsh

Wednesday, May 23 7pm
OLEANNA by David Mamet
Directed by Stephen Morgan-Mackay, Casting & Literary Manager, SD Rep
Featuring AASD Members: Eric Poppick* and Wendy Savage

Contact
 
Press Release
   
Reviews
   
Cast List
 

 

   

AASD OBOS READING
   
Show
  SPRING'S AWAKENING - by Frank Wedekind; Translated by Eric Bentley
Director
  AASD Program Director, Jason Heil
Location
  Presented at Diversionary Theatre
4545 Park Blvd. Suite 101
San Diego, CA 9211
Information
 

Casting has been finalized for AASD's OnBook OnStage Staged Reading of SPRING'S AWAKENING. The reading will take place on Monday, June 5, 2006 7pm at Diversionary Theatre, 4545 Park Blvd. Suite 101, San Diego, CA 9211

Admission: FREE

SPRING’S AWAKENING (1891) was censored or banned for much of the last century. It examines adolescence with an unflinching gaze as it covers topics such as teen suicide, child abuse, faith, and sexuality. Over one hundred years later, the play remains surprisingly shocking and insightful. A musical adaptation by Duncan Sheik recently opened in Boston. “ The awakening of Spring, alone, would not give us a drama but only a lyric outburst. What happens here, and turns a lyric into a tragic-comedy, is
that when Spring awakes it does not blossom into summer and quietly fade into Autumn. Winter arrives, two seasons early, and nips spring in the bud.” From Eric Bentley’s introduction.

Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc

Contact
  No Reservations Necessary. For more information, call (619) 640-3900
Press Release
   
Reviews
   
Cast List
 

Starring AASD Members: Sonya Bender, Sandy Campbell*, Alice Cash, Sylvia
Enrique, Megan Fonseca, Sidney Franklin, Eric George, Morgan Hollingsworth,
Kevin Koppman-Gue, Jessica Lerner, Andrea Maida*, Luke Marinkovich, Celeste
Martinez, Joe Nesnow, Alexander Nguyen, John Rosen, Tom Zohar

* Actors appear courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association.

   

January 23 , 2006 (7pm)
   
Show
  THE BIRTHDAY PARTY
Director
  George Flint
Location
  Diversionary Theatre, 4545 Park Blvd., Suite 101
Reservations
  No reservation necessary, $5-$10 suggested donation at the door to benefit the artists
Contact
  To schedule an audition, please contact Jason Heil at AASD:
619-640-3900 or jason@actorsalliance.com
Press Release
   
Reviews
   
Cast List
 

AASD Members Ron Choularton*, Ralph Elias*, Annie Hinton*, Joshua Everett Johnson, Lloyd Harman, Liv Kellgren, Matt Scott
* Actors appear courtesy of Actors' Equity Association.

   

 

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2005 Schedule of Readings

 


October 17, 2005 (7pm)
   
Show
  Tiger at the Gates
Director
  Brendon Fox of the Old Globe Theatre
Location
  Lamb's Players' Theatre in Coronado
Reservations
  No reservation necessary, $5-$10 suggested donation at the door to benefit the artists
Contact
  (619)640-3900
Press Release
  Actors Alliance of San Diego presents a reading of
"Tiger at the Gates", directed by Brendon Fox
Reviews
   
Cast List
 

 

   

July 18, 2005 (7pm)
   
Show
  The Accidental Death of an Anarchist
Director
  Sam Woodhouse of the San Diego Repertory Theatre
Location
  Presented at the San Diego Repertory Theatre
Reservations
  No reservation necessary, $5-$10 suggested donation at the door to benefit the artists
Contact
  (619)640-3900
Press Release
  Actors Alliance OBOS presents "Accidental Death of an Anarchist" - July 18, 2005
Reviews
  Hitch-TMC Press
San Diego Theatre Scene
Cast List
 

Ron Choularton*  (Madman)
Richard Baird (Turtleneck Inspector)
Mike Sears* (Police Officer 1 and Police Officer 2)
Laurie Lehmann-Gray (Reporter)
Bernard Baldan* (Inspector Bertozzo)
M'Lafi Thompson (Commissioner)

Assistant Stage Manager- Brandon Walker

* denotes member of Actors' Equity Association

All cast members are members of the Actors Alliance of San Diego

Produced by special arrangment with Samuel French, Inc.

   
March 28, 2005 7pm
   
Show
  Talking With by Jane Martin
Director
  David Ellenstein of the North Coast Repertory Theatre
Location
  Presented at North Coast Repertory Theatre
Reservations
  No reservation necessary, $5-$10 suggested donation at the door to benefit the artists
Contact
  (619)640-3900
Press Release
  Actors Alliance OBOS presents "Talking With" - March 17, 2005
Reviews
  Click Here for Reviews
Cast List
 

French Fries: Priscilla Allen*
Twirler: Moriah Angeline
Clear Glass Marbles: Jennifer Austin
Dragons: Rhianna Basore*
Marks: Robin Christ
Lamps: Sandra Ellis-Troy*
Scraps: Theresa Layne
Fifteen Minutes: Linda Libby*
Rodeo: Brooke McCormick
Audition: Amanda Sitton
Handler: Rachael Van Wormer

* denotes member of Actors' Equity Association

All cast members are members of the Actors Alliance of San Diego

Produced by special arrangment with Samuel French, Inc.

   

 

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2004 Schedule of OBOS Readings

 

Brand by Henrik Ibsen, directed by Rosina Reynolds
Press Release Reviews

 

King Lear by William Shakeslepare, Directed by Todd Salovery of the San Diego Rep
Press Release Reviews

 

Bach at Leipzig, by Itamar Moses, Directed by Brendon Fox of the Old Globe Theatre
Press Release Reviews

 

 

 

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2003 Schedule of OBOS Readings

 

The Wall of Water by Sherry Kramer, Directed by D. Candis Paule
   

 

A View From The Bridge by Arthur Miller, Directed by George Flint of Renaissance Theatre Co.
   

 

Rocket to the Moon by Clifford Odets, Directed by Brendon Fox
   

 

Man and Superman by George Bernard Shaw, Directed by Barbara Elliott
Press Release  

 

Click Here to download complete OBOS Production History

 

 

OBOS Staff & Committee

 

Staff

Jason Heil, Program Director
Shauna Ostrom, Communications Director
Suzanne Oswald, Managing Director

Joe Nesnow, OBOS Committee Chairperson

Committee At Large

Priscilla Allen • Jack Banning • Matthew Bohrer • Lou Cabral • Ed Eigner • June Gottlieb • Pat Hansen • Peg Humphrey • John Kroll • Sharon Mason • Marcus Overton • Jack Winans • Don and Tricia Worley