Available light [theatre]

That's right, it's that time of year once again.

We missed you in in 2007, Cincy Fringers, so we're back in oh-eight with Jennifer Fawcett's amazing then after water. The Columbus Dispatch called it "one of the year's best" and praised "Available Light's haiku-like production."

The show runs May 29-June 4 at the beautiful Main Street home of the New Stage Collective.

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Good news in the form of a couple of year-end lists.

In the Columbus Dispatch (and on his blog) Michael Grossberg named then after water one of his ten favorite shows of the year. We're in good company on a list that includes the SITI Company and Cirque du Soleil.

Meanwhile, over in Columbus Alive land, Jay Weitz recognized Tomorrow is the Question as the Best New Work of the year.

Congrats also to AVLT associate Eleni Papaleonardos, who was recognized in the Alive for her stunning performance in Mary Stuart, which Mr. Grossberg also named one of his favorite shows of the year.

A notice in today's paper leads readers to the blog of Michael Grossberg, Columbus Dispatch theatre critic, for our first rave review.

Available Light's "then after water"
A rave review of a poetic U.S. premiere

Why would central Ohio theatergoers drive to a semi-vacant shopping strip in Gahanna and spend about 70 minutes in the nearly empty lobby of a closed bank?
Only to catch one of the year's best theater productions before its short run ends - and to savor the U.S. premiere of a wonderful new play.

Some gorgeous photos courtesy of Kim Rottmayer AKA Picture the Sound.

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We're very pleased to announce that Jennifer Fawcett, the wonderful writer who created then after water will be in town for the show on opening night, Thursday, November 1st. We will have a talkback with the cast and the playwright after the show. So, if you don't have tickets yet, now's the time.

The show runs November 1-11 at our new space in Gahanna, at 109 N. Hamilton Rd. It's a tiny, intimate space selected specifically for this play.

The catch is, there are only 28 seats and 7 performances, so this show will sell-out.

Act now and use our new online ticketing system, provided by Brown Paper Tickets, the first and only fair-trade ticketing service.

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The show runs November 1-11 at our new space in Gahanna, at 109 N. Hamilton Rd. It's a tiny, intimate space selected specifically for this play.

The catch is, there are only 28 seats and 7 performances, so this show will sell-out.

Details are not in the newspapers yet, so act now and use our new online ticketing system, provided by Brown Paper Tickets, the first and only fair-trade ticketing service.

CLICK HERE TO BUY YOUR TICKETS TODAY.

CLICK HERE for more info about the show.

Hello friends -

Due to unfortunate and unpredictable circumstances, we're going to postpone our production of Jennifer Fawcett's beautiful play Then | After | Water for the time being.

We promise to bring you something exciting soon, so watch this space for details TBA ASAP.

We're holding auditions, yes we are.
We're casting for two shows (then | after | water and Tomorrow is the Question) that we'll be doing in the next 6 months. We're also trying to figure out who else is acting in Columbus right now. So, if you want to be seen and you're interested in working with us in the future, make it to one of these dates.

Friday 12/8 6-7:30pm
Saturday 12/9 11am-1:30pm
Sunday 12/10 6-7:30pm

You can call (614-975-3764) or email to set up a time, or just show-up and sign-up for a slot.

Auditions will be held at the King Ave. United Methodist Church - 299 King Ave., on the 3rd floor.

Bring 2 contrasting monologues. In case anyone shows up without monologues, cold readings will be provided. BUT, we do prefer to see something you've worked on.

For more information:
614-975-3764
slay@avltheatre.info
avltheatre.com

I was in Indianapolis all weekend, working hard on that still-untitled play by Jennifer Fawcett. Jennifer and I convened in Indy because it's something of a half-way point between here and Iowa, where she's a grad student in their Playwrights' Workshop.

Friday and Saturday involved no-stop, all day, bang-your-head against the wall work on the script. It's hard to explain precisely what we were doing - some editting, some reworking, Jenn did a good bit of rewriting on some scenes. "Tightening it up" is an oft-used expression. Although I do believe in some cases we were loosening it.

At any rate, it's still an amazing and beautiful play and Jenn's a hell of a writer, and I can't wait until we produce this bad boy and share it with the world.

It seems the next stop will be a series of readings to workshop the play next month. Stay tuned, as this will probably culminate in a public performance of some type.