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Board Member Stephanie Turner got the opportunity to interview the playwright behind our most-ambitious production yet!

COMING BACK FOR ME by Amy da Luz premieres September 8th at Mettlesome Theatre in Durham.

About the Play

Dorothy is a middle-aged woman, mother, spouse, and dead-end cubicle worker. One day she’s visited by a mysterious presence that turns her identity inside-out. She discovers her true self through expressive, provocative art pieces – much to the chagrin of her husband and young son. With her finances close to ruin, and familial responsibilities mounting, can Dorothy afford to call herself an artist?

Join us for this powerful piece about artists and the world they navigate.

Where

Mettlesome Theatre

800 Taylor Street, Suite #9-156

Durham, NC 27701

Showtimes

• Friday, September 8th @ 8:00 PM
• Saturday, September 9th @ 8:00 PM
• Sunday, September 10th @ 2:00 PM
• Friday, September 15th @ 8:00 PM
• Saturday, September 16th @ 8:00 PM
• Sunday, September 17th @ 2:00 PM

Buy Tickets – $24 plus tax (no additional fees)

Support Us by Donating! – Donations do not count towards tickets

Learn more about Amy da Luz Projects

• http://www.amydaluz.com/home

Creative Team

• Amy da Luz – Playwright
• Michael Parker – Director and Set Designer
• Yamila Monge – Stage Manager
• Christian O’Neal – Producer
• Erin Bell – Lighting Designer
• Juan Isler – Sound Designer
• Mikki Marvel – Properties and Projections Designer
• Stephanie Turner – Publicity Coordinator

Cast (alphabetically)

• Akili Holder-Cozart – Shasta (Dorothy’s co-worker)
• Jason Christ – Matthew (Dorothy’s husband)
• Joanna Herath – Arlene (Dorothy’s supervisor)
• Melanie Simmons – Dorothy
• William Kalland – Older Leo (Dorothy’s son)
• Xenon Winslow – Leo (Dorothy’s son)

Special Thanks

• Town of Cary
• Cary Arts Center
• Cary Players
• United Arts Council of Wake County
• Mia Peters
• Marina Enslen
• Chloe Anderson

OUR SPONSORS

The Cary Playwrights’ Forum is supported by the United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County, as well as the N.C. Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

The Cary Playwrights’ Forum proudly presents the new full-length stage play COMING BACK FOR ME by Amy da Luz!

About the Play

Dorothy is a middle-aged woman, mother, spouse, and dead-end cubicle worker. One day she’s visited by a mysterious presence that turns her identity inside-out. She discovers her true self through expressive, provocative art pieces – much to the chagrin of her husband and young son. With her finances close to ruin, and familial responsibilities mounting, can Dorothy afford to call herself an artist?

Join us for this powerful piece about artists and the world they navigate.

Where

Mettlesome Theatre

800 Taylor Street, Suite #9-156

Durham, NC 27701

Showtimes

• Friday, September 8th @ 8:00 PM
• Saturday, September 9th @ 8:00 PM
• Sunday, September 10th @ 2:00 PM
• Friday, September 15th @ 8:00 PM
• Saturday, September 16th @ 8:00 PM
• Sunday, September 17th @ 2:00 PM

Buy Tickets – $24 plus tax (no additional fees)

Support Us by Donating! – Donations do not count towards tickets

Creative Team

• Michael Parker – Director and Set Designer
• Yamila Monge – Stage Manager
• Mikki Marvel – Properties and Projections Designer
• Juan Isler – Sound Designer
• Erin Bell – Lighting Designer
• Christian O’Neal – Producer
• Stephanie Turner – Publicity Coordinator

Cast (alphabetically)

• Akili Holder-Cozart – Shasta (Dorothy’s co-worker)
• Jason Christ – Matthew (Dorothy’s husband)
• Joanna Herath – Arlene (Dorothy’s supervisor)
• Melanie Simmons – Dorothy
• William Kalland – Older Leo (Dorothy’s son)
• Xenon Winslow – Leo (Dorothy’s son)

Special Thanks

• Mia Peters
• Marina Enslen
• Chloe Anderson

OUR SPONSORS

The Cary Playwrights’ Forum is supported by the United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County, as well as the N.C. Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

Join us Saturday Night for the YouTube Live premiere of our FINAL WEEK of the 2023 NC Audio Play Festival!

Our final two audio plays are about IMPOSSIBLE CONCLUSIONS!

WHEN

Saturday, August 19th @ 7:30 PM

The Cary Playwrights’ Forum YouTube Channel

The Age of Invisibility, or The Eyes Have It (Mystery / Satire)

• Written by Salinda Tyson
• Directed by Rachel Klem
• Sound Design and Editing by Jay Zadeh
• Synopsis: Who stole a bundle from the corner store?
• Featuring the Voice Talents of Troy Suter, Jarred Pearce, Nat Sherwood, Randle Kennedy, Amelia Lumpkin, Denise Sepic, John Paul Middlesworth, and Rachel Horowitz

The Monsters are Back on Maple Street (Sci-Fi / Satire)

• Written by George Jack
• Directed by Mike Brannon
• Sound Design and Editing by Mike Brannon
• Synopsis: Aliens take drastic action when their Earthen test subjects refuse to get along.
• Featuring the Voice Talents of Nicole Weintraub and David Klionsky

Questions?

Contact the producers @ ncaudioplays@gmail.com

Who We Are – CPF and GPF

The Cary Playwrights Forum workshops and develops new stage plays written by North Carolinian playwrights. Its mission is to provide NC playwrights and aspiring playwrights opportunities to develop as dramatic writers. CPF is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization.

Founded in 1993, Creative Greensboro’s Playwrights’ Forum supports local aspiring playwrights in getting published or produced through contacts, marketing, and improving their skill as dramatic writers.

It’s Week 2 of 2023 NC Audio Play Festival!

Our next two audio plays focus on THE IMPOSSIBLE: AFTERLIFE

PREMIERE VIDEO

The audio plays were uploaded to our YouTube channel on Saturday, August 12th @ 7:30 PM

The Cary Playwrights’ Forum YouTube Channel

His Feed Don’t Touch the Ground (Sci-Fi Drama)

• Written by Larry Bliss
• Directed by Roni Nicole
• Sound Design and Editing by Jay Zadeh
• Synopsis: A father and daughter cross the barrier between this life and the next.
• Featuring the Voice Talents of Meredith DiPaolo Stephens, Moshe Hyzon, and Daniel Ryder

Jane Gets Sent (Fantasy Comedy)

• Written by Teddy Durgin
• Directed by Camille Christina
• Sound Design and Editing by Kenny Hertling
• Additional Post-Production Effects by Jay Zadeh and Jason Corder
• Synopsis: A life-long pet lover is sent to a different place after they discover Heaven is crowded with people.
• Featuring the Voice Talents of Gabrielle Vizcaino, Aldo Covarrubias, Joanna LaForgia, Jared Joyal, and Terrell Sanders

And stay tuned! We have TWO MORE audio plays in production for the 2023 festival. The final two will premiere on Saturday, August 19th!

Questions?

Contact the producers @ ncaudioplays@gmail.com

Who We Are – CPF and GPF

The Cary Playwrights Forum workshops and develops new stage plays written by North Carolinian playwrights. Its mission is to provide NC playwrights and aspiring playwrights opportunities to develop as dramatic writers. CPF is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization.

Founded in 1993, Creative Greensboro’s Playwrights’ Forum supports local aspiring playwrights in getting published or produced through contacts, marketing, and improving their skill as dramatic writers.