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The Name of Action

a dark comedy
An itinerant couple encourage the manager of a trailer park to live his dream of playing Hamlet.
 
Characters
VAL, a mature woman, a herbalist
ROGER, a young man, the manager of a trailer park
ZEKE, a mature man, a bone carver and jewelry maker

(online reading)
​Moving Parts
Paris, France
December 11, 2022


Cast: Diane Bertrand (Val), Jim Sheppard (Roger), Roger Surridge (Zeke)

​Directed by Stephanie Campion 
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Diane Bertrand (Val), Roger Surridge (Zeke) and Jim Sheppard (Roger)

(online reading)
Literary and Discourse Society

Exeter, UK
November 20, 2022


Cast: Georgette Vale (Val), Jeff Dunne (Roger), Barbara Guinan (Zeke)
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Barbara Guinan (Zeke), Georgette Vale (Val) and Jeff Dunne (Roger)

(online reading)
Dramalicious, West Coast Playwrights Conference
Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights
Los Angeles, California
​October 9, 2022

Cast: Leslie C. Nemet 
(Val), Ryan Laskowski (Roger), Paul Uhler (Zeke)
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Paul Uhler (Zeke), Leslie C. Nemet (Val) and Ryan Laskowski (Roger)

(online reading)
​
The Salon
Pipeline-Collective
Orlando, Florida
​September 19, 2022

Cast: 
Yolie Canales (Val), Dan Esquivel (Roger), Ethan Jones (Zeke)

​Directed by Joel Van Liew
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Yolie Canales (Val), Ethan Jones (Zeke) and Dan Esquivel (Roger)

(online reading)
​Summer Reads

Caravan Theatre
Bromsgrove, UK
​August 17, 2022

Cast: Maria Cole (Val), Scott Denton (Roger), Larry Rinkel (Zeke)​
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Maria Cole (Val), Scott Denton (Roger) and Larry Rinkel (Zeke)​

(online reading)
Tiger's Heart Players
New York, NY
​August 14, 2022


Cast: Lori Federico (Val), Jack Henry (Roger), Wayne Mattingly (Zeke)​
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Wayne Mattingly (Zeke)​, Jack Henry (Roger) and Lori Federico (Val)

Off Page
Philadelphia Screenwriters
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
​August 3, 2022


Cast: Susan Moses (Val), Anthony Wilcox (Roger), Marty Krzywonos (Zeke)​
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Marty Krzywonos (Zeke)​, Susan Moses (Val) and Anthony Wilcox (Roger)

(online reading)
LA Play Reading
Los Angeles, California
​July 31, 2022


Cast: Leslie C. Nemet (Val), Mike Karim (Roger), Paul Uhler (Zeke)​
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Leslie C. Nemet (Val), Paul Uhler (Zeke)​ and Mike Karim (Roger)

(online reading)
Plays and Pizza
New York, NY
July 18, 2022

Cast: Sharlene Hartman (Val), Arthur Lundquist (Roger), Bernard Bosio (Zeke)​

​Directed by Dirk Burrows
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Sharlene Hartman (Val), Bernard Bosio (Zeke)​ and Arthur Lundquist (Roger)

(online reading)
Anything Goes! Theatre Lab

ANDTheatre Company
New York, NY
​
June 22, 2022​​

Cast: Lin Snider (Val), David Kubicka (Roger), Bruce Dalziel (Zeke)
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Lin Snider (Val), Bruce Dalziel (Zeke) and David Kubicka (Roger)

(online reading)
P.A.G.E.S.
New York, NY
​June 14, 2022

Cast: Sachi Parker (Val), Rocco Spoon (Roger), Barry Reitman (Zeke)
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Barry Reitman (Zeke), Sachi Parker (Val) and Rocco Spoon (Roger)