G. Bruce Smith (Writer) is the author of 25-plus plays of various lengths and two screenplays and has production credits in California, Minnesota, India and Paris, France. His full-length play, Heart Mountain, which was commissioned by Santa Monica College (Calif.), was selected for the prestigious 2013 Regional Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival at Los Angeles Theatre Center.     

 

He has won a dozen playwriting awards from theaters and universities throughout the nation, including such organizations as the Ashland (Ore.) New Plays Festival and the Long Beach (Calif.) Playhouse. His 2011 play After Us the Savage God received an honorable mention in the 2011 Ohio State University Newark New Play Contest and was a finalist in the 2011 HRC Showcase Theatre’s Playwriting Contest in New York. His play The Last Pitch won the 2000 National Playwriting Award from the American Renegade Theatre in North Hollywood and had an 11-week run in 2001, garnering “Pick of the Week” in L.A. Weekly. The Last Pitch was also produced in fall 2006 in Austin, Minn. He is a founding member of Los Angeles-based Playwrights 6. A former journalist, Bruce has written for the Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Daily News, and other publications.

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Brian Reynolds (Director) has been acting, writing and directing for more than 20 years. In 2017, he wrote and directed the play “Mono/Poly,” which debuted in Hollywood for a sold-out three performance run. He is currently directing his feature film debut, “Alienated.”

Director:

Brian Reynolds

Playing Dotty:

Mari Marks

Playing Violet:

Elyse Ashton