Share. The name Pocahontas, belonging to the daughter of the powerful Algonquin Chief Powhatan, means “She-Who-Likes-To-Be-Mischievous.” It’s a fitting name, because the princess enjoys playing tricks and games, especially with Wolf, Raven and Squirrel… her playmates in the forest. When Captain John Smith, the leader of Jamestown, comes to the Indian village, he is condemned to death. “Larry Parr has a flair for sassy humor and for focusing his story on the main issues.” Sarasota Herald Tribune. And Parr added that if certain comments don’t “make this play work, it can be a learning experience for the playwright so maybe he can work on the next one.” Playwrights can’t respond to comments but they can answer questions. Let’s see where this new journey will take us.”“It’s both a pleasure and a challenge to find new works that exemplify the mission of Pigs Do Fly,” Garrisan explains. All of Tom Sawyer’s famous adventures are included, climaxing with the life-or-death battle with Injun Joe in the cave. Over the course of this eight-week project, each artist will write and deliver a first draft of … In a thrilling scene, Princess Pocahontas saves his life and finds a way for the Indians and the settlers to live in harmony and friendship. Brief news items and updates with regard to the Literary world Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: Playwright Larry Parr gave each of the characters in his play complex personalities that reflect the show’s themes. His father, driven by love, is unbending in his conviction the Amish way is … He is highly spiritual yet bawdy and earthy. –  that will be presented on various South Florida stages during the 2016-2017 season … and beyond.How on earth can three men do the impossible:  act through William Shakespeare’s entire canon – 37 plays – in 97 minutes? Leo is fresh from a cross-country bike ride, and assures Vera that he won’t stay long. The play captures the audience’s attention, never letting our interest wane.The questions it raises are complex and deep, and the playwright wisely allows theatergoers to answer these questions for themselves. And a customer at the Yoder’s produce stand who Levi befriends turns out to be gay much to Levi’s shock. She wants their passionate romantic life to continue at full speed.

But we’ve found a full length play that really resonated with our team, and it fits our mission in every way. This is very fitting, in a play whose major theme is the idea of there being many different paths through life, many ways to find God, and who is to say only one way to live life is the only way?The night I saw shunned, it received an instant and lengthy standing ovation. Pocahontas would like to help them, but Thundercloud, the medicine man, forbids it. “I always loved Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings’ rich and poetic writings about Florida and the Floridians who made their lives from the bounty of the land,” playwright Larry Parr explains. His Eye is on the Sparrow, Larry Parr’s stirring one-woman musical that celebrates the life of groundbreaking artist Ethel Waters, opens at The Armory on February 10, 2017. Our usual format – and it’s been a very successful one for us – has been short plays.

Brief news items and updates with regard to the Literary worldThe cast features excellent performances from some SART veterans and newcomers.

Larry Parr Playwright. Mary Yoder, Levi’s sister, is young, innocent and full of life and fun, which leads to a major family crisis.

Jeff G. Rack Jason Gray Platt Playwright. August 10, 2016 WILTON MANORS, FL: In 1943 Zelma Cason filed a ground-breaking lawsuit against Pulitzer Prize-winning author (The Yearling) Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. Larry Parr “I always loved Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings’ rich and poetic writings about Florida and the Floridians who made their lives from the bounty of the land,” playwright Larry Parr explains. Puller Playwright. They have no food, and sickness has almost wiped them out. Erin Murray Quinlan Playwright, Composer, Lyricist. By summarizing the canon through football plays, rap songs, and outrageously condensed comedy, mash-up titles (like Four Weddings and a Transvestite) of course!

Bridgette Dutta Portman Playwright. “But entertaining an audience with short plays about people over the age of 50 is even greater because it’s relevant. We’ll meet the captivating Princess Snow White, the prince, the evil queen, and, of course, the seven mischievous dwarfs — Sarge, Gabby, Gloomy Gus, Ticklish, Spritely, Snore, and Slowpoke. While Leo seeks solace in his grandmother, Vera finds companionship in another person since the loss of her husband, Joe.