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Number 209. January 30, 2010.
Hello, Dark Shadows Fan,
ShadowGram (SG), The Official Newsletter & News Source for Dark Shadows (DS), announces the following breaking news in this Online News Update "bulletin."
--- MARIE WALLACE IN STAGED READING
--- LISA RICHARDS IN PERFORMANCE OF PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING PLAY
--- SPECIAL PRICE FOR "THE DARK SHADOWS CONCORDANCE 1897" Volume 1
**** MARIE WALLACE'S STAGED READING
Marie (Eve, Mad Jenny, Megan Todd) invites all NYC-area fans to attend an upcoming performance. She says:
"Hi, New York Dark Shadows Fans,
I'll be doing a staged reading in the city - one night only - and if you're nearby, you might like to come.
"Here's the information: Theatrical Reading. Time: 7:30PM Tuesday, February 2nd. Location: Roy Arias Studios, 300 W, 43rd St (at 8th Avenue) 5th Floor."
SH joins Marie in hoping many fans attend and enjoy the reading!
**** LISA RICHARDS STARS IN "THE BURIED CHILD"
Lisa appears as "Halie" in a production of Sam Shepard's 1979 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama "The Buried Child." Her character is married to "Dodge," portrayed by Lisa's real-life husband, actor Steve Mendillo.
A preview performance is 2-4 and the play runs 2-5/21 in the Studio Theatre at Point Park University's Pittsburgh Playhouse in Pittsburgh.
Publicity: "In his 1979 Pulitzer Prize-winning family drama, `Buried Child,' Sam Shepard takes a macabre look at one American Midwestern family with a very dark secret. This powerful and brilliant play probes deep into the disintegration of the American Dream. When Vince brings his girlfriend, Shelly, home to meet his family, she is at first charmed by the picturesque farm house - that's before she actually meets his crazy family--his ranting, alcoholic grandparents (Dodge and Halie) and their two sons: Tilden, a hulking semi-idiot, and Bradley, who has lost one leg to a chain saw. Strangely, no one seems to remember Vince at first, and they treat him as an intruder. Eventually, however, they seem to accept him as a part of their violently dysfunctional family. When the truth is shockingly unearthed, will the family be able to move beyond its dark curse?"
The theatre is located at:
Point Park University's Pittsburgh Playhouse
222 Craft Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
(in Oakland)
Performances will be held Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m., and Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets range in price from $24 to $27 and can be purchased by calling the Pittsburgh Playhouse box office at 412-621-4445 or online at
www.pittsburghplayhouse.com.
There are 2 special performance opportunities:
--- "Pay What You Will " – Sat., Feb. 6 at 2:00 PM. Seating is subject to availability.
--- "Coffee and Donut Social" – Sat., Feb. 13, prior to the 2:00 PM performance
**** SPECIAL PRICE FOR DS 1897 CONCORDANCE VOLUME 1
Kathy Resch has published several DS Concordance books. Each book takes a specific DS time period and thoroughly details it with individual episode summaries, dialogue, set and action descriptions, photos, artwork, cast/crew listings, voice-over texts, and more.
The full-size illustrated books are 150-300+ pages each. They serve as excellent episode guides and resources. Different Concordances cover the 1795 storyline through DS' final show (with the exception of the last half of the 1897 flashback story).
Kathy reports she has a few copies of "The 1897 Concordance Volume 1" with slightly scuffed covers/pages that she is selling for half-price.
She also has available fresh copies of the 1897 Volume 1 book plus all her other Concordances: 1795, 1968-Volume 1, 1968 Volume 2, 1970, and 1840/1841 Parallel Time.
Additionally, she has a special Concordance "Dark Shadows in the `90s," a thorough look at the 1991 NBC primetime series: its production, cast, publicity, broadcast, cancellation, fan campaign to get it renewed, merchandise, and more..It also featuresd interviews with stars Joanna Going (Victoria/Josette) and Lysette Anthony (Angelique).
Please email her at
kathleener@aol.com for more information.
**** SHADOWGRAM NOTES:
--- Fans attending Marie's reading or Lisa's play are encouraged to please share with SG their reports, photos, program books, and any local publicity, reviews, articles, or other related materials. In this way, fans who cannot be there can experience it with you.
Please also send - at any time – any mentions you may find about the new DS film, the DS personnel and their projects, DS merchandise, or other DS-related news/references. Please send these to the SG addresses below.
You will be named as a Contributor in upcoming print issues. You also may receive a complimentary Contributor's Copy for major contributions of information, funds, postage stamps, supplies, publicity, assistance, etc.
--- The next print issue newsletter, SG #117, is underway and will expand on the above news items and much more, plus remember the DS acting and production people we recently have lost. The issue, subsequent SGs, and future SG Online Updates also will cover all the latest DS-related news, including official developments for the "Shadows in the Sun" convention in Burbank (Los Angeles) July 16-18. For more about the Fest, please see recent SG Updates – Update #208 – and prior posts to the SG YahooGroup.
**** Subscription information for the ShadowGram Newsletter print issues follows. When your order arrives, I will mail you the current SG #115-#116 Double Issue newsletter to begin / renew your subscription. The next SG #117 and subsequent issues will be sent to you and all postal-mail subscribers as they are published.
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Marcy Robin
ShadowGram Editor / Publisher
P.O. Box 1766
Temple City, CA 91780-7766
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