Keep Live Theatre Alive! Part 2 Starting on October 13

SEVEN ANGELS THEATRE PRESENTS THE SECOND INSTALLMENT OF THE VERY POPULAR “KEEP LIVE THEATRE ALIVE” SERIES ON OCTOBER 13.

Seven Angels Theatre in Waterbury, CT will present the second installment of the widely popular KEEP LIVE THEATRE ALIVE series on October 13 at 7 PM. This free virtual online event will feature six well-known actors reading their own original stories and works featured in short videos. Included in the second online event will be, Charles Shaughnessy, Priscilla Lopez, Lou Diamond Phillips, Wendie Malick, Reno Wilson and Bryan Cranston.

Seven Angels Theatre is part of the #theatre5alliance, a group that was recently formed to promote live theatre during the Covid-19 pandemic to keep it thriving. The alliance is comprised of the Berkshire Playwrights Lab, Durango PlayFest, the Laguna Playhouse, the New Jersey Repertory Company and Seven Angels Theatre. Like similar groups nationwide, each of these organizations canceled their summer and fall performances due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The alliance will harness the writing talents of dozens of well-known screen and stage actors to create original vignettes of three to ten minutes each. The project is the brainchild of actor Dan Lauria (The Wonder Years, Lombardi), who called upon friends in the industry to create videos of themselves reading works they’ve written under the banner “Keeping Live Theatre Alive.” He has brought in Filmmaker Jeremy Fletcher to edit individual videos of the actors and alliance members will be making them available on their websites starting August 29, 2020. Lauria is a longstanding supporter of local theater and of the alliance members. “Every sector in society has been impacted negatively by COVID-19, including theaters,” Lauria said. “I wanted to raise awareness of the plight of these organizations while celebrating how actors are keeping their creative juices flowing.”

Many other actors have committed to the project and will be featured in upcoming installments in November and December, with future dates to be announced. The videos will available by going to the Seven Angels Theatre website and clicking links. Each performance will be approximately 30 minutes long, and they will be FREE. The videos will be available to view after the “Virtual Opening Night”.

Seven Angels Theatre is located in on Plank Road in Waterbury Connecticut. Website: SevenAngelsTheatre.org. Phone: 203-757-4676.

Actor Highlights for the second Celebrity Reads on October 13.

CHARLES SHAUGHNESSY : TV: THE NANNY, THE MAGICIANS, MAD MEN, DAYS OF OUR LIVES; voice of DENNIS THE GOLDFISH on STANLEY

PRISCILLA LOPEZ: BROADWAY: Created the role of Diana Morales in THE CHORUS LINE; Company; IN THE HEIGHTS; A DAY IN HOLLYWOOD/A NIGHT IN THE UKRAINE (Tony Award - Best Featured Actress in a Musical); NINE; ANNA IN The TROPICS; PIPPIN; TV: FAMILY; LA LAW; ALL IN THE FAMILY

LOU DIAMOND PHILLIPS: BROADWAY: THE KING AND I; FILM: LA BAMBA; YOUNG GUNS. TV: LONGMIRE, THE PRODIGAL SON. Playwright: BURNING DESIRE

WENDIE MALICK: TV: HBO – DREAM ON; JUST SHOOT ME (Emmy and Golden Globe nominations); HOT IN CLEVELAND; FRASIER; FILM: SCROOGED, The AMERICAN PRESIDENT, RACING STRIPES, CONFESSIONS of a SHOPAHOLIC; Voice of Edna in Disney’s The OWL HOUSE

RENO WILSON: TV: The COSBY SHOW; MIKE & MOLLY; GOOD GIRLS.
FILM: Character voices of Frenzy, Mudflap and Brains in the film series TRANFORMERS; Voice of Sazh Katzroy in FINAL FANTASY XIII, XIII-2, & FINAL FANTASY XIII.

BRYAN CRANSTON: TV: BREAKING BAD (Emmy – 4x Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama series; Golden Globe and Screen Actor Guild nominations); SEINFELD; MALCOLM IN The MIDDLE; BROADWAY: ALL THE WAY (Tony Award Best Actor in a Play; NETWORK (Tony Award Best Actor in A Play); FILM: TRUMBO (Academy Award, Screen Actors Guild and Golden Globe nominations - Best Actor in a Leading role)