Three Hurricane Ike plays in September "The Great Storm," "Cleanin' Out My Closet," and "Vertex" will be performed in September in Houston, as part of a series of plays about Hurricane Ike. The other seven plays are written by Eric James, Leighza Walker, and Peter Wittenberg, Jr.
"The Great Storm" at the 2010 10x10 "The Great Storm" will receive its first full production at the 2010 10x10 Short Play Festival at Country Playhouse in Houston, TX. The 10x10 is Houston's largest annual short play festival.
"Family Portrait" in Houston Leighza Walker directed a production of "Family Portrait" at Scriptwriter's Houston's Museum Plays at the Houston Museum of Printing History, April 16-17 and 23-24, 2010. Watch the closing night's performance on youtube.
The Museum Plays (Apr. 2010) from left to right Leighza Walker (Director), Brad Goertz (Alex), Zona Meyer (Mrs. Redding), Michael Bowen (John Harrington), Rebecca Cansler (Debbie), Tom Stell (Peter)
Coming Soon: Two Plays in Houston "The Great Storm" and "Trapped" will receive full performances in the Houston area later this year. Details TBA.
Premiere of "The Great Storm"
Aaron was one of about a dozen Houston-area playwrights asked to write a new short play about Hurricane Ike. The final ten plays will be premiered at a reading at the Island Etc. at the Strand Theatre, helping to commemorate the one year anniversary of Ike and raise money for the storm-damaged theatre. The readings will take place on September 26, 2009, at 2PM.
The Ike Plays (Sept. 2009) from left to right Nelson Heggen (B), Tristan Emig (C), Zona Jane Meyer (A),
Joyce Anastasia Murray (D), MJ Emig (Director), Nicholas Burks (E)
The 2009 10x10
Aaron's play, "Family Portrait" was one of ten selected winners of the 19th annual 10x10, Houston's biggest short play festival. The ten plays were performed August 14-16 at Country Playhouse. Aaron's play took second place in the Judges' Choice Awards.
10x10 Performance (Aug. 2009) from left to right Joe Floyd ("John Harrington"), Jack Dunlop (director, seated), John Boran ("Peter"), Tess Wells ("Mrs. Redding," seated), Robert Sayre ("Alex"), Stacy Spaeth ("Debbie"), Aaron Alon (playwright)
2009 Readers' Theatre
Aaron's Play, "Family Portrait," was selected as the winner (audience choice) of the 2009 Readers' Theatre following a reading at Theatre Southwest in Houston, Texas.
Aaron Alon is an internationally-performed contemporary classical composer and college music instructor, who has recently begun to pursue his second lifelong dream of being a writer. His plays have been read, performed, and awarded prizes in New York, Houston, and Galveston.
MUSICALS
DEATH, THE MUSICAL (Music, Lyrics, & Book)
Full Length — In Progress A collaborative team of writers is assembling a new comic musical about just about every aspect of death! Visit the Death, the Musical website for further details and a complete list of contributing writers and composers.
THE NIGHTINGALE AND THE ROSE (Music)
40 min. — 2007 Oscar Wilde's tragically beautiful children's fable is brought to life, as a Nightingale searches for a rose to help a young student win his love. Book and lyrics by Joe Barnes. Visit the Barnes and Alon website or the Nightingale and the Rose page for further details.
Performances (Click to show/hide)
November 30-December 1, 2007
Stuart Ostrow's Musical Theatre Labs University of Houston José Quintero Black Box
Shelley Auer (The Girl) • Galeano Salas (The Student) • Aimee Beyers (The Nightingale) • Jeff Stallings (The Red Rose Tree) • Jonathan Colunga (The Little Green Lizard) • Melissa Iuliano (The Yellow Rose Tree) • Rachel McKeehan (The White Rose Tree)
SHORT PLAYS
CLEANIN' OUT MY CLOSET (1m/1w), 10 min. — 2010 A black woman uses the moment when she and her white son are trapped in a closet during a hurricane to tell him he was adopted.
Performances (Click to show/hide)
September 2010 (Tentative)
The Great Storm (Play Series)
Obsidian Art Space, Houston, TX Cast and Director TBA
VERTEX (1m/1w), 10 min. — 2010 A couple sits on the floor after Hurricane Ike, waiting for the power to come on and thinking about when the busy world resumes.
Performances (Click to show/hide)
September 2010 (Tentative)
The Great Storm (Play Series)
Obsidian Art Space, Houston, TX Cast and Director TBA
INQUIETUDE
(3m/2w), 10 min. — 2009 After sex, one of the lovers struggles to stay in the moment, as his thoughts refuse to quiet.
Performances (Click to show/hide)
April 19, 2010, 7:30pm
Scriptwriters/Houston Readings The Museum of Printing History
1324 West Clay Street, Houston, TX 77019 Brad Goertz (HIM) • Chris Keller (ME) • Louis Crespo (THOUGHTS) • Eva LaPorte (BACKUP 1) • Kathy Drum (BACKUP 2)
Directed by Leighza Walker
TRAPPED
(1m/1w), 10 min. — 2009 When a mother and son take shelter from a storm in a closet, the son discovers that the biggest threat lies within the walls of his home.
THE TALK
(3m/1w), 10-15 min. — 2009 When Jack comes to pick up Lisa for their first date, Lisa's father has some surprising questions about Jack's sexual history.
Performances (Click to show/hide)
April 19, 2010, 7:30pm
Scriptwriters/Houston Readings The Museum of Printing History
1324 West Clay Street, Houston, TX 77019 Louis Crespo (Jack) • Tom Stell (Mr. Johannson) • Eva LaPorte (Mrs. Johannson) • Norm Dillon (Bobby)
Directed by Leighza Walker
THE GREAT STORM
(3m/2w or 2m/3w), 10-15 min. — 2009 Five people reflect on their experiences of Hurricane Ike in interrupted monologues.
Performances (Click to show/hide)
September 26, 2009, 2pm
The Ike Plays (Reading) Island Etc. at the Strand Theatre, Galveston, TX Zona Jane Meyer (A) • Nelson Heggen (B) • Tristan Emig (C) • Joyce Anastasia Murray (D) • Nicholas Burks (E)
Directed by MJ Wilson Emig
August 26-29, 2010
The 10x10 Short Play Festival
Country Playhouse, Houston, TX Lisa Schofield (A) • Mike McDermott (B) • Aaron Tallman (C) • Sylvia Armendariz (D) • Michelle James (E)
Directed by Debra Schultz
September 2010 (Tentative)
The Great Storm (Play Series)
Obsidian Art Space, Houston, TX Cast and Director TBA
Honors (Click to show/hide)
2010 10x10 Official Selection
2010 Houston 10x10 Festival of Short Plays
FAMILY PORTRAIT (3m/2w), 10 min. — 2009 A dysfunctional family gathers for its annual family portrait.
Performances (Click to show/hide)
March 15, 2009
Reader's Theatre (Reading) Theatre Southwest, Houston, TX Sue Mortenson (Mrs. Redding) • Suzanne King (Debbie) • Chris Keller (Alex) • Sam Martinez (Peter) • Garrett Schumann (John Harrington)
August 14-16, 2009
Houston's 19th Annual 10x10 Country Playhouse, Houston, TX Tess Wells (Mrs. Redding) • Stacy Spaeth (Debbie) • Robert Sayre (Alex) • John Boran (Peter) • Joe Floyd (John Harrington)
Directed by Jack Dunlop
April 16-17 & 23-24, 2010
A Thousand Words: The Museum Plays The Museum of Printing History, Houston, TX Zona Myer (Mrs. Redding) • Rebecca Cansler (Debbie) • Brad Goertz (Alex) • Tom Stell (Peter) • Michael Bowen (John Harrington)
Directed by Leighza Walker
Honors (Click to show/hide)
Judges' Choice Award: 2nd Place
2009 Houston 10x10 Festival of Short Plays
Audience Choice Award
2009 Readers' Theatre at Theatre Southwest
ONE-MINUTE PLAYS
A LITTLE KINK
(1m/1w) — 2010 A couple responds when an attempt to be kinky in the bedroom goes awry.
AN ACTOR PREPARES
(1m+offstage voices) — 2010 A man prepares to go onstage in his NYC debut, questioning what he's even doing there.
MATING RITUALS OF THE MODERN CAVEMAN (3m) — 2010 Three men compare notes over their recent sexual and relationship experiences.
STAND AND BE JUDGED
(2m) — 2010 Saint Peter is bored at the gates of heaven and gives Rick 60 seconds to state his case for admittance.
SCREENPLAYS
A FINE ROMANCE Feature length — 2007
Awards (Click to show/hide)
Advanced to the Second Round
15th Annual Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition (2008)
HUMOR
THE NEW DEVIL'S DICTIONARY (In Progress — Visit the website) A modern compendium of 666 irreverent, sardonic definitions modeled after the Ambrose Bierce masterpiece of 1911.
