PRESS RELEASES
Washington
County
Public Library
205 Oak Hill Street
Abingdon
,
VA
24210
Contact: Ida Patton
276-676-6390
ipatton@wcpl.net
For Release:
Sept. 12-Sept. 19
Canadian Playwright Inaugurates “On
Stage at the Library” Series
Rick Whelan, a Canadian playwright, will inaugurate a new series,
“On Stage at the Library,” when he discusses the adaptation of
“The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” one of the fall repertory shows
at Barter Theatre. Sponsored
by the Friends of the Washington County Public Library, the event will be
held on Sunday, Sept. 19, at
3:00 p.m.
in the Conference Room at the library.
Whelan’s
appearance will be the first of four visits with playwrights who will be
in Abingdon overseeing the production of their plays at Barter Theatre
this fall. Rod Beattie (“Wingfield
Farm”) will appear on Oct. 17, Peter Coy (“This Is Our House”) on
Oct. 24, and Ron Osborne (“Wise Women”) on Nov. 21.
“The Hunchback of Notre Dame” is the moving story of the
outcast Quasimodo and his love for the beautiful gypsy Esmeralda.
The Barter run of the show will be from Sept. 22 to Nov. 20.
Whelan
began his career as an actor, performing on many of the major stages
across
North America
. He has had his plays
produced at the Actors Theatre in
Louisville
,
Kentucky
, and at many theaters across
Canada
. The world premiere of
Whelan’s adaptation of “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” was last fall
at the Stratford Festival in
Ontario
.
Whelan’s
screenplay “Piano Man” was a finalist in HBO’s recent Project
Greenlight screenwriting contest.
There
will be a reception following the discussion.
For more information on the series, contact Ida Patton at (276)
676-6390.
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