Resilience of the Spirit Festival 2008

Program A: Readings

Program A-1: ended

Program A-2
Readings: July 6 - 9 at 7 pm

Nailed to the Bed by George Soete * Directed by George Soete

Program A-3
Readings July 13 - 16 at 7 pm

The River Pure for Healing by Piu Wilson * Directed by Diana Sparta

When a humanitarian letter-writing campaign is used for selfish purposes, it brings one man to his breaking point.

Program A-4
Readings July 20-23 at 7pm

Timon of Athens by William Shakespeare * Directed by Chris Williams

Timon is a king and generous aristocrat in Athens with one major fault: he is a spendthrift. Everyone loves him because of his generosity as a host. This rarely produced gem is Shakespeare's inner perspective on the human condition of greed.

Program A-5
Readings July 27 - 30 at 7 pm

The Sweet Rose of Tokyo by Matt Thompson * Directed by Matt Thompson

In February 1942, all American citizens of Japanese descent living in the western U.S. were ordered to leave their homes with only the valuables they could carry. Explore the perspective of one family imprisoned behind the barbed wire in California.

Program B: Performances
Thursdays and Saturdays at 8pm

The Twenty Year Package by William Campbell * Directed by Christopher Burger

Starring: Tom Hall, Scott Striegel, and Amanda Cooley Davis















His Last Fight by Jaqueline Goldfinger * Directed by Chelsea Whitmore

Starring: Don Pugh, Olivia Espinosa, and Fernando Huerto














The Body Washer by Rosemary Toohey * Directed by Sunny Smith

Starring: Nicole Solas, Diana Sparta, and Asia Jackson













Untitled by Dallas McLaughlin * Directed by Dallas McLaughlin

Starring Brad Davis and Dallas McLaughlin

Program C: Performances
Fridays at 8pm and Sundays at 2 pm

The Triangle Tragedy by Matt Thompson * Directed by Matt Thompson






The Triangle Waistcoat Factory Fire of 1911 through the eyes of four young women.

Starring: Annie Prichard, Sunny Smith, Nicole Solas, and Michelle Willis







Superhero by Mark Levin * Directed by Scott Striegel

A 10-minute exploration into the absurdness of the human condition.

Starring Kate Hewitt and Duane Leake












The Invasion by Evan Blake * Directed by Gilbert Songalia

Two human beings. Two ideas. Two nations. Two perspectives on war in Iraq.


Starring Geo Alva and Wil Smith III








Run Jenny by Michael Thomas Tower * Directed by Michael Thomas Tower



An 1850's abolitionist wife on trial for the murder of her slave-owner husband.

Starring: Dan Feraldo, Haig Koshkarian, Leslie Gold, Nicole Bradley, James Steinberg, Michael Thomas Tower, and Paul Rossi

Program D: Performances
July 31 - August 2 at 8pm and August 3 at 2pm.

Paradise by Glyn O'Malley * Directed by Alice Cash (in collaboration with Broadway Kids of San Diego)

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict seen through the eyes of youth.

Compass Theatre

Photos by Michael McKeon - retrobang.com