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AKHMATOVA

By Romulus Linney

Presented By

ScottFree Theatre

Directed By

Scott Andrew Kurchak

A one act play by Romulus Linney..Stalin has just died...Do the words of the great Russian poet Anna Akhmatova hold any secrets?

Government Paranoia at its best/worst!

WED AUG 2 7:30PM

FRI AUG 4 10:30PM

SAT AUG 5 7:30PM

SUN AUG 6 1PM and 4PM

Squeaky Wheel Media Arts Center 712 Main St

Admission is FREE because all artists are working for free

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'Romulus Linney'

One of our most acclaimed American playwrights, Romulus Linney is the author of three novels and more than forty plays. Born in Philadelphia in 1931, Mr. Linney was raised in the Appalachian town of Madison, Tennessee. After receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree from Oberlin College and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Yale School of Drama, he traveled to New York City in 1958 to begin his career as a playwright and director. Since that time, his plays have been produced in theatres throughout the United States and abroad.

Many of his works are set in his native Appalachia and other rural areas. Heathen Valley, Holy Ghosts, Tennessee, Woman Without a Name, and Sand Mountain, among others have garnered Mr. Linney critical praise for the lyrical quality of his dialogue and the nuanced richness that he brings to his characters. Other plays such as Childe Byron, 2, The Sorrows of Frederick, and Three Poets delve into the lives of historical and literary figures to explore contemporary and personal concerns. Additionally, Mr. Linney is renowned for his adaptations, such as Gint (from Peer Gynt) and A Lesson Before Dying (from the Ernest Gaines novel).

Mr. Linney’s plays have been frequently honored. He has won two Obie Awards, two national Critics Awards, three Hollywood Dramalogue Awards, fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, Guggenheim and Rockefeller Foundations and both the Award in Literature and the Award of Merit from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, to which he was elected in 2002. He has taught at many universities including Columbia, Princeton, the Universities of North Carolina and Pennsylvania, and the Actors Studio Drama School at New School University. He has received honorary Doctorates from Oberlin College, Appalachian State University, and Wake Forest University.