The Genesis Collective's Community Theatre Project
<h1>Our Stories: A Play for Beaver County Voices</h1>
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On episode 22 of the TSVP Radio Theater Podcast, we present a special preview performance of The Genesis Collective's inaugural community theatre project: <em>Our Stories: A Play for Beaver County Voices</em>.
Performed in the radio theatre-style before a live audience at the sold-out Beaver Train Station in Beaver, Pennsylvania, this show represents the dramatic arts feature of The Genesis Collective's 2022 Art Madness Celebration in Beaver County.
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About this Play
The performance featured here is a special preview of Our Story's future stage presentation to be held August 20, 2022 at the Black Box Theater in the Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center, Midland, Pennsylvania.
This is the inaugural production of The Genesis Collective's Community Theatre Project--an innovative initiative designed to support the dramatic arts in Beaver County by creatively revealing and showcasing the voices and stories of our time and in our communities.
Our Story: A Play for Beaver County Voices does just that. The subjects, incidents, characters, and dialogue are all based on actual interviews and recorded conversations with Beaver Countians--our friends, neighbors, and fellow citizens. We make no apologies for the sometimes uncomfortable truths borne out by these lived experiences. We stand by our sources and lift up their voices and stories from the marginalized shadows, where far too many of us would rather they stay "out of sight, out of mind," as our play's Maggie Kowalski says. These stories are bad for business, bad for attracting new investment. What town wants to damage their reputation by talking about . . . food insecurity, homelessness, human trafficking, or the psychological traumas brought on by the Pandemic?
These Beaver County stories make us wince, naturally. But we can't ignore them. Only then can we meaningfully address the issues facing us today and with hope and possibility transform our communities--our entire county--into a better place to be.
Ars vitam meliorem facit -- art makes life better.
Cast & Crew
Robert Hugh Harper
Hugh plays the part of Walter Montegomery.
Hugh is a Beaver County native and professional voice actor specializing in audiobooks. He played in a number of movies including a Cannes Palme d’Or winner, NYC short film festival award winner “Stock Footage,” and numerous co-costing spots for Seto Nakai Media and NHK in Japan. He is married to Kristi, and father of Abby Harper – they love in Beaver, PA
Keith Zagorski
Keith plays the part of Tom Robinson.
Keith is a 25 year veteran actor with multiple Western Pennsylvania theatre companies. He is a founding member of The Bobcat Players (Beaver, Pa).
