(HUDSON, N.Y.) – “The Fiery Sword of Justice,” a one-woman show written and performed by Lauren Letellier, will be performed at Stageworks/Hudson on Friday, June 12, 2015, at 8pm. The work is described as “a comedic, cautionary tale about a high powered public relations executive whose compulsive truth-telling torpedoes her career.”
“The Fiery Sword of Justice” played to sold-out houses at the 2014 NY International Fringe Festival, where critics called it “bold, funny, wise and brave,” “wicked, sharp and funny” and “a story rich with heartache, humor, corruption and the longing for the truths in life.”
Author and actor Lauren Letellier is a writer, storyteller, solo performer and voice-over artist. She spent 25 years as an award-winning public relations executive at global PR and marketing communications agencies in New York City before relocating to Hillsdale, N.Y., in 2014. The Fiery Sword of Justice was originally developed in Matt Hoverman’s Go-Solo Workshop.
Director Richard Waterhouse is an acting teacher, producer, actor and founder of Waterhouse Acting Studio. Based in New York and Vermont, Richard has taught at Brown University, Indiana University-Purdue University Ft. Wayne (IPFW) Department of Theater, and Burlington College Film School. Directing credits: Young, Single and Angry, the award-winning short Respect for Acting, Kimberly Akimbo, “8” the play and The Little Dog Laughed. Producer: Pearl, starring Dan Butler and Tony-award-winner Frances Sternhagen. In 2014 Richard co-founded Fuller Road, a non-profit artists residency program in Newbury, VT, where he is Producing Director. He can also be heard narrating audiobooks for Blackstone Audio and Too Little Time, Inc.
Lauren Letellier performs her solo show ‘The Fiery Sword of Justice’ (photo Michael Blase)
Tickets are $15 and can be purchased by phone at 518.822.9667 or online at Stageworks/Hudson
About Stageworks/Hudson
Stageworks has established a reputation for its ambitious programming and adventurous productions. The company is especially known for producing the bold, risk-taking work of new dramatic voices. Central to its vision is Futures, an integrative program designed to move Stageworks to the forefront of new play development. Stageworks is both the experiment and the resource to infuse the whole life of the theater with a creative process that produces new ways of expressing, interpreting and sharing the human experience.
Stageworks is a member of the Columbia County Chamber of Commerce and Perform Columbia. It is the recipient of a Proctors Regional Arts Award inaugurated by Proctors Theatre in 2008 to honor the outstanding work of performing arts organizations. For four consecutive years, Stageworks was distinguished in Metroland Magazine as “Best Theater Company.” Stageworks is the recipient of the Crystal Apple Award from the Chamber of Commerce for providing a positive effect both culturally and economically on the quality of life in our community.
Plays are for everyone, whether written by students, established authors or emerging dramatists. Theater illuminates, expresses and interprets the human experience and profoundly serves as a global stage for social exchange and enrichment. Stageworks complements its mainstage season with a series of programs to encourage and engage young people, traditional theatergoers and new audiences. Stageworks continues to actively take a leadership role in establishing the Hudson Valley as a cultural destination by exploring and expanding its reputation for developing new theatrical works, forms and programs.