Friends of Gus is committed to
presenting challenging, thought-provoking productions that explore the
art of the playwright. We are a women-owned company, constantly on
the lookout for plays with strong roles for women. Playwrights'
submissions that fulfill these criteria are always welcome. Please
send your script to: Friends of Gus, 2116 West Cliff Dr., Santa
Cruz, CA 95060.
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In the past, we have sponsored
playwriting workshops during the runs of Haiku
and Dance
with Me, led by award-winning playwrights Katherine Snodgrass and Jean
Reynolds.
Our 1997 presentation of French Quarter Quartet - An Evening with
Tennessee Williams blended biography and theater to explore the early short plays and personal evolution of playwright Tennessee Williams. During the run of 1999's
Kindertransport, we hosted a panel discussion with local area
Kindertransport survivors. We have also sponsored several acting and
movement workshops.
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Jean Weisz
Jean directed FOG's Dance with Me,
and has appeared in French Quarter Quartet, If I Went Away,
Haiku, Kindertransport, 'night Mother and Blood
Relations.
Local favorites include As You Like It at Shakespeare
Santa Cruz; The Crucible, Man for All Seasons and Naomi
in the Living Room at Cabrillo College; Hay Fever and
You Can't Take It with You at Salinas’ Western Stage; Trifles,
The Old Lady Shows Her Medals and The
Coephoroe at Staff Players in Carmel. Jean has also directed and
appeared in several of the 10-Minute and Full-Length Play Festivals at
Actors' Theatre.
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Susan Forrest
Susan has appeared in FOG's Haiku,
French Quarter Quartet, Dance with Me, Kindertransport,
Sylvia,
and Blood Relations.
Recent favorites: Amanda in Private Lives with Unicorn
Theatre, Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's
Nest for Magic Circle Theatre in Carmel Valley; Elvira in Blithe
Spirit and Jenny Diver in Three Penny Opera
at Monterey's Unicorn Theatre; Electra in The Coephoroe and
Magdelena in The House of Bernarda Alba with Carmel's Staff
Players. Susan is co-director and playwright for Northern Castle Theatre
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Suzanne Schrag
Suzanne has appeared in FOG's Haiku, French Quarter Quartet, Dance
with Me, Kindertransport, 'Night Mother
and Blood Relations.
She directed Sylvia in Fall of 2000. In addition to her
work with FOG, Suzanne is also a member of Um*Gee*Um improv troupe
and the Dangerous Neighbors sketch comedy ensemble. She has
performed with many other area theater groups, including Actors' Theatre,
Cabrillo
College, Mountain Community Theater and Unicorn Theatre in
Monterey. This past January, Suzanne received a Santa Cruz
Sentinel Gail Rich Award in honor of her contribution to Santa Cruz theater.
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