Playwright: Miles Pawski
Showtimes
Friday, September 9: 10pm Sunday, September 11: 5:30pm
Thursday, September 15: 8:30pm Saturday, September 17: 4pm
But Glendora has her own set of problems. She is about to lose her job and her home, plus she is the main suspect in several arson investigations. Glendora embarks on a ruinous journey that strains her relationship with Paul to the breaking point, forces her to deal with her own problems and makes her choose a path which ultimately threatens her very freedom.
Directed by Mary Powelson
Cast (in order of appearance)
| Sally Dana** | as Glendora |  |
| John Flanagan** | as Paul | |
| Laura Lundy-Paine | as Angela / Detective | |
| Jackson Davis** | as Dirk | |
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**Courtesy Actor's Equity Heartbeat is an Equity-approved project Stage Manager - Sara Selig Production Assistant - Jessica Nuti |
Mary Powelson
Director
Mary Powelson has worked in the theatre for over 25 years as an actor, director, playwright, and teacher.
As an actor, she was featured in several plays from Pinter’s THE BIRTHDAY PARTY to Williams’ HELLO FROM BERTHA to Christopher Durang’s BEYOND THERAPY. Powelson’s directorial efforts were recognized for her productions of Megan Terry’s THE EX-MISS COPPER QUEEN ON A SET OF PILLS and the West Coast premiere of Beth Henley’s ABUNDANCE at the Actors Theatre, San Francisco. Powelson received her M.A. and B.A., both with Honors, from San Francisco State University. She continued her professional acting training with Jean Shelton in San Francisco, and Susan Peretz in Los Angeles. She currently helms Salesian Theatre, a performing arts program for youth at the Salesian Boys’ and Girls’ Club in North Beach.
As a playwright, she is currently a member of Will Dunne’s Writing Workshop at the Phoenix Theatre, and most recently directed staged readings of new plays developed in that group. She coordinated playwrights’ labs in Los Angeles, at the Actors Studio and Los Angeles Theatre Center, working closely with both emerging and established Los Angeles playwrights. Her one-act play, IPHIGENIA AT NASDAQ, was a finalist in competition at Actors Theatre of Louisville in 1999.
An experienced teacher, Powelson has taught teenagers at The College Preparatory School in Oakland, Sts. Peter and Paul School in San Francisco, and St. Elizabeth School. She has continued her professional development through the Education Department of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. An appointed member of the S.F. Archdiocesan Fine Arts Committee, she co-wrote a standards-based Theatre Arts Curriculum for San Francisco, San Mateo, and Marin County K-8 schools.
Mary Powelson is a working finalist with the Actors Studio in West Hollywood and a member of the Screen Actors Guild.
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 Left: Laura Lundy-Paine Right:John Flanagan Photo: ©Miles Pawski |
Sally Dana
Actor
Sally Dana (AEA) has been performing in the Bay Area for 20 years as an actor, singer, drummer and voiceover artist. Sally played the role of Albena in last year's SF Fringe Festival's best new comedy winner AROUSAL and in the 2009 SF Fringe Festival favorite, PULP SCRIPTURE, which won eight Fringe awards including best new comedy. Other stage credits include the world premiere of Campo Santo’s THE LANGUAGE OF ANGELS, for which she won a Dean Goodman’s Choice Award and a SF Bay Guardian Upstage/Downstage Award. She performed in the west coast premiere of SOMETHING IN THE AIR at the B Street Theatre, A COMMON VISION at the Magic, IPHIGENIA AND OTHER DAUGHTERS with Mettle Theatre and in Julie Taymor and Elliot Goldenthal’s critically acclaimed JUAN DARIEN. She played the role of Barbara in the long running comedy SHEAR MADNESS for 2 years. Sally has performed and recorded with several bands including the SF pop combo ACTION PLUS as a singer and percussionist. She is the drummer for the all girl garage rock band THE REFORM SCHOOL GIRLS and is a backup singer and dancer with PUSSY TOURETTE. Some of Sally's voiceover credits include the voice of the Devil for Mondo Media/Warner Bros. animated series THE GOD AND DEVIL SHOW, narration for Apple Computer and many voicemail systems. She is a company member of PlayGround and a proud member of Actors Equity Association.
John Flanagan
Actor
John Flanagan (AEA): Johnny's delighted to be premiering HEARTBEAT at the 2011 San Francisco Fringe Festival. He was most recently seen as Charley in ON THE WATERFRONT at San Jose Stage after having performed there last in GOD'S COUNTRY. He's also performed at Marin Theatre Company (THE SEAFARER, THE HAIRY APE, and LADY IN THE DARK), the Magic Theatre (Sam Shepard's GOD OF HELL, the Dean Goodman Award-winning role of Curt in BLUE SURGE, the Charles Mee world premiere of SUMMERTIME, and A COMMON VISION), SF Playhouse (BUG), WordforWord (ANGEL FACE), San Jose Rep (SIDEMAN), Center Rep (THE PAVILION), the Hapgood (A FEW GOOD MEN, and as Tyrone in A MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN), Encore Theatre (world premiere of Adam Rapp's DREAMS OF THE SALTHORSE), Campo Santo (world premiere of Erin Cressida Wilson's HURRICANE), Shotgun Players (SWIMMING IN THE SHALLOWS), The Eureka Theatre (MARISOL), and more. Mr. Flanagan was also a charter member of the BATCC and Goldie Award-winning theatre company The Fifth Floor.
Laura Lundy-Paine
Actor
Laura most recently played Madeline Broadmore in the world premiere of IT FALLS... at Chabot College. Other roles include Pola in DREAM OF A COMMON LANGUAGE at Virago Theatre Company, Mariana in MEASURE FOR MEASURE at Shakespeare at Stinson, Victoria Frankenstein in the SF Fringe Festival production of FRANKENSTEIN, THE MODERN PROMETHEUS. Other shows in regional theatre include Titantia/Hippolyta in A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM with Shakespeare in the Park, Rita in EDUCATING RITA, Lucio in MEASURE FOR MEASURE , Enid/Succubus in VAMPIRE LESBIANS OF SODOM at Theatre Paris, Phoebe in AS YOU LIKE IT, and Mary Boyle in JUNO AND THE PAYCOCK. As a director, Laura’s most recent project was ANGELS IN AMERICA, MILLENNIUM APPROACHES for Theatre Shark.
Laura is the Artistic Director for Virago Theatre Company, where she directed the inaugural production of THREEPENNY OPERA, the world premiere of A BED OF MY OWN, William Bivins’ THE AFTERLIFE OF THE MIND at The Ashby Stage/StageWerx, and CANDIDE. Laura received her training at Pomona College in Los Angeles and at a Conservatory Program with the staff of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
Jackson Davis
Actor
Jackson Davis (AEA) most recently appeared in the world premiere of the musical OMFG! at ODC Theater. He has acted with companies throughout the Bay Area including American Conservatory Theater, San Jose Repertory Theater, TheatreWorks, Marin Theatre Company, Aurora Theatre, The Magic, SF Playhouse, San Jose Stage Company, 42nd Street Moon, Signal Theater, City Lights Theater, PlayGround and the Bay Area Playwrights Festival. Regionally he has worked with Villanova Shakespeare Festival, Missouri Summer Repertory, Philadelphia Actors Theater and Moving Target in New York City. He holds an MFA from Temple University and has taught theater at various colleges in the South Bay.
Sarah Selig
Stage Manager
Sarah is a graduate from SFSU with her BA in Theater. She is part of the stage management team at the SF Playhouse having worked on the mainstage as the PA for ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S BIG GAY DANCE PARTY, LANDSCAPE OF THE BODY, DEAD MAN'S CELL PHONE, CORALINE, WIREHEAD, and REBORNING and as SM in the Sandbox Series for Seven Days. Other stage management credits include: IO SPERRO CHE BALLI at Teatro Della Pergola in Florence, Italy; The 9th Annual Bay One Acts Festival for THREE WISE MONKEYS; Monday Night Foreplays: SPRING FLING for PianoFight Productions; ANNIE with Broadway by the Bay; and the world premieres of FOREVER NEVER COMES for Crowded Fire Theater and THIS WORLD IS GOOD with Sleepwalkers Theatre. Lots of love to the cast of this awesome show!
Miles Pawski
Playwright/Author/Producer
Miles has studied playwriting at the Berkeley Rep School of Theatre and is a member of Will Dunne’s Dramatic Writing Class. He is the author of several plays, including SWAY, PAROLE, BLUE BLOODY MURDER, PLAN B, A SANTA STORY and HEARTBEAT, which was given its world premiere at the 2011 San Francisco Fringe Festival. His plays have been given staged readings throughout the Bay Area. He is the author of the horror novel WHERE THE WORM DIES NOT and MEGLIN, a fantasy-horror novel, and various short stories. Miles is pleased to be working with such a talented cast and crew on HEARTBEAT.