NOT FAR FROM NASHVILLE
Synopsis:
Can a chance encounter between two strangers, one a scientist, the other a free-spirit, lead to a truce over a disputed box of corn flakes? Anything can happen in the cereal aisle at the Publix supermarket in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Writer
Christopher Earl
Christopher Earl is the playwright. He is a New York City-based theatermaker who writes, directs and acts whenever he gets the chance. He is a molecular biologist and biotech entrepreneur who went astray a while ago, and now spends his time immersed in classical theater on the one hand, and new work on the other. At the Clown School in LA, he has created classes and taught actors in Clowns and Fools of Shakespeare and Comedy in the Cherry Orchard. Chris is a trustee of New York’s classical theater company, Red Bull Theater Company.
Christopher Earl
Director
Kim Hlavac
Kim Hlavac (Playwright/Director) is an actor from New York who graduated from the infamous High School of Performing Arts, from which the movie FAME was created. Kim received her BFA in theatre arts and film from SUNY/Purchase under the tutelage of George Morrison. Other influential acting mentors include Uta Hagen and Wynn Handman. Kim has performed in various plays in New York, TV & commercials.
When COVID put the world on hold, Kim took up writing and put her creativity onto paper. She is so excited to debut her first script and directing skills on Bernadette’s amazing Open-Door Playhouse podcast, with talented actors she met over Station House and VS Theaters’ Zoom readings. Kim has been a proud member of Actors Equity Association and SAG-AFTRA since 1982.
Kim Hlavac
Victoria Hoffman as Tamara
Victoria Hoffman is delighted to play in the Open Door sandbox! Local faves: Julius Weezer with the Troubies, I Love Lucy Live @ Greenway Court, and TV pop ups in Abbot Elementary and The Shrink Next Door. Regional highlights: A Christmas Carol @ Kodak Theatre with Christopher Lloyd & John Goodman, Charley Bacon with Tony Plana at South Coast Repertory, Crimes of the Heart at Kansas City Rep. Proud member/collaborator with VS Theatre Co and the Station House Reading Series. Casting Credits include Rogue Machine Theatre (Resident CD), Boston Court Pasadena, A Noise Within, Greenway Court, and the New American Theatre. Currently the Manager of Casting at the AFI Conservatory. victoriahoffman.com
Victoria Hoffman
Brad David Reed as Edward
Brad David Reed has been acting professionally on stage, screen and radio for over three decades, working in Los Angeles, Chicago, and in his hometown of Boston.
Some of his favorite Films & TV projects include WTF Dad!, Madlane, Crowned and Adventures In The C-League. He has worked with numerous theaters, including The American Repertory Theatre, Skylight Theatre, The Mercury, Famous Door Theatre, Sierra Madre Playhouse, and for five years he was the Artistic Director of Buzzworks Theater. Brad is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA and Equity.
When Brad isn’t acting, he can be found battling the weeds in his garden, obsessing over his beloved Red Sox and tending to the whims of two very demanding cats. BradDavidReed.com
Brad David Reed
Sound Production:
Recorded at Oak House Recording Studio in Pasadena, CA with Sound Engineer David Peters.
Sound Editor: David Peters
