I'll be playing Sue Bayliss in Cameron Watson's production of Arthur Miller's "All My Sons" for four performances: Fri Feb 24, Sat Feb 25, Sat March 10m and Sunday March 18, 2012. I'm subbing for the irreplaceable Anita Barone, who has been playing the character in this remarkable, critically-acclaimed, multi-racial production (which features L.A. Drama Critics Award nominee Ann Gee Byrd!).

Curtain is at 8:00 p.m. The Matrix is located at 7657 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90046. Street parking. For tickets, call 323-852-1445.

Come and check it out!

"The Lutefisk Wars" will be featured at the Heartland Film Festival in Indianapolis, IN, screening on Oct 15, Oct 17, and Oct 21. For more info, check out www.trulymovingpictures.org/heartland-film-festival/

My role on NBC's summer sitcom "Friends with Benefits" airs TONIGHT, Sept 9! I'm right at the beginning of the episode, interviewing Ben. Enjoy!

Though just featured in a few film festivals, the indie feature "Driving By Braille" is already winning awards at The Action on Film Festival, The Feel Good Film Festival, and the Las Vegas Film Festival! Directed by Kristina Lloyd. I'm proud to have a part in this moving film!

Our award-winning short film, "A Bit of Counseling," has been selected for the Ojai Film Festival! Exact time and place TBD, but the festival takes place in Ojai, CA the weekend of October 21.

"A Bit of Counseling" has received several awards:
* The Audience Award at the 2009 Los Angeles Comedy Shorts Film Festival
* The Audience Choice Award at the 2009 Palm Beach International Film Festival
* "Most Popular Film" at Australia's Over the Fence Film Festival in 2010
* Winner of the Atom.com comedy shorts showdown

as well as having been screened in several other film festivals such as the 2011 Big Sur International Short Film Series.

Can't make it to Ojai? Watch it online at www.tinyurl.com/debaward
today!

I'll be playing DeeDee Dupree in "Ghost-s: The Musical" on Sat July 16, 4:30 PM and Sun July 17, 1:30 PM, at the STAGES Festival of New Musicals. Performances take place at The Academy for New Musical Theatre, 5628 Vineland Avenue in North Hollywood. Here's the synopsis:

"To save their small town from bankruptcy, a community theatre group sets out to produce a new musical based on the hit romantic thriller Ghost, but mistakenly acquires the rights to a dreadful musical adaptation of Ibsen's Ghosts, a dark Norwegian drama about incest, VD, and assisted suicide.

Ghost-s is a delightful musical-within-a-musical about the fight to save this eclectic Northern California community of artists, drop-outs and pot growers, led by an ex-Hollywood executive, haunted by a secret from her past."

The community happens to be fighting my character, and it's fun to play a villain! Hope to see you there.

GHOST-S
Book by Kincaid Jones
Music by Brian Woodbury
Lyrics by Noelle Donfeld and Brian Woodbury
with Bobbi Page, Deb Hiett, Joe Moe, Sid Page,
Heather Stewart, Gary Reed and Bruce Katzman
Directed by Susan Morgenstern
Music Directed by Jonathan Dinerstein

The latest short film written by and starring Richard Kuhlman and yours truly, "Bixby Gets a Ticket" will be screened at both the LA Comedy Shorts Fest (April 7-10) and at Riverside International Film Festival (April 8-17).

See you there!