[Vision2020] Press Release - Sirius Idaho Theatre

[John Dickinson]

Visionaries-

Below is a press release about the next production of Sirius Idaho Theatre
<www.siriusidahotheatre.com>. Random Acts of Love premieres in the United
States on April 6-9, 2005 at the Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre in Moscow,
Idaho. We are enthusiastic about this production and wanted to share this
news with you and those with whom you communicate.

John Dickinson
Chair, Board of Directors
Sirius Idaho Theatre



For Immediate Release


January 25, 2005

 

Sirius Idaho Theatre presents United States premiere of Random Acts of Love

Sirius Idaho Theatre, a Moscow based theatre company, announces its
collaboration with new fangled stages on the upcoming production of Random
Acts of Love, by Bruce Gooch. Recognized as "Outstanding New Play" at the
Toronto Fringe Festival 2004, the April 6 - 9 showings at the Kenworthy
Performing Arts Centre will mark the United States premiere of Gooch's
newest play.

Forrest Sears, University of Idaho Professor Emeritus of Theatre, is working
with Sirius Idaho Theatre to bring this production to the Palouse. Sears, in
speaking about his former student Bruce Gooch, says, "Bruce's new play,
Random Acts of Love, is the most romantic, gripping and compelling of all
his many fine scripts. For lovers of Shakespeare, it is a must. For those
new to the bard, it will lure you into his works like nothing else I know."

Random Acts of Love features Lynn Vogt and Bruce Gooch, co-founders of new
fangled stages, based in Toronto. Having had the audacity to age, Victoria
Daniels, played by Vogt, has been "let go" from her daytime drama. She
ditches trash-for-cash television and agrees to star in a two-character play
of Shakespeare's greatest hits called The Seven Ages of Love. Confident in
this decision for herself and her children, she runs head long into her
co-star, Russell Thomas, played by Gooch, an actor with whom she had a
passionate affair fifteen years earlier. They battle and brawl their way
through rehearsals, threatening to ruin the show. Random Acts of Love links
the past and present into a love story about the theatre, Shakespeare and
second chances.

Bruce Gooch has appeared on film, television, Broadway and regional theatres
across North America. A native of Uniontown, Washington, Gooch received his
Bachelor's Degree from the University of Idaho and his Master's Degree from
the University of Michigan. He teaches play writing and acting as a private
coach and is on staff at Sheridan College, York University, The Armstrong
Acting Studio and Player's Academy in Toronto. Dirt and Ravaged Hearts,
earlier plays by Gooch, received their Scandinavian premier in Finland last
year. Dirt was previously produced at the University of Idaho in 1999.

Lynn Vogt has performed in theatres across Canada and the United States.
While living in New York, she was a founding member of The Actors' Company
Theatre, performing several productions a year, as well as organizing
outreach programs for inner city schools and community centers. She also
taught in the "Theatre in the Ear of the Beholder" workshop series and the
"Meet the Artists" series at Lincoln Center in New York City. Vogt has
appeared in films, television series, movies of the week, live radio, radio
dramas and commercials.

Random Acts of Love is the second production of Sirius Idaho Theatre since
they were founded in September 2004. Their premiere production, Pyretown by
John Belluso, was staged at the Kenworthy in October. For more information
about Sirius Idaho Theatre, visit their web site www.siriusidahotheatre.com
<http://www.siriusidahotheatre.com/>  or call John Dickinson at
208-301-4361.

 

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