Hello, and here is  MARIONEWS:

                           Marion will direct two one act comedies as part of the The Colonial Theatre's Shakespeare's Summer Shorts Series

                           in August 2025. PERSONS OF THE PLAY and SHAKESPEARE'S DEAD DAMES written by 

                           Robert Durwood Madison and David Overton respectively, and run August 13th thru 16th in Wilcox Park, Westerly, RI.

                           The series is in addition to The Colonial's mainstage production, GROUCHO, starring Frank Ferrante. 

                           For GROUCHO  tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/frank-ferrantes-groucho-tickets-1471018829919?aff=erelexpmlt

                           Marion is developing a new historically based musical, Newport, with Steven Baranski and Rich Byrne.

                           NEWPORT is slated for  a reading  in Manhattan in Fall 2025.

                           In January, Marion will direct a world premiere of SUNNY IN THE DARK, by Elaine Jarvik for Salt Lake Acting Company.

                           Last Summer, Marion directed the hilarious comedy/thriller, THE 39 STEPS for The ColonialTheatre. 

                           Read about the magic we created here:

                           https://www.broadwayworld.com/rhode-island/regional/The-39-Steps-Westerly 

                           In August, Marion directed the inaugural reading of The Colonial Theatre's Shakespeare on the Spot offering,  

                           BACKSTAGE  BARDS, which she co-wrote with Robert Durwood Madison. 

                            At the top of 2024, Marion played the role of #2 (originated by the brilliant Linda Lavin) in the

                           Regional Premiere of Noah Diaz's YOU WILL GET SICK at Salt Lake Acting Company.

                           Read the full reveiw of Marion's "brash and sassy" performance:

                           https://www.theutahreview.com/noah-diazs-you-will-get-sick-receives-smartly-directly-solidly-acted-regional-premiere-at-

                           salt-lake-acting-company/

                            And just for laughs, please view my special seasonal projects:

                           PRISSY: FARM TO TABLE     https://vimeo.com/899300588

                           PRISSY FITCH'S CHRISTMAS RUMMY LOAF https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hvpYGrT8Dk   

                           COOKING WITH PRISSY  https://youtu.be/sBszYPnvVR0   

                              In 2023, Marion directed THE TEMPEST for the Colonial Theatre, which received 17 Broadway World Nominations! 

                             Read our review here: 

                             https://www.broadwayworld.com/rhode-island/article/Review-THE-TEMPEST-at-The-Colonial-Theatre-20230801 

                             In 2022, Marion directed Waiting for Godot  for the Colonial.  BWW's review of WAITING FOR GODOT is here: 

                             https://www.broadwayworld.com/rhode-island/article/Review-WAITING-FOR-GODOT- at-The-Colonial-Theatre-20220811  

                             And to learn a little more about The Colonial Theatre and what we do, please click here: 

                             https://www.veed.io/view/1b2fecdc-d2f3-4abf-b9dd-95e60eb3de77?panel=shar

             Marion has appeared at Pioneer Theatre, Goodspeed, Ivoryton Playhouse, Gateway Playhouse,

             Heritage Playhouse, American Musical Theater, Ocean State Theatre, TheatreZone, Salt Lake Acting Company, Actors Theatre of

             Newburyport and The Fulton Theatre among other theatres in the eastern United States, as well as on tour in Europe and Africa.

            A proud member of Actors Equity and SAG/AFTRA, Marion holds a B.A. in theatre from Bennington College, and was trained at

           The National Theatre Institute at the Eugene O’Neill Center.

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            The object of Art is to give life a shape. 

                                                                 - WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE