{"id":849,"date":"2019-04-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-29T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/?p=849"},"modified":"2020-05-18T09:34:53","modified_gmt":"2020-05-18T13:34:53","slug":"memoirs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/memoirs\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote><p>The act of writing is the act of discovering what you believe.<\/p>\n<p>David Hare<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<h3><strong>WHISTLE-BLOWER<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>by Jill Dalton<\/p>\n\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h3>2015 Semi-finalist Eugene O\u2019Neill Playwrights Conference<\/h3>\n\n<p><strong>WHISTLE-BLOWER<\/strong> based on Pvt. Bradley (Chelsea) Manning who was sentenced to thirty-five years in prison for exposing U.S. war crimes.<\/p>\n<p>An idealistic young kid with gender identity issues joins the U.S. Army to save his soul and defend his country, but instead uncovers and exposes corruption and war crimes at the highest levels of government.<\/p>\n<p>6 actors.\u00a0 4 of them play several parts.<\/p>\n<p>Staged reading of <strong>WHISTLE-BLOWER @ Polaris North in NYC.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><b>\u201cYour play is a triumph \u2013 I\u2019m blown away.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/b><b>This is a Pulitzer Prize winning Broadway show \u2013 save me a seat.\u201d \u00a0 \u00a0<\/b>Mary Teitelbaum<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_485\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-485\" class=\"wp-image-485 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/WB-PN.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/WB-PN.jpg 640w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/WB-PN-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/WB-PN-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-485\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cast L to R: \u00a0Jim Nugent, Leslie Lynn Meeker, Sam Lubin, John Edgar Moser, Nathaniel Janis, Keith Herron, Lauren Williams, &amp; Alix Elias<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>i was so absorbed in the story line I completely forgot about the actors perfomances\u2026..THEY WERE GREAT. \u00a0 \u00a0Richard Gordon<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_487\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-487\" class=\"wp-image-487 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/WB-John-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/WB-John-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/WB-John-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/WB-John-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/WB-John-816x612.jpg 816w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/WB-John-1250x938.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/WB-John-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-487\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">John Edgar Moser as Bradley\/Chelsea Manning<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cCaptivating, all the way through.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Intelligent, well-written, funny . . .How to get people to come when they think it\u2019s \u2018just\u2019 a \u201cpolitical play,\u201d when it is so much more than that, very human, very full.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>I am very impressed.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Are there plans to move it on?\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Kam Metcalf<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_488\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-488\" class=\"wp-image-488 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/WB-script-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/WB-script-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/WB-script-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/WB-script-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/WB-script-816x612.jpg 816w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/WB-script-1250x938.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/WB-script-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-488\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WHISTLE-BLOWER script<\/p><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-489 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/15-WB-Invite.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"645\" height=\"742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/15-WB-Invite.jpg 645w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/15-WB-Invite-261x300.jpg 261w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/15-WB-Invite-400x460.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_490\" style=\"width: 642px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-490\" class=\"wp-image-490 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/15-WB-Invite-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"632\" height=\"626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/15-WB-Invite-1.jpg 632w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/15-WB-Invite-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/15-WB-Invite-1-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/15-WB-Invite-1-88x88.jpg 88w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/15-WB-Invite-1-400x396.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 632px) 100vw, 632px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-490\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WHISTLE-BLOWER invite<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_497\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-497\" class=\"wp-image-497 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/WB-Jill-James-John-15-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/WB-Jill-James-John-15-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/WB-Jill-James-John-15-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/WB-Jill-James-John-15-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/WB-Jill-James-John-15-1-816x612.jpg 816w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/WB-Jill-James-John-15-1-1250x938.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/WB-Jill-James-John-15-1-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-497\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LtoR: James Nugent, Jill Dalton, &amp; John Edgar Moser in a scene from WHISTLE-BLOWER.<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>If you aren\u2019t writing your story, your story is always being written for you by others. \u00a0And if you aren\u2019t telling your story, your story is always being told to you by others.<\/p>\n<p>Wajahat Ali<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>. \u00a0 \u00a0. \u00a0 \u00a0.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<h3><strong>COLLATERAL DAMAGE<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>by Jill Dalton<\/p>\n<h2><em><strong>2014 Semi-finalist Eugene O\u2019Neill Playwrights Conference<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n<p><strong>COLLATERAL DAMAGE<\/strong> explores the invisible costs of war.\u00a0 What happens when a warrior returns from war with all their physical and psychological wounds and inflicts them on his family?<\/p>\n<p>An idealistic southern Army brat, Laurie Cameron, defies her Colonel\/father, as she struggles to stop the Vietnam War, and learns first hand the untold cost of war on her family, but finds solace and redemption in, of all places, stand-up comedy.\u00a0 After many years she returns home on the eve of her father\u2019s funeral, where she must face her demons and her combative angry alcoholic brother in order to heal their relationship, forgive her father and herself, and make peace with the past.<\/p>\n<p>5 main characters.<br \/>\n1 supernumerary<br \/>\n1 with one short speech<\/p>\n<p>I did a reading of COLLATERAL DAMAGE with William Hurt reading the part of the Colonel. His presence and reading were wonderful. \u00a0I was blessed to have him there.<\/p>\n<p>The cast included:<\/p>\n<p>Amy Metroka (Laurie Cameron)<br \/>\nKeith Herron (Jack Cameron)<br \/>\nWilliam Hurt (Colonel Cameron)<br \/>\nMary Ann Hay (Judi Cameron)<br \/>\nJames Wirt (Johnny)<br \/>\nGrant Machan (Announcers\/MC\/National Guard\/Soldier)<br \/>\nAnne Pasquale (Stage Directions)<\/p>\n<p>The next incarnation was a staged reading at Polaris North directed by Jack McCullough.<\/p>\n<p>The cast included:<\/p>\n<p>Jill Dalton (Laurie Cameron)<br \/>\nKeith Herron (Jack Cameron)<br \/>\nRichard Marshall (Colonel Cameron)<br \/>\nMary Ann Hay (Judi Cameron)<br \/>\nJames Wirt (Johnny)<br \/>\nGrant Machan (Announcers\/MC\/National Guard\/Soldier)<br \/>\nAnne Pasquale (Stage Directions)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_899\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-899\" class=\"wp-image-899 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/13-CDwaud-1024x586.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/13-CDwaud-1024x586.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/13-CDwaud-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/13-CDwaud-768x440.jpg 768w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/13-CDwaud-816x467.jpg 816w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/13-CDwaud-1250x716.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/13-CDwaud-400x229.jpg 400w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/13-CDwaud.jpg 1446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-899\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LtoR: Keith Herron, Jill Dalton, Mary Ann Hay, Anne Pasquale, and Grant Machan.<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: 17px\">Collateral Damage is a WINNER \u2026 expecting it to hit Broadway.<\/span>\u00a0 <span style=\"font-size: 17px\">Sunday show was fantastic \u2026 this play is brilliant! The acting was superb!\u201d \u00a0 \u00a0Susan McCauley<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_475\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-475\" class=\"wp-image-475 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/14-CD-JJ.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/14-CD-JJ.jpg 640w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/14-CD-JJ-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/14-CD-JJ-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-475\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jill Dalton (Laurie) and James Wirt (Johnny)<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>Such a good show \u2013 the acting \/the writing\/ the direction\/ Hats off to u Jill Dalton, and your ensemble! \u00a0Cindy Wilks<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_474\" style=\"width: 381px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-474\" class=\"wp-image-474 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/14-CD-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"371\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/14-CD-3.jpg 371w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/14-CD-3-300x285.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 371px) 100vw, 371px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-474\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LtoR: Keith Herron (Jack), Jill Dalton (Laurie), and David Licht (Colonel)<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>Bravo to all of you! The multi-layered and agile writing, fluid direction, and laser-sharp performances all make for a powerful work that must be seen by more audiences. Precise and poignant without ever being preachy. I enjoyed all of you. Truly well done!<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>Kris Lew<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_469\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-469\" class=\"wp-image-469 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/13-CD-MA1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/13-CD-MA1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/13-CD-MA1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/13-CD-MA1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/13-CD-MA1-816x612.jpg 816w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/13-CD-MA1-1250x938.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/13-CD-MA1-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/13-CD-MA1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-469\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LtoR: Mary Ann Hay (Judi), Jill Dalton (Laurie), and Anne Pasquale (stage directions)<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>It\u2019s a gem: truth and wit! \u00a0Mary Ann Sekely<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_476\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-476\" class=\"wp-image-476 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/14-CD-Jimdad-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/14-CD-Jimdad-copy.jpg 640w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/14-CD-Jimdad-copy-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/14-CD-Jimdad-copy-400x299.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-476\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LtoR: James Wirt (Johnny) and David Licht (Colonel)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_482\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-482\" class=\"wp-image-482 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/14-CD-fight.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/14-CD-fight.jpg 640w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/14-CD-fight-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/14-CD-fight-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-482\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LtoR: Keith Herron (Jack), David Licht (Colonel), Jill Dalton (Laurie), and Mary Ann Hay (Judi)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-470 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/13-CD-Program-690x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"690\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/13-CD-Program-690x1024.jpeg 690w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/13-CD-Program-202x300.jpeg 202w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/13-CD-Program-768x1140.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/13-CD-Program-816x1211.jpeg 816w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/13-CD-Program-1250x1855.jpeg 1250w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/13-CD-Program-400x594.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_484\" style=\"width: 787px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-484\" class=\"wp-image-484 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/14-CD-Program-b-777x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"777\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/14-CD-Program-b-777x1024.jpeg 777w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/14-CD-Program-b-228x300.jpeg 228w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/14-CD-Program-b-768x1012.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/14-CD-Program-b-816x1075.jpeg 816w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/14-CD-Program-b-1250x1647.jpeg 1250w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/14-CD-Program-b-400x527.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 777px) 100vw, 777px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-484\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cast bios<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_467\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-467\" class=\"wp-image-467 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/13-CD-JackMc-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/13-CD-JackMc-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/13-CD-JackMc-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/13-CD-JackMc-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/13-CD-JackMc-816x612.jpg 816w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/13-CD-JackMc-1250x938.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/13-CD-JackMc-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/13-CD-JackMc.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-467\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LtoR: Jack McCullough (director) and Jill Dalton (playwright) during Q &amp; A after reading.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-473 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/rsz_1rsz_photo-33.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"587\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/rsz_1rsz_photo-33.jpg 587w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/rsz_1rsz_photo-33-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/rsz_1rsz_photo-33-400x305.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 587px) 100vw, 587px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>. \u00a0 \u00a0. \u00a0 \u00a0.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<h3><strong>LIZZIE BORDEN LIVE!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>by Jill Dalton<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m sitting across the dining room table from Gail Stahlhuth at her Christmas dinner when she asks me,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow would you like to write a play about Lizzie Borden?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This catches me a little off guard,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo. \u00a0I mean\u2026I don\u2019t need a homicidal maniac running around in my head.\u201d <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe was acquitted, you know.\u201d <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh, I didn\u2019t know. \u00a0I thought they hung her like in the ballet?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNope. \u00a0Well, think about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I go home and immediately forget about it.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>A few days later, Gayle calls,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo what do you think?\u201d <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbout what?\u201d <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWriting a solo play about Lizzie Borden.\u201d <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh, you\u2019re serious.\u201d <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, I\u2019m serious.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>And I\u2019ll pay you, and you\u2019ll do the world premiere down here in Cape May and it\u2019ll be an Equity contract.\u201d <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh, okay, well, let me do a little research, and see how I feel about it.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>And thus began my decade long rendezvous with the notorious Lizzie Borden.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LIZZIE BORDEN LIVE!\u00a0<\/strong>was commissioned in 2006 by Gayle Stahlhuth and had its world premiere at\u00a0the East Lynne Theatre Company\u00a0in Cape May, NJ in August 2007. \u00a0The play had a successful five-week run with accolades from critics and audiences alike. \u00a0The play then went on to tour NYC, RI, MA, and AZ.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Dalton received <strong>THE JACOBY AWARD<\/strong> for her performance of Lizzie.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_962\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-962\" class=\"wp-image-962 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/07-MeinMaplecroft-1024x829.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"829\" srcset=\"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/07-MeinMaplecroft-1024x829.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/07-MeinMaplecroft-300x243.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/07-MeinMaplecroft-768x621.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/07-MeinMaplecroft-816x660.jpeg 816w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/07-MeinMaplecroft-1250x1011.jpeg 1250w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/07-MeinMaplecroft-400x324.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/07-MeinMaplecroft.jpeg 1792w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-962\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">c. 2007<\/p><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-963 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/07-CapeMay-1024x766.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/07-CapeMay-1024x766.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/07-CapeMay-300x224.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/07-CapeMay-768x575.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/07-CapeMay-816x611.jpeg 816w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/07-CapeMay-1250x935.jpeg 1250w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/07-CapeMay-400x299.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>DRAMATIC QUESTION: \u00a0Will a wealthy New England spinster find happiness after being accused, tried, and acquitted of the brutal hatchet murders of her father and stepmother?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-964 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/16-LBLPoster.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"547\" height=\"762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/16-LBLPoster.png 547w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/16-LBLPoster-215x300.png 215w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/16-LBLPoster-400x557.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 547px) 100vw, 547px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Dalton \u00a0runs the gamut of emotions in this play from a supposedly mild Christian woman to that of a ruthless murderer.<\/p>\n<p>Jacob Schaad, Jr. , CAPE MAY GAZETTE<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_400\" style=\"width: 979px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-400\" class=\"wp-image-400 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/07-LBL-review2-969x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"969\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/07-LBL-review2-969x1024.jpeg 969w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/07-LBL-review2-284x300.jpeg 284w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/07-LBL-review2-768x811.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/07-LBL-review2-816x862.jpeg 816w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/07-LBL-review2-1250x1321.jpeg 1250w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/07-LBL-review2-400x423.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-400\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">THE CAPE MAY GAZETTE, Aug. 9, 2007<\/p><\/div>\n<p>See separate LIZZIE BORDEN LIVE! highlight.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to Lizzie, there was . . .<\/p>\n\n\n<h3><strong>MY LIFE IN THE TRENCHES<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>An autobiographical solo play by <strong>Jill Dalton<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I played 23 characters.<\/p>\n<p>A thirty-year siege through her southern roots, a fractured war-torn family, addictions, marriage, recovery, death, divorce, New York City, and acting with many detours along the way before she\u2019s finally able to let go of her past and excavate her authentic self.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-824 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/Trenches-PC1-704x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/Trenches-PC1-704x1024.jpeg 704w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/Trenches-PC1-206x300.jpeg 206w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/Trenches-PC1-768x1118.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/Trenches-PC1-816x1188.jpeg 816w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/Trenches-PC1-400x582.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/Trenches-PC1.jpeg 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In 2003 the TRINITY REPERTORY COMPANY under the direction of Oskar Eustis said,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>It\u2019s an engaging piece full of humor and theatrical sensibility. \u00a0The story moves quickly and effectively through its biological timeline, while maintaining, the audience-actor relationship necessary to keep the material active.<\/p>\n<p>Literary Department, Trinity Repertory Company<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I developed and performed the show from 2000 \u2013 2006. \u00a0The piece was directed by my friend, Jack McCullough, a 1982 graduate of the Trinity Repertory Conservatory in Providence, RI where he studied acting and directing and was a recipient of the Peter Kaplan Acting Fellowship for Trinity Rep\u2019s \u201984-85 season. \u00a0Jack helped to guide this ship and I am forever grateful to him for this. \u00a0He believed in me, which made me believe in myself.<\/p>\n<p>This play changed my life in huge ways. \u00a0Because I played both my parents and actually wore my father\u2019s uniform I was able to literally experience life through their eyes. \u00a0And through \u00a0this experience, I was able to heal my childhood wounds. \u00a0I believe this play came into being to heal me and subsequently, the play healed others. \u00a0I had many people express this to me including a Vietnam vet who said, \u201cI didn\u2019t realize I was suffering from PTSD until I saw your show.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Writing and performing this piece was terrifying and exhilarating.<\/p>\n<p>(See separate highlight for\u00a0<strong>MY LIFE IN THE TRENCHES<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-817 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/3PC-1-1024x667.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/3PC-1-1024x667.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/3PC-1-300x195.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/3PC-1-768x500.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/3PC-1-816x532.jpeg 816w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/3PC-1-1250x814.jpeg 1250w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/3PC-1-400x261.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/3PC-1.jpeg 1744w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-818 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/3PC-2-1024x708.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/3PC-2-1024x708.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/3PC-2-300x207.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/3PC-2-768x531.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/3PC-2-816x564.jpeg 816w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/3PC-2-1250x864.jpeg 1250w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/3PC-2-400x277.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/3PC-2.jpeg 1760w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-978 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/06-Trenches-Perf-Schedule-781x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"781\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/06-Trenches-Perf-Schedule-781x1024.jpeg 781w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/06-Trenches-Perf-Schedule-229x300.jpeg 229w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/06-Trenches-Perf-Schedule-768x1006.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/06-Trenches-Perf-Schedule-816x1069.jpeg 816w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/06-Trenches-Perf-Schedule-1250x1638.jpeg 1250w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/06-Trenches-Perf-Schedule-400x524.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 781px) 100vw, 781px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_828\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-828\" class=\"wp-image-828 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/Kitchen.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/Kitchen.jpg 480w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/Kitchen-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/03\/Kitchen-400x533.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-828\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In front of The Kitchen Theatre Company in Ithaca, NY c. 2006<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Before TRENCHES I did stand up comedy, which started me writing jokes and those jokes lead me to write and performing short solo pieces, which lead to me putting some of those pieces together in a full-length solo piece called, <strong>CALLING ON GOD,<\/strong> which I performed at Surf Reality. \u00a0I just kept following my muse. \u00a0Wherever she lead me I went.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><em><strong>The \u201ccreative life\u201d is not an easy choice, but for me it was the only choice.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Jill Dalton<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The act of writing is the act of discovering what you believe. 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