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THE WAFFLE PALACE Returns to Horizon Theatre, Beginning 1/11
by BWW News Desk - Nov 30, 2012
After a sold-out world premiere production last summer, Larry Larson and Eddie Levi Lee's The Waffle Palace: Smothered, Covered and Scattered 24/7/365 returns to Horizon Theatre for an open run starting January 11, 2013.
ArtsATL praised the show as "an easy-to-eat mixture of the funny, familiar, corny, nostalgic, and odd," perfect for theatre-goers and Waffle House regulars alike. (1957-) Actress.
Biography
Early years in South Africa
Born in Emmarentia in 1957 and raised in Johannesburg, Pamela began her training at Rhodes University, in the mid 1970s, then completed a BA Honours in English and Dramatic Art cum laude at the University of the Witwatersrand in 1978.
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Pamela Gien
Awards and Nominations
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2001 - John Gassner Playwriting Award
Pamela Gien, The Syringa Tree
winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2001 - Outstanding Solo Performance
Pamela Gien, The Syringa Tree
winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2000 - Outstanding Solo Performance
Pamela Gien, The Syringa Tree
News
New Book Urges Performers To Get BACK TO THE BODY
by Blair Ingenthron - Apr 28, 2023
Back to the Body: Infusing Physical Life into Characters in Theatre and Film is a groundbreaking new book by renowned acting coaches Jean Louis Rodrigue and Scott Weintraub with industry techniques used by actors like Margot Robbie and Ke Huy Quan to create unforgettable performances.
Background
Pamela Gien was born in 1957, in Emmarentia, South Africa, a suburb of Johannesburg, during apartheid. This lovely work is set to run October 16-November 9.
The Olive Schreiner Overseas Award for the Best Student at the University of the Witwatersrand in 1978. The play, directed by Horizon Co-Artistic Director Lisa Adler, is inspired by the Clarkston, Georgia community where thousands of refugees have been resettled over the last decade.
The novel was a finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize 2007 and listed for the IMPAC Dublin International Literary Award 2008.
Kurt Peterson & Victoria Mallory Reunite in WHEN EVERYTHING WAS POSSIBLE Concert, 4/29
by BWW News Desk - Apr 25, 2012
James William Productions and Stephenie Skyllas will present Kurt Peterson and Victoria Mallory in 'When Everything Was Possible, A Concert (with comments),' for one night only, Sunday April 29th (7:30pm) at New York City Center (131 West 55th Street, between 6th and 7th Avenues), as a benefit for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
The violent and senseless murder of her grandfather is one element from her own life that finds its way into the play. Her television appearances include guest-starring roles in Tales From the Crypt, Reasonable Doubts, Hunter, Secret Lives, and Into Thin Air. Her film credits include Men Seeking Women and The Last Supper.
Theatre Horizon to Open 10th Season with THE SYRINGA TREE, 10/16-11/9
by Tyler Peterson - Sep 10, 2014
Theatre Horizon begins its 10th Anniversary season by taking audiences into South Africa during Apartheid with Pamela Gien's renowned memory play, The Syringa Tree. Larry Moss directs, with musical staging by Joshua Bergasse ("Smash").
Horizon Theatre Presents World Premiere of Suehyla El-Attar's THIRD COUNTRY, Now thru 10/20
by BWW News Desk - Sep 20, 2013
The world comes to a small Southern town in Horizon Theatre Company's World Premiere of Third Country by Suehyla El-Attar. Carolyn Wong provides lighting design, with sound design by Leon Rothenberg and projection design by Telegraphicmedia.
She was a principal member of the American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge for four seasons. The stage version by Tommy Murphy captures all its special magic. Larry Moss directs, with musical staging by Joshua Bergasse ("Smash"). She starred in PACT’s production of Sheridan’s The Rivals together with John Hussey, Wilson Dunster, James White, Pauline Bailey and John Lesley directed by Michael Atkinson at the State Theatre in March 1983.
Interested playwrights from the Southern California area can apply from December 15, 2015 until January 31, 2016 for the upcoming 2016/17 Season.