VALSETZ
by Pamela Forrest
High-powered film executive Caroline Davis is on her way to a very important meeting on the Oregon coast. Preoccupied with phone calls, she takes a wrong turn and ends up stuck in the mud, on an old logging road. Thunder rolls. Cell service drops. Rain begins to pour. But there’s a light, in the distance. A cabin in the woods. Perfect! Caroline jumps out of the car and hurries off, through the rain, in search of a phone, unaware that her life is about to change forever, thanks to a mysterious old woman who lives in the cabin. Her name is Violet Underwood, and she’s the last living resident of Valsetz, Oregon – Population 1.
- Cast Size: 2W
- Running Time: Over an Hour
- Royalty Rate: $75 per performance
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About the Playwright
Originally from Oregon, Pam has lived all over the U.S., including NYC, Seattle, L.A., San Francisco and Chicago. Her training includes the Herbert Berghof Studio in New York City, the Second City Training Center in Chicago; and a seminal, 3-month long play writing class with Mary F. Casey, in Los Angeles, where Valsetz was born. Valsetz was originally produced at the Celebration Theatre in West Hollywood, CA, where it won several awards, including the Theatre LA Ovation Award for Best Writing of a World Premiere Play or Musical and the L.A. Weekly Theatre Award for Play Writing. Pam’s other plays include Beyond Bagdad (co-written with Doug Holsclaw) and Miss Conception (co-written with Neilia Brown and Gonzo Schexnayder). Pam is currently working on her first book, a memoir called What if God is a Lesbian? And Other Things My Mother Never Said – A Story About Letting Go of Stories. She lives in the foothills of the San Gabriel mountains with her wonderful wife and their amazing daughter, who visits from college when she can.
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