LEXINGTON PARK, Md. (May 12, 2011) - The Newtowne Players' production of Woman: revised won acting and prop creativity awards at the Eastern States Theatre Association Regional Festival on April 16 in Pottstown, Pa., the first time the troupe has advanced to this festival. The Eastern States Theatre Association represents New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware. The Newtowne Players represented the state of Maryland after winning the 2011 Maryland Community Theatre Festival.
Actress Valarie Green was recognized for outstanding achievement in acting for her performance in the lead role. The play also received an award for prop creativity for its wombat.
Woman: revised is an original one-act play by local author Trish Cole, which puts a comedic face on the mundane act of revising the dictionary definition of the word "woman." Over the course of the play, the woman discovers she is no longer the classic feminine sweetheart she once was and learns to accept that her 21st century definition is more inclusive than she wanted. Besides Green, other cast members include Tina Fratantuono, Amie Gilligan, Andy Pollard, Gloria Ranta, and director Bill Scarafia.
Cole also wrote Butterfly, which represented The Newtowne Players at the 2010 Maryland Community Theatre Festival.
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