The Lizzie Borden Podcast is written and produced by Richard Behrens and Nine Muses Books, Episode Six: Lizzie Borden Live! with Jill Dalton
Guest:
JILL DALTON (Writer/Performer) Ms. Dalton’s current play, Whistle-blower, based on Pvt. Bradley (Chelsea) Manning, was a semi-finalist at the 2015 Eugene O’Neill Theatre Conference.
Her play, Collateral Damage, was a semi-finalist at the 2014 Eugene O’Neill Theatre Conference.
She’s written and performed 3 solo plays: My Life in the Trenches, Calling on God, and Lizzie Borden Live. Lizzie Borden Live, was commissioned by the East Lynne Theatre Company in Cape May, NJ, where it had a successful and critically acclaimed six-week run. Ms. Dalton won the 2007 Jacoby Award for her portrayal of Lizzie. The play subsequently toured: MA, RI, AZ and NYC.
She spent 10 weeks working and consulting with William Hurt on his portrayal of Hank Paulson in the HBO film, Too Big to Fail.
Acting credits include: Too Big to Fail, Law & Order, Criminal Intent, All My Children, As the World Turns, Another World, One Life to Live, Saturday Night Live, Wall Street, Rachel Getting Married, and Veronika Decides to Die.
She spent 4 ½ years honing her skills as a stand-up comic, and was the recipient of the Mary Jo Comedy Show Award for most promising newcomer in NYC.
Her eBook, Is It Fascism Yet? is available on Amazon.com and has a five star rating. Her articles have been published on blogs across the Internet and on her blog, recoveringarmybrat@wordpress.com.
Ms. Dalton is a member of SAG/AFTRA, AEA, and the Dramatist Guild of America.
Learn more about Lizzie Borden Live!
Special Lizzie Borden Song by Karen Bennedetto
http://karenbenedettosongs.com
KAREN BENEDETTO, Songwriter (ASCAP, MAC, NAPM, NYSMS, PMA*), is both resident and native of Rockland County, with a home also in New York City. Grateful for the opportunity to create in both the quiet of the Hudson Valley and the high energy of Manhattan, Karen writes in a variety of musical styles, from pop ballads, country, folk, and crossover, to cabaret, inspirational/gospel, and specialty material.
Credits:
Producer: Nine Muses Books
Engineer: Mason Amadeus
Writer/Director/Host: Richard Behrens
Music: Melora Creager
Richard Behrens is the author of the Lizzie Borden Girl Detective mystery series and the co-founder of Nine Muses Books.
Mason Amadeus is an on-air personality for 103.7 KNE-FM and Sunny 97.7. In his spare time he makes music and short films with his friend Tucker. You can find them at http://MasonAndTucker.Bandcamp.com and http://Facebook.com/MasonAndTucker.
Mason runs an independent sound design group in Keene: Amadeus Imaging. They offer reasonable rates for high-quality studio recording of voice and music, commissioned music from professional studio musicians, as well as sound design and effects for theater and radio.
Contact them at MWasher@WKNE.com