 RIP Lisa Techel FROM PAM CREDILLE, OTTUMWA POST
DAVENPORT – The jury has rendered a verdict after approximately four hours of deliberation. On the count of First Degree Murder, Defendant Seth Andrew Techel was found Guilty. On the count of Non-Consensual Termination of a Human Pregnancy, the jury found Seth Andrew Techel Guilty. The emotions in the Courtroom were chilling. The Techel family embraced each other and were in tears. The Caldwell family appeared to be overjoyed and relieved. Summer Shorts Festival Less Than Two Weeks Away
The Davis County Players are preparing for their 2014 "Summer Shorts" short play festival, which will take place Friday and Saturday, August 1 and 2, at the Iowa Theatre on the historic Bloomfield square in Bloomfield. This will be the fourth installment of the festival, which was first launched in 2010. Seven short plays -- all penned by playwrights from the state of Iowa -- were selected for production on August 1 and 2 at 7 p.m. Audience members will get the opportunity to vote for their favorite play, and the winning playwright will receive $100, with additional prizes for favorite local play and favorite play written by an author under the age of 18. As always, there will be additional entertainment, including musical performances by local singers and songwriters, Emmy Mote, Sophia Cook and Stacey McCoy. There will also be some original, down home "Cowboy Poetry," presented by John Pisarik -- always a favorite for the Summer Shorts audience. There will also be artwork by local artists on display in the Kay Burchette Center, adjacent to the Iowa Theatre. All of the short plays are between 5 and 15 minutes long, and the theme this year is "The Phone Call" -- meaning each of the plays has something to do with a phone call. The plays will all be performed by local actors, who are directed by local directors. Once again, the show will be hosted by emcee Gail Wortmann. Plays selected for production this year include: DIALING DEATH Written By Greg Freier, Norwalk Directed by Joanna McCoy. Starring James Grob and Russ Mikels. CALL-TASTROPHE Written by Brittany Derby & Zack Musgrove, Drakesville and Bloomfield Directed by Brittany Derby and Zack Musgrove Starring Brittany Derby, Jess Fenton, Tyler Breeding, Jen Fenton and Michelle Grob CALL INTO QUESTION (Under-18 Winner) Written By Sara Lawson, Bloomfield Directed by Michelle Grob Starring Chris Ball, Harrison Van Mersbergen and Hailey Swan SWEEPSTAKES Written by James Grob, Bloomfield Directed by James Grob Starring Joanna McCoy and Jack Knox TRUE CALLING Written by David Patterson, Fairfield Directed by Michelle Grob Starring Aaron Gingerich and Nathan Bierl THE PROSPECT Written by Eva Adderly, Iowa City Directed by James Grob and Chris Griffin Starring James Grob and Chris Griffin WE APPEAR TO HAVE COMPANY Written by Greg Freier, Norwalk Directed by Michelle Grob Starring Paul Fleetwood and Julie Griffin  Published! My children's play, "The Goodcheer Home For Broken Hearts," is now available to theatres worldwide, courtesy of YouthPLAYS! This play is ideal for Middle School or High School aged actors, and is fun for all ages! This is my second play published by YouthPLAYS. The first, "Crimes and Rhymes," has done quite well!  YOUTHPLAYS: "The heroic Steele Manly, the sweet-smelling Shasta Bellflower, the saintly Charity Goodcheer and the evil, manipulative Severus C. Snackwell...it can only be time for a melodrama! James Grob spoofs the classic American melodrama in The Goodcheer Home for Broken Hearts. Now available!" SYNOPSIS: Audiences get to boo, hiss, cheer and sigh in this spoof of the classic American melodrama. As the villainous Severus C. Snackwell takes aim at the Goodcheer Home for Broken Hearts, the sweet and matronly Charity Goodcheer, the smart, beautiful and great smelling Shasta Bellflower and indeed the entire backwater town of Wetwater, can the strong and sincere but soft-witted Steele Manly stop his nefarious plot?  Davis County Players To Put Their Summer Shorts Back On
After taking last summer off, the Davis County Players are back at it again this summer, preparing for their "Summer Shorts" short play festival, which will take place Friday and Saturday, August 1 and 2, at the Iowa Theatre on the historic Bloomfield square in Bloomfield. This will be the fourth installment of the festival, which was first launched in 2010. The call for submissions from Iowa authors first went out in February, and seven short plays -- all penned by playwrights from the state of Iowa -- were selected for production on August 1 and 2 at 7 p.m. All of the short plays are between 5 and 15 minutes long, and the theme this year is "The Phone Call" -- meaning each of the plays has something to do with a phone call. Audience members will vote for their favorites, and the winning playwright will receive $100, with additional prizes for favorite local play and favorite play written by an author under the age of 18. As always, there will be additional entertainment, with performances by local singers and songwriters, some down-home "country poetry," and some surprises. There will also be artwork by local artists on display in the Kay Burchette Center, adjacent to the Iowa Theatre. Plays selected for production this year include:
Complete casts, directors, other performers and more will be announced next week. |
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