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Michael Levin (Jack) and Karen Morris-Gowdy (Faiht #4) did a staged reading of one of RH's producer and writers Paul Avila Mayer's play (probably in early 1984 although the way was this piece is written, it sounds like it might have been right before both Paul and Karen were let go from RH in late 1983 because the writer still refers to them as being part of the show [RH]. http://www.nytimes.com/1984/02/05/nyregion/staging-a-season-with-script-in-hand.html STAGING A SEASON WITH 'SCRIPT IN HAND' By ALVIN KLEIN Published: February 5, 1984 WHEN a neighbor in Great Neck recently said he hadn't seen a new play since ''Tobacco Road,'' Lawrence Sigman knew a mission had to be accomplished. Hence, Theatrevisions, a corporation that Mr. Sigman, an English teacher at Woodside Junior High School, who is also a ''stand-up comic'' at the Improvisation Club in Manhattan, formed with his wife, Jacqueline Barsh, a director and actress who has been a member of Actors Equity for 40 years. This is, actually, the second stage in Mr. Sigman's twofold mission: to nurture new plays and audiences on the Island. Stage one started two years ago when he presented two ''staged readings'' of new plays (''Red Storm Flower'' and ''The Overland Rooms'') in, respectively, Great Neck and Hewlett. These were financed by grants from the Nassau County Office of Cultural Affairs and the Great Neck Library. Theatrevisions is being financed by Mr. Sigman and Miss Barsh, with some private contributions. For Theatrevisions, the concept of a staged reading has evolved into what they call a ''script in hand'' performance, which, Mr. Sigman explained, involves a short-term opportunity for actors to expand and playwrights to experiment - and for both to be encouraged. Props and lighting are used. Actors are asked to make a two-week commitment, as opposed to two months, which Mr. Sigman said is the standard for Manhattan showcase productions. Only 20 hours of rehearsals are required, and the plays are given for three performances each, during one weekend. Such performances - somewhere between a reading and a fully staged production - demand ''special techniques,'' Miss Barsh said. Only experienced actors possess them, she maintained. Equity members take part in performances along with non- union actors. In order to operate under the theatrical unions' ''showcase code,'' which permits the professional actors to work for only their expenses, the performances have to take place ''within the five boroughs,'' Miss Barsh said. For accessibility, Little Neck, Queens, where the Theatrevisions performing space is situated, was chosen. Among the actors whose talents are being ''stretched,'' Mr. Sigman says, for such occasions, are Michael Levin and Karen Morris-Gowdy, who have prominent roles in the soap opera series ''Ryan's Hope.'' They were seen in Theatrevisions' first production, ''Pine Cones,'' last month. Written by Paul Avila Mayer, who created, writes and produces ''Ryan's Hope,'' the play was based on his own turmoil as an 8-year-old child when his parents - his father, Edwin Justus Mayer, wrote the original screenplay for ''To Be or Not to Be'' and the play ''Children of Darkness'' - decided to get a divorce. An eight-play ''script in hand'' season is now under way. The second in the series, ''Welcome to the Moon,'' which is billed as a ''romantic comedy'' by John Patrick Shanley, is scheduled to be seen Thursday and Friday evenings at 7:30 and Saturday afternoon at 2 in the Parish Hall - capacity 85 - at Christ Lutheran Church in Little Neck. Reservations can be obtained by calling (516) 466- 9464. Tickets are $4. ''Welcome to the Moon'' had a fully staged, and, according to Miss Barsh, a poorly received production at Off Off Broadway's Ensemble Studio Theater in 1982. ''It was done as a 'Saturday Night Live'-like satire, instead of the tender love story it really is,'' she said. In form, the play consists of 11 short plays, lasting from four minutes to 20 minutes each, and wedded into one by the theme of love, for which the titular word ''moon'' is a metaphor. Mr. Sigman is the director. Miss Barsh directed ''Pine Cones.'' To gain credibility, Mr. Sigman said, ''we must have a season,'' adding: ''One or two plays aren't enough. We have to keep it up.'' Thus, six more plays are scheduled. ''Charley ('Big Chief') Redstone,'' a drama about an American Indian family, written by E. Claude Richards, has been announced for March 1, 2 and 3. Two one-act plays concerning elderly people - ''The Desk'' by Richard Urdahl, a minister in the church, and ''Nesting'' by Nicki Wilson, will follow on March 22, 23 and 24. ''Intimate Relations,'' by Davida Rosenblum, a comedy about the break-up of a marriage - the playwright's own - is scheduled for April 12, 13 and 14. The other plays are: May 10, 11 and 12 - ''Bear Paw Mountain,'' a historical drama by Russel Lawrence Barsh, who is Miss Barsh's son, and teaches Indian lore at the University of Washington in Seattle; June 7, 8 and 9 - ''The Proxy,'' a Southern comedy set in the 1930's by Celestine Frost, and June 28, 29 and 30, ''The Congregation,'' a full-length play by Mr. Urdahl. Several plays are lined up for next season. With his non-theater going neighbor in mind, Mr. Sigman, who is listed as the artistic director of Theatrevisions, has been ''ringing doorbells, handing out fliers and putting ads in local newspapers.'' ''Other soap opera actors who are stultified by a certain success but unfulfilled artistically have expressed an interest in working with us,'' he added. ''Everything's a cliffhanger, and we've enjoyed living on the edge. All we want to do is say, 'We're here and it's worthwhile.' ''

Thanks for posting that... I also didn't know John did that for AMC.

Sorry if this was already posted on the main board Entertainment Weekly Community http://community.ew.com/2016/07/12/sister-v-sister-love-triangles/ 7 sisters: Soaps’ top sister vs. sister love triangles Ryan’s Hope Faith always felt inferior to her beautiful sister, Jill. We knew Faith was the less attractive of the Coleridge sisters because … um … her hair was less bouncy? Mostly it was because everyone kept saying so. Kind of like the way Katie keeps saying she’s the less attractive sister on B&B, leaving the audience to go, “Okay … I guess.” The assertion became even more ridiculous as Faith kept getting recast with more and more glamorous actresses, until she was finally played by Karen Morris-Gowdy, a former America’s Junior Miss. But, yeah, sure, she’s absolutely hideous. Which was the excuse Faith used when Frank left her for Jill. This, despite the fact that ultimately, Frank left all women for Jill, no matter what they looked like.

Trailer for Faith Catlin's (Faith #1) upcoming web series

While Carl has shared many Soap Opera Digest recaps on the Soap Opera Network forum -- someone is putting some on Tumblr. So far, November 1975 through November 1982 are up. http://classicsodrh.tumblr.com/archive

T LYME, N.H. – While the rest of New Hampshire argues over Rubio versus Trump versus Cruz versus Kasich, this Connecticut River hamlet thinks mostly in blue. Hillary or Bernie? That’s the question most of Lyme’s 1,200 or so voters will mull as they stand in the ballot box. Whoever the Democratic nominee is, it’s a sure bet that they’ll win Lyme come November. Judging by the 2012 election results, Lyme is the bluest town in New Hampshire. President Barack Obama beat Mitt Romney with a whopping 76 percent of the vote here four years ago. Faith Catlin, 67, a therapist and social worker in town, proudly cast her ballot for Bernie Sanders. If he were president, she said, she wouldn’t be so embarrassed to travel abroad. “He’s sane,’’ she explained. “He’s actually sane.’’

Sorry, I don't know.

I had never heard this before – not even as a rumor --from Tracy Brooks Swope's IMDB biography page –under Trivia I'm not sure what the difference was between 1973's “Me “ listed as a movie and the paragraph saying “Me” was a PBS show that kept her from taking the role in 1975. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0842884/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm

Faith Catlin (Faith #1) is producing, writng, and acting in a new video web series called Parmalee Faith's husband John Griesemer (also producing, acting, and writing for the series) description of the series -- “It’s about a small town in Vermont where several kids come across or create a rather horrific and kind of terrifying video from a tragic event,” he explains. “And they upload it. And it’s what happens to the town when that video goes viral — when the world finds out about where this place is and what happened there.” The events in Parmalee are set in motion when an unstable guy named Hemenway, who idolizes Ernest Hemingway, does something shocking to show his irrational devotion. Here are some behind the scene photos Faith and husband John Griesemer

Brian McGovern (Chaz) is currenlty seen in AARP's The Man With a Plan commercials. Beach http://www.ispot.tv/ad/AL9_/aarp-services-inc-man-with-the-plan-the-beach Camping http://www.ispot.tv/ad/ALJs/aarp-services-inc-the-man-with-the-plan-camping Golfing http://www.ispot.tv/ad/ALJZ/aarp-services-inc-the-man-with-the-plan-golfing

Sorry to hear this. Polly was such a fun character. She made Rae more human too. At least she's with Earl Hindman again. Yes, she was a wonderful addition. I was surprised to read in the obit that she was only on RH 1977 though 1981-- I had thought Polly might have still popped up now and again during all of Louise Shaffer's run but I guess we saw all her appearances on SOAPnet.

Molly McGreevy (Polly, Ryan's Hope) passed away on November 1. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nytimes/obituary.aspx?pid=176376735

Sad news -- Molly McGreevy (Polly) passed away on November 1. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nytimes/obituary.aspx?pid=176376735

They did mention her perm in the episode -- so maybe it was supposed to look that way -- or they wrote it in the script after they saw Felicity's hair that week.

Lois Robbins (Concetta on Ryan's Hope/Mandy on Another Life/Dr. Anna Tolan #3 on All My Children) made a guest appearance on the TV series Blue Bloods tonight (10/30)

I know! It would have been quite a treat for RH fans to see them together on S:FH!

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