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Upcoming
Writing
I Told My Soul to Sing!
Barbara is adapting her novel, "A VOICE OF HER OWN: Becoming Emily Dickinson", for the stage. She joins mezzo soprano, Kathleen Shimeta in a concert performance, combining text from her novel with musical settings of the poems, including new settings by Michael Conley, Drew Hemenger and Martin Hennessy. Kate Bushamnn directs. Premiere October 22nd - Oct 30th, 2010, Judson Memorial Church, Washington Square South, NYC.
Theater Games
Barbara is currently working on a new full-length play. She is expanding her one-act What Keeps Us Going, which Barbara wrote for herself and Tony Award-winning actress, Elizabeth Wilson.
Julie of the Wolves
The musical. Barbara is collaborating with novelist Jean Craighead George and composer, Chris Kubie, on a musical version of the Newbery Award-winning book by Jean Craighead George.
Acting
Barbara plays Emily Dickinson in William Luce's play, The Belle of Amherst, in the US and Canada.
I Told My Soul to Sing!
Barbara will play Emily Dickinson in a concert performance combining text from her novel and musical settings of Dickinson poems. She is joined by mezzo-soprano, Kathleen Shimeta. Premiere October 22nd - Oct 30th, 2010, Judson Memorial Church, Washington Square South, NYC.
What Keeps Us Going
Barbara appears with Tony Award-winning actress, Elizabeth Wilson in staged readings of her play.
Appearances
March 11, 2010. "The Belle of Amherst" by William Luce. Kirby Theatre, Amherst College.
March 12, 2010. "Fighting Over Beverly" by Isreal Horowitz. Staged reading at Hudson Stage Company, Westchester, NY.
March 27, 2010. "The Belle of Amherst" by William Luce. Chappaqua Library Theatre, Chappaqua, NY . Benefit for the Choral Arts Society.
March 31- April 4, 2010. "The Belle of Amherst" by William Luce. Burt Reynolds Theatre Institute, Jupiter, FL.
April 21 - April 25, 2010. The William Inge Theatre Festival, Independence, KS.
May 1- May 2, 2010. "The Belle of Amherst" by William Luce. The New York Botanical Garden.
May 8 - May 9, 2010. Readings from "A VOICE OF HER OWN: Becoming Emily Dickinson". Book signings and workshops on Dickinson. The New York Botanical Garden.
May 12, 2010. Book signing. "Wider than the Sky: Essays and Meditations on the Healing Power of Emily Dickinson". Barbara joins co- editor Cindy MacKenzie. The New York Botanical Garden.
August 7, 2010. The Emily Dickinson International Society Conference, Oxford, England. Panalist. "Emily Dickinson and the Stage".
September 26, 2010. "The Belle of Amherst" by William Luce. Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield, CT. Benefit for the Friends of the Ridgefield Library.
October 22 - October 30, 2010. "I Told My Soul to Sing!" Judson Memorial Church, NYC. Concert performance of Emily Dickinson songs, settings, text from "A Voice of Her Own: Becoming Emily Dickinson." Barbara is joined by mezzo-soprano, Kathleen Shimeta.
December 4 - December 5, 2010. "The Belle of Amherst" by William Luce. HB Studio, NYC. Benefit for the Studio.
December 19, 2010. Barbara will be reading poems of Emily Dickinson. Cornelia Street Cafe, NYC.
April 3, 2011. Author's talk on "Wider than the Sky: Essays and Meditations on the Healing Power of Emily Dickinson". Barbara joins co- editor, Cindy MacKenzie, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA.
April 4, 2011. Keynote speaker. "Emily Dickinson and the Wisdom of Paradox". Bloomsburg Ensemble Theatre's BIG READ celebration of Emily Dickinson. Bloomsburg, PA.
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"Riley & Barbara" and headshot photos by Mark Kwiatek
