New Hampshire Film & Television Office

FREEBIRD, by Hilary Graham
Reading directed by Adam Jones
Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 7 p.m.
Red River Theatres, 11 S. Main St., Concord
Tickets: $8 ($6 for Red River Theatre members)
http://www.redrivertheatres.org

FREEBIRD tells the story of a 16-year-old punk rock princess who becomes an unlikely teen bride when she ma...rries a boy she despises in order to escape living with her parents. In addition to winning the 2009 NH Film & Television Office Screenwriting Competition, the script won first place in the 2008 Silver Screenwriting Competition and was the Grand Prize Winner in the 2008 Script P.I.M.P. Competition.

The Screenplay Reading Series showcases new motion picture scripts read live by actors before an audience, followed by Q&A, creating a unique movie-going experience. The series focuses on the craft of cinematic storytelling, long before a frame of film is shot, and is dedicated to fostering a forum where screenwriters can hear their words come to life and network with actors, potential film investors, and other artists involved in filmmaking.

The Screenplay Reading Series accepts screenplays for consideration on an invitation-only basis and screenplays must have an emphasis on New Hampshire, either in their setting or their potential to be filmed in the Granite State. The screenplays are read in an intimate setting at Red River Theatres by actors cast into the screenplay's respective roles by a director who works with the writer specifically for the reading. Screenplay readings can last anywhere between ninety minutes to two hours.

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