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"THE ARMENIAN DRAMATIC ARTS ALLIANCE SPONSORS A READING OF WILLIAM
SAROYAN’S PLAY HELLO OUT THERE" AT THE ARMENIAN LIBRARY AND MUSEUM OF
AMERICA

On Sunday June 11, 2006 in Watertown, MA, the Armenian Dramatic Arts
Alliance (ADAA), a newly formed non-profit organization dedicated to
projecting the Armenian voice on a world stage sponsored a reading of
one of William Saroyan’s lesser known plays, `Hello Out There’ at the
Armenian Library and Museum of America (ALMA). The reading was
presented in ALMA’s contemporary art gallery on the 3rd floor of their
museum building and coincided with the exhibit "May name is Bill:
Remembering William Saroyan" in the Terjenian Hall. The play was
directed by Zoya Kachadurian of NYC and starred Paul Shafer, Danielle
Bauman, Jason Taylor, Michele Markarian.

Jacqueline Papasian Kazarian from San Francisco gave an interesting
talk about her `Uncle Bill’ after the reading and a reception followed
for the guests Saroyan is better known for his story "The Daring Young
Man on the Flying Trapeze" and his play "The Time of Your Life".
Written in 1941, `Hello Out There,’ tells the story of a wandering
gambler who finds himself arrested and jailed in a small Texas town
after a false claim of rape. A young girl who serves as the jail’s
cook is the only person to believe in the gambler. The gambler
ultimately gives all of his money to the girl before a mob, headed by
the husband of the alleged victim, breaks into the jail to kill the
gambler. This play was first produced for the Lobero Theatre in Santa
Barbara. On the 10th of September, 1941, `Hello Out There’ served as
the curtain-raiser to George Bernard Shaw’s `The Devil’s Disciple.’

Sponsoring and supporting readings and productions of Armenian plays
and scripts is at the heart of the Armenian Dramatic Arts Alliance’s
mission to share the Armenian voice. For more information, please go
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