Jonathan Dunn-Rankin

THE END OF DEATH by Janet S. Tiger
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????? starring Jonathan Dunn-Rankin as 'The Visitor'?
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Jonathan Dunn-Rankin (right) recently starred in Glengarry Glen Ross at 6th and Penn

Jonathan is a former President San Diego AFTRA. Jonathan Dunn-Rankin (The Visitor) has performed on a number of local stages ? North Coast Rep ("An American Daughter," ?The Rainmaker?); Lamb?s Players (?A Divine Comedy,? ?1776?); Diversionary Theatre ("Handsome Men," ?Breaking the Code,? ?Never the Sinner,? ?M Butterfly,? ?Thief River?) and most recently 6th@Penn (?Glengarry Glen Ross?) and ?School of the World? (Vantage Theatre). He has performed in the Actors Alliance Festival as well as staged readings for Carlsbad Playgoers, Diversionary and the Streisand Festival. Jonathan acted at the Old Globe (ten plays, three Atlas Awards) and San Diego Rep while he was a newscaster on KFMB-TV Channel 8. He was executive director of the Pacific Southwest Chapter of The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (1980-2002), president of Diversionary Theatre (2000-2005), and is currently executive director of Bravo San Diego, Inc. He is a member of San Diego Actors Alliance and has been a mainstay of The Scripteasers since 1966.

With the Reaper and director Diane Shea.

Jonathan doing the 'Get a Cold' monologue?? (For more information about this monologue or to purchase, click here)

Jonathan is currently appearing in The School of the World? at the Centro Cultural de la Raza,
which opened on Sunday, May 13, and then plays Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings at 8 p.m. with two Sunday matinees on May 27 and June 3, closing on Saturday June 9. Tickets are $15 to $20. Call: (619) 235-6135 for reservations.? -------------------------------------------------------
THE END OF DEATH will have its world premiere in August 2007 at Swedenborg Hall -

???? Tickets? $10/00/in advance????????? $15.00/at the door.?? Call 858-274-9678 or???
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There will be performances on -

Preview -Thurs., August 2nd

Fri., August 3rd, 8:00 PM is Opening Night.
Sat, August 4, 8PM
Sunday, Aug. 5,?? matinee - 3 PM

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Friday,? Aug.10th 8:00 pm
Saturday, Aug. 11,? 8:00PM
Sunday, Aug. 12,? matinee - 3PM

Friday,? Aug.17th 8:00 pm
Saturday, Aug. 18,? 8:00PM
Sunday, Aug. 19,? matinee - 3PM

?We have an option to perform on Friday and Saturday August 24th and 25th, and if sales warrant it, we will. We will know by the 15th of August if we will extend the show.
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For more info tigerteam1@gmail.com or 858-274-9678

THE END OF DEATH is a full-length play by Janet S. Tiger

For more info, please look around this website - Janet has written over 50 plays, screenplays and monologues.? Her work has received more than 30 awards nationally, including an NEA-COMBO Fellowship Grant.? She has plays published and produced from New York (Off-Broadway) to New Zealand.? Her play BLIND WOMAN'S BLUFF is a popular favorite in Pioneer Drama Service's catalog, and her work is seen every week somewhere in the world. (Maybe at a high school or college near you)

THE END OF DEATH. ? There is still room! ? If you are interested in becoming a sponsor for the writing of the play and/or the production, please call 858-274-9678 or email? - tigerteam1@gmail.com

UPCOMING WORKS- (if you want a flier with the graphics, please e-mail tigerteam1@gmail.com)

PRESS RELEASE-?

The End of Death (The Future Ain?t What It Used to Be!) A new play by Janet S. Tiger Playwright-in-Residence Swedenborg Hall,

?Award-winning San Diego playwright Janet S. Tiger has been chosen as Swedenborg Hall's first Playwright-in-Residence, and she received a commission to write The END OF DEATH, which will have its world premiere in August, 2007, at Swedenborg Hall.

This play is sponsored by the following wonderful people:??

Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Astor
Edith Basinger
Dr. and Mrs. Don Fields
Edmee Forshey
Lynda Fox
Laurie Lehmann-Gray
Albert and Trudy Kallis -Kallis Family
Molly and Miriam Gersho
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Ginsberg
Emily and Jeffery Jacobs
Pauline Jaret, PhD
David Kahn
Dee and George Kirazian
?Lisa and Steve Kradjian
Raphael Levens
Sharon Lund
Mrs. Sarah Nadler
Dr. Sheryl North
Paula and Jeffrey Remmel
William Schechter
Lenore and Robert Simon
Phyllis Unger
Irena Urdang de Tour

Tiger?s one-woman show, RENNY'S STORY, was produced at Swedenborg Hall to sold-out houses last May, and her TOWEL LADY was the hit of the UHAO this past September. D.J. Sullivan ?a longtime Scripteaser member - was the executive producer of THE TOWEL LADY.

Janet ? a Scripteaser member since the 1980s ? had her very first play read at a Scripteaser Meeting ? at D.J.?s house in 1980! Upcoming production August 2007, Swedenborg Hall For more info, please call 858-274-9678 www.playsbyjanetstiger.com

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PRESS RELEASE???????????????????????? CONTACT - Jerry 858-274-9678

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE???????????????????????????????????????? April 15, 2007

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SWEDENBORGHALL
?JOINS SAN DIEGO PERFORMING ARTS LEAGUE -ANNOUNCES CALENDAR

Executive Producer DJ Sullivan and Rev. Carla Friedrich revealed some major firsts for 50-year-old SwedenborgHall - joining the SD Performing Arts League and releasing a calendar of theatrical events for 2007 which includes the world premiere of THE END OF DEATH (The Future Ain't What it Used to Be!) -a play commissioned specifically for the Hall 's first Playwright-in-Residence, Janet S. Tiger.

"This is a very exciting time for us - between DJ and Janet, we have a full season of great performances coming up," explained Rev. Friedrich, pastor of the Swedenborgian Church, where the Hall is located.? Friedrich also noted that,? "Janet 's play, RENNY'S STORY, premiered here at the hall last year to sold out houses and is being produced again in conjunction with Ohr Shalom at their stage right now.? (April 21 is the last night)? THE END OF DEATH is scheduled to open in August and will have a wonderful cast featuring Jonathan Dunn-Rankin, who most recently starred in 6th&Penn's GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS ."

DJ Sullivan, well-known for her stage and screen roles, has been conducting her Actors Workshop on Thursday evenings for decades and Sullivan Players will have two plays - TALKING WITH in May, and a Reader's Theater of WHO IS HARRY KELLERMAN AND WHY IS HE SAYING THESE TERRIBLE THINGS ABOUT ME? in October.

Sullivan and Tiger have theatrical connections going back 27 years - when Tiger's first play was read at a meeting of Scripteasers, a San Diego group for writers and actors.? The location of the reading - DJ Sullivan's house.

"It's a great honor to be the Playwright-in-Residence and work with DJ again," said Tiger.? The recipient of numerous national and local playwriting awards, including a COMBO-NEA Grant, this is Tiger's first residency.? "We have a great cast -? and Diane Shea will direct (she's directed many of my plays locally)- so I'm looking forward to a true ensemble experience." http://playsbyjanetstiger.com/END_OF_DEATH.html

As members of the San Diego Performing Arts League, some shows at SwedenborgHall will have discount tickets available.? Please save the dates for an exciting year of theater.

For more info, 858-274-9678.
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Photos attached-

1- SwedenborgHall -

(top l-r) DJ Sullivan (Executive Producer/Sullivan Players), Janet S. Tiger (Playwright-in-Residence)
(bottom l-r) Rev. Carla Friedrich (Pastor), Diane Shea (Director)

announces theatrical calendar as newest member of San Diego Performing Arts League, with four plays including the world premiere of Tiger's END OF DEATH.

2- Jonathan Dunn-Rankin, former San Diego SAG-AFTRA President, who will star in Janet S. Tiger's, THE END OF DEATH (The Future Ain't What it Used to Be!),? which will have its world premiere in August at SwedenborgHall in San Diego.
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The complete schedule for 2007 is:

Sullivan Players

May-
TALKING WITH by Jane Martin

Opens?? Saturday May 5? 7PM

Friday, May 11? 7PM
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ACTORS Showcase - June 4, 7PM
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END OF DEATH -? Preview -Thursday Aug. 2 -? 8PM
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??? Fri ? Aug. 3? - 8PM? Opening Night
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??? Sun?? Aug. 5 -? 3PM

Aug. 10 - 8 PM
Aug. 11 - 8 PM
Aug. 12- Matinee - 3PM

Aug. 17 - 8 PM
Aug. 18 - 8 PM
Aug. 19- Matinee - 3PM

Reserved - Aug. 24 - 8 PM
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UHAO? - Play by Janet S. Tiger

Sullivan Players - Readers Theater? October

WHO IS HARRY KELLERMAN AND WHY IS HE SAYING THESE TERRIBLE THINGS ABOUT ME? by Herb Gardiner
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DJ Sullivan Workshop? every Thursday at the Hall? 858-274-1731
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