“Star Turn” at Panndora Productions New Works Festival

Posted byKatharine EverettPosted inTheatre

Panndora Productions just concluded their 3rd annual Festival of New Works at the Breath of Fire Theatre in Santa Ana last weekend.  Of the five plays featured over the weekend, Star Turn by Linda Whitmore, turned out to be one of the most popular. A Neil Simon-esque comedy set in New York City, it proved to be a crowd-pleaser.

Katharine Everett starred as the lead, Tracy White. Toby Meuli starred opposite as the romantic interest, Perry. The two received generous comments from Eric Marchese, who gave an overall favorable critique of the play:

“The scene between Tracy and Perry is among the play’s best […] Katharine Everett and Toby Meuli made the scene and their characters genuinely compelling, and Everett’s lack of artifice and mannerisms made her acting style seem natural and suited her well to her role.”

Despite faulting the plausibility of some of the elements of the play, Marchese is pleased and hopeful about the future of Star Turn.

“With so many strengths, “Star Turn” shows tremendous promise, and a reworking of some of its weaknesses will bring the entire play up to the level of the funny scenes featuring Max […] and the strong chemistry between Tracy and Perry.”

Published by Katharine Everett

I'm a Los Angeles-based conversion copywriter and working actress, helping coaches, course creators, personal brands, and online business owners craft brand messaging and sales copy that actually sounds like them. My copy has driven 70% open rates on welcome sequences, 31% conversion rates on paid webinar sales pages, and high-ticket sales pages for offers up to $28K. Clients include Marie Forleo, KT Merry, Natalie MacNeil, and All The Best Days. What sets my work apart is voice. Twenty years as a working actress (Paramount's Yellowstone, CBS's Criminal Minds, NBC's American Auto) means I know how to listen for the specific rhythms of how a person actually talks—and write copy that captures it without losing strategic structure. I also wrote and perform "Texas Hellfire", a solo show about grief and small-town Texas life, which debuted on Theatre Row in New York City.