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MARIE ANTOINETTE: THE COLOR OF FLESH was given its first public reading at a theatre in New York, with Julia Roberts, Elisabeth Shue, and Stephen Lang in the cast. Subsequently, the play was developed at the Playwrights Kitchen Ensemble in Los Angeles, with the help of its artistic director, Dan Lauria. Bob Kalfin directed the play at the New Jersey Rep( its world premiere,) and later directed its New York debut. MARIE ANTOINETTE continues to be staged around the country since its 2008 off-Broadway production, and is being developed as a film (see below). Winner of "Best Play" for Spotlight Awards 2015, it has also been staged in Canada and Australia, and has been translated into Spanish, French, and Polish. To read selected reviews of the play, please click on the links to the right. Amanda Jones in the off-Broadway production of MARIE ANTOINETTE: THE COLOR OF FLESH As noted above, THE COLOR OF FLESH is in pre-production, with director Virgil Widrich planning to shoot the film in the fall of 2018. CARMILLA, a new musical drama, written by Joel Gross and Paul Aleman, was presented as a staged reading by the York Theatre Company. The reading was directed by Gabriel Barre. Musical arrangements and supervision by Jim Abbott. Joel Gross's novels include THE BOOKS OF RACHEL. He is a member of the Authors Guild, the Dramatists Guild, the Writers Guild, and P.E.N.