FRENETIC FRINGE FESTIVAL

AUGUST 21- 22, 2009

Alice and the Underground

Company:  Mildred's Umbrella

Playwright:   Janet Thielke

Director: Mark Carrier

Performers:  Bobby Haworth, Ashley Allison, Caleb George

Winner of the Audience Favorite Award!!

March 6th, 1970:  Three characters from the classic children's story find themselves at a defining moment in the Weather Underground movement.

Janet Thielke: (Playwright) A graduate of Houston's own High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Janet Thielke is currently studying creative writing and screenwriting at the University of Southern California. Her short stories and dramatic scripts have been recognized with two national silver awards from the Scholastic Arts and Writing Awards, the USC Undergraduate Writer's Award, and as a 2009 Edward W. Moses winner.