The Lion in Winter Casting!

I will be returning to the stage this fall in The Lion in Winter at Whittier Center Theatre. Alais is a role that I have been wanting to play for some time. Best of all, the director of my most recent project, The Women, will be playing Geoffrey. I am so excited to team up with Brandon Ferruccio again. We are the best partners in crime, and while our characters may not directly interact, I know we will continue to learn a lot from each other. Rehearsals begin on Monday. I can hardly wait!

"A Sicilian's New World" / DISCOVERIES: NEW HORIZONS Casting!

Thanks to my dear friend and 3 time director, Phil Brickey, I have been asked to join a staged reading for the Orange County Playwrights Alliance (OCPA). I will be participating in a one night only performance at Newport Theatre Arts Center. On July 12th, we will present 3 new one-act plays written by local playwrights. I have been asked to read Mary Frances Lo Furno in A Sicilian's New World by Bob Bevacqua. Time to brush up on my Italian!

For the event info. please visit my Events Page or http://www.ocplaywrights.org.

Abbey Awards, The Women takes BEST SHOW!

The Women takes BEST SHOW at the annual Westminster Abbey Awards! The cast and crew could not be more thrilled. We closed a little over a month ago and we are still feeling the high.

Thank you to all of the patrons, artists, and friends who have made this possible!

The Women Opening!

Elizabeth M. Desloge & Jamie Sowers

The Women opened last night to a house of 70 patrons. It was so nice to have audience feedback after rehearsing for so many weeks to an empty house (save our director Brandon Ferruccio). After the show we were greeted with warm enthusiasm in the lobby and someone even commented to me, "You made me forget I was watching a play". How thrilling! Behold the magic of theatre!

Now that the opening night jitters are out of the way, we can really sink our teeth in. Get ready for the claws to come out. Night 2 of The Women begins tonight at Westminster Playhouse at 8pm!

Shopping for The Women

Yesterday I took a trip to Hollywood with my director and cast mate to shop for clothing for my character, Mary Haines, in The Women. Finding a costume piece that suggests 1930s has been a challenge. We stopped off at Bettie Page Clothing in Hollywood, but as the store name suggests, we were met by a plethora of 1950s style clothing but very little that fit the scope of the play. Luckily a quick stop at American Vintage was just the thing we needed. I was able to pick out 4 dresses that I can accessorize accordingly. I am excited to begin wearing Mary's clothing and physically become the character. To see our costume choices, you will have to come to the show. Check out my Events page for details.

The Women Casting!

10 years ago I joined the cast of FUHS’s production of Clare Boothe Luce's The Women as Peggy. Today I am ready to return to the play a little older and a little wiser. Thanks to my wonderful director Brandon Ferruccio, I am cast in Westminster Playhouse’s production of THE WOMEN as Mary. It's time to reinvent myself as Mrs. Stephen Haines! I am excited to work with Brandon for the first time and to meet the rest of the cast tomorrow night at our first read-through. 

Goodbye 2013 - Hello New Year!

I must say that 2013 has been a struggle both personally and professionally. I am not sad to say goodbye. However, I am also reminded today of the many blessing 2013. I started the year with 2 Shakespeare classics: Hamlet and Romeo & Juliet. And I finished strong with 2 rumpus comedies: Americana and Bedroom Farce.

Today I am pleased to announce The Examiner acknowledge my work as a Best Supporting Actress in Americana at STAGEStheatre in "Best Orange County Theatre of 2013". It pleases me greatly to see STAGEStheatre and myself acknowledged beside the likes of acclaimed OC Theatre from SCR.

In addition to this great piece of news, Eric Marchese with the The OC Register highlighted Bedroom Farce one of the "Top 10 Shows of 2013"! (See picture - Left).

So thank you, 2013 - For the good and the bad. May I learn, grow, create, and prosper in 2014!