New Play by Debra Leigh Scott to be showcased at New Light 2010 Festival in Philadelphia

June 13, 2010 - PRLog -- The latest dramatic project of Debra Leigh Scott, writer, playwright and arts edu-preneur, will be showcased with a scene performed at New Light 2010, the Philadelphia festival of women artists, running from June 16 to June 20 at The Playground space of The Adrienne Theatre, 2030 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA.  Directed by Ellen Podolsky and starring Jan Michener and Patricia Mayer,  "Purple Girl" is a play about the clash between mothers and daughters, between second and third wave feminism, the disconnect between the radical idealism of the 60s and the corporate ideals of the new Millenium.  

"I wanted to examine the conflicts that arise between the two generations of women - the women who came of age in the sixties, and those who came of age during the eighties and nineties - in regard to life-style, ideals, and values," Scott said.  "This is a play that brings those conflicts into focus through the relationship of a mother and daughter - the mother very much still steeped in the values and beliefs of the sixties counterculture, and the daughter determined to conquer the corporatized world, which she sees as the "real" world, as opposed to her mother's long-dead fantasy."  

Debra is also an award-winning writer of fiction.  Her work has appeared both nationally and internationally in literary magazines like The Oxford American, TPQ, Miranda, The Chattahoochee Review.  A collection of her short stories, Other Likely Stories, is being published this summer by Sowilo Press.  Her novel, Piety Street, the first of a trilogy, will be published by year's end by New Door Books.  

The outspoken Founding Director of the arts-support organization Hidden River Arts, Debra has lectured extensively on issues of arts education, special education and the arts, pay equity for educators, and alternative educational methodology for alternative learners. She is currently involved with a documentary/book project called 'JUNCT: THE TRASHING OF HIGHER ED. IN AMERICA, and is beginning a speaking tour (www.junctrebellion.com) in the attempt to call attention to the damage that over-use of low-paid contingency faculty has on the quality of higher education. She is also involved in educational outreach through Hidden River Writers (www.hiddenriverwriters.com), a newly-developed program of Hidden River Arts, which offers free online podcasts and lessons, a program of eLessons, tutorials, workshops and other educational supports to aspiring writers of all ages, Pre-K through adult. 

New Light 2010 is the yearly festival of Green Light Arts, a non-profit collective of women artists of all disciplines. It is the only festival in Philadelphia devoted to showcasing the work of women artists.    In addition to the New Light Series, Green Light produces the Women's Art Show, and conducts a robust mentorship program for emerging artists.  They also provide fiscal sponsorship opportunities to their membership.  For tickets and more information about Green Light Arts, see www.greenlightarts.org.  

For more information about Debra, see www.debraleighscott.com.  Information about Hidden River Arts, can be found at www.hiddenriverarts.com

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Hidden River Arts is a support organization for artists in all disciplines and genres. More information can be found at www.hiddenriverarts.com