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Thanks Bob Hicks, special to the Oregonian for the review of the Little Prince

Thanks Anne Adams of Portland Monthly Culturephile for the review of the Little Prince

The Little PrinceBy Rick Cummins and John Scoullar
Adapted from the book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Directed by Samantha Van Der Merwe
October 22nd - November 13th 2010

Starring Annabel Cantor as the Little Prince
                *Philip Cuomo as the Men on the Planets & the Fox        *Member or Actors Equity Association
        Erich England as the Aviator
        Megan Skye Hale as the Rose & the Snake

Thanks, Ben Waterhouse from Willamette Week for the great review of East of the Sun & West of the Moon.

East of the Sun & West of the Moon production photos

Thanks Marty Hughley and Richard Wattenberg of the Oregonian for the Critic's Picks, Cover Story & Review

Fertile Ground theater festival: critic's picks

Fertile Ground festival of plays and playwrights

Fertile Ground: 'Memory Water' cools the heat of a woman scorned

Photos by Val Dolan

Chisao Hata As the River

Thanks Marty Hughley, for a great review in the Oregonian!

'The Portrait the Wind the Chair' pits imagination against some of the scary things about growing up...Read more here.

June 2009
Samantha Van Der Merwe wins a Drammy for Directing

At this year's 30th Annual Drammy Awards, Samantha Van Der Merwe was awarded a Drammy for Outstanding Achievement in Direction for Statements After an Arrest Under the Immorality Act by Athol Fugard.The play presented at Shaking The Tree in February 2009 was a heartbreaking portrait of forbidden love superbly acted by Amanda Soden, Shuhe Hawkins and Nathan Markiewicz. Samantha thanks her cast for their bravery and her fabulous stage manager Katy Calder for her patience and brilliance. She also thanks Ivy Dixon for her exquisite paintings. It was a wonderful experience.

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