Agatha Christie Classics Headline 3RD Annual Festival. Aug 12-16, 2009

Live Radio Theatre Premiers 4 Christie Classics in the U.S.

The 2009 Festival will premiere four Agatha Christie classic mysteries. These four exclusive works are “Three Blind Mice,” “Yellow Iris,” “Butter in a Lordly Dish,” and “Personal Call.” Mathew Prichard, Agatha Christie’s grandson, says “I’m delighted that Zev’s team is putting on my grandmother’s wonderful BBC plays which number among some of her best works. I’m sure that the USA live audience will enjoy them enormously.” The shows will be presented as two double billed plays during the course of the festival......Read More

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The 2008 Angie Awards Go to…

The incredible International Mystery Writers' Festival 2008 ended Sunday, June 22nd with a bang, a blast of crimson quills, and dozens of excited Angie Award winners.

Awards Ceremony
Photo by Bryan Leazenby (bryan@onsiteimages.biz)

"Queen of Suspense" Mary Higgins Clark received the prestigious First Lady of Mystery Angie Award from Kentucky's lovely First Lady, Jane Beshear. Also receiving special recognition during the closing ceremony was CSI television franchise creator and Executive Producer Anthony Zuiker, who took home the first Ira Levin Angie Award, named for original IMWF Executive Committee member Ira Levin who passed away November 2007.

The 2008 festival performance winners include:

Agatha Christie's "Chimneys" as Best New Play
Harris F. Mack & Laura Campbell - Best Screenplay for "Hallie Bowers" Live Radio Theatre
Stuart Kaminsky - Best Playwright for "The Final Toast"
Sam Bobrick's "Flemming: An American Thriller" as Best Special Event Live Radio Theatre
Gary Sandy - Best Actor for his role as Henry Flemming in Sam Bobrick's "Flemming: An American Thriller" Live Radio Theatre
Amy Walker - Best Actress for her role as Betty Roberts in Rupert Holmes' "Remember WENN" Live Radio Theatre
Raymond Chapman - Best Actor for Sherlock Holmes in Stuart Kaminsky's "The Final Toast"
Lesley Bevan - Best Actress as Virginia in Agatha Christie's "Chimneys"
David Ossman - Best Supporting Actor for his role as Mr. Eldridge in Rupert Holmes' "Remember WENN" Live Radio Theatre
Amy Walker - Best Supporting Actress for her role as Elena in Bill Kerby's "The Help" Live Radio Theatre
David Ossman - Best Director for Sam Bobrick's "Flemming: An American Thriller" Live Radio Theatre
Tony Brewer, Jessica Howell, and Genesis Oliver - Best Foley for their teamwork in Sam Bobrick's "Flemming: An American Thriller" Live Radio Theatre
Mark Bellamy - Best Director for Stuart Kaminsky's "The Final Toast"
Bing Putney – Best Supporting Actor for Charlie Chaplin in Stuart Kaminsky’s "The Final Toast"
Katlyn Carlson - Best Supporting Actress as Bundle in Agatha Christie's "Chimneys"
Steve Amos - Best Sound Design for his work in Bill Kerby's "The Help" Live Radio Theatre
Brian Traynor - Best Set Design for Agatha Christie's "Chimneys"
Frances Maggio - Best Costume Design for Agatha Christie's "Chimneys"
Paul Miller - Best Lighting Design for Agatha Christie's "Chimneys"
Brian Burchette - Best Sound Design for Agatha Christie's "Chimneys"

Congratulations to all the 2008 IMWF Winners and performers! Stay tuned for future International Mystery Writers' Festival dates and details!

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Click the photo to hear Mary Higgins Clark speak about her work as presented in Live Radio Theatre during the 2008 IMWF.

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Mystery lovers worldwide are celebrating the International Mystery Writers' Festival. The Festival presents unique opportunities to discover plays, screenplays, and short stories professionally performed, published, or produced for the first time.

Discovering New Mysteries celebrates the best of new mystery works through an annual competition offering more than $20,000 in prize money. Audience members cast ballots during the festival and select the winners for The Angie Award categories. "The Angies" are named for the legendary Angela Lansbury, Kentucky's First Lady of Mystery 2007.

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