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BOTANICAL SHAKESPEARE: AN ILLUSTRATED COMPENDIUM
By Gerit Quealy and Illsutrated by Sumie Hasegawa-Collins
Gerit Quealy began her career as an actor, most notably in Ryan’s Hope on ABC & in Shakespeare onstage understudying Phoebe Cates at the Goodman Theater in Romeo & Juliet & herself in the title role opposite Robert Sean Leonard in New York. She turned to writing & research almost 25 years ago where she lit upon the Renaissance tenet of "Learning through Delight" which is the core of all her projects.
As a journalist, she’s covered everything from dollhouses, birdhouses, beauty, brownies, & brides, in outlets such as the New York Times, Country Living, Woman's Day, NBC’s ...and an array of gardening magazines. She’s a passionate paleographer & just discovered, and published an academic article on, a handwritten letter from Philip Herbert, one of the brothers that the Shakespeare First Folio is dedicated to.
Sumie Hasegawa trained as a concert pianist — drawing was one of the few hobbies open to her, to keep her hands from harm. After recovering a prize in graphic design she moved from Japan to New York City where she eventually trained as a textile designer at FIT. While designing costumes for a roving Shakespeare production, her husband was performing, the flowers kept beckoning to her, prompting her to pick up the paint-brush once again. Ophelia’s garland speech led to a passion to paint all the plants in the canon!
Hank H. Kim, filmmaker
Hank H. Kim is the Creator, Writer & Co-Director of “Laying Low,” a half-hour dramedy pilot for a series chronicling the adventures of its protagonist, David Estrada, a thirtysomething Filipino-Chinese American, newly released from prison after serving 5 years for trafficking Meth and MDMA (Molly). Dave isn’t your typical small-time drug dealer; he was a Harvard Phi Beta Kappa on the partner track at one of Wall Street’s most prestigious corporate law firms before his life was derailed. “Laying Low” tracks Dave as he embarks on his 2nd chance in life, a life in which he is determined to be spiritually and emotionally invested. Each of the complex and colorful characters that truly represent the gamut of New Yorkers will serve to either contribute to Dave’s redemption or knock him off his path.
Mark Loewenstern, playwright
Mark Loewenstern is a three-time finalist for the Heideman Award and a winner of the Sam French OOB Festival among others. Plays: Parish Dunkeld, Carnality, One is the Road, The Bloomingdale Road, The Slightly Exaggerated True Story of Civic Virtue, The Nastiest Drink in the World. Films: 6 Love Stories (w. Alicia Witt), Holiday Rumble. He is currently researching a play about real-life 60-year old serial killer Dorothea Puente.
Jeffrey Greenberg, piano
Jeffrey Greenberg is a jazz pianist based in Reston, Virginia, near Washington, DC. While he has retired from a successful career as a neurological surgeon, music has always been his first love. During college he worked as a drummer on contract with Columbia records. He soon became devoted to piano and jazz standards, formed a band, and appeared in numerous public and private events around Washington. Recently, he has played at the prestigious Arena Stage in Washington DC, and performed and collaborated with national recording artist Rich McCready, member of the Missouri Music Hall of Fame and 2016 Josie award-winning Male Songwriter of the Year. He's also performed with the recording artist and jazz bassist David Finck, who worked extensively with Andre Previn noted jazz pianist and conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra for many years. Earlier, Jeffrey has enjoyed playing for Margaret Thatcher during her U.S. visit, and for George W. Bush, at the noted Manhattan Piano bar Arturo's, and at the 5-star Greenbriar Hotel in West Virginia. You may find him playing at the Tysons Galleria, a premiere shopping, dining, and entertainment venue in McLean VA, and in restaurants and cafes in the greater Washington DC area.
A historical reading from 1851 Sacramento by our very own Megan Cooper