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ABOUT: Dizzy is a seventy-year-old woman hell-bent on getting her tattoo removed. She and her friends end up in a Tattoo Parlor where she meets the much younger Char, a non-binary tattoo artist. Dizzy and Char spend some time in verbal sparring but end up finding common ground as they recognize the pain that formed each other's SCARS.

WRITER: Pamela Kingsley

Pamela Kingsley is an actress and director with more than 200 productions to her credit. A playwright, Pamela's work has been selected by theatres in cities across the U.S. including Buffalo, Cleveland, Indianapolis, Kansas City, New Haven, N. ... She is a member of The Dramatists Guild.

DIRECTOR: Jan Swank

Jan Swank has produced and directed over 300 theatre productions and appeared in over 100 in his professional career.  He was Managing Artistic Director of three different theatres over 35 years.  His production of The Diviners won four awards, including Best Producer (Director) and the Audience Award at the International Festival in Dundalk, Ireland.  He attended Indiana-Purdue Ft. Wayne, Southern Oregon University, and the University of South Dakota.  He holds a BFA in Classical Theatre, an MA in Theatre, and an MFA in Theatre Directing.  He is a South Dakota Arts Fellow, a member of Actors' Equity Association, and a decorated veteran of the U.S. Army.  He and his wife Jill live in Rapid City, South Dakota.

ACTORS:

Noelle  Evangelisti - As Lindy 

Noelle received her MFA in Acting from the California Institute of the Arts. She was cast in the following major motion pictures: Terminator Two, LA Confidential, and Pacific Heights.  Noelle has performed in numerous theaters in Los Angeles and one of her favorite and most memorable roles as Liz in The Philadelphia Story.  She loves working on commercials and voice-overs and had a great time doing a radio play pre-Covid with the Screen Actors Guild. Enjoy and stay safe and healthy everyone!

Joanne McGee - As Babs

Joanne McGee has been a professional actor since 1977 and has work in Union and Non-Union theaters around the country includingThe Florida Rep., Utah Shakespeare Festival, Nevada Shakespeare in the Park, Detroit Rep., and

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