On April 25 and April 26, ten members of WriteOn Joliet presented “We Can Be Heroes," an original radio theater production at the Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park Theatre in Joliet.
One of the author/performers was Colleen H. Robbins, who rehearsed with us all the way until the final week and then had to miss the actual performances, which was especially disappointing since she had wanted to participate the last two years.
But Colleen's piece was still featured in the performances, a true story of how she'd saved a man's lfie when a shark attacked him.
Colleen has
been writing since age 9 and had her first publication at age 12. She has
published everything from poems and stories to essays and novels. She prefers
to write science fiction, fantasy, and horror and loves to bring in real
science and mythological research when she can. She holds a degree in English
Language and Literature from Lewis University (2003), attended the Iowa Summer
Writing Workshop in 2003, the Odyssey Fantasy Writing Workshop in 2007, and
TNEO in 2009 and 2013.
Her high fantasy “Daraga”
series features stand-alone novels that include problems that modern teenagers
face, set in a medieval world with magic, dragons, and elves. The first four
novels, “Daraga’s Quest,” “The Daraga’s Children,” “Dark Protector,” and
“Ciara’s Island” are currently available on Amazon, with two more (“Perok’s
Prophecy” and “The Wizard’s Daughter”) in various stages of editing. Three
short story collections, “Stories of a Sheltered Suburbanite,” “Night Breeze
and Moonbeams,” and “Invasive Species and Other Light Horror” are also
available, with several more collections planned. She also co-authored the
middle-grade fantasy “Return to Ganagar” with her daughter Tarina Jameson and
has been included in numerous anthologies.
Colleen enjoys the
fellowship of the other writers in WriteOn Joliet, and the occasional
challenges to write short stories on a theme or through prompts (several of
which have sold to anthologies). She currently lives in Joliet, IL with her
husband, and stays in regular contact with her six grandchildren.
The other authors and performers on April 25 and April 26 were Denise M. Baran-Unland, Mauverneen Blevins, Ed Calkins, Holly Coop, Steve Cordin, Diana Estell, Jenny Russ, Cean Magosky, and Duanne Walton.
Our director this year was Anne Magosky.
Our production assistant was Rebekah Baran.
The first fifteen attendees at each performance received a FREE 2024 WriteOn Joliet anthology, courtesy of Saporta Law Offices in Joliet.
And the first fifteen visitors at the BryonySeries booth received a BryonySeries superhero bag.
If you missed this year's show, the WriteOn Joliet Radio-Players will return next year (tentative dates are Friday, April 17 and Saturday, April 18) with a completely new show.
Maybe we'll see you there!
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