The Heart of Grace, A play by Doug Vincent, music performed by Clay Rose

4747 Pearl,Boulder CO 80301

24 March, 2023

Description

Directed by Kevin Hart, The Heart of Grace is the moving story of playwright/performer Doug Vincent’s relationship with his troubled father, which pours out of him the hopeful night of his daughter Grace’s uncertain birth. Clay Rose from the Gasoline Lollipops shares the stage with Doug. Clay’s seventeen musical numbers serve as the play’s emotional touchstone, enthralling Greek chorus and riveting denouement. Doors open 6:00pm, show start time 7:00pm (Clay Rose will perform a short acoustic set before the play) General admission/open seating Rated R for language (potentially triggering material -contact playwright/performer Doug Vincent with any questions (303-594-0852) About Doug Vincent Born into a humor-soaked small town Virginia family, Doug Vincent quietly absorbed inspired tales from storytelling masters. An accomplished improv comedian, he has written and performed with comedy troupes such as ACME Comedy Players, The Traveling Susans, and On the Spot, working various comedy venues such as Bovine Metropolis, Madcap Theater and Comedy Works. For Doug it was not the funny, but the darkness behind the humor that remained concealed. His determination to find the deeper story led to developing his own show, A Day for Grace. Originally a solo show, artistic synchronicity led to unique collaboration with roots rock legend Sam Llanas (formerly of BoDeans). With its first performance in 2012, the play has run several multi-city national tours to great critical acclaim and overwhelmingly positive audience reaction. Doug partnered with Tony and Grammy winning Broadway Producer Vivek Tiwary to develop this updated version of the play: The Heart of Grace. Clay Rose from the Gasoline Lollipops now joins Doug on stage, integrating seventeen songs into this unique artistic amalgam. About Clay Rose Although his career as a band leader has only spanned a decade, Clay’s solo songwriting career began in 1997. He has written and released nine all-original albums to date. Clay Rose’s ability to tell stories that seamlessly cross genres from folk, to punk, to klezmer, to country, has won him an array of awards. These include: Best Music Video at the Mile High Horror Film Festival 2012, for “Don’t Be Afraid; It’s Only Death” by The Widow’s Bane, Gasoline Lollipops’ Best Country Band Award, by Westword Magazine 2015 and 2018, as well as Colorado Daily’s Best Local Band award for 2015, 2016, and 2017. Clay Rose was born to a draft-dodging pot farmer on the lam, and a country songwriter. What did these two have in common? They both did business with Willie Nelson. Clay’s mother, Donna Farar, wrote “Last Thing I Needed” which was recorded by Willie on his 1982, Always On My Mind. Clay’s father provided Willie with medicine throughout the 70’s until the law sent him skipping to Colorado from Arkansas on a midnight train. When Donna’s song hit number 1 on the Billboard charts, she moved to Tennessee to be closer to Nashville, and Clay began his disjointed childhood, straddled between the Rocky Mountains, and the backwoods of Tennessee. About Kevin Hart (Director) Born into a family that values the creative power of insanity, Kevin has spent most of his life using that energy to create films, videos, and live theater productions. Recent film/video endeavors include writing and starring in the film Mr. Mental - awarded Best Feature by the Colorado Film & Video Association, writing, and directing the short film The Meeting –awarded Best Short Film at the Movie Play International Film Festival and directing the documentary Gabe on behalf of the Colorado Parental Engagement Network and the Oderberg family. Recent theater directing credits include Mcbeth, a comedic take on the Macbeth tragedy, A Thousand Clowns, and the Drunken Bachelor Talk Show, an original, improv-fueled parody of late-night talk shows. Kevin has also performed in a wide range of plays including Death of a Salesman, Waiting for Godot, M. Butterfly, Vanya and Sonia, and Masha and Spike, The Humans, Murder on the Orient Express, and Lend Me a Tenor - which garnered Kevin a local Henry Award for Best Supporting Actor. At present, Kevin can only express profound gratitude for the opportunity to work with Doug and Clay on this powerful and impactful production. ROOTS MUSIC PROJECT Roots Music Project is a non-profit local music incubator based in Boulder, Colorado. We believe in the power of music to make the world a better place. All music starts locally. We empower artists, fans, and venues to connect and create a thriving and inspiring local music scene. RootsMusicProject.org 4747 Pearl St, Ste V3A Boulder, CO 80301