"Adopt a Sailor," a feature film written and directed by UC Riverside playwright Charles Evered, will be an official selection at the 2008 Williamstown Film Festival in Williamstown, Mass., in October.
The film - which stars Emmy and Tony Award-winner Bebe Neuwirth, Emmy winner Peter Coyote and Ethan Peck, grandson of Gregory Peck - premiered at UCR's Palm Desert Graduate Center in August.
Evered, an assistant professor of theatre, wrote "Adopt a Sailor" as a 10-minute play that was part of a Brave New World showcase to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. It is the story of a sophisticated couple from New York City's Upper West Side who forget they have volunteered to "adopt" a sailor for dinner during Fleet Week. Evered expanded the play and shifted the focus to a more universal theme about the sacrifices of men and women in the armed forces.
The playwright said he is proud of his first film.
"Adopt a Sailor" will appear at international film festivals before it is released for general distribution, Evered said.
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