| Date: | September 30, 2016 |
| Time: | 9:00 - 9:30 PM |
| Venue: | Lyric Theatre |
| Description: |
Lyric Theatre presents a Talk with Screenwriter of the Film "Equity" Amy Fox on Friday, September 30, 2016. Amy Fox, screenwriter of the film "Equity", will discuss her experience as a professional screenwriter. The talk will begin at 9 pm, immediately following the 7 pm showing. With two feature films and over a dozen theatre productions to her credit, Amy Fox's crisp, quirky writing continues to attract the attention of audiences and critics. Time Out New York has called her “a ferocious talent” and The New York Times has praised her “warmth of understanding.” Her most recent script, Equity, commissioned and produced by Broad Street Pictures, premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. Equity stars Anna Gunn, James Purefoy, Sarah Megan Thomas and Alysia Reiner and is directed by Meera Menon. The film follows a top female investment banker who leads a controversial tech IPO, amidst the pressures of the post-financial crisis, Wall Street world. Amy's previous feature, the Merchant Ivory Film, Heights, also premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2005, starring Glenn Close, James Marsden, Jesse Bradford and Elizabeth Banks. For more information on the film Equity, visit: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3958780. For more information on Amy Fox, visit: http://www.amyfox.net/. Admission to the talk is free. Regular admission prices apply to the film. The start time for the second screening on Friday has been pushed back to 9:30 pm to accommodate the talk. For more information, visit: http://www.thelyric.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/lyric.blacksburg or call 540-951-4771. |