Playwrights Union Reading Festival of New Work June 10 & 11, 2011
The Playwrights Union invites you to our second annual Reading Festival of New Work, plays drafted during our February Writing Challenge. Come hear brand new work by five of our current members and join us for refreshments at Son of Semele Ensemble!
FRIDAY, JUNE 10
7pm
BLOOD REPLACEMENT
by Jennie Webb
A comedy about drama and authenticity that swaps out reality for what we need to believe is real. As three very different women wait for a rugby match to begin, they grapple with their motives and their pasts to find common ground. Directed by Eric Bloom
8:30pm
VERY SIMPLE
by Deron Bos
A comical-tragical play that tells the story of the fall of Jennifer Trapp, managing editor of Very Simple, America’s #1 monthly magazine about creating a simplified domestic life. Directed by Paul Willis
SATURDAY, JUNE 11
5pm
OUROBOROS: A Comedy
by Larry Pontius
The darkly comic story of boy meeting girl, who should never have met. Chet and Stacey think they like each other, their best friends know better. But, come on, it’s hard to find someone . . . Directed by Alexis Chamow
7pm
THE WHITE EAGLE
by Marek Glinski
A teenager named Johnny crashes a tea party, threatens to destroy the reputation of the most beloved surviving statesman of the Polish republic, weathers a vicious assault by a small boy, fails to start a fire, fails to put one out, and tries to get a date with his lifelong crush. Directed by Sarah Gurfield
9pm
A**HOLE
by Lisa Kenner
A solo performance piece that follows one woman’s journey to hell and back in her quest to save her greatest asset. Directed by Jen Bloom
10pm
CLOSING RECEPTION
$5 suggested donation per Reading
Complimentary food & wine between shows!
No reservations necessary
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