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Greg Lam
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All readings at 2 PM Eastern Time
2 June Day of Shorts
Kathleen Cahill “H-O-R-S-E”*
BILL and MARY celebrate their 24th wedding anniversary on a basketball court in an elementary school playground by playing a game called “H-O-R-S-E where there are no winners, only non-losers.
Maripat Allen “Five Miles Long, Two Hundred Feet High”*+
When a highly anxious woman hires a driver to take her across the Mackinaw Bridge, both learn to face their fears and cross another bridge as well.
Glenn Alterman “Unheard”*+
When Sam visits his ailing father in the hospital, surprising things reveal the truth about his family.
23 June Michael Wells-Oakes “Danny Ryan’s Wake”*
Blinded by a blizzard of grief, the Ryan family look to Danny, first grandson and 15 year-old physicist, to bring them safely back home.
28 July Stephen Kaplan “Un Hombre”*+
A modern-day golem story.
11 August Amy Tofte “Lived Experience”*
Can an android feel love? Can anyone?
25 August Alex Dremann “The Cure”*+
A quest about love, loss, and the truths we hide in our beating hearts.
8 September Day of Shorts
Anne Hamilton “Villa Pompei”*
Poolside. A summer resort in the Catskills. Two strangers become friends.
John Mabey “Buried Treasures”*+
Two siblings are swept away by the currents of their relationship, and the promise of buried treasures is either a buoy or an anchor.
Jack Rushton “The Wheelhouse”*+
In The Wheelhouse, it’s men versus the machine as two employees face the consequences of their actions.
Helen Cheng Mao “Happy Anniversary, Sweetie!”*
As Jennifer and Jonathan celebrate the 25th anniversary of their wedding day, they unspool the tale of their marriage to a semi-interested bartender, who learns new meanings of and ways to celebrate love and the word “anniversary.”
29 September Two Plays
Melanie Greenhouse “Characters Run Amok”*
What happens when characters dictate the dialogue, and the playwright is at their mercy?
Donald Loftus “The Springvale Armadillo”*+
An institutionalized woman’s secrets are unlocked in “The Springvale Armadillo”
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*Indicates playwright(s) will be present at the reading, either in person or on Zoom
+Indicates the play is available to read on the New Play Exchange