Theatre East is committed to discovering new vivid theatrical works and celebrating all forms of theatre. The Neighborhood Reading Series helps us do just that while fostering relationships with playwrights and their work.
The Neighborhood Reading Series also allows us to expand our horizons even further because it is outside the confines of a full production. In addition, it provides a platform for discussion and community by celebrating plays you may have heard of, along with some that might be a bit more obscure or even brand new.
Since the readings are free and open to the public, it also aids us in our dedication to the ideal that theatre is not a luxury but should be accessible to everyone, no matter one's economic or social status.
Reading of Pretty Chin Up at
October 17, 2011
Upstairs Bar, O'Lunney's Pub
by Conor McPherson
featuring: Nick Cianfrogna, Joy Farmer-Clary, Todd Faulkner, Richard Mawe, Jeremy Stuart
In a bar in rural Ireland, the local men swap spooky stories in an attempt to impress a young woman from Dublin who recently moved into a nearby "haunted" house. However, the tables are soon turned when she spins a yarn of her own.
September 19, 2011
Upstairs Bar, O'Lunney's Pub
by James McLure
featuring: William Franke, Christa Kimlicko Jones, Judson Jones,
Christian Pedersen, Sarah Saunders, Shorey Walker
A uproarious comedic Texas two step, Lone Star and Laundry & Bourbon are two bawdily
rambunctious one acts that center around six people in Maynard, Texas.
William Franke & Judson Jones in Lone Star
Sarah Saunders, Christa Kimlicko Jones & Shorey Walker in Laundry & Bourbon
Self-loathing derails an overweight ad exec as she pursues relationships with a Fresh Direct delivery man and the lingerie model she idolizes.
July 20, 2010
The Stella Adler Studio
by Andrea Ciannavei
directed by Michele Chivu
featuring: Shawtane Bowen, Andrea Ciannavei, Bronwen Coleman, Trevor Long, Sid Williams & Helen Merinooo
The cast of Pretty Chin Up
When a family gathers to clean out their deceased great Aunt's house,
they discover much more than just family secrets.
Richard Mawe, Todd Faulkner &
Nick Cianfrogna in The Weir
Joy Farmer-Clary & Richard Mawe in The Weir
Kelly Kunkel in
A Name for a Ghost to Mutter
Christa Kimlicko Jones, Babs Winn and Valerie Redd in
A Name for a Ghost to Mutter
