Theater J: Tea @ 2 - New Play Development
Theater J continues its successful series of informal play readings. Held on Fridays at 2:00 pm, professional actors read the best of new work emerging from our new play development program. Readings are only $5 and FREE for Incubator Series Pass Holders. Upcoming Readings: Friday, April 4 at 2:00 pmThe Rise and Fall of Annie HallBy Sam FormanDirected by Shirley Serotsky Featuring Tara Giordano, Meghan Grady, Scott Kerns, Josh Lefkowitz and Adam Segaller Henry is a struggling playwright with a great idea. He knows that a musical version of Annie Hall will be his ticket to fame and fortune. A good idea only goes so far and now Henry has to convince his slacker writing partner, his girlfriend, a tortured genius composer and the daughter of Woody Allen’s producer to get behind him. As he gets closer to his artistic dreams he finds his life falling apart. What did you think of the reading? Tell Ari Roth! Email him at tellari@theaterj.org Past Readings: Friday October 26, 2007: Apostasy by Gino DiIorioDirected by Peg Denithorn (String Fever, Talley's Folley) Monday, November 19 and Tuesday, November 20: NOORA staged reading of a new play by Akbar AhmedDirected by Shirley SerotskyProduced by Ari Roth at the Katzen Arts CenterRead the Press Release Friday December 14, 2007 at 2:00 pm: FORGIVENESSby David SchulnerDirected by Daniella Topol Friday, January 25 at 2:00 pm: THE ACCIDENTBy Hillel MittlepunktDirected by Hannah Hessel Friday, February 22LeavingBy Vaclav HavelDirected by Jeremy SkidmoreFeaturing Michael Tolaydo, Valerie Leonard, Barbara Rappaport, Jaclyn DiLauro,Lindsay Haynes, Julie-Ann Elliott, Meghan Grady,Eric Messner, Jeff Allin, Alexander Strain, Michael Kramer, Craig Klein, Nigel Reed, John Dow, Todd Scoffield and Scot McKenzie This satirical, Chekhovian flavored play with an overlay of KING LEAR, follows a former government Chancellor as he retires from office and his dispossessed of his stately home. Everyone wants a piece of what he’s losing. And the Chancellor wonders what he’s left with. It’s the most autobiographical play that the renowned playwright and former dissident, former President of Czechoslovakia (1989-1992) and first President of the Czech Republic (1993-2003) has ever written! Friday, March 21Honey Brown Eyesby Stefanie Zadravecdirected by Jessica Lefkow Script Submission Policy Due to the overwhelming number of scripts sent to Theater J every year and our small staff we are no longer in a position to accept unsolicited manuscripts. All unsolicited manuscripts sent with SASE will be returned unread. We are still accepting submissions from Agents. Please direct those submissions to: Ari Roth or Shirley Serotsky Theater J1529 Sixteenth Street NWWashington, DC 20036 Return to Theater J Home Page
Theater J continues its successful series of informal play readings. Held on Fridays at 2:00 pm, professional actors read the best of new work emerging from our new play development program. Readings are only $5 and FREE for Incubator Series Pass Holders.
Friday, April 4 at 2:00 pmThe Rise and Fall of Annie HallBy Sam FormanDirected by Shirley Serotsky
Featuring Tara Giordano, Meghan Grady, Scott Kerns, Josh Lefkowitz and Adam Segaller
Henry is a struggling playwright with a great idea. He knows that a musical version of Annie Hall will be his ticket to fame and fortune. A good idea only goes so far and now Henry has to convince his slacker writing partner, his girlfriend, a tortured genius composer and the daughter of Woody Allen’s producer to get behind him. As he gets closer to his artistic dreams he finds his life falling apart.
What did you think of the reading? Tell Ari Roth! Email him at tellari@theaterj.org
Friday, February 22LeavingBy Vaclav HavelDirected by Jeremy SkidmoreFeaturing Michael Tolaydo, Valerie Leonard, Barbara Rappaport, Jaclyn DiLauro,Lindsay Haynes, Julie-Ann Elliott, Meghan Grady,Eric Messner, Jeff Allin, Alexander Strain, Michael Kramer, Craig Klein, Nigel Reed, John Dow, Todd Scoffield and Scot McKenzie
This satirical, Chekhovian flavored play with an overlay of KING LEAR, follows a former government Chancellor as he retires from office and his dispossessed of his stately home. Everyone wants a piece of what he’s losing. And the Chancellor wonders what he’s left with. It’s the most autobiographical play that the renowned playwright and former dissident, former President of Czechoslovakia (1989-1992) and first President of the Czech Republic (1993-2003) has ever written!
Friday, March 21Honey Brown Eyesby Stefanie Zadravecdirected by Jessica Lefkow
Due to the overwhelming number of scripts sent to Theater J every year and our small staff we are no longer in a position to accept unsolicited manuscripts. All unsolicited manuscripts sent with SASE will be returned unread.
We are still accepting submissions from Agents. Please direct those submissions to:
Ari Roth or Shirley Serotsky Theater J1529 Sixteenth Street NWWashington, DC 20036
Return to Theater J Home Page
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