The Playhouse Black Box New Play Reading Series Announces Line-Up

The Playhouse Black Box Series presents two new staged play readings this summer, free and open to the community!

1000 MILES by Vanessa Garcia

July 31st & August 1st at 8pm

Stonzek Studio Theatre 713 Lake Ave, Lake Worth FL. 33460

General Admission - Free

A young woman, Solis, makes it to The City from 1000 Miles Across the Sea, in search of opportunity and family. She is about to be sent back home by The City's newly set immigration/refugee laws, when she finds work at a clock shop. The clock shop's owner, Peter, is the hipster son of immigrants (older wave of immigrants). He is both cautious and compassionate toward Solis, who he takes in and helps. But, Peter and his brother, Mark, hold secrets about their past, their parents, and The City's history that could very well affect the lives of everyone around them, including Solis, and the very fabric of their "homeland." At its center -- this play is about immigration, surveillance, and power -- who has it, who doesn't.

About the Playwright:

Vanessa Garcia is a multidisciplinary artist working as a novelist, playwright, and journalist. Her debut novel, White Light, was published in 2015, to critical acclaim. Named one of the Best Books of 2015 by NPR, Al Dia, Flavorwire, and numerous other publications and institutions, it also won an International Latino Book Award. Her plays have been produced in Edinburgh, Miami, Los Angeles, New York, and other cities around the world. These include The Cuban Spring (a full-length Carbonell Award nominee for Best New Play, 2015) and The Crocodile's Bite (a short included in numerous anthologies such as Smith & Kraus' Best Ten Minute Plays of 2016; the City Theatre Anthology 2015; and the Writer's Digest Annual Award Anthology, 2015). As a journalist, feature writer, and essayist, her pieces have appeared in The LA Times, The Miami Herald, The Guardian, The Washington Post, and The Southern Humanities Review, among numerous other publications. She's also a Huffington Post blogger. She holds a PhD from the University of California Irvine in English (with a focus in Creative Nonfiction), an MFA from the University of Miami (in fiction), and a BA from Barnard College, Columbia University (English and Art History).

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LACTOSE by Bob Lind

August 21st & 22nd

General Admission - Free, Reservation Required

Stonzek Studio Theatre 713 Lake Ave, Lake Worth FL. 33460

Documentary journalist Allyson Lamont, known for asking her subjects probing personal questions, finds the tables turning when she takes on libertine poet David Bridge. Her interviews with him force her to go to places inside herself she would rather avoid. Before it's over, she will confront her deepest-held beliefs about sex, love and honesty -- and whether they have anything whatsoever to do with one another.

About the Playwright

Singer/songwriter, poet, novelist and playwright Bob Lind helped shape and define the 1960s Folk Rock movement. His lyrics have been taught in colleges and universities throughout the U.S. and Canada, and translated into nine languages. His songs, including the Top-5 hit "Elusive Butterfly," have been covered by more than 200 major artists including Aretha Franklin, Glen Campbell, Eric Clapton, Cher, The Four Tops, Petula Clark, Richie Havens, Marianne Faithfull, Kingston Trio, Dolly Parton, Johnny Mathis, Florence Henderson and Nancy Sinatra. His short stories have been published in respected literary publications. His poetry has appeared in Poet's Haven. His poem, "Watching My Girlfriend and her Coworkers Bowling for Charity," was published in THE IODINE POETRY JOURNAL (15th Anniversary Edition). His film script REFUGE won The 1991 Florida Screenwriters Competition. His play "The Sculptors" won the Southern California Motion Picture Council's Bronze Halo Award. His short play "A Good Night" was a finalist in the 2010 National 10-Minute Play Contest. He wrote the critically acclaimed novel EAST OF THE HOLYLAND. In July, 2014, his play LACTOSE was presented as a staged reading at Miami's GableStage Theatre. In 2013, Bob joined Dan Fogelberg, John Denver and other music legends, being inducted into THE COLORADO MUSIC HALL OF FAME along with Judy Collins.

ABOUT THE PLAYHOUSE BLACK BOX SERIES

The Playhouse Black Box Series offers a unique selection of plays featuring the works of nationally and internationally established playwrights whose subjects or themes are both thought provoking and relevant to today's world. All works selected and presented in the series make perfect use of the Playhouse's 70 seat Stonzek Studio Theater, an intimate setting which provides the audience with a personal and visceral theatre going experience. The focus of the series is on the story, writing and acting of a chosen work with very basic technical arrangements.

ABOUT LAKE WORTH PLAYHOUSE

Lake Worth Playhouse is a non-profit community theatre with a diverse array of offerings, including award-winning dramas, comedies, musicals, area premieres, Broadway favorites, children's shows, ballets and operas on film, live concerts, improv comedy and alternative programming. In addition to its main stage theatrical fare, the Playhouse presents year-round independent and foreign films in the Stonzek Theatre, an intimate black-box style theatre equipped with a large viewing screen and high-definition projection. The Playhouse is proud to offer a variety of educational programs for adults and children, as well as community outreach initiatives that bring cultural programs into the neighborhoods of underserved youth and also make theatre available free of charge for disadvantaged citizens in the community.

The Lake Worth Playhouse Black Box Theatre is located at 713 Lake Ave in Downtown Lake Worth. Valet Parking is available for $5. Street and lot parking are also available.