Primary Stages Presents Dorothy Strelsin Reading Series

Primary Stages will present the Dorothy Strelsin New American Writers Group and Fresk Ink Reading Series.

"A non-profit theatre company that not only finds new playwrights, develops their plays page by page, and then produces the work at a beautiful new 199 seat off-Broadway theatre on Manhattan's Upper East Side?  That is exactly what Primary Stages takes on with The Dorothy Strelsin New American Writers Group and Fresh Ink Reading Series," state press materials. 

"Now in its 11th year, The Dorothy Strelsin New American Writers Group and Fresh Ink Reading Series brings together six to eight emerging and culturally diverse playwrights each season, who meet weekly to share newly created work and receive constructive feedback on the development of their work.  Since its inception, over 45 full-length plays have been written in the Group many of which have been produced by prominent local and national theaters including The Long Wharf, Blue Light, South Coast Repertory, The New Group, New York Stage and Film, Cherry Lane Theater, and of course, Primary Stages."
 
This year, beginning April 17, Primary Stages is proud to present readings of the following plays developed in The Dorothy Strelsin New American Writers Group:

Tuesday, April 17 at 3pm
59E59 Theaters
The Wild Inside by Cusi Cram (Fuente, All the Bad Things)
"What happens when a celebrity cruise gets stranded on an outer island of the Galapagos? Things get wild, very wild. Inside and out."

Thursday, April 19 at 3pm
59E59 Theaters
The Rant by Andrew Case (Pacific, The Electric Century)
"A boy is dead at the hands of the police. The investigator assigned to the case must wade through prejudice, deceit, and a volley of anonymous threats to find out where culpability really lies. The truth itself is a kind of bias."
 
Friday, April 20 at 3pm
59E59 Theaters
Saving the Lives of Strangers by Alex Beech (Breaking Walls, Designer X, Your Face)
"Set at a Catholic University in New Orleans in the summer of 1987, A group of five students, party animals and overachievers, sign up for Sex and Sexism with Sheila Silverman, who is battling a brain tumor while trying to leave the world a little smarter. This play is about what would happen if Lord of the Flies had been set in New Orleans at a time when Jim Bakker, Gary Hart, and AIDS were the news. Some affectionately call it the Reagan Era."
 
Wednesday, April 25 at 3pm
59E59 Theaters
Will in Space by Rogelio Martinez (Learning Curve, Displaced)
"Will, 8½ years old, has been having trouble falling asleep ever since Pluto was kicked out of his solar system.  Then a stranger comes into his life and nothing is the same."
 
Thursday, April 26 at 3pm
59E59 Theaters
The Common Swallow by David Caudle  (Likeness, The Sunken Living Room)
A baker's dozen of Americans grapple with unraveling ties to home, humanity, and environment, while an idyllic community of swallows thrives unnoticed beneath the bridge in the heart of their mid-western river town.
 
Friday, April 27 at 3pm
59E59 Theaters
Mysterical by Julia Jordan (St. Scarlet, Tatjana in Color, Dark Yellow)
"A killer is on the loose, a girl has got a crush and some boys should really stop doing drugs and start concentrating on their biking."

There is no fee to attend these readings.  Call Michelle Bossy at  212-840-9705 or e-mail rsvp@primarystages.com for reservations.