Alliance Playwriting Competition Finalists Presented in Staged Readings

New works by the four finalists and winner of the Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition will be presented November 2nd through 4th, 2011. Hosted by Lark Play Development Center, this free event invites audiences to enjoy a collection of staged readings and celebrate the rich diversity of the contemporary American experience. This year's readings are made possible through the generous support of The Coca-Cola Company.

The four finalists' plays include: We Fight We Die by Tim Guillot, directed by Kamilah Forbes on
November 2 at 3:00pm; Whales by Bob Bartlett, directed by Roger Danforth on November 2, 6:00pm; Lost Cause by Alexander Maggio, directed by Davis McCallum on November 3, 3:00pm; Shoe Story by Ben Snyder, directed by Leah Gardiner on November 3, 6:00pm. A post reading discussion will follow each work.

The event will conclude with a reading of the Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting
Competition winner Meg Miroshnik's work, The Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls (or ???????), directed by Eric Rosen on November 4, 12:30pm. Following the reading, a discussion will be led by playwright David Henry Hwang. The Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls will receive its world premiere on the ALLIANCE THEATRE's Hertz Stage on February 3, 2012.

To make a reservation online go to www.larktheatre.org and click on the event calendar, or by phone, 212.246.2676 ext. 224. All readings will take place at the Lark Play Development Center, 311 West 43rd Street, 5th floor New York, NY 10036. (Btw 8th & 9th Avenues)