AstonRep Theatre Company Presents 8th Annual WRITER'S SERIES

AstonRep Theatre Company is pleased to present its 8th annual WRITER'S SERIES, a daylong festival of staged readings of developmental works by local and regional writers. This year's series showcases three productions on Saturday, November 12, 2016 from 12 pm - 5 pm at The Edge Theatre, 5451 N. Broadway in Chicago. Patrons are invited to attend individual readings - or stay for the entire event. Reservations ($5 suggested donation) can be made at www.astonrep.com or by calling (773) 828-9129.

The 2016 WRITER'S SERIES Line-Up includes:

12:00 pm

WHEN HEROD CAME TO GEORGIA

By James McLindon, Directed by Aja Wiltshire

When Evaline's baby daughter is taken hostage by her Master to ensure Evaline does not reveal the family's hidden gold to Sherman's Army, Evaline's mistress, Rebekah, assures her that the child will be returned safely once the danger has passed. Meanwhile, Evaline is harboring Cobb, a poor rebel deserter and Brock, a wealthy, escaped Union officer. But unknown to Evaline, Cobb knows of the treasure and has come to find it to save his starving family, with or without Brock's help.

1:45 pm

BEYOND THE GLASS

By Francis DiClemente, Directed by AaRon Mays

Ray feels trapped inside the urban coffee shop, but he cannot leave, since there is no door. He plots to escape, but his plans are thwarted by the restrictions of the space and the realization that he is a figure locked in a painting.

3:30 pm

POSTSCRIPT (OR THE LAST WORDS)

By Leland Frankel, Directed by Tim Larson

Three years ago, the world ended. In the woods of upstate New York, the last survivors of a creative writing retreat are still carving out a meager existence among the trees and wild animals. Their self-proclaimed mission is a futile one: to copy down, from memory, every important piece of literature ever written. But then a girl wanders into camp, without shoes and (seemingly) without a past. She has an enigmatic gift: The ability to recall, with perfect clarity, every single word that she has ever read. But what seems like a blessing soon devolves into a nightmare as lust, violence and madness threaten to overtake the final dregs of civilization in this dark comedy of post-apocalyptic proportions.

About the Playwrights:

James McLindon's plays have been developed and/or produced at theaters such as the Abingdon, hotINK Festival, Irish Repertory, Lark Play Development Center, Samuel French Ten-Minute Play Festival, PlayPenn, Victory Gardens, Lyric Stage, Boston Playwrights Theatre, Great Plains Theatre Conference, Seven Devils Playwrights Conference and Telluride Playwrights Festival. His plays have been published by Dramatic Publishing, Smith and Krause, Original Works Publishing (Dusk) and Level 4 Press.

Francis DiClemente lives in Syracuse, New York, where he works as a video producer. He writes in his spare time and is the author of three poetry collections. His blog can be found at francisdiclemente.wordpress.com.

Leland Frankel is an LA-based playwright currently living in Boston, Massachusetts. He is a graduate of both UCLA's School of Theatre, Film and Television and The American Repertory Theatre (A.R.T.) Institute at Harvard University. His work has most recently been produced with The Fountain Theatre, Savage Players Theatre Company, the Festival for New American Musicals, and more. As a screenwriter, he is represented by Jordan Bayer of Original Artists Agency.

About AstonRep Theatre Company:

AstonRep Theatre Company was formed in the summer of 2008. Since then, the company has produced 17 full-length productions and six annual Writers' Series. AstonRep Theatre Company is an ensemble of artists creating theatre to move and engage our audiences and spark discussion through new works and re-imagined classics in an intimate setting.

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