Colt Coeur Sets 2nd Annual @ParityPlaysFest Lineup

For the past two years The Kilroys solicited nominations from over 300 theatre professionals, (primarily artistic directors and literary managers), for their favorite new plays by female-identified playwrights. In June they published The List -- the top 53 of these plays. In the same spirit of promoting opportunities for female and trans artists, Colt Coeur will produce four public readings of new plays by female-identified playwrights to coincide with the run of How to Live on Earth, by MJ Kaufman, who's play Sagitarrius Ponderosa was selected for The List this year.

Colt Coeur Artistic Director Adrienne Campbell-Holt and Festival Producer Ellie Sachs announce the line-up for the company's 2nd Annual @ParityPlaysFest celebrating the work of female & trans playwrights & directors. The 4-reading festival will occur September 22nd and 29th, during the run of Colt Coeur's 6th world premiere production, How to Live on Earth, by MJ Kaufman, at HERE in SoHo. HERE is located at 145 6th Avenue, NY, NY, though the entrance is on Dominick, 1 block south of Spring Street.

All readings are free and open to the public however reservations are encouraged. Visit http://www.coltcoeur.org/play-hotel/ to reserve your seat.

The schedule is as follows:

Tuesday, September 22nd:
1pm
I Gained Five Pounds
by Chiara Atik
directed by Claudia Weill

4pm
Harbur Gate
by Kathleen Cahill
directed by Tamilla Woodard

Tuesday, September 29th:

4pm
This Flat Earth
by Lindsey Ferrentino
directed by Patricia McGregor

7pm
1910 Stardust St.
by Sarah deLappe
directed by Adrienne Campbell-Holt

Other programming for Colt Coeur this season will include the world premiere of Cal in Camo, in a co-production with Rattlestick Playwrights Theater in May 2016, the company's ongoing Play Hotel series featuring free public presentations of 2 additional new plays, continued development of its first-ever commission by playwright Amelia Roper, and its 6th Annual Education Initiative for Brooklyn public school students ages 11 to 15.

As in past years the company has continued its tradition of crowd-sourced fundraising through Kickstarter. This year's video features Colt Coeur fans including Taye Diggs, Tim Daly, Julia Jones and Adam Greenfield and can be accessed here.