Tuesday, July 30, 2024

Axial Theater Presents a Special Workshop Reading of Eric Conger's The Park at Manhattan Theater Club Creative Center

Axial Theater Execuive Director Cady McClain is pleased to announce the a special workshop reading of a new play by Eric Conger in New York City, August 1st and 2nd at 6pm at the Manhattan Theater Club Creative Center. i s about a small town being overcome by a "national park". For more details on this show and for more on Axial Theater's upcoming events see below.

August 1st and 2nd, 2024 at 6PM


Join us for a special workshop reading of a new play in development by Eric Conger in New York City.

Synopsis:  "The Park" tells the story of how a small town in Ohio is taken over by the development of a national park, and the repercussions for its citizens.

 

When: Thursday, August 1st at 6PM and Friday, August 2nd at 6PM

SEATS ARE LIMITED

Where: Manhattan Theatre Club Creative Center 311 West 43rd Street, Studio 3, NY, NY 10036 (Btwn 8th and 9th)

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Directed by Axial Artistic Director Cady McClain

Actors participating are: Stephen SchnetzerDeidre LovejoyPat McGuinness*, Mike Smith RiveraRyan TramontCarl HallbergMorgan EverittTess RileyGail Greenstein*Bill TimoneyLynnette R. Freeman, and Dylan Carusona.

Stage directions read by Quinn Warren*.

Free, but your donation to Axial Theatre is highly appreciated.

RSVP only: TheParkRSVP@AxialTheatre.org

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Actors participating courtesy of Actor's Equity Association.

Eric Conger’s plays have been produced at regional theaters including the Walnut St. Theatre in Philadelphia and  the York Theater in NYC, and his one-act works have been presented in Happy Hour at the Ensemble Studio Theater, where he is a member. He has co-written short films with his daughter Sophia Conger, which have been accepted into major festivals, including Holly Shorts, Garden State, and Cincinnati. He is an Ohio native and a graduate of Wesleyan University and the University of Paris. Proud member of AEA, SAG-AFTRA, and Dramatists Guild.

SAFEHOUSE: The Axial Playwright Series

SEPTEMBER 7th, 2024 at 4PM


Join us for a full length reading of a new play in development followed by a guided moderation with Artistic Director Cady McClain and a special guest!

 

Next up: Alice Eve Cohen's "In the Cervix of Other's"

Synopsis:  Jessica is at her gynecological exam in 2018, during the Kavanaugh-Ford hearing, and simultaneously in 1991, during the Clarence Thomas-Anita Hill hearing. Woven into this dark comedy is a mother-daughter tale, a true story of pharmaceutical corruption, and a woman urgently trying to find her voice. With emotional force and pointed wit, the play explores the many ways women are silenced, the misogyny tainting women’s healthcare, and the transcendent power of mother-daughter love. IN THE CERVIX OF OTHERS is a riveting journey, funny, painful, and absurd.

 

Winner, Jane Chambers Playwriting Award; Featured selection of the Women Playwrights International Conference MontrĂ©al; Finalist, Ashland New Plays Festival; Semifinalist, O’Neill National Playwriting Conference.

 

When: Saturday, September 7th 2:30-4:30PM

Where: St John's Episcopal Church, 8 Sunnyside Ave, Pleasantville, NY

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Suggested Donation: $20 adults, $10 students 

The SAFEHOUSE program was created and developed by Axial Artistic Director Cady McClain, Axial Associate Artistic Director/director Nate Flower, playwright and Artistic Director of Shades Repertory Theater Samuel Harps, and playwright Evelyn Mertens.

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