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Three couples and a guest meet for a weekend respite from the city at a well appointed home. Discussions lead to revelations and unanticipated events change lives forever.
The reading will feature Dan Walworth (South Salem), Lev Harvey, Marisa Lowe (Beacon), Marilyn Collazo, Duane Rutter, Quinn Warren, Anthony Barresi Jr. (Peekskill), and special guest Elizabeth Narciso with stage directions read by Gail Greenstein (Katonah).
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| Kate Benson |
Playwright Samuel Harps (Nyack), artistic director of Shades Repertory Theater and one of the creators of the Safe House series, will lead the talk-back following the reading.
The reading will take place at St. John's Episcopal Church, 8 Sunnyside Ave, Pleasantville, NY. Suggested donations are $15 adults; $10 students.
ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT
Kate Benson is a writer and performer who lives in Brooklyn, NY. Writing includes [Porto] (Bushwick Starr), and A Beautiful Day in November on the Banks of the Greatest of the Great Lakes (New Georges with Women’s Project, OBIE-winner). She has an MFA in playwriting from Brooklyn College. She is a recipient of the Creative Spirit Award(2023). Performances include: Ulysses (ERS), Seagull (ERS); [Porto] (Bushwick Starr), Variations on the Main (Jack), I’ll Never Love Again (Bushwick Starr), Tiger, Tiger (on the Nature of Violence) (Dixon Place), Fondly, Collette Richland (ERS), Running Away from the One with the Knife (the Chocolate Factory), Nomads (the Incubator), and Good Person of Szechwan (the Public & LaMama).
ABOUT THE SAFEHOUSE PLAYWRIGHTS SERIES
The SAFEHOUSE program was created and developed by Axial Artistic Director Cady McClain, playwright and Artistic Director of Shades Repertory Theater Samuel Harps, Axial Associate Artistic Director/director Nate Flower, and playwright Evelyn Mertens.
ABOUT AXIAL THEATRE
Axial Theater is an ensemble-based not-for-profit theater company currently in its 24th season. We are dedicated to supporting the professional development of playwrights and actors through presenting staged workshops, development readings, and full productions.