"THANKFUL" EDITION

Wishing all NPTC Family members a Happy and Healthy Thanksgiving!

For those who celebrate, we send a wish for a Thanksgiving Day filled with happiness and hope for a future that provides security and a place at the table for all.

We are deeply thankful for the generosity of the artists and individuals who are members of the NPTC Family and whose support--in ways large and small--makes our work possible. We are also grateful for the increased funding from the City and State of New York, who are increasingly aligning their priorties with our mission--which is to serve those who are otherwise excluded from an actual and metaphorical conversation about who we are as a nation, and what we can aspire to be.

Discover The Discovery

Join us on December 5th at 7:00pm for an On Her Shoulders reading!

Complex relationships. Social maneuvering and manipulation. Secrets.

Written by Frances Sheridan in 1763, The Discovery offers biting satirical commentary about love and marriage among the noble class. Sheridan was the mother of Richard Brinsley Sheridan, the famous playwright and politician. His writing was heavily influenced by his mother's work but, as we have "discovered" so often in the On Her Shoulders research, the woman behind the man has received much less attention.

FIND OUT MORE HERE!

The reading is directed by Malini Singh McDonald; Niranjani Reddi is creating the "Play In Context" essay that situates the script and life of Frances Sheridan within its historical time and place. The evening begins with an Introduction by Reddi, then after the reading we'll serve refreshments and invite the audience to join us for a discussion.

ADMISSION IS BY DONATION
which helps support the artists involved in the presentation

Since its creation in 2013, the OHS program of readings has presented 64 plays by 52 writers from circa 955 to 1970 as well as special events on theatre women in the Suffrage and Radical Theatre Movements.

A unique aspect of the Reading Series is the Play In Context component, which includes a dramaturgical essay that analyzes each featured play within its own time and place; a substantial playwright biography; and an introduction to a reading or performance by a dramaturg who brings a personal perspective to the dramatist and her work. All readings include a post-performance talk-back with refreshments.

It's that time of year again...
we can almost smell the cookies baking!

Donate to support Women's Work and receive our famous Holiday Cookies or Raffle Tickets. Prizes include a Season's Pass to Second Stage Theatre, luxury personal care products, hand-crafted jewelry, and as always, wine! More prizes are yet to come!

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For cookies, make your donation by December 8th; raffle donations can be made until December 14th online, or bring cash to the party.

As always, there will be much quaffing and noshing!

December 15, 2024
4:00pm to 8:00pm
FLATS Community Room, 554 West 53rd Street