Women's Work May Mini Festival
Join us for readings from scripts developed by members of our Women’s Work Full-Length Lab.
Our May Mini Festival is back live and in-person for the first time in two years! The Women’s Work Full-Length Lab provides the opportunity for writers to develop new plays, or a script already in progress. The Festival provides the opportunity to bring this work before the public in various stages and for the writers to benefit from audience feedback. This year’s scripts are from LAB playwrights Zakeia Tyson-Cross and Catherine Weingarten (FIRST LOOK), Joan Castagnone (UP & COMING) and Michele Miller and Jennie Contuzzi (READY FOR PRIMETIME).
Seating will be extremely limited & all attendees must provide proof of vaccination.
NOTE: Due to the rise of covid-19 cases, we will not be holding receptions. The roundtable/panel will now also be fully virtual.
Schedule
Sunday, May 15, 2022
FIRST LOOK: I Can't Remember by Zakeia Tyson-Cross, directed by Dani Ortiz @ 2:45 pm
When Jerome Davis’ sister, Renee reveals to him a long- held secret, it opens the door to many things that have been hidden within the family. As tensions rise, the Davis family struggles to reconcile competing memories and alternate versions of the "truth", which father Ed may or may not remember due to his dementia.
UP AND COMING: I Want A Unicorn Frappe by Catherine Weingarten, directed by Karin Crighton @ 5:45 pm
Jenny’s getting married to her dream guy! Or is he? A handsome prince and his majestic unicorn begin frequenting Jenny’s favorite Starbucks shop , leading her to question everything. Or has she just had one too many Unicorn Frappes?
monday, May 16, 2022
READY FOR PRIME TIME: A Final Toast by Michele Miller, directed by Kathy Curtiss @ 7:00 pm
Miller explores the influence of our past—personal, familial, and our heritage—on our identity, through a pair of mother-daughter relationships. A play about the fragility of memory and coming to terms with the past
Tuesday, may 17, 2o22
UP AND COMING: Leda's Children by Joan Castagnone, directed by Melody Brooks @ 6:00 pm
Inspired by Aeschylus' Agamemnon, LEDA'S CHILDREN takes place in 1978 after the violent upheavals of the 1960s. Radical revolutionaries are now working within the system, but the death of a daughter for political gain still requires a reckoning. After 10 years on the run, the leader of the movement returns, ready to resume his rightful place in the hierarchy. His wife has other plans.
BECOMING AGENTS FOR CHANGE: A Roundtable/Panel Discussion @ 7:30pm (VIRTUAL)
Hosted by NPTC Interns & Program Assistants, featuring panelists Christine Bruno, Lupe Gehrenbeck, Mary Hodges, Alexis Roblan
NPTC is home to a remarkable group of young women this Spring, and as they get ready to venture forth on their theatre careers, they have some questions. In this age of political and cultural upheaval, they are not interested in the status quo but wish to take an active role in shaping the future of their industry. And they have invited a few women who have gone before to join them in a conversation about how to make that a reality.
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
READY FOR PRIME TIME: TRIBE by Jennie Contuzzi , directed by Melody Brooks @ 7:00 pm
Inspired by the YA novel genre, playwright Jennie Contuzzi imagines a world divided, not by race or class, but by a person's time of birth! In this society, the Brights rule and the Nightborns submit. The Tribes, organized gangs of young Brights, are meant to keep the peace and enforce the rules. But change is coming, and key players on both sides will be caught in a deadly conflict that will redefine the status quo.