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2023 Read and Rant

April 17, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm MDT

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Read and Rant

Athena Project’s Read & Rant program seeks to combine the sharing of theatrical work with the wider public and the new play development aspects of our former Plays In Progress Series while also fostering collaboration between playwrights and dramaturgs. Think book club for plays! Learn what makes a good script, discuss how it affects us, and explore the ways it links to the larger world. This monthly free offering to the community aims to raise awareness of the under-representation of women’s stories on stage.

Each month, we read two new and unproduced scripts selected from a nationwide call for submissions and typically meet every third Monday online via Zoom to discuss the works. Join us to converse with invited playwrights who bring an in-depth knowledge of the works and theatrical writing at large. Guided by a dramaturg, we also invite you to share your constructive comments, thoughts, and affirmations in order to aid in the development process of the pieces.

This month we will be featuring two playwrights selected from our Read & Rant lottery: Pamela Morgan and Laura Neill.

Pamela Morgan’s Glory to the Father:
What if you were given the chance to stage a scene from your life? To write and revise it before it ever happens? This is the opportunity that Rachel is offered in Glory to the Father, a meta-psychodrama about childhood trauma, overbearing religion and complicated family relationships. But as the scene unfolds, again and again, Rachel finds her characters refusing to do as they’re told and forcing her to process a history that she was never prepared for.

Laura Neill’s Lost and Found:
Annie lost her keys. Lex lost their sweatshirt. Winnie’s looking for her husband’s watch, Rob’s looking for someone to tell him he’s cool, and Nina’s just trying to keep herself from drinking. When these five “losers” band together to seek their missing possessions, they instead find each other. But each of them has lost something a lot worse than a set of keys. When the group’s secrets threaten to tear them apart, they can’t avoid sharing–and maybe beginning to heal from–their traumas.

After you register for a session, you will receive information on how to access our featured scripts. We want everyone to participate who would like to learn more about these talented playwrights and their plays.

Details

Date:
April 17, 2023
Time:
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm MDT
Series:
Event Category:
Website:
https://athenaprojectarts.org/read-and-rant/

Venue

Zoom
CO United States

Organizer

Athena Project
Email
info@athenaprojectarts.org
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