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Recently in the New Play Readers Series...
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
An Evening of Short New Plays
by various Bay Area playwrights
Underground by Jody Handley
A coal-mining old-timer and a thirty-something lawyer find common ground.
The Basement by David Schreiber
A youthful cable guy stumbles across a middle-aged, middle-class sorceress
Shrink in the Box by Ross Peter Nelson A fast-paced farce about an unusual venture capital proposal.
Sloth Pit by Valerie Leghorn
Even in Hell, office efficiency is important!
A Covering by Leah Halper
A quiet drama about the clash between a traditional father a rebellious teen.
Staying Clean by Kari Ann Owen
A comedic encounter between a newly sober football player and his cheerleading Higher Power.
One night only! A reception and audience TalkBack follows the reading. Tickets are $5 at the door. Please join us!
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About the New Play Readers Series
City Lights has a strong commitment to developing new, offbeat theater pieces. The New Play Readers Series gives promising new plays by local playwrights a workshop play-reading production, followed by an audience TalkBack session in which audiences can let the artists know what they think of the show. Potential plays are reviewed by our New Play Readers' Committee and are selected on a competitive basis. City Lights secures the actors and director for the piece, and the playwright is closely involved with casting decisions and rehearsals. The public play readings are one-night-only performances that occur on selected nights throughout City Lights' season. Please scroll down for information about play submission procedures.
Previously in the New Play Readers Series...
Tuesday, February 5 at 8:00 pm
Supporting Roles
Written by Jack Richards. Directed by Derek McCaw.
Tuesday, October 2 at 8:00 pm
The Highrise
Written by Lauren D. Yee. Directed by Lance Gardner.
Featuring Travis Garber, George Psarras & Lauren Ivie
In the 2006-2007 New Play Readers Series...
Tuesday, October 3, 2006 at 8:00 pm
THE MIGRATORY PATTERNS OF BOYS
By Kevin Miller. Directed by Larry Barrott.
The human boy is a curious creature, and there are few greater mysteries then its most volatile and confusing stage...early adolescence. Observe the human boy, Mathew, in his natural suburban habitat with his compulsive divorced mother. On the eve of his 13th birthday Matthew is tempted to move in with his father and newly-acquired stepmother. Can Mathew's mother convince him to stay, or is she fighting a futile battle against The Migratory Patterns of Boys?
Tuesday, December 5, 2006 at 8:00 pm
CAMPAIGN STRATEGY
By Lynn Snyder. Directed by Gabriel A. Ross.
Political and romantic fireworks converge during a three-way race for a Congressional seat, as media directors in opposing campaigns walk a tightrope between crises in their romantic relationships and their political campaigns.
Tuesday, February 6, 2007 at 8:00 pm
THE MOON SEES ME
By Jody Handley. Directed by Rachel Bakker.
Cleo, a 37-year-old professional who craves motherhood, walks into a fertility clinic and shakes up the sheltered world of Mary — a young receptionist at the clinic and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. As their friendship develops, they both must face their sexuality, spirituality, and romantic relationships.
Tuesday, April 3, 2007 at 8:00 pm
AN EVENING OF SHORT NEW PLAYS
By Bay Area Playrights.
This whirlwind introduction to the Bay Area's most promising emerging playwrights featured Molly Shines the Floor
by Lisa Kang; The Unseen Scene by Bryan Martin; Plenty by Leah Halper; Don't Look by Lynn Snyder; and What It Is: A Postmodern Summit by Kit Wilder
Tuesday, June 5, 2007 at 8:00 pm
PERPETUAL MOTION
By Jack Richards. Directed by Jeff Clarke.
A black man and a white boy join forces to escape from abuse and persecution on the streets of Chicago. Based on a true story, PERPETUAL MOTION was originally written for the stage, then adapted for the screen, and has now been re-adapted for the stage.
Tuesday, August 7, 2007 at 8:00 pm
THE OFFSITE
By David Schreiber. Directed by Robert Kellerman.
Four employees are sent to an offsite teambuilding retreat, but then discover the disturbing purpose behind it. Soon the employees realize that they must embark on a risky plan in irder to save their jobs.
Become a part of the New Play Reader's Series!
Please note that only plays written by residents of California's Greater Bay Area are eligible for consideration in the New Play Readers Series. There is no residency restriction for new plays submitted for consideration in City Lights' regular season.
If you are interested in submitting a previously unproduced play to be considered for the New Play Readers Series, or if you have a new or developed script to submit for the regular season, please email the following materials to cltcnewplays@sbcglobal.net.
1 - New Play Application Form
2 - Electronic copy of your script
3 - Electronic copy of resume or other pertinent information We highly recommend electronic submissions, but if you are unable to send us materials via email, please send above materials, with the script printed double-sided to save paper, to the address below. Please note that script submissions that do not include a completed application form or are not printed double-sided will be discarded. Mail the application package to: City Lights Theater Company
Attn: New Plays
529 South Second Street
San Jose , CA 95112
Thank you and good luck!
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