Readings

  • The Word

    As part of our mission to foster the development of new plays, The Road hosts readings on Mondays at 7:30pm that are open to the public and tickets are pay what you can. Readings are followed by a talkback with the playwright (if available). Check back often for new additions to the lineup and make sure to follow us for updates and reminders.

    • June 16th, 7.30pm

      22+ Weddings of Hugo

      Written by Gustavo Ott
      Directed by April Webster

      FEATURING Christian Barillas, Yvette González-Nacer, Adriana Sevan, Jonathan Nichols-Navarro

      Hugo Wagner is a solitary man. A postal clerk who discovers he has a superpower. Based on a true story, this quirky, funny and moving tale shows how much one person is willing to risk with a simple gesture that begins with, “I do.”

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  • UNDER CONSTRUCTION

    Our 5th year of our Under Construction writing program is on its way to completion! Come enjoy a night of readings by these up and coming playwrights.
    • May 27th 7:30

      POW POW POW KABOOM! Or, How Do We Get People To Care

      WRITTEN BY DOM MARTELLO
      DIRECTED BY JACOB DAVID SMITH

      FEATURING:  CHRISTIAN PRENTICE, AARON LYONS, DANA SCHWARTZ, SEAN MCCALLON, BEX TAYLOR-KLAUS, ELIZABETH FENNING, VERONICA CAREY MATTHEWS AND CHELSEA GONZALEZ

      POW POW POW KABOOM! Or, How Do We Get People To Care follows a focus group reviewing reality TV pilots that struggle to see eye to eye, being followed by a presidential candidate as she gets frustrated with her chief of staff because he isn’t collecting data fast enough, being followed by a group of mysterious entities who get to decide the fate of life as we know it. This political satire is a case study cracking open the absurdity of the mass consumption of (and indifference to) violence, catastrophe, and loss of human life.

    • June 2nd 7.30

      One Drop Muddies the Pot and Never Quenches the Thirst

      WRITTEN BY  KAYLIN JONES
      DIRECTED BY JAQUITA TA’LE

      FEATURING:  GERARD JOSEPH, JUAN POPE, CHERISH MONIQUE DUKE, CHERYL FRANCIS HARRINGTON,SHANE LIBURD, ALEXANDRA METZ, JUNE CHRISTOPHER, STEPHEN SIMON AND LEITH BURKE

      In 1922 Louisiana, the Claibornes, a prominent Creole family, sit atop a social hierarchy where segregation is reimagined. Led by the patriarch, The Blue Vein Social Society is a club exclusive to a great caliber of college educated Black men with skin color no darker than a brown paper bag – the same prerequisite dictating the marriage arrangement of the society president’s docile daughter, Catherine. But when Catherine meets the opposing Pearlie Morrow, a stranger she’s meant to hate, a stranger she has loved and has known many lifetimes before, her reality shifts.

    • June 3rd 7.30

      the principal's committee

      Written by Mantra Radharkrishan
      Directed by Nena Martins
      Featuring: Erika Nadir, Krishna Smitha, Nirvan Patnaik and Rishi Mahesh
      Welcome to the most elite school in India, where your child will become the high-achieving, successful, and obedient brat they were meant to be. We believe in creativity, excellence, and of course, maintaining the status quo. Coming soon: our entirely new and decolonized syllabus, carefully designed by the principal’s committee! Guaranteed to secure admission to the best universities in the UK, USA, or any place they romanticize. Enroll your child now!
    • June 9th 7.30

      America's Next Top Ultimate Supreme Goddess

      WRITTEN BY PAIGE ESTERLY

      DIRECTED BY EMILY CHASE

      FEATURING: ALICIA V. WILSON, JACQUELINE FERGUSON, SAM BIANCHINI,BEBE KATSENAS,  CHANTAL NCHAKO, KRISHNA SMITHA, GLORIA INES AND TANYA LAINE

      America’s Next Top Ultimate Supreme Goddess is a (thinly veiled) parody of a popular reality television modeling show created by a media mogul whose name rhymes with Myra Hanks. In this pilot season, 8 girls compete for the title, as well as the fame, wealth, and power that come with it, undergoing increasingly brutal challenges in their quest to come out on top. An exploration of female friendship, ambition, and exploitation, America’s Next Top Ultimate Supreme Goddess explores what our society asks of our women.

    • June 10th 7.30

      Gross!

      WRITTEN BY EMMA SCHILLAGE
      DIRECTED BY ELANA LUO

      FEATURING:  JUDITH SCARPONE. NAOMI RUBIN, BLU DEL BARRIO

      In a small Louisiana mobile home park, best friends Wren and Lylah play games of chicken, hide in the trees, and share scary stories about Mae, a reclusive widow who only leaves her house to take out the trash. But when a Star crash-lands on their dead end street in search of a lost love, the lives of Wren, Lylah, Mae, and the Star are thrown together unexpectedly. As Mae takes in the Star, Wren and Lylah find their evolving relationship strained, confronting what it means to grow up and navigate new feelings for the first time. Together, they embark on a journey of self-discovery, sparking an exploration of identity, friendship, gender, sexuality, beauty, and the weight of expectations. GROSS! explores the beauty and cruelty of nature and the ways we struggle to be seen and understood.

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