Readings

  • Under Construction 6: SLAMFEST

    1. The UC6 NEW PLAY SLAMFEST are plays still “under construction”. This is the result of the playwrights’ one-year commitment to our workshop. These readings are the next stage in their development and we hope you can join us!
    Reserve and choose your seat online or pay-what-you-like at the door.
    • April 21st 7:30

      Becoming Birdie

      Written by Nate Hollander
      Directed by Mary Lou Belli
      Featuring Stephen Tobolowsky, Krishna Smitha, Rishi Mahesh, and Clay Hollander
      Beloved high school film teacher Herbert Whitlie believes he is turning into a bird. Monica is by his side, managing the minutiae of his failing health, when Theo arrives to help Mr. Whitlie finish his sprawling memoir. Over the course of an afternoon spent in an increasingly claustrophobic bathroom, Monica and Theo are faced with the uncomfortable realization that their mentor may be human after all.
    • May 12th, 7:30

      Appetite

      Written by Katherine Alberta
      Directed by Abigail Deser

      Featuring:  Chelsea Gonzalez, Megan Mendoza, Ryan Ashton, Julian Armaya, Sofia Vassilev, Ryanna Dunn

      An eclectic gaggle of social media influencers congregates in the woods for an elusive and exclusive retreat where they compete for early access to upcoming trends. This year? They’re being asked to market the newest product in health and wellness: human meat. The team’s ridiculous attempts to glamorize cannibalism offer a glimpse into the unsavory world of influencing. When do your career aspirations eclipse your personal values? Who do you become when you commodify your personality and your lived experience? And do we taste better grilled or airfried?

    • May 26th, 7:30pm

      GOTTESFEHLER

      Written by william o’neal ii
      Directed by Frances Rippy
      Featuring:  Bex Taylor-Klas, Kevin McCorkle, Gabie Faulkner, Marcelo Tubert, Juls Hoover, George Kingston
      “A psychological fantasy triptych.

       Brother Robert Hill, a benedictinemonk in 15th century Europe, is banished from the monastery.

      In modern-day America, The First Family establish a pure, royal monarchy. 

      & a small thing is born inside a dark room.

      Gottesfehler translates to ‘God’s mistake,’ in English.”

  • The Word

    As part of our mission to foster the development of new plays, The Road hosts readings on Mondays at 7:30pm. 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.
                                                   Reserve and choose your seat online or pay-what-you-like at the door.

    • April 20th, 7:30pm

      Young Americans

      THIS READING IS FREE OR DONATION ONLY AT THE THEATRE BOX OFFICE.  IF YOU WANT A RESERVED SEAT, THEN GO TO TICKETING!
      Written by Lauren Yee
      Directed by Andy Lowe
      Featuring: Danny Bernardo, Isabella Griggs, Alexandra Tejada
      In Lauren Yee’s heartfelt and engaging dramedy, young immigrant couple Joe and Jenny share a drive across America to their new home, forging a relationship through national sites, motels, and unexpectedly eventful IHOP stops. Twenty years later, Joe takes the same drive with their college-aged daughter, Lucy, but Jenny isn’t there. As twin road trips unfold two decades apart, a picture of a family redefining the American dream gradually comes into focus.
    • May 11th

      HELLCATS

      Written by Casey Fleming
      Directed by Jamie Gallo
      In 1720, two of the only women ever convicted of piracy–Anne Bonny and Mary Read–were captured and tried. After sentencing, Mary died of a fever in prison. Anne Bonny vanished from history. No execution, no death record: nothing. What is believed about their lives now is almost entirely conjecture, and unprovable if you dig deep enough. Inspired by fact and woven together by fiction, HELLCATS imagines Anne and Mary’s meeting, unexpected love, and inevitable loss of one another. In the absence of truth, would it be so bad to pretend?
    • May 18th, 7:30pm

      Delusion

      Written by Leda Siskind
      Director/producer: Juls Hoover
      Featuring: Jacquelyn Ferguson, Fiona Rose Stayton, Elizabeth Frances, Liz Herron,

      As roommates in a psychiatric ward, two adolescent girls share their pasts and one secret – a secret that shatters their perceptions of loyalty, honesty, and personal safety with the professional staff assigned to protect them.

      The story is based on a real case taken from a therapy magazine that shares stories about malpractice and therapists who have had their licenses revoked.

    TICKETS