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Readings from the Edge of the World – Night of Short Plays
June 7, 2022 - 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SHORT PLAYSFROM AROUND THE STATES
90 MINUTES + DISCUSSION
VENUE: Theatre 80 St Mark’s
THE PLAYS
The Show Must Go On
by Momo Akashi
Everybody’s favorite big fluffy animal costume musical outdoor live performance theme park extravaganza gets a little sweatier.
Orange
by Conor McShane
In California, there’s no such thing as fire season anymore, there’s just year round fire. The state has turned to using inmate firefighters who put their lives on the line for rates as low as $1 per hour.
Arcana
by Carson Becker
If you were the last White Rhino on earth, wouldn’t you be thinking about what’s in the cards for you too?
The Queue
by Emily Breeze
Why is this line taking so long?! Two aristocrats get a taste of bureaucracy under Robespierre.
Someone Else’s Problem
by Jim Kelly
We’re all reading the headlines: changing weather, vanishing wildernesses, houses going on stilts…but what do we do??
The Bridge of Her Nose
by Christine Benvenuto
Sometimes our pasts keep us closer company than those we love the most.
Catch the whole series and attend the Featured Full Length the night after.
Promotional photo by Erik Kanter @rik.kan from our partner production of Middle School Play by Daniel Holzman and Birthday Soup Productions, October ’21
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