NY: The 2015 Playwrights Unit Festival of New Plays Readings April 20-May 25

The 2015 Playwrights Unit Festival of New Plays Readings

FREE! FREE! | April 20 through May 25 | @ Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre

Pregones + Puerto Rican Traveling Theater proudly announce the 2015 PLAYWRIGHTS UNIT FESTIVAL OF NEW PLAYS READINGS. Now 38 years strong, the Playwrights Unit is currently co-directed by MarioGolden and Andreas Robertz. The annunal Festival combines full readings of new works by established playwrights; readings of scenes from works in progress by emerging playwrights; and public discussions moderated by writers and other theater professionals.

MONDAY, APRIL 20 @ 7 PM
Bad Uncle, The Play by Rob Torres 
An original urban comedy about a lost soul on a path of self-recovery who discovers the importance of family as a result of his relationship with his nephew.

Directed by Victor Cruz. Discussion moderated by Rick Mowat.
SUNDAY, MAY 10 @ 7 PM
Last Train to San Francisco by George E. Joshua
When is a missed train gone? The lives of two travelers, a former girlfriend, and a bartender collide at a local bar in New Orleans as Hurricane Katrina advances.
Directed by Mario Golden. Discussion to follow.

MONDAY, MAY 11 @ 7 PM 
Vault by Troy Diana 
In the Fall of 1939, four men from very different walks of life device a plan to better their lives by robbing Sausalito Savings and Loan's state-of-the-art vault. What they never counted on was being locked inside it with a limited amount of air and bags full of their future staring at them. Will any of them survive to see a new day?

Directed by Jennifer M. Ortega. Discussion to follow.
SUNDAY, MAY 17 @ 7 PM
Unfair Winds by Celia Kapsomera
A contemporary American tragedy of financial risk-taking gone awry told in ancient. Greek style.Directed by Mark Cirnigliaro. Discussion to follow.

MONDAY, MAY 18 @ 7 PM 
Dealing the Odds by Carlos Jerome 
A neighborhood and a street gang conditioned by poverty and racism struggle against the odds.Directed by Gloria Zelaya. Discussion to follow.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 20 @ 7 PM
A special presentation from the Beginners/Intermediate Unit:
Scenes from works in progress. Directed by Andreas Robertz and Mario Golden.

SUNDAY, MAY 24 @ 7PM
Movie Love and Last Tea by Christine Zagrobelny
Movie Love: Two geeky brothers only know about romance from what they have seen in old movies. One rainy night, a single woman who has had a bicycle injury arrives needing help. Last Tea: A married woman responds to the personal ad of a widower. They meet for one night that is a sinfully nefarious rendezvous. NOTE: Adult themes. This reading is not suitable for children. 
Directed by Christine Zagrobelny. Discussion to follow.

MONDAY, MAY 25 @ 7 PM
St. Lazarus in Prision by Wilemina Oliva-Garcia
A journey about a young girl growing up between Hell's Kitchen NYC and Jackson Heights Queens with an anti-social matriarchal Cuban mother, and the environment she creates around herself to deal with this world. Directed by Andreas Robertz. Discussion to follow.

For more information call PRTT at 212-354-1293.

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