Virago Theatre Summer Reading Series: Creative New Work | Oakland
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Virago Theatre Company’s New Play Reading Series will once again be staged during Summer 2014. All readings are performed at The Flight Deck, 1540 Broadway, Oakland, CA
Free, but an RSVP is recommended. Donations are gratefully accepted.
Every year, Virago selects new works from playwrights for their Summer Reading Series. Typically, scripts are selected to fill 3-4 evenings of staged readings, directed and hosted by Virago as a part of their official season. Scripts are performed by skilled actors, and with strong attendance by the public, readings generally sell out.
2014 Free Readings Schedule
June 18, 7 pm – Fluffy: A Gorilla
What’s love got to do with it, if you’re three hundred pounds of the very latest in Artificial Intelligence–disguised as a purple gorilla? Fluffy knows, and whats to make 13-year-old Suzie happy. Whatever it takes. By Charley Lerrigo. Directed by Laura Lundy-PaineJune 25, 7 pm – Disclosure
What is memory? Is one person’s recollection more true than another? For thirty-five years, Maya has kept silent about a childhood trauma. Now, she is determined to disclose the truth, confront the past, and move on. But the story she needs to tell may shatter her family—is it worth it? By Carol Lashof. Directed by Anthony MillerJuly 2, 7 pm – A Routine Procedure
A botched surgical procedure forces a stressed gynecologist to do an
emergency hysterectomy, destroying the hopes and dreams of her
young patient. Desperate to find a reason for this injustice, the patient searches relentlessly for an explanation. Lies and manipulations cover up the truth, but for how long? By Deborah Dashow Ruth. Directed by Angela Dant
