Cast Announced For Industry Reading Of SALTY

An industry reading of Aaron Richard Johnson's new play, SALTY, will be held December 10th at 3 PM in The Tank @ 36th Street. The reading will be directed by Allison Benko and produced by Hope Chavez.

SALTY follows a pen of cheeky penguins and a flock of zookeepers on a bittersweet journey to what might be the end of the world. Johnson's new play picks up years from now at one of the nation's few remaining zoos. With mysterious terminal illnesses and high infant mortality, it's evident Nature is on her way out and taking everybody with her. Exploring gender, sexuality, and parenthood, this tragicomedy unearths the instinctual need to love in an otherwise destructive world. A fishy cocktail of delightful humor and devastation, SALTY is an exhibit on life that peers through the glass with brave compassion.

Under the direction of Allison Benko and assistant direction of Lindsey Augusta Mercer, the cast includes Brontë England-Nelson (Acolyte, 59E59), James Evans (Oresteia, Edinburgh Fringe), Lori Parquet (Mac Rogers' The Honeycomb Trilogy), David Merten (The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Scranton Shakespeare Festival), Erin McCamley (She's Crazy: Mental Health & Other Myths), Marc Pierre (Peter and the Starcatcher, Lyric Stage Company), and Holly Chou (The Big Sick).

Previously developed with En Route Productions in Austin, TX, this reading will launch a fully realized production of this World Premiere in Spring 2018.

For more information about the play, visit thesaltyplay.com.