David Schwimmer, Jessica Hecht and More Set for AFTER ORLANDO Readings in NYC

AFTER ORLANDO, directed by Wendy C. Goldberg, is an international theater action comprised of more than 70 short plays written in response to the tragic shooting at Pulse Nightclub on June 12, 2016, and the growing devastating history of gun violence in the United States and worldwide.

Just announced, Ana Nogueira, Amir Arison, Jeffrey Omura, Alejandro Rodriguez and Greg Hildreth will be participating in a New York reading this Sunday, November 20, while David Schwimmer, Jessica Hecht and Cassie Beck are confirmed for the reading on Sunday, December 4, all at the DR2 Theatre (103 East 15th Street).

Each of the New York readings will be followed by a themed talkback focused on four topics: Art & Activism, Gun Control: The State of the Nation, LGTBQ Community & Hate Crimes, and Art & Terrorism.

Wendy C. Goldberg, Artistic Director of the National Playwrights Conference at The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, will direct the readings at the DR2 Theatre, each with a different cast. Tickets ($50 - $75) to After Orlando can be purchased at ticketmaster.com.

Playwrights participating in After Orlando at the DR2 Theatre include: Oladipo Agboluaje, Deborah Asiimwe, Mia Chung, J. Julian Christopher, Cecilia Copeland, Migdalia Cruz, Nathan Alan Davis, Erik Ehn, Andy Field, Lindsey Ferrentino*, Mark Gerrard, Jacqueline Goldfinger, Garret Jon Groenveld, Dipika Guha, Jeremy O. Harris, Amina Henry, Rose Helsinger*, Israel Horovitz, Zac Kline, Neil LaBute, Deborah Zoe Laufer, Jacqueline E. Lawton, David Lee*, Joan Lipkin, Jessica Litwak, Anders Lustgarten, Matthew Paul Olmos, Jennifer Maisel, Rohina Malik, Oliver Mayer, Winter Miller, Viet Nguyen*, Giovanni Ortega, Monica Palacios, Katie Pearl, brian james Polak, Brian Quijada, Ian Rowlands, Madeline Sayet, Stephen Sewell, Crystal Skillman, Dave Solomon, Arturo Soria, Saviana Stanescu, Caridad Svich, Jordan Tannahill, Korde Tuttle, Sung Rno, Anne Rumberger, Ken Urban and Leah Nanako Winkler. (*denotes playwrights from Orlando)

Missing Bolts Productions and NoPassport Theatre Alliance, in association with Daryl Roth, present AFTER ORLANDO, with readings taking place internationally through January 31, 2017. For more information, including international dates and locations, visit afterorlandoplays.com.

All proceeds from After Orlando will go to Pulse of Orlando, a non-profit created in response to the Orlando attacks on June 12, 2016, to reach out with expeditious allocation of funds for the victims, survivors and families of the Pulse tragedy; to recover through local survivor navigation and advocacy; and to rebuild Orlando. Visit pulseoforlando.org.

Plays featured in After Orlando will subsequently be published in a volume by NoPassport Press.