Dixon Place To Host Reading Of HOOK LINE SINKER, A New Play Exploring Internet Clickbait

Emerging playwright Jacob Grover will have a reading of his new play "Hook Line Sinker" on the Dixon Place mainstage on February 3rd, 2018 at 7:30pm. The reading will be directed by Stephanie Wurster and feature Grover, Jacob Dysart, Nicole Kang, and Kelly Krauter.

The play centers on the inner workings of a content aggregation site. New-hire Matthew falls under the spell of the enigmatic Fergus, CEO of clickbait company Petti Media and specialist in all things viral. Their co-worker Grace is a talented but disenchanted content generator whose immigration status is tied to her continued employment at a company she despises, until she realizes that the only thing stronger than her desire to leave is Matthew's determination to stay. With the company in a clandestine state of crisis, Fergus lectures his staff on the flexible morality of the internet and the absolute importance of site traffic, a message that resonates with some more than others. The piece attempts to put a human face on an increasingly impersonal online phenomenon and questions who (and what) can be trusted on the internet.

Jacob Grover is a writer and actor living in Brooklyn. His most recent writing credits include Hook Line Sinker (Dixon Place), a play about clickbait websites and the people that work within them, and Demonstration of a Drunk Driving Accident (Alchemical Theater Lab). Most recent acting credits include Hook Line Sinker (Dixon Place), Pop Punk High (Parkside Lounge), Tim Kaine Sits In Front of a Mirror and Studies His Face (Brick Theater), and The Disembodied Hand That Fisted Everyone To Death (The PIT). He graduated from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA in Playwriting. See more at www.jacobpgrover.com.

Stephanie Wurster (Director) is a New York-based theater director and actor. Her recent directing credits include Radium Girls (Players Theatre), The Origen of Love (Dixon Place), and assistant directing Pop Punk High (Parkside Lounge). Recent acting credits include Demonstration of a Drunk Driving Accident (Alchemical Theatre Lab) and a reading of Space Monkey (Lee Strasberg Institute). She studied at the Lee Strasberg Institute as part of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts' Drama Program.

"Hook Line Sinker" is a play written by Jacob Grover, and is presented as an Equity Approved Showcase staged reading on Dixon Place's Mainstage. It is being directed by Stephanie Wurster with Emily Zimmerman serving as stage manager. Promotional art and graphic design by Luke Strickler.

Tickets can be bought via the Dixon Place Website. Dixon Place is located at 161A Chrystie Street, New York, NY 10002. See more at the Official Facebook Event Page.