Libra Theater Company Announces 'In the Balance,' A Free Play Reading Series
By: Kelsey Denette Sep. 13, 2011
Libra Theater Company announces In the Balance, a quarterly reading series of both contemporary and established plays. Starting this October, the company will present an eclectic mix of four plays at performance venues around the city. Each reading will begin with a pre-show reception with the director and cast.
To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday
Friday, October 21, 2011 at 8:30 pm (doors open for reception at 8:00 pm)
Penthouse II, Shetler Studios, 244 West 54th Street
David loves his wife Gillian, and two years after her death, that love is stronger than ever. After years of retreating to his beach house to continue his romance with Gillian's "ghost," David's family arrives with a surprise guest and one last attempt to bring David back to the real world. Licensed by Broadway Play Publishing Inc, To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday is an emotional, even magical look at grieving and the long road to recovery.
Parfumerie
Adapted by Edward P. Dowdall from Illatszertar by Miklos Laszlo
Friday, December 2, 2011 at 8:30 pm (doors open for reception at 8:00 pm)
Penthouse II, Shetler Studios, 244 West 54th Street
Just days before Christmas, George's boss fires him after mistakenly suspecting him to be the lover of his unfaithful wife. Meanwhile, George's own love life goes awry when he discovers that the stranger he's fallen in love with through a secret correspondence is his co-worker Amalia, with whom he constantly feuds. For the employees of the Parfumerie, only the truth can lead to a happy resolution in this old-fashioned, romantic Christmas tale that inspired The Shop Around the Corner, She Loves Me, and You've Got Mail.
The Lucky One
By A. A. Milne
March 2012
Date and location TBD (check www.libratheater.org for more information)
Gerald Farringdon has always had it all: looks, charm, career... the list goes on. But when a bad business deal turns the world of his brother upside down, Gerald learn that maybe he just doesn't have everything. Written by the author of the beloved classics Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner, The Lucky One is a delightful British romp that explores the humor and the drama of family, love, and a bit of golf obsession.
Antony and Cleopatra
June 2012
Date and location TBD (check www.libratheater.org for more information)
In this perilous tragedy, Shakespeare tells the fated story of two of history's greatest lovers: Roman general Mark Antony and Egyptian queen Cleopatra VII. Filled with war, death, and passion, Antony and Cleopatra shows the lengths we're willing to go to attain love and power - and the destruction that we can leave in our wake.
Admission to In the Balance is free. To make reservations, email reservations@libratheater.org with the performance and number of seats.
For more details, visit www.libratheater.org.
Libra Theater Company is dedicated to creating quality theater that honors and works with the time commitments of its artists. In its inaugural 2010-11 season, Libra presented The Entropy Songs (a musical by 2011 Jonathan Larson Grant recipient Joshua H. Cohen) and Fleet Week and Other Reasons to Sail (a concert of songs of Sam Carner and Derek Gregor, writers of NYMF "Best of Fest" winning musical Unlock'd). In August 2011, the company presented Midsummer Musicals, an evening of readings of short musicals by Joshua H. Cohen, Sophia Chapadjiev, Mat Eisenstein, Mark T. Evans, Allison Leyton-Brown, Sara Nicholson, and Sunny Dahlia Turner.
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