Olivia Macklin to Lead MARY IN THE CLUB Reading at Judson Memorial

MARY IN THE CLUB by James Presson will be read at Judson Memorial Church on August 4th at 6pm. It stars Olivia Macklin (FOX's upcoming LA to Vegas, HBO's The Young Pope).

Hyper, chaotic, and crazy AF - MARY IN THE CLUB features more than 50 characters including supermodels, a skateboarding prodigy-turned-music video director, the prophet Elijah, and a dancing crocodile in a tuxedo.

The reading is directed by Sash Bischoff. It features Rachel B Joyce (Younger), Kyle Vincent Terry (Othello at NYTW), Kristian Espiritu (Here Lies Love), Greg Fallick, and RJ Vaillancourt.

Lana lives in The City and has it all figured out: she's working at an upscale photography agency and living the high life in Chelsea with wild friends and stylish lovers. But the limousine comes screeching to a halt upon the arrival of her sister with whom she has not spoken in ten years. Mary, a practicing Mennonite with wholesome Midwestern charm, embodies everything Lana has tried to leave behind. And it gets worse: within weeks, Mary has shed her bonnet and become the life of the party. As Lana's stranglehold on "Cool" slips away from her, she becomes consumed with burning curiosity: Who the hell is this girl?

James Presson's plays include FUCK MARRY KILL (developed at Lincoln Center, upcoming production: New Ohio Theatre), MARY IN THE CLUB (Gym @ Judson, workshop), LONG DIVISION (Portland Center Stage JAW Fest), OUTLAWS (Goodspeed New Musicals, "The Score" at le poisson rouge), FRIENDS DON'T LET FRIENDS (Walkerspace), LITTLE TOWN BLUES (Wild Project), ARCHIE'S FINAL PROJECT (Stage74, music/lyrics by Oyen), LITTLE MAC, LITTLE MAC, YOU'RE THE VERY MAN (Less Than Rent, co-written with SP Monahan), MONEY$HOT (Orlando Rep, music/lyrics by Oyen), and THE ICEBERG THEORY (Sewanee Writers Conference). He co-wrote VOICES IN CONFLICT with Bonnie Dickinson, which ran at The Vineyard Theatre and Fairfield Theatre Company. He later collaborated on the teleplay for the film version that aired on PBS and was awarded two Regional Emmy Awards. Dramatists Guild Fellowship. Official selection; ASCAP workshop, Sewanee Writers Conference. Awards: NY Fringe, United Solo, Indie Theater Now Person of the Year. TV: Associate Producer Vinyl (HBO), Civil (TNT), Get Shorty (Epix), as well as projects in development with Cross Creek/Rubicon, Major League Baseball, and eOne.

Sash Bischoff is a director whose credits include LONG DIVISION (Portland Center Stage), FLEE (NYSAF/Naked Angels, Colt Coeur), FUCK MARRY KILL (Lincoln Center workshop), HOTEL (The Civilians), CANDYLAND, LIFE, and TABOO (Ars Nova), SHREK (National Tour), THE WHITE PARTY (Clubbed Thumb, National Black Theatre), BABS THE DODO, SWEPT, TALK TO ME OF LOVE, COLD, and SEVEN CATEGORIES (Williamstown), MINE (Chautauqua), HOW THE MOON WOULD TALK (Keen Company), The Johnsons (Judson), NORWAY (The ____ Space), THE NINTH HOUR (Rockwood), #SERIALS (The Flea), ELEVEN SHADES OF BLUE and BODEGA PRICING (Pipeline), Chary/Gwinn Concert (54Below), THE QUICKEST WAY (F*It Club), THE AGE OF MAN (NYU Grad), UN-UTERO (Columbia MFA), TOP GIRLS and HAY FEVER (Stella Adler), I SHOULD SAVE THIS (Dixon Place), TL;DR (The Tank), THE BOX SHOW (PIT, Radd, Dixon, Fringe, Fringe Encore, United Solo). UPCOMING: FUCK MARRY KILL (New Ohio). Princeton University.

RSVPs can be sent to maryintheclub@gmail.com. More about Judson Memorial Church and Judson Arts at www.judson.org/arts.