Goodspeed Musicals Hosts Private Reading of Eric Ulloa's New Play, 26 PEBBLES, Tonight

Tonight, October 25th , Goodspeed Musicals will host a private reading of actor Eric Ulloa's new play 26 Pebbles at the McMillan Rehearsal Studio on the Goodspeed campus. The play, by The Most Happy Fella ensemble member Ulloa will feature cast members from Goodspeed's current production for "Fella."

On December 14, 2012, Adam Lanza walked into Sandy Hook Elementary school and killed 26 innocent souls before taking his own life. These 26 innocent deaths, like pebbles thrown into a pond, created ripples and vibrations that were felt far beyond the initial rings. This is the story of those vibrations.

Playwright Ulloa shared this about what inspired him to write 26 Pebbles, "Horrible things happen every day in our country, but there was something about this tragedy that grabbed a hold of me and wouldn't let go. It seemed that there was never a moment for the people of this community to grieve or to just talk out what they were feeling. I went up to Newtown just wanting to hear stories and to give people a chance to unload what they've been carrying with them, and what I discovered was that their stories are lessons that we all need to be learning from. I am honored to be the one to use their words to create an evening of powerful theatre."

The reading will feature: Mamie Parris (Wicked, Ragtime, 110 in the Shade), Natalie Hill (Wonderland, Grease, Bye Bye Birdie), Ann Arvia (Mary Poppins, Beauty and the Beast, Les Miserables), Victoria Casella, Kevin Vortmann (A Little Night Music) and Greg Roderick (South Pacific).