John Ireland's BROKEN INK Presented In Staged Reading 6/28 At Playwrights 6

Playwrights 6 is pleased to announce John Ireland's "Broken Ink" - an abstract drama dealing with the confrontation of pain and absurdities in life and death - will be presented as a staged reading Sunday, June 28.

The new play will be presented at 6:30 p.m. at the Meta Theatre, 7801 Melrose Ave. (entrance on Ogden), Los Angeles. The reading is free and open to the public. A reception with food and refreshments will be held afterwards.

"Broken Ink" is the first in this year's Playwrights 6's staged reading series, dubbed "Play Night with the Playwright."

"Broken Ink," a play in three acts, is Ireland' most oblique and personal work to date. The wall between the audience and stage is smashed. The play begins with a mound of half-formed humans in the center of the stage. Slowly they disengage and then engage, trying on life as they would various pieces of clothing. . . until they arrive at the death of the writer's parents.

Ireland, the son of actors, is a former television movie writer who now devotes full time to writing for the stage.

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the critically acclaimed Playwrights 6 is one of an elite group of playwright-managed theater companies in Los Angeles. Playwrights 6 productions have earned several L.A. Weekly Theatre Award nominations and BackStage West Garland Award honorary mentions. Playwrights 6 productions have also made several "Critics Top 10" lists and garnered several "Critic's Picks." Recently, the company was featured in articles in The Dramatist, American Theatre and L.A. Stage magazines.

For reservations, please email John Ireland at jifigcar@sbcglobal.net. For information, call (323) 860-6625 or go to www.playwrights6.org.