MCC Theater Announces Fall PLAYLAB READINGS 11/8

MCC Theater (Robert LuPone, Bernard Telsey, Artistic Directors; William Cantler, Associate Artistic Director; Blake West, Executive Director) has announced the line-up for their Fall 2010 PlayLab play readings of three new plays by members of the company's Playwrights' Coalition: Jason Chimonides, Adam Szymkowicz and Gary Sunshine, to be held on October 18, 25 and November 8, 2010. Thomas Sadoski and Marin Ireland, both of whom received Tony nominations for MCC's Broadway production of Reasons to Be Pretty have signed on to appear in the reading series. Additional casting news includes the participation of actors Michael Chernus (The Aliens), Erin Gann (The Aliens) and Kellie Overbey (The Coast of Utopia). MCC Theater is now celebrating its 25th anniversary season.

MCC's Monday night series offers a special opportunity to experience works in development by some of New York's most exciting playwrights. As an added bonus, audience members are invited to mingle with the artists at post-performance receptions to be held each night. Now in its tenth year, MCC's Playwrights' Coalition is a diverse group of some of the most talented, exciting playwrights working today. The Coalition's programs give writers the resources and support to generate, develop and showcase new work. Through intensive workshops and roundtable readings, member playwrights develop dynamic and challenging new plays, and twice-a-year PlayLab readings put these plays in front of an audience, providing a showcase and celebration of the writers' work. Plays developed through the Playwrights' Coalition have gone on to production at MCC and other notable theaters in the U.S. and abroad.

2010 Fall PlayLab Readings

Monday, October 18, 2010
Serverlove
By Jason Chimonides
With Thomas Sadoski and Marin Ireland
Directed by Josh Hecht

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Monday, October 25, 2010
The Fat Cat Killers
By Adam Szymkowicz
With Michael Chernus, Erin Gann and TBA
Directed by Ethan McSweeny

When Steve and Michael get laid off from their work-a-day "lives," their heads start swimming with sexy possibilities - i.e., pristine Mexican beaches flush with bikini babes. The road to bikiniville begins with a plan to kidnap their ex-boss, and quickly devolves into a hilariously ill-conceived mission to bring down and destroy The System itself. One CEO at a time.

Monday, November 8, 2010
Good Deeds for a Weary World
By Gary Sunshine
With Kellie Overbey and TBA
Directed by TBA

At the peak of NY summer, Jess and Gordon make an unexpected journey to rural Utah to try to sort out the domestic issues of their in-laws. As emotions come to the surface, and their marriage begins to falter, their family together confronts the clash between the deep need to leave and even deeper need to pull each other closer.

All readings will take place at the Baruch Performing Arts Center (entrance on the south side of 25th St. between Lexington and Third Avenue.) at 7:00 p.m.

 

The series is offered free of charge, but reservations are recommended. Reservations can be made by phoning 212-727-7722 ext. 244 or visiting www.mcctheater.org.

 

MCC Theater is currently celebrating its 25th anniversary season as one of New York City's leading Off Broadway theater companies, committed to presenting New York and world premieres each season. When MCC Theater was founded in 1986, its mission was simple: to bring new theatrical voices to theater-going audiences. MCC Theater continues to accomplish this yearly through three programmatic areas: its mainstage works; its Playwrights' Coalition, which actively seeks and develops new and emerging writers; and its Education & Outreach Programs, including the Youth Company, which allow more than 1,200 students yearly to experience theater, increase literacy and discover their own voices through the creation of original theater pieces. Notable MCC Theater highlights include: the 2008 Tony Award-nominated reasons to be pretty by Neil LaBute, last season's The Pride, Fifty Words, the 2004 Tony-winning production of Bryony Lavery's Frozen; Neil LaBute's Fat Pig; Rebecca Gilman's The Glory of Living; Marsha Norman's Trudy Blue; Margaret Edson's Pulitzer Prize-winning Wit; Tim Blake Nelson's The Grey Zone and Alan Bowne's Beirut. Over the years, the dedication to the work of new and emerging artists has earned MCC Theater a variety of awards. For a complete production history, visit www.mcctheater.org.

 

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