|the claque| Reads Series Kicks Off Tonight with THE MORNING AFTER

|the claque| announced today that |the claque| reads, their new monthly reading series, will begin tonight, June 13th at 7:00pm at the non-profit midtown performance space, The Tank. Every month, your favorite arts and performance conglomerate will be presenting the works of burgeoning writers who, in the spirit of our mission, are bringing us innovative and engaging works to share with our audience, allowing us to strengthen our ever-growing artistic community.

The series will kick off on Thursday, June 13th with The Morning After by Erica Saleh. As Saleh describes her work, "Nora is a feminist. Nora is not a victim. Nora is doing okay...until a night full of questionable decisions makes her reconsider her understanding of her self, her choices, and her labels." This performance will be followed by Crying for Lions by Andrew Kramer on Sunday, July 14th and Binoculars by Dan McCabe on Sunday, August 11th. Stay tuned for future monthly readings from Cory Finley, Nick Gandiello, Jess Hinds, Matthew Jellison, Tony Meneses, and Lauren Yee.

All performance will take place at The Tank, 151 W. 46th Street, 8th floor. Attendance to the performances are on a pay-what-you-can basis.

|the claque|, your favorite arts and performance conglomerate based in New York City, is dedicated to creating excellent work while heightening the level of discourse in the arts. This approach is designed to encourage and allow artists to thrive, fostering an adaptive, collegial approach to creation and discussion in a structure which supports artists. |the claque| have been operating since 2012 and growing ever since.

The Tank, founded in 2003, is a Manhattan based non-profit arts presenter. Curating across all disciplines, The Tank provides an artistic home to both new and established artists who are engaged in the pursuit of new ideas. Combining free performance space, subsidized rehearsal space, discounted ticket prices, and promotional support; The Tank brings quality programming to a new generation of audience for live performance, civic discourse, and the work of emerging artists. The Tank is a volunteer-run organization and a curated space.

|the claque| reads is a new project with |the claque|. It is coming up on the heels of The Quick and Dirties, a series of developmental workshops geared towards shepherding plays from readings to full productions. This Summer will also see other new events from |the claque|, including the Daiq-Attack, as well as annual events like the Some Like it Cold cold soup competition, all to be followed this fall by a workshop of Phantom Band, a new play by Krista Knight. Other programming includes the annual Mac-Off, the ever-popular macaroni and cheese competition hosted in Williamsburg, Bring Your Own Eggs, a series of panels, masterclasses, and salons aimed at bringing artists together and heightening the discourse surrounding their work, and The (IR)regulars, a live serialized comedy about the trials and tribulations of the temping world. Check out theclaque.org and facebook.com/theclaque to keep up with all the exciting happenings at |the claque|.

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