LAFPI

The Sacred Fools Theater Company is kicking off its New Works Reading Series with presentations of four unproduced plays from emerging playwrights that embrace the theatrical form and speak to the diverse culture of contemporary society. The readings will take place on four Sundays at 5:00 pm in late January and February. These readings will be held in the Second Stage at the Broadwater Theater Complex and attendance is free to the public. A series reception will follow the first reading next door at The Broadwater Plunge.

The three plays written by women are are as follows:

January 20 – MONKEY LOVE by Madhuri Shekar

Deep in the jungles of East India, two different couples (of the monkey and of the human persuasion) experience an eventful night of falling in, and out, and back into love. Finding your soulmate is tricky enough – the real challenge is holding on to them.

Directed by Reena Dutt, this reading will feature Kapil Talwalkar, Ulka Mohanty, Troy Blendell, Lauren Van Kurin and Jax Ball.

 January 27 – BABEL by Jacqueline Goldfinger

A talking stork, lesbian moms, and the power to build your own baby… In this version of a near future society, prospective parents learn within the first weeks of conception which traits their child will have and what behaviors it is likely to exhibit. Based on these test results, they are either issued a PRE certification which legally guarantees the baby will be a “good” person or not. Without the certification, the child will be limited in what it is allowed to do.

Directed by Shaela Cook, this reading will feature Libby Baker, Joe Hernandez-Kolski, Lynn Adriana, Crystal Keith and Rowan Hall.

 February 17 – U-R-U by Julia Lederer

What happens when the powers of machines exceed those of nature? At what point will A.I. resemble humans enough to deserve human rights? Absurdly comic and existentially chilling, U-R-U examines the societal obsession with progress at all costs and the decreasing worth of humanity in this increasingly artificial world.

Directed by Jacob Sidney

Also included in the series on February 10 – THE COUCHES by David Jacobi, directed by Travis Snyder-Eaton.