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The full-length plays of The Road Theatre Company’s UNDER CONSTRUCTION 1 are just that… still “Under Construction.” These virtual readings are the result of the playwrights’ one-year commitment to the workshop. This is the next stage in their development. The readings begin streaming January 22-31 and close on February 22.

PRODUCED BY: Carlyle King & Meeghan Holaway
Dramaturge: Jessica Broutt
Assistant Dramaturge: Mackenna Goodrich

Plays by female playwrights:

Friday, January 22nd at 7 PM (PT)/10 PM (ET)

SETTING THE TABLE by Velina Hasu Houston
Director: Stewart J. Zully

Cast:
Misao – Shuko Akune
Nathaniel – Merrick McCartha
Diego – Geoff Rivas
Willa Jean – Kacie Rogers
Yoshimi – Zine Tseng
Billy – Blake Young-Fountain
Stage Directions – Kara Hume

A young Japanese immigrant becomes responsible for two Black teenagers in the Midwest when her new husband dies.  Eschewed by her stepchildren and haunted by her past, she strives to come to grips with life in the US.

Saturday, January 23rd at 2 PM (PT)/5 PM (ET)

HERE COMES THE NIGHT by Lisa Kenner Grissom
Director: Diana Wyenn

Cast:
Olivia – Cherish Monique Duke
Maggie – Kaitlin Huwe

When Olivia, a musician’s wife and climate science advocate, invites Maggie, an old friend turned social media influencer, to spend the weekend while she has an at-home abortion, she doesn’t realize that Maggie, although well-intended, is about to throw Olivia off course. And actually, these women of different generations, are about to change each other’s lives – all because of a woman’s right to choose. As both struggle with their decisions, they ultimately help each other in ways they hadn’t expected, or imagined. What happens when a woman’s right to choose becomes a litmus test for all of her life choices?

Saturday, January 23rd at 7 PM (PT)/10 PM (ET)

ADAPTATION.RESILIENCE by Jennie Webb
Director: Susan Diol

Cast:
Bev – Deana Barone
Jess – Emily Jerez
Leonard – Carl Johnson
Woman Who Makes Noise – Natalie Llerena
SDs – Michelle Gillette

Jess and Bev have been together longer than either of them thought they would be. And in their respective fields of work—Climate Change and Emergency Management—things are definitely heating up, affecting them in ways they didn’t see coming. “adaptation.resilience” is a play about sustaining love and navigating grief in times of extreme disruption.

Sunday, January 24th at 2 PM (PT)/5 PM (ET)

THE SKELETON FLOWER by Elizabeth Sampson
Director: Christian Lebano

Cast:
Jean – Gwen Van Dam
Denise – Elizabeth Sampson
Darla – Stephanie Erb
Pamela – Donna Simone Johnson
Geoff – Jeff LeBeau
Matthew/Beauty Master – Leandro Cano
John – Joe Hart

In The Skeleton Flower –  middle-aged and divorced sisters Denise and Darla find out what a Black Beetle, a piece of jewelry, and a special flower have to do with their mom Jean, and how that knowledge will unlock the secrets of the family, rocking them all into finally growing up.

Sunday, January 24th at 7 PM (PT)/10 PM (ET)

THE CAREGIVER’S GUIDE by Jami Brandli
Director: Ann Hearn Tobolowsky

Cast:
Zac Miller – Ruman Kazi
Dawn Miller – Meeghan Holaway
April Miller – Samantha Tan
Paul Miller – Stephen Tobolowsky
Virginia Miller and Mary Sue – Tina Carlisi

A family dramedy about evolving heroes, truth-tellers, memory keepers, and early-onset Alzheimer’s.

Friday, January 29th at 7 PM (PT)/10 PM (ET)

LADYVILLE by Aja Houston
Director: Inger Tudor

Cast:
Nonso – Christian Telesmar
Tayla – Kacie Rogers
Zemora – Cherish Monique Duke
Femi – Tamika Katon-Donegal

Three sisters are the only people left in their town that has yet to be taken by a sinister, formless entity, “The Calling.” Constantly living in terror and fighting for their lives, the unexpected arrival of a long-lost friend gives them hope. Will they figure out if it’s false before the Calling returns to take its next victim?

Saturday, January 31st at 2 PM (PT)/5 PM (ET)

THIRD PERSON by Jennifer Maisel
Director: Emily Chase

Cast:
Josh – Josh Zuckerman
Lisa – Samantha Tan

A woman longs to find herself in the middle of her dreaming mind.  A man struggles to reconcile his past transgressions with his current life. What everyday choices add up to a life together? Will Lisa and Josh ever conquer the distance between them?  Can Siri’s voice lead them down a path to redemption?

UNDER CONSTRUCTION: THE FULL LENGTHS also features virtual readings of WHISKEY AND HOOCH by Carlos Lacámara (Saturday, January 30th at 2 PM (PT)/5 PM (ET)) and THE PLAY YOU WANT by Bernardo Cubría (Saturday, January 30th at 7 PM (PT)/10 PM (ET)).

More info: roadtheatre.org/event/under-construction-the-full-lengths/

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