october, 2020
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First Presentation of The Road Theatre's inaugural UNDER CONSTRUCTION playwrights group “THE ZOOM SERIES” Featuring plays by Bernardo Cubria, Jennifer Maisel, Jennie Webb, Jami Brandli,Carlos LaCamara, Aja Houston, Velina Hasu Houston and
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First Presentation of The Road Theatre’s inaugural UNDER CONSTRUCTION playwrights group
“THE ZOOM SERIES”
Featuring plays by Bernardo Cubria, Jennifer Maisel, Jennie Webb, Jami Brandli,Carlos LaCamara, Aja Houston, Velina Hasu Houston and Steve Apostolina
Produced by Jami Brandli, Meeghan Holaway and Carlyle King
All Play Readings will Stream Live on The Road Theatre’s Website, Facebook & YouTube starting Friday, Oct. 23 & Saturday Oct. 24, 2020 through November 15.
Closed captioning will be provided for the readings.
Plays by women are:
Friday Oct. 23rd @ 6pm PT & 9pm ET
BUBBLE by Jennifer Maisel. Directed by Sara Guerrero.
Two women hover on the brink, juggling the insanity of solo parenting in the pandemic. How far will they go for their friendship? Featuring: Cherish Monique Duke & Presciliana Esparolini
SNOWFLAKE by Velina Hasu Houston Directed by Stewart J. Zully.
Two college administrators of color meet online with an applicant they think is Black. Much to their surprise, while the applicant identifies as Black, she looks White. The encounter blows to smithereens all notions of race and ethnic diversity. Featuring: Kimberly Green, Jennifer Finch, Dana Lee
Saturday Oct. 24th @ 6pm PT & 9pm ET
TERRORIST IS SPELLED K-A-R-E-N by Aja Houston. Directed by Inger Tudor.
Grocery stores. Parks. Sidewalks. Restaurants. At home. Black couple, Toni and X, fight daily for their survival as they move through these commonplace spaces that are regularly targeted by the American terrorist group, KAREN. When one member violently attacks X, Toni struggles to help put the pieces of his soul back together KAREN sought to annihilate. Featuring: Christian Telesmar, Kacie Rogers, Paris Perrault
REACH by Jennie Webb. Directed by Susan Diol.
A short comedy about the ways in which we connect, or try to, Reach takes a peek at socially-distanced friends during a time when the dual pandemics of Covid-19 and Racism hit Los Angelenos—and bring them together—in rather revealing ways. Featuring: Brian M. Cole, Judith Moreland, Carlyle King
EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE OKAY by Jami Brandli. Directed by Ann Hearn.
A long-time married couple struggles to adjust to the never-ending pandemic living situation while their marriage counselor wrestles with her own problems. Featuring: Lizzy Kimball, Brian Graves, Donna Simone Johnson.
Playing
October 23 (Friday) - November 15 (Sunday)
Presented by
The Road Theatre Company