READINGS

War Mother

Written by Dato Turashvili
Directed by David Girard
Monday, July 17 @ 4pm

Featuring Mary Ellen Toomey, Lori Vega, Conor Wright, Nicole M. Out, and W'Tre Davis

A family finds themselves watching war on their living room tv return home, but the home itself is a shelter for the conflict residing within each character in this dark exploration of human nature.

Friends

Written by Nestan Kvinikasze
Directed by Liz Thaler
Monday, July 17 @ 6pm

Featuring Therese Plaehn, Nicole M. Out, Natalie Hegg, and Owen Scott

Nana and Nene look old pets as things for which it only they're stuck taking care of a bedridden woman together, both with buried hurts hoping showing up and a beach offers a chance for a playboy -- what are two friends to do?

On The Latch

Written by Basa Janikashvili
Directed by Justin Yorio
Tuesday, August 1 @ 4pm

Featuring Chase Coleman-Rice, Phil Estrera, Jacqueline Jarrold, Katie Rose Krueger, Natalie Rich, and Richard Taddeukhnam

A convicted murderer and successful children's tale & prison trustee is demanding to be considered for having committed no crime. A satirical look at guilt and suspicion when living in a police state as freedom its own prison?

Pilion

Written by Rezo Kldiashvili
Directed by Adam Knight
Wednesday, July 26 @ 4pm

Featuring Roger Casey, Kevin Delano, Ariel Estrada, Lauren Lubow, Tiffany May McRae, and Natalie Rich

A graveyard in suburban California holds a secret of a soldier's past – one that demands a pilgrimage to the Caucasus. A new interpretation of George Saunders's novel Tenth of December, seen through the prism of magical realism.

On The Eagle's Wings

Written by Guram Batiashvili
Monday, July 31 @ 4pm

The Promised Land (Israel) is beset on all sides by enemies. With war looming and allied commitments faltering, a long sought-after Nazi war criminal is smuggled to Israel for a trial. Will this bring justice – or open fresh wounds?

Liv Stein

Written by Nino Haratischvili
Directed by Kathryn Markey
Tuesday, August 1 @ 6pm

Featuring Elizabeth Bays, Rebecca Comtois, Ross DeGraw, Sarah Nedwek, and Monica Wyche

Caught between different passions consume in this taut, shadow-driven play about a renowned, reclusive pianist and her new student.

The Iron Curtain

Written by Dato Turashvili
Directed by Adam Knight
Thursday, August 3 @ 5pm

The border of two countries at war. A volleyball match played between soldiers determines the fate of a captured spy. Enemies become friends – and sparks a romance. Can love between neighbors exist beyond the barbed wire?