expanding the canon

A series of virtual readings that go way beyond Shakespeare

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Join us this season as we dig into a series of classical plays and adaptations written by queer, indigenous, female, non-binary, Black, Latinx, or non-western playwrights.  The readings will be broadcast live on youtube and open to the public for free.  The reading of the play will be followed by a facilitated discussion of the work.

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PERFORMANCE

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OCTOBER 24 at 7:30pm

Meet Me In The Nunnery

Written by Amber Smithers and Daniel Rosen

Directed by Des'ree Brown

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Meet Me In The Nunnery takes the relationship between Ophelia and Hamlet and reimagines it as a modern day romance.  Ophelia and Hamlet are just two people who want to be loved, but they find themselves by-products of hook-up culture, youtube, and Instagram; conditioned to believe that they are not worthy of love or of each other.  Meet Me In The Nunnery forcefully asks the question: when you love someone, are they responsible for saving you?

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This reading will be available to attend live on youtube.  More details to come.

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Additional performance dates and specific plays are TBA.  However, we are proud to announce our team of directors for our additional virtual readings:

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Dylan Arredondo

Aria Velz

Stan Kang

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Stay tuned for more information about this project!

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