RUDE MECHANICALS NEWS:
FALL READING SERIES
OCTOBER 10-13, 2004

 
 
 
 
   
 

Four Plays Announced
The Rude Mechanicals Fall Reading Series runs
October 10-13 at the Wings Theatre, 154 Christopher St.
All presentations begin at 7:30 pm followed by a talkback with the cast, director and writer. Admission is free.

THE SPECULATOR by David Greig
Sunday, October 10 at 7:30 pm
directed by Alyse Rothman
It's the 17th Century and John Law wants you to invest in America.
You can make a bundle, or you could lose your shirt.
Centuries before the internet bubble burst, a tale of hype,
speculation and desire in France.

THE THUGS by Adam Bock
Monday, October 11 at 7:30 pm
directed by Davis McCallum
Seven temps work for a law firm on an abandoned floor of a huge midtown building. Backbiting, slacking off, fear of the pink slip... Everyone’s a little on edge. Plus, someone’s been killing people in the building.

I COULDA BEEN A KENNEDY by Dennis Trainor
Tuesday, October 12 at 7:30 pm
directed by Daniel Goldstein
Every 17 years the cicadas return, and every 17 years it's another crisis in America as the O'Reilly family struggles to get to the next rung of the social ladder. Plans are hatched and ideals are compromised as a dynasty tries to make its mark.

THE CATARACT by Lisa D'Amour
Wednesday, October 13 at 7:30 pm
directed by Hal Brooks
A southern couple arrives in Minneapolis at the turn of the 20th Century to build bridges to a new life. A northern couple struggles to deal with these new house guests, hoping to maintain their "normal" life, through consistency, rigor and routine. Trains and electricity coarse through the city of the future, changing everything in their midst.

Wings Theatre
154 Christopher Street
between Greenwich and Washington Streets
Accessible by subway: take the 1/9 to
Christopher Street station.

The Fall Reading Series, produced by Julie Fitzpatrick and Helen Coxe, is made possible in part by a grant from NYSCA

This project has been approved by Actors' Equity Association