Play Reading Series - Fall 2013
Malibu Playhouse presents partially staged readings of new, original works and plays being considered for future production. The series is designed to work with local playwrights in further developing their work with directors, actors and audience input. Each reading is rehearsed and presented with minimal staging to no detract from the script, which, at this point in a play’s development, is the primary focus.
All readings are on Monday nights at 7:30 p.m. Free admission for season subscribers. $10 suggested donation for general admission.
Plays and Schedule
October 7: The Caller by Richard Komar
Directed by Jeff Hayenga
A young woman in distress over a seriously ill friend calls a hotline and reaches a sympathetic counselor. Her persistence shatters the professional counselor-client barrier, plunging them into a turbulent relationship where all is not what it appears to be.
October 14: Triumph by Benjamin Hoffman
Directed by Gene Franklin Smith
A lower-class, middle-aged couple are persecuted by a police detective who is determined to prove their culpability in the recent death of their young daughter.
November 4: Hell Mouth by Tom Jacobson
Directed by Gregg W. Brevoort
Torn between his Midwestern parents and the Beverly Hills owners of an unknown Caravaggio painting, Tim rediscovers himself while making the art history discovery of the century.
November 11: Inanna Restrung: Voices of Descent and Ascent
Compiled by Ann Buxie and Jean Colonomos
Thirteen poets in a spoken-word play pay homage to the Sumerian goddess Inanna and her descent to the Underworld to confront her “Other”.
November 18: A Reunion of Sorts by Jerry Lacy
Starring Jerry Lacy, John McCook and Julia Duffy
When an old girlfriend resurfaces after thirty years, her former boyfriends are forced to confront the past. Now in their seventies, the boys are still not quite ready to let go of their youth.
December 2: All There Is To Know by Tom Baum
Directed by Gregg W. Brevoort
A teenage boy discovers that his dad, a decorated cop, may or may not have acted inappropriately with a preteen girl — who now happens to be his girlfriend.