An invitation from The Raven, welcoming the cultured and creative to experience ground-floor, indie-entertainment from the award-winning & professional playwrights of Princeton’s Witherspoon Circle, showcased in the Raven’s newly refurbished stage setting, the Oak Room. With the goal of offering a collaborative creative environment, this series conceived and co-produced by Mandee K. Hammerstein, strives to provide personal experience and engagement, while encouraging an inviting forum for audience influence over new, theatrical works. Patrons will witness a variety play readings from edgy to outrageous, deranged, dark, delightful and everything in between.
For the first iteration of the series, six shorts from six fantastic authors will be presented as follows:
"Good Counsel" by Lisa Huberman
"The Big Kiss Off" by Michele Aldin Kushner
"The Forever Question" by James Christy, Jr.
"To Greatness!" by Greg Nanni
"Compelling Spencer" by Ian August
"It's Only Logical" by Barry M. Putt, Jr.
Precise Order of the Evening is TBA
This monthly reading series (first Sunday of each month Aug. - Dec.) provides award-winning & nationally produced playwrights a secure outlet to confidentially show their work to the smart, theatre-enthused (or the theatre curious), gathering feedback, aiding in the development of their material. The Raven, as an arts-supporting establishment, is proud to present this series to its vast and varied audience.