Capital Classics Theatre Company "Women Writers Series: New Play Readings" at Saint Joseph College
From a press release:
March 1, 2010, WEST HARTFORD — Capital Classics Theatre Company, in partnership with The Carol Autorino Center at Saint Joseph College, will present professional staged readings of two new plays by Connecticut women writers: The Woman Behind the Man Behind the Podium Making the Apology by Laura Sheehan and Code Red or The Last Day at Dick High by Jeanne Zaino. Audience members are invited to contribute to the development of the plays by offering feedback during a post-reading discussion.
The Women Writers Series will take place on Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. in The Carol Autorino Center at Saint Joseph College. The readings are free and open to the public. Presented in staged reading format by an ensemble of professional actors, the event will include an audience-participatory discussion of each play moderated by Dr. Robert Smith, director of The Carol Autorino Center. A wine and cheese reception will take place during intermission.
The Woman Behind the Man Behind the Podium Making the Apology is a topical drama about a political marriage where the wife is forced to confront her philandering husband. She is guided in her journey by other political “wives” from history, including Hillary Clinton, Sally Hemings, Jackie Onassis and Carmella Soprano. The reading is directed by David Watson, associate professor of theater at the HARTT School (University of Hartford).
Code Red or The Last Day at Dick High is a farce set in an American high school that is faced with the threat of student violence. The play takes a satirical look at the institutional leaders and systems intended to solve problems which ultimately make matters worse. It is directed by Michael Nowicki, a theater faculty member at the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts and a professional actor and director.
Playwrights Laura Sheehan and Jeanne Zaino, Connecticut natives and sisters, were raised in Farmington. Sheehan is artistic director and co-founder of Capital Classics, and works as a writer/editor at Saint Joseph College. Zaino is an associate professor of Political Science & International Studies at IONA College in New Rochelle, NY.
No tickets or reservations are required. For further information, contact Capital Classics Theatre Company at www.capitalclassics.org
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