MTC announces 7@7 Reading Series

2/13/2013 2:36pm


Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Dir; Barry Grove, Exec Prod; Mandy Greenfield, Artistic Prod) has announced the lineup for this spring’s Ernst C Stiefel “7@7” Reading Series. The readings kick off Monday, Mar 4 at 7:00 PM and will be held on consecutive Mondays through Apr 15. The readings will take place at New York City Center – Stage I (131 West 55th Street). All readings are free and open to the public, but space is limited and RSVPs are required. To RSVP, call399-3000x4163. The lineup is as follows;  

March 4: THE WHO & THE WHAT by Ayad Akhtar, directed by Gaye Taylor Upchurch. Zarina has a bone to pick with the place of women in her Muslim faith, and she's been writing a book about the Prophet Muhammad that aims to set the record straight. When her traditional father and sister discover the manuscript, it threatens to tear her family apart.

March 11: ODYSSEY ROOM by Greg Pierce, directed by Daniel Aukin. Three estranged friends meet at their condemned middle school on the day before its demolition. A little more than memories come out of the woodwork in this vivid, honest and haunting tale. 

March 18: THE MORNING THE SUN FELL DOWN by Jonathan Caren, directed by Evan Cabnet. Brandon returns home to get his mother’s engagement ring so he can propose to his girlfriend and move on with his life. But there is a massive hole in the ceiling and a rift in his family that threatens to draw him right back in.

March 25: TUMACHO by Ethan Lipton, directed by Leigh Silverman.  In a small frontier town in the Old West, the men are dropping like flies at the hands of no good gangster Big Bill Yardley. But when the demon ghost Tumacho rolls back into town, all the rules will change.

April 1: PROVENANCE by Ben Ockrent, directed by Trip Cullman. After the death of their mother, four siblings gather at their family home to divvy up the property. When one of them reveals the truth behind an old family painting, alliances are formed and battle lines are drawn.

April 8: MRS. HUGHES Book by Janine Nabers and Music & Lyrics by Sharon Kenny, directed by Kate Whoriskey. Sylvia Plath’s and Ted Hughes’ tempestuous marriage is one of legend. Fueled by passion and poetry, Sylvia was certain she had found her soul mate. But Ted’s wandering eye could not be stayed, and the love triangle that ensued was destined to end in tragedy.

April 15: FIVE MILE LAKE by Rachel Bonds directed by Daniella Topol. Jamie lives a quiet life in his small Pennsylvania town, fixing up his grandfather’s old lake house and pining after Mary, his troubled coworker. When his brother comes back to town with his new girlfriend, Jamie’s peaceful world is turned upside down. For more information please visit www.ManhattanTheatreClub.com. Press contact: Boneau/Bryan-Brown (575-3030)...