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PLaywrights Union First Peek Reading Festival
The Playwrights Union’s 16th annual FIRST PEEK reading series of new work.
Come see the first public reading of four original plays, first drafted during a month-long writing challenge to our participating playwrights this past February! Tickets are FREE (and we are happy to accept your donations). We encourage advance reservations due to very limited seating! If the reading you want to attend is sold out please contact the organizer to be put on a waitlist.
Saturday, June 27
5:00 PM
Modern Errors by Victor Lesniewski
Victor has a distant relative who was Pope. So, he’s writing a play about Pope Pius X, and about the actor playing the role of Pope Pius X, and about Victor writing the play about Pope Pius X, who was Victor’s distant relative. At least Victor thinks he was. No, yes he was. Maybe.
8:00 PM
THE NEXT BEST THING by Matt Hoverman, directed by Neel Keller
A comedy about the battle between an outspoken, inappropriate grandmother and the “kinder, gentler” AI android duplicate her family builds to replace her when she dies. Should we embrace what’s difficult about the people we love – or remember only the Next Best Thing?
Sunday, June 28
3:00 PM
The Most Dangerous JEW in Los Angeles by Alex Goldberg
The shocking and (almost completely) true story of Leon L. Lewis who created a spy ring to infiltrate Nazi organizations in L.A. in the 1930s.
6:30 PM
MORE LIKE PHIL by Steve Serpas, directed by Dana Schwartz
When a retired art professor’s beloved humanoid, Phil, is repossessed for missed payments, his attempts to get his friend back begin to cost him his life’s work, his dignity, and, eventually, his humanity. A near-future dark comedy about love, legacy, and nanobots. Premium model.
The Playwrights Union is an inclusive group of writers working in theater, film and television that actively fosters growth for L.A.-based playwrights and provides a supportive artistic community.
More info at playwrightsunion.com
INFO
DATES | Jun 27 – JUN 28
PRICE | FREE
SAT | 5:00PM & 8:00PM
SUN | 3:00 PM & 6:30 PM
LOCATION
Outside In Theatre
5317 York Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90042