Nyc Play reading festival

By Sonya Hayden

In this darkly absurdist drama, a charismatic dentist struggles to make ends meet in early 1930s Germany, but when offered a job on rising politician Adolf Hitler’s medical team, his ambitions begin to take a back seat to his morals. The play explores complicity, personal responsibility, and the cost of silence in the face of injustice.

By Ken Jones & Daryl Lee Harris

The play, BILLY AND GEORGE, takes place on December 25, 1776 just hours before General George Washington and the Continental Army crosses the Delaware River to defeat the Hessian soldiers at Trenton, New Jersey. The turning point of the American Revolutionary War.

George Washington and his closest companion and enslaved person, William ‘Billy’ Lee, prepare for the crossing while discussing, arguing and challenging the concepts of Freedom, War and ultimate Love.

By Mathew Goldstein

When his public relations firm agrees to whitewash some of the world’s most controversial clients, Kevin decides to tank the PR campaign – he’ll tell the truth about what’s happening, and people will be appalled. But what happens when the clients become media darlings? A satire on business, politics, and 21st century America.

By Clarence Holmes Jr

A tragic event on Good Friday causes a black minister to change his mind about mixing politics and religion, but does his unrelenting efforts to overcome the obstacles meant to keep him from voting (the bridge in the title is Pettus Bridge) pay off?

By Greg Hatfield

Burnt Toast of Broadway is a witty homage to Noel Coward. Set in 1953 New York, two divorced theater professionals, Amanda and Edward, struggle to find their next hit. Their bickering and sabotage lead to a surprising realization: they work best together.