What Women Want
An evening of theatre dedicated to developing plays with great roles for female actors
at The Drama League
32 Avenue of the Americas
Ground Floor- Stewart F. Lane and Bonnie Comley Studio
Accessible by: A,C,E,1,N,Q,R,J
There will be 4 segments presented each month led by a different director. The idea is to cast a wide net among the New York City theatre community and bring them together in one room in a monthly celebration of budding theatre. Since these are such small segments of a larger piece the rehearsal commitment should be fairly limited and has the potential to grow into a larger project in the future.
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Don't miss the WINKS Finalists in with their
full staged readings this September!
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-GOLDSBORO by Nat Cassidy
directed by Kristin Skye Hoffmann
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-LAKSHMI COUNTS HER ARMS AND LEGS
by Holly Hepp-Galvin
directed by Rachel Dart
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-AUNT JACK by S.P. Monahan
directed by John Lampe
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The PLAYS!
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MOTHER
Tuesday September 13th @ 7:30pm
Flat On My Back by Philip Gerson
directed by Jeremy Pape
Switch and Release by Sean Williams- SEMI FINALIST!
directed by Jordana Williams
Love, Mom And by Peter Turo- SEMI FINALIST!
directed by Maureen Monterubio
Oh Amherst by Anna Fox
directed by Graydon Gund
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MAIDEN
Tuesday October 11th @ 7:30pm
Vandalusia (A Louvre Story) by Ed Malin
directed by Suzanne Karpinski
The Pine Barrens by Tariq Hamami- SEMI FINALIST!
directed by Lori Kee
Every Day Edna Mae by Robin Rice
directed by Kenny Wade Marshall
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CRONE
Monday November 7th @ 7:30pm
How to Destroy an American Girl Doll by Jan Rosenberg
- SEMI FINALIST!
directed by Shira-Lee Shalit
Goldsboro by Nat Cassidy- SEMI FINALIST!
directed by Kristin Skye Hoffmann
Love and Sex Between Prime Numbers by Jack Feldstein
directed by Stephanie C. Cunningham
The Unthinkable by Eve Lederman
directed by Graydon Gund
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MADONNA
Tuesday December 13th @ 7:30pm
Love and Country by Alex Rubin
directed by Blayze Teicher
Lakshmi Counts Her Arms and Legs by Holly Hepp-Galvan-
SEMI FINALIST!
directed by Rachel Dart
Aunt Jack by Sean Patrick Monahan- WILD CARD PICK!
directed by John Lampe
Life Lessons with Susan Gail by David Rigano- SEMI FINALIST!
directed by Melissa Meli
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WHORE
January 10th @ 7:30pm
Karate Hottie by Catherine Weingarten
directed by Hannah Wolf
Elevator Girl by Donna Hoke
directed by Kristin Heckler
Hell is You by Rebecca Jane Stokes- SEMI FINALIST!
directed by Marissa Shadburn
Whore: A Kid's Play by Reese Thompson- SEMI FINALIST!
directed by Mia Sommese
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Wide Eyed Productions is hosting our fourth installment of the WINKS Staged Reading Series. This year, we are focusing on the ladies and on original plays written exclusively by local NYC playwrights! Wide Eyed Productions is excited to continue its work in developing new American plays like the award-winning Animals by Sam Byron and Dan Kitrosser's Dead Special Crabs With the terrific response we’ve received to our previous seasons of the Winks, we wanted the fun to continue.
Presenting:
WHAT WOMEN WANT
New Theatrical Works Featuring
Great Roles for Female Actors
Each month will feature a 15-minute segment from four original works by four different writers which are related to, or inspired by, the theme for each month. The themes are as follows: September: MOTHER, October: MAIDEN, November: CRONE, December: MADONNA, January: WHORE. The only consistent element is that each play must feature a “great role” for a female actor. At the end of each night the audience will be invited to select their favorite play of the evening by casting an anonymous ballot. The audience favorite decided upon by majority vote will be named a semifinalist and invited to submit a full text* to Wide Eyed Productions’ Artistic Board for consideration for our final round.
Two (or three) overall finalists will be chosen and given a full staged reading of their plays at the end of the WINKS series. From the finalists, one winning text will be chosen based upon audience and board votes. This winning text will then be put into development with Wide Eyed in whatever capacity we believe would best support the text and playwright.
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