New Play Reading Series

The Plays

Neither Snow Nor Rain

By Erin Mallon

Performance: October 5, 7:00 PM

A solitary, independent woman fosters an unlikely friendship with her mailman, despite her initial distrust of him. It's clear that they both enjoy each other's company, but as his true colors are revealed over the span of a year, we realize the woman was right — this man's intentions are not at all what they first seemed.

A prequel to Erin Mallon's The Net Will Appear (MST 2017, later Off-Broadway at 59E59). We are excited to bring Erin back and Richard Masur to reprise his role as Bernard. Don't worry, no need to have seen the original to enjoy this one.

The Halal Brothers

By Alaudin Ullah

Directed by Chris McKinney

Performance: October 10, 7:00 PM

On February 21, 1965, two Bengali brothers have just opened a Halal butcher shop in Harlem. They have been hired to cater an event at the Audubon Ballroom, where the keynote speaker will be rising star of the Civil Rights Movement, Malcolm X. Inspired by the documentary In Search of Bengali Harlem, The Halal Brothers is a layered portrait of Harlem in the 1960s — the cultural clashes and harmonies between its residents, and the push-pull immigrants feel between their new lives and old lives — all against the backdrop of this pivotal day in Harlem and American history.

Sunshine Madness

By Lori Fischer

Directed by Mikaela Kafka

Performance: October 14, 7:00 PM

While her daughter fights for her inheritance with her mom's caregiver, the very Irish spirit of a recently deceased, crappy mother, hangs around unable to transition until she makes things right with her daughter.