New York Stage and Film Announces Fall Reading Series

10/16/2019 12:29pm


New York Stage and Film has announced the upcoming line-up for their fall programming including the 2019 NYC Reading Series and a special panel discussion. New York Stage and Film’s NYC Programming serves artists through the course of the full calendar year, and throughout the life cycle of their projects. The 2019 NYC Reading Series, held at The Glicker-Milstein Theater at The Diana Center at Barnard College (3009 Broadway, at 117th Street) will continue with TENT REVIVAL by Majkin Holmquist, directed by Teddy Bergman on Mon Oct 28 at 7:00 PM.  The story of Ida, a young woman on the road with her parents as they preach the good word during the faith-healing revivalist tradition of the mid-20th century. While they spread miracles from one small Kansas town to another, Ida wrestles with doubt and struggles to find her own voice on the wide midwestern plains. Next up will be MOTHER OF EXILES by Jessica Huang on Mon Nov 4 at 7:00 PM.   In 1898 California, a pregnant Eddie Loi faces deportation. In 1998 Miami, her grandson Braulio decides who stays and who goes. In 2098 somewhere on the ocean, their descendants sail toward a new country, fleeing climate crisis. Mother of Exiles follows the Loi family’s journey through America across 200 year, as they are ushered along by the spirits of their ancestors. Last up will be THE LOST OR, HOW TO JUST B by Keelay Gipson, directed by Rad Pereira on Mon Nov 18 at 7:00 PM.  The Lost Or, How To Just B is story a Black boy trying to find his wings when the world tells him he has none. And Love. Told through hip hop and spoken word, we follow B as he discovers himself, through the city that raised him and the city he has never known. Tickets are free and can be reserved by visiting www.NewYorkStageAndFilm.org/NYCProgramming. Press contact: DKC/O&M (212/695-7400)...