2ST Theater Announces The 2022 Judith Champion New Voices Reading Series

12/15/2021 5:34pm


Second Stage Theater (Carole Rothman, President & Artistic Dir; Khady Kamara, Executive Dir) continues its commitment to nurturing American playwrights with THE 2022 JUDITH CHAMPION NEW VOICES READING SERIES, which supports early career playwrights with one-night-only professionally produced readings for Second Stage subscribers, donors, and general audiences. The series will kick off with "Toros" by Danny Tejera, directed by David Mendizábal, on Jan 18. In "Toros," three international late-20-year-olds (and one dying golden retriever) hang out in a garage in Madrid. They get drunk, get high, smoke pitis, argue about the music, get nervous, get angry, flirt, get bored, figure out what to do tonight, and figure out what version of reality to believe in. Nest up is "The Sensational Sea Mink-ettesby Vivian J.O. Barnes, directed by Cristina Angeles, on Jan 24.  The Sea Mink-ettes are the best dance team around and homecoming is their time to shine. As the big day creeps closer, petty infighting and the quest for perfection threaten to tear the group apart--and then three of their teammates suddenly go missing. And the darkness around them keeps growing. And the world keeps going. And it's all going to be fine or it isn't and it's okay but it's not and whatever whatever whatever. The series will conclude with "Yellow Dream$" by Susan Xu, directed by May Adrales on January 31.  "Yellow Dream$" is a dark comedy with music that follows an aspiring Asian-American producer and her quest to diversify the white imagination. The readings are free and available to Second Stage subscribers and donors at 2ST.com. Tickets will be made available to the general public beginning January 7, 2022. All readings will begin at 6:30 PM and will take place at Second Stage’s Tony Kiser (305 West 43rd St). Press contact: Polk & Co (917/261-3988)...