The Monday Night Reading Series was launched to take an initial look at new work and present classic plays and musicals. Established in 1997, readings are free and open to the public.
The Dorothy Strelsin New Works Series
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| By Amy Fox, Directed by Terry Berliner |
| When Sonia, a brilliant lab researcher, meets Linda, a grieving mother, she begins to uncover troubling questions that nobody wants to face. This New Play explores the ethical, moral, and humanistic relationship between research science and the research subject. |
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| Music and Lyrics by Tina Lear, Book and Lyrics by Elise Forier, Directed by Eliza Ventura |
| On January 12, 1912, 23,000 Massachusetts textile mill workers, most of them recent immigrants and women went on strike for better wages and faced down the richest, most powerful men on the Eastern seaboard. Two sisters caught in the strike are forced to choose sides putting everything on the line for a better life and the chance to build their American dream. |
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| A benefit concert of New Songs from New Musicals at CAP21. Tickets are $30 and include a post-show reception. |
| Proceeds from this fundraiser will go directly to supporting the residency program at CAP21. Featured writers include: Randy Redd, Debra Barsha, Michael Kooman & Christopher Dimond; Will Aronson & Daniel Maté; Joy Son & Kirsten A. Guenther; Tina Lear & Elise Forier; Mike Pettry & Heidi Heilig; Brett Macias & Caroline Murphy; Curtis Moore & Thomas Mizer; Nathan Christensen & Scott Murphy, Kate Ferber and more! |
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| Music by Mike Pettry, Book & Lyrics by Heidi Heilig, Directed by Erin Ortman |
| At The Time Travelers Convention, science and faith butt heads, hope clashes with probability, and the desire to change the past battles with the need to learn to live in the now. At the heart of this new musical are three high school teens who want to go back in time to change their pasts. |
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All seats for March 3, 16 and 30 are free. Reservations are recommended. To make a reservation or purchase a benefit ticket call 212-352-3101.
The Monday Night Reading Series is made possible with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts and grants from the American Theatre Wing, Axe-Houghton Foundation, Barbara Bell Cumming Foundation, the Dramatists Guild Fund, the Edith Meiser Foundation and the Dorothy Strelsin Foundation. |
