New Play Readings
Discussion with the author and audience follows the presentation at the Cranford Community Center's fully accessible 110-seat theater. Large print play programs / scripts upon advance request. A library staff member is present to help assist anyone in need of special accommodations.
Hosted by
Friends of the Cranford Library
at the Community Center
220 Walnut Ave, Cranford, NJ
with the support of a Union County LAP Grant
2pm, third Saturday monthly
(March-May, September-November)
The event is free
No registration is required.
Questions? Contact Gary Glor at 908 809-8865
2pm, Saturday, May 18
StreetCART
by Lynn Aylward
StreetCART, which is inspired by Tennessee William’s famous drama, tells the story of a couple living a quintessential and happy San Francisco life –Will’s in tech, Enrique’s a chef and they live in an overpriced apartment in the Mission– until Will’s sister Alice shows up on their doorstep.
Alice is a drama queen while Enrique’s mantra is “Keep it real.” Alice seeks refuge in dreams, Enrique is tortured by nightmares, and Will must manage their conflict while he’s working on CART, an exciting new augmented reality therapy. Refusal to face reality leads nowhere good, but unmitigated reality also damages. Is augmented reality an answer?
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ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT
Lynn Aylward
is an emerging playwright who recently moved from San Francisco via Scotland to New Jersey. She was a long-time member of the Writers Pool at Playground in San Francisco and her short plays have been produced in California, Florida and New York. Her full-length plays have been semi-finalists in the Bay Area Playwrights Festival and the City Lights Theatre (San Jose) Festival. She taught playwriting and directed for Rising Voices, a theater group for incarcerated women in Oakland and is a co-founder of Same Boat Theater, the Bay Area’s first eco-justice performance group. Her full-length play Three Chords and the Truth was in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2021
The reviews are in:
"It's been a privilege and a pleasure to work with the writers, actors, directors, and organizers of the Theater Project. Their performances are original and high-quality, and our attendees in Cranford always appreciate the opportunity to participate in the creative process."
Michael Maziekien
Director (former)
Cranford Public Library
"As director of the Cranford Public Library, I attend nearly all of The Theater Project play readings, and I am never less than highly impressed by the quality of the productions."
John Malar
Director (retired)
Cranford Public Library
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