Our Saturday Reading Series is now virtual:
PLAYWRIGHTS WORKSHOP MEMBERS present NEW WORK
Discussion with the author follows the reading.
The second Saturday of each month at 2 PM, September - November / January - July
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We've Got Company:
TWO JEWS by Guest Playwright Martin Coren 2 PM, Saturday, November 13 Join us on ZOOM! The event is free, but registration is required.
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TWO JEWS
by Martin Coren Inspired by a true story: In 1863, Abraham Lincoln sent his closest Jewish friend, Issachar Zacharie, behind Confederate lines to meet with Judah P. Benjamin, also Jewish, Secretary of State for the Confederate States of America, to explore the possibility of a peace treaty following Gettysburg and the fall of Vicksburg. In the background of this failed peace negotiation to end the Civil War, the two emissaries from opposing sides negotiate over the fate of Philip Green, an enslaved Black man working for Benjamin, and the secret of that relationship is unraveled. After college Martin Coren lived for two years in Israel, where BROTHERS won Best Play at the Israel Fringe Theatre Festival. He returned to the United States and earned an MFA in Playwriting from Columbia University. Since then, he has had several staged readings and productions. The GENTLE JEWESS OF VENICE, a sequel to Shakespeare’s Venetian play, won First Prize in the 2017 New Play Festival at Jewish Ensemble Theatre. FROM THE AUTHOR: Thank you, Theater Project, for this wonderful opportunity. |
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Funds benefiting The Theater Project were provided by Friends of the Cranford Library. Donations to support The Theater Project gratefully accepted below.
NOTE: The donation process does not REGISTER you to receive the link for the event.
NOTE: The donation process does not REGISTER you to receive the link for the event.
Donations accepted above.
Friends of the Cranford Library generously support this monthly play reading series.
The Theater Project is deeply grateful to the Friends and to Library Director Michael Maziekien for hosting this event.
Friends of the Cranford Library generously support this monthly play reading series.
The Theater Project is deeply grateful to the Friends and to Library Director Michael Maziekien for hosting this event.
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"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 Library |
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