“Play With Your Food”
Reading Series - history

Staci Swedeen, Literary Manager Email

David Kucher, Associate Literary Manager (2006-2009)

Jason Lambert, Assistant Literary Manager, (2005)

2011

GONE ASTRAY
by Jennie Redling
with
Denise Bessette
Howard Pinhasik
Jeremy Wingel
Molly Carden
David Sevensky

FULL BUCK MOON
by Staci Swedeen
with
Laurie Schroeder
Max Woertendyke
Nic Grelli

MY OCCASION OF SIN
by Monica Bauer
With
Elizabeth Folie
Beth Fowler
Lori Parquet
Howard Pinhasik
Ron Scott

American Pastime
Mike Folie, playwright
with
Brigitte Barnett
Jonathan Fielding
John D. Fitzgibbon
Sam Guncler
Ty Jones
Jim Shankman
Lawrence Street

2010

The Exceptionals
Bob Clyman, playwright
With
Andrea Maulella
Emma O'Donnell
Jim Shankman
Emily Weiner

THE PHOENIX FLOWER
AMY CLAUSSEN, playwright
With
Kat DeLapp
Alejandro Rodriguez
Donna Bullock
Ben Newman

THE JAG
GINO DIIORIO, playwright
With
Joel Rooks
Lou Martini
Rachel Joffred

RIDE
Eric Lane, Playwright
With
Molly Carden
Kate Kenney
Angelina Kelly

2009

The Comfort of Darkness

Joel Gross, playwright

Gabriel Barre, director

With

Robert Cuccioli

Amanda Jones

Amanda Gates-Elston

Jay O. Sanders

Mixed Doubles
Robyn Burland, playwright

With

Anthony Arkin

Todd Lawson

Amelia Campbell

Patricia Randell

Prescribed Fire
Tom Diriwachter, playwright

With

Melissa Hurst

Dan Daily

Paul Molnar
Kevin Sebastian

St. Patrick's Well

David Brendan Hopes, playwright

With

Dana Watkins

Emma O'Donnell

Nick Westrate

Tom Murphy

2008

FAITH
James McLindon, playwright
with
Rusty Ross
Liz Zazzi
Bill Phillips
Nellie O’Brien

RED STATE/BLUE STATE
Gregory Jones, playwright
with
John Krupp
Carolinne Messihi
Rob Skolits
Staci Swedeen

GARDEN POLITICS
Michael Slade, playwright
with
Anita Keal
Larry Keith
Vivian Meisner

SEQUEL
David Kucher, Playwright
with
Jimi Egan
Jennifer Woodward
Jeff Bond
Tom Frey

THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT
Suzanne Bradbeer, Playwright
with
John Magaro
Nick Westrate
Michele Pawk

2007

Tranced

Bob Clyman, Playwright
with
Donnetta Lavinia Grays
Sam Guncler
Liz Zazzi
Bill Phillips

Father Joy

Sheri Wilner, Playwright
with
Diana Ruppe
Michael Cullen
Ann Dupont
Michael Folie

Our Sons Wedding

Donna De Matteo, Playwright
with
Perry Ojeda
Eric Rasmussen
Marina Re
Roger Servagi

Last Supper

Howard Emanuel, Playwright
with
Jonathan Fielding
Ann Dupont
Michael Cullen
Ames Adamson
Joseph Perniciaro

2006

Absence

Wendy Hammond, Playwright
Maryann Plunkett
Kevin Geer

Last Mass at St. Casimir’s

Tom Dudzick, Playwright
with
Beth Fowler
Jonathan Fielding
Michael Mastro
P.J. Sosko
Melinda Wade

The Buyout

Steve Salinaro, Playwright
with
Arnie Burton
Matt Mabe
Micheal Peri
Bill Phillips
Gino Delorio
Liz Zazzi
Anita Keal

All My Sons (memorial reading)

Arthur Miller, Playwright

with
Michael Cullen
Deborah Hedway
Tom Pelosi
Bill Phillips
and others…

2005

Distant Music

James B. McLindon, Jr., Playwright
with
Elaine Bromka
Michael Cullen
George Heslin

Centennial Casting

Gino Delorio and Nancy Beemer, Playwrights
Daniel De Raey, director
with
Nick Giangiulio
Andrea Maulella
Bill Phillips
Sarah McCafrey
Jeff Robins

Love and A Wide Moon

Aoise Stratford, Playwrights
Ben Barham, director
with
Sam Guncler
Rebecca Nelson
Phoebe Strole
Jason Lambert
Denise Bessette
Bob Heitman

Devil Dog Six

Mary Fengar Gail, Playwright
Stewart M. Schulman, director
with
Laura Heisman
John FitzGibbon
Davis Hall
Philip F. Lynch
Lily Mercer
Reginald Metcalf
Harlan Tuckman

Earth To Bucky

Jack Heifner, Playwright
with
Jonathan Fielding
Matthew Mabe
Kellie Overbey

L to R - back row - Molly Carden, Jereny Wingle, Howard Pinhasik
front row: Denise Bessette, Jennie Redling, David Sevensky

Nic Grelli, Laurie Schroeder, Max Woertendyke

MY OCCASION OF SIN
Howard Pinhasik, Lori Parquet,
Monica Bauer (playwright)
Elizabeth Folie, Ron Scott, Beth Fowler

American Pastime
Brigitte Barnett, Jonathan Fielding,
John D. Fitzgibbon, Sam Guncler, Ty Jones,
Jim Shankman, Lawrence Street

August 16 Penguin Rep reading of "Ride" by Eric Lane - in photo L to R:
Staci Swedeen (Literary) Eric Lane (playwright) Molly Carden, Kate Kenny, Angelina Kelly

August 16 Penguin Rep reading of "Ride" by Eric Lane - in photo L to R:
Eric Lane (playwright), Joe Brancato (Artistic Director), Molly Carden, Kate Kenny, Angelina Kelly