In small-town America in the 1880s, Crane Wordsworth takes pictures for the studio owned by Reilly O’Rourke. Carrie helps Crane with the setups. Crane takes photographs of the recently dead; Carrie helps him capture the essence of the models. Reilly doesn’t understand the way it works; he just knows it does, to his financial advantage. Crane doesn’t quite understand it either, but at times he glimpses what may be the truth of his occupation. What makes us human? Is it the fate we all face or is it how we face our fate? Can that be captured on film? Can the photographer remain unaffected, or by the passing of those who previously were? Or does death take its toll on the living as well? The readings will feature the acting talents of Ebbe Roe Smith, Cassie Skauge, Adrienne Flagg, Ritah Parrish and Torrey Cornwell.
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Kid-Simple: a radio play in the flesh by Jordan Harrison
Moll, a girl who invents things, wins the science fair with a machine for hearing sounds that can’t be heard. But when a shapeshifting Mercenary steals the invention (and her heart), she must embark on a quest to save noise as we know it. Playing February 18 through March 26. Directed by Tom Moorman and starring Sarah McGregor, Robert Wylie, JR Wickman, Keith Cable, Joe Bolenbaugh, and Cassie Skauge.
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reasons to be pretty by Neil LaBute
A love story about the impossibility of love,reasons to be pretty, introduces us to Greg, who really, truly adores his girlfriend Steph. Unfortunately, he also thinks she has a few physical imperfections, and when he casually mentions them all hell breaks loose. A hopelessly romantic drama about the hopelessness of romance, reasons to be pretty is a gorgeous play.
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