The Smith College Department of Theatre New Play Reading Series presents Cordelia Lear by Leonard Berkman and Nutella by Susan Yankowitz Directed by James Barry, MFA ’22.

Thursday, March 10 at 7:30 PM on Zoom

Cordelia Lear: Isn’t it about time that Cordelia Lear had her voice heard after King Lear AND Shakespeare have both evicted her from their heralded tragedy’s mid-section?  Be prepared for liberty’s taken with Cordelia’s age, marital non-status, etc. and for Shakespeare’s mental and physical propensities.

Nutella: What is a woman of 75 doing as the sole female passenger on a container ship headed from the U.S. to France.? How will she deal with strange male attention, a daily diet of nutella served every which way, and a mid-Atlantic tempest?

Live on Zoom. Virtual Event – Register Here.