FREE staged readings of a play by Michael Hollinger, directed by Yvonne Perry

Theater Voices, a company of dedicated theater professionals presenting both new and classic works with the specific goal of emphasizing the richness of the playwright’s language, announces a weekend of free staged readings of “Ghost-Writer,” from Feb. 10-12, 2023, at Steamer No. 10 Theatre in Albany, N.Y.

THE STORY:

Novelist Franklin Woolsey dies midsentence, but his secretary Myra continues to take dictation. Attacked by skeptics, the press and Woolsey’s jealous widow, Myra sets out to prove she is more than just an artful forger. Is she trying to steal Woolsey’s legacy now that she cannot have his love, or might she truly possess a gift the world can’t understand?

Winner of the 2011 Barrymore Award, the Philadelphia Inquirer called the play “Tantalizing, understated and lovely … (An) extraordinary marriage between fiction and theater.”

CAST AND CREW:

Locally based professional actress Yvonne Perry helms the cast, which includes Sky Vogel as novelist Franklin Woolsey, Biana Stinney as secretary Myra Babbage and Kim Kilby as jealous widow Vivian Woolsey. Stage management by Kathryn Capalbo. 

PERFORMANCES:

• Friday, Feb. 10 at 7:30 pm
• Saturday, Feb. 11 at 2:30 pm and 7:30 pm
• Sunday, Feb. 12 at 2:30 pm

Performances will be held at Steamer No. 10 Theatre, 500 Western Ave., Albany. All performances are free. Note that audiences are required to masks in the theater at all times.