WHAT: On the Boards ’24: a festival of new play readings by (mostly) local playwrights
WHEN: Saturday, June 15, 7 p.m.; Saturday, June 22, 7 p.m.; Saturday, June 29, 7 p.m.; Friday–Saturday, July 12–13, 7 p.m.; Friday–Saturday, July 19–20, 7 p.m.; Friday–Saturday, July 26–27, 7 p.m.
WHERE: The LAVA Center, 324 Main St., Greenfield
MORE DETAILS: https://thelavacenter.org/on-the-boards/
CONTACT: info@thelavacenter.org or 413-376-8118
GREENFIELD, MA — The LAVA Center is proud to present our second annual festival of new play readings by (mostly) local playwrights, “On the Boards ’24.”
This year’s festival will include new works by ten local playwrights as well as two from friends of LAVA who are further afield.
Since last year, LAVA has been continuing to build its community of playwrights through incubation sessions. Now, these twelve playwrights are ready for an audience! Get a glimpse into the process of making theater, in this festival of readings of new works in many stages of development.
In June, we will host table readings of new works in development. In July there will be staged readings of plays a little further along in the development process. There’s a new program every weekend, so come out to them all!
The schedule:
Saturday, June 15, 7 p.m. — table readings:
The Female Gaze, written and directed by Mary Nelen
Rogue Flight, written by Rex McGregor and directed by Ash Goverman
Saturday, June 22, 7 p.m. — table readings:
Good Shabbos, Aronsteinowits!, written by Sasha and directed by Ash Goverman
The Fourth Dimension, written by Christine Benvenuto and directed by Ash Goverman
Saturday, June 29, 7 p.m. — table readings:
Phoenix in the Holy Land, written by JuPong Lin and directed by Ash Goverman
Acacia, written by Samuel Rahman and directed by Ash Goverman
Friday–Saturday, July 12–13, 7 p.m. — staged readings:
The Moon Over Us, written by Beth Filson and directed by Penney Hulten
Cancer Mom, written by Steve Poulin and directed by Tracy Grammer
Friday–Saturday, July 19–20, 7 p.m. — staged readings:
Man and his Shadow, written and directed by Silvia
Modern Times, written and directed by P.H. Crosby
American Stink Bug, written by Jean Minuchin and directed by Bri Boehm
Friday–Saturday, July 26–27, 7 p.m. — staged reading:
Inheritance, written by Nina Gross and co-directed with Kiersten Samalis
More details about the plays, cast and crew will come soon! Visit https://thelavacenter.org/on-the-boards/ for updates.
All plays will also be viewable online for a short time, with closed captioning.
On the Boards ’24 is made possible by grants from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and the local cultural councils of Amherst, Bernardston, Buckland, Conway, Deerfield, Gill, Greenfield, Leyden, Northfield and Shelburne.
The LAVA Center is a community arts space in Greenfield, MA whose mission is to create opportunities and build inclusive community in and through the arts and humanities. We are focused on making The LAVA Center a space where all artists, including marginalized communities and individuals, can have their voices heard. The LAVA Center is located at 324 Main St., in downtown Greenfield, MA. https://thelavacenter.org