WHAT: On the Boards ’25: “Happy Husband Hunting” and “Tennis Play”
WHEN: Friday and Saturday, June 20 and 21, 7p.m. (doors at 6:30 p.m.)
WHERE: The LAVA Center, 324 Main St., Greenfield
MORE DETAILS: https://thelavacenter.org/on-the-boards/
https://www.facebook.com/events/1208288470842864
TICKETS: https://www.tixtree.com/o/lava
CONTACT: info@thelavacenter.org or 413-376-8118
GREENFIELD, MA — The LAVA Center is proud to present our third annual festival of new play readings by (mostly) local playwrights, “On the Boards.” Get a glimpse into the process of making theater, in this festival of readings of new works in several stages of development.
The festival continues Friday and Saturday, June 20 and 21, with “Happy Husband Hunting” and “Tennis Play.”
“Happy Husband Hunting” was written by Rex McGregor and is directed by Ed Fitzgerald and performed by Lindel Hart and Sandra Wang. A widow is ready to marry again. Armed with encouragement from her late husband, she sets her sights on a possible replacement.
“Tennis Play” was written by Jeremy Geragotelis and is directed by Ezekiel Baskin and performed by K Adler, Jamie Berger, Drew Chortkoff, Ash Goverman, Lindel Hart, Katie Hertel, Maya Quiñones and Sandra Wang.
The outrageous and touching happenings at the LGBTQIA+ Tennis League! A play about the mysteries of longing and the corners we are all backed into when we finally grow tired of pushing for the love we think we need.
Plays take place at The LAVA Center, 324 Main St., Greenfield. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and start at 7 p.m. Tickets are on a sliding scale of $8–35, with a $2 option for Card to Culture participants. The plays will also be viewable online, on demand for one month. Advance tickets can be purchased at https://www.tixtree.com/o/lava.
The rest of the schedule:
Friday and Saturday, June 27 and 28, 7 p.m.:
“Jane Austen Ruptured My Spleen” by James Anthony Merolla, directed by Jill Franks
“Glaucman’s Syndrome” by Sam Rahman, directed by Glenda Cresto
Sunday, June 29, 3 p.m. — Playwrights presenting 15-minute slices of their work as table reads for targeted feedback:
“The Voice” by Eva Schegulla
“Consensuality” by Karina Lutz
“Dreamzzz” by Ezra Prior
“Muse-aterium” by Deborah Kearney
“No Sweat” by Howie Faerstein
“Travel Whore: The Backside of International Relations” by Jo-Anne Hart
More details about the festival are available at https://thelavacenter.org/on-the-boards.
On the Boards ’25 is made possible by grants from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and the local cultural councils of Amherst, Bernardston, Buckland, Conway, 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
