An Evening of One Acts - The 22nd Annual New Works Festival
Name:
An Evening of One Acts - The 22nd Annual New Works Festival
Date:
January 26, 2024
Time:
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM EST
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22nd Annual New Works Festival
Event Description:
ARTHUR, READING by Elaine Brousseau
*HONEGGER PRIZE WINNER FOR BEST ONE ACT*
What does it mean to be your brother’s keeper? In Arthur, Reading, a play about mental illness, Carol struggles to balance the needs of her brother, Arthur, who suffers from schizophrenia, with her own. With compassion and humor, the play explores Arthur’s relationships with his sister and with Michael, his case manager and friend.
INDIAN SUMMER by Mitchell Ganem
Directed by Robyn Couture
Kate and Terry are best friends. Terry is dying and retreated from the city to a rural lake side community. Kate has come from the city to bring him pills in case he wants to end his suffering – and also to remind him of the importance of life, love and hope.
*HONEGGER PRIZE WINNER FOR BEST ONE ACT*
What does it mean to be your brother’s keeper? In Arthur, Reading, a play about mental illness, Carol struggles to balance the needs of her brother, Arthur, who suffers from schizophrenia, with her own. With compassion and humor, the play explores Arthur’s relationships with his sister and with Michael, his case manager and friend.
INDIAN SUMMER by Mitchell Ganem
Directed by Robyn Couture
Kate and Terry are best friends. Terry is dying and retreated from the city to a rural lake side community. Kate has come from the city to bring him pills in case he wants to end his suffering – and also to remind him of the importance of life, love and hope.
