Pegasus Theatre continues Fresh Reads: The Return
What is it? It’s our festival of new comedies!!
Fresh Reads is back and better than ever! Join us from June 15 to July 1 as we celebrate new comedies with staged readings of three new works by Southwestern playwrights. These works will take you from 10th century Germany to present day West Texas to the future of robotics! These three scripts were chosen by Pegasus Theatre to be presented as staged readings in Fresh Reads: The Return. The staging includes lights, sound, and costumes but a minimal set.
Shows selected for Fresh Reads: The Return
The Art of Martyrdom by Rita Anderson - An irreverent behind-the-scenes look at Hrosvitha, the first female playwright. It is an exploration of how her “secret” plays got out and about the 10th-century nun’s secret playfulness. But, if the first female playwright of the Western world lived 500 years before Shakespeare, then why has no one heard of her? 70 minutes. No intermission. Rated PG.
The Robotics of Love and Longing by Germaine Shames - A quirky adult comedy about technology, taboos, and the lengths to which the human need for connection may drive us. 90 minutes. No intermission. PG-13 Sexual References, Language
Mutability by Straton Rushing - A senseless crime gets committed in a rural, desolate corner of West Texas and the lone survivor is left to tell her story... but this is a comedy so it is actually about grief, fear, and the slow undignified economic death of rural America which will be explored with heart and humor. 90 min. Intermission(15m) PG-13 Described violence, Language
Don’t miss the following special events!
June 17, a post-show talkback after the evening performance with the director, cast, and special guest Rita Anderson, the playwright of “The Art of Martyrdom.”
June 23, a post-show talkback after the performance with the director, cast, and special guest Straton Rushing, the playwright of “Mutability.”
June 24, a post-show talkback after the evening performance with the director and cast of “The Robotics of Love and Longing” by Germaine Shames
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE / Fresh Reads: The Return
Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
6/11 | 6/12 | 6/13 | 6/14 | 6/15 – 8pm Art of Martyrdom | 6/16 – 8pm The Robotics of Love and Longing | 6/17 – 2pm Mutability --------------- 8pm – Art of Martyrdom |
6/18 | 6/19 | 6/20 | 6/21 | 6/22 – 8pm The Robotics of Love and Longing | 6/23 – 8pm Mutability | 6/24 – 2pm Art of Martyrdom --------------- 8pm – The Robotics of Love and Longing |
6/25 | 6/26 | 6/27 | 6/28 | 6/29 – 8pm Mutability | 6/30 – 8pm Art of Martyrdom | 7/1 – 2pm The Robotics of Love and Longing --------------- 8pm –Mutability |
TICKETS – All Performances
Adults $20
Seniors $15
Students $15
Active Duty $15
Reduced View $15
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