Three free 6 PM readings will feature the work of Lab founder and artistic director Israel Horovitz, Lynn Nottage, David Bar Katz, Stephen Adly Guirgis and Richard Vetere as well as Foodies, a collection of plays by current members.
The line-up for the readings follows:
Jan. 19:
6 PM: Israel Horovitz's The P Word
8 PM: Foodies
Jan. 20:
6 PM: Stephen Adly Guirgis' The Motherf**ker With the Hat
8 PM: Foodies
Jan. 21:
6 PM: David Bar Katz's What a Way to Go
8 PM: Foodies Jan. 22:
6 PM: Lynn Nottage's New Play
8 PM: Foodies
Jan. 23:
6 PM: Richard Vetere's Lady Macbeth's Lover
8 PM: Foodies
The NY Playwrights Lab was founded 35 years ago by playwright Israel Horovitz. The 2009 Lab membership includes Neena Beber, Ellen Melaver, Seth Zvi Rosenfeld, Sarah Ruhl, Peter Parnell, Richard Vetere, Daniel Reitz, Nicole Burdette, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Tanya Barfield, Lynn Nottage, Israel Horovitz, Matthew Weiss, Michael Hollinger, Richard Wesley and Brett C. Leonard.
Cherry Lane Theatre is located in Manhattan at 38 Commerce Street. To reserve tickets to the free readings, e-mail [email protected] or call (212) 989-2020.
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The mission of the New York Playwrights Lab is to "encourage established American playwrights to continue writing for theatre."