All readings will take place in the June Havoc Theatre. Listings and descriptions of the plays follow:

Becoming Kinky
By Ted Swindley
Directed by Jamibeth Margolis
July 26 at 2 PM and July 27 at 1 PM
"The world according to Kinky Friedman."

Blacks and Whites
Written and directed by Phillip W. Weiss
July 20 at 3:30 PM and July 28 at 3:30 PM
"One Nation- Really United."

For the Duration
By Ross Berger
July 20 at 1 PM
"An American intelligence officer comes home to find that his newborn son and wife, while suffering a tragedy at home, are complete strangers to him now."

Hadleyburg
Lyrics by Mae Richards
Music by John Cliffon
Book by Bob Griffiths
Directed by Gerald vanHeerden
July 12 at 2 PM and July 14 at 3:30 PM
"A rollicking musical about human nature, hypocrisy, and the joys of come-uppance." Miss Pell is Missing
By Leonard Gershe
Directed by Daniel Haley
July 29 at 12:30 PM and July 30 at 3:30 PM
"New York premiere of the sparkling comic puzzler by Oscar nominee Leonard Gershe."

Rising
By Carolyn Nur Wistrand
Directed by Marie McKinney
Produced by Negro Ensemble Company
July 27 at 3:45 PM and July 28 at 12:30 PM
"The true story of the beginning of African American education on the Sea Islands of South Carolina."

Safari's Song
Written and directed by Catherine Owens-Herrmann
July 29 at 3 PM
"Director Antonio Fargas states, 'This could be the next Lion King!'"

Soleda Red and Yellow
By Raymond Jones
Directed by Charles Weldon
Produced by Negro Ensemble Company
July 22 at 1 PM and July 30 at 12:30pm
"A fiery fusion of murder mayhem and unthinkable love...or is it?"

The June Havoc Theatre is located at 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor. For more information visit midtownfestival.org.