MAC Playreading Event: To Get to the Other Side
October 8 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Original Playreading Series:
To Get to the Other Side
by Julie Zaffarino
Shelly awakes from a minimally conscious state after 16 years. One day, she is thirty-four with a home, husband, and a nine-year-old daughter. The next day she is fifty. Her husband and daughter have moved on with their lives – or have they? How can Shelly deal with her loss and accept her new world?
Directed by Bridget Dougherty
Cast:
Karen Johnston
Thomas-Robert Irvin
Hannah Pearsall
Miriam Walton
Max Hibbard
About the Playwright
Julie Zaffarano is a Philadelphia area playwright who believes everyone has a story worth telling. Her passions are exploring personal truths and creating strong roles for women. She is the Philadelphia Regional Dramatist Guild Representative and a founder of the Media Arts Council Play Reading Series. Julie’s plays have been produced and read throughout the United States. Recent recognitions: Finalist, Terrence McNally Award; Two times Semi Finalist, O’Neill National Playwrights Conference; Finalist, Henley Rose Playwriting Contest; Finalist, Veterans Repertory Theatre; Winner, Best Production, Pittsburgh New Work Festival; Winner, Best New Work, What if Productions. Julie is a PlayPenn Foundry alum. www.juliezaffarano.com.
About the Series
The Media Arts Council (MAC) Play Reading Series was created by playwrights Julie Zaffarano, Dave Ebersole, and Keenya Jackson, in partnership with the MAC to create a space for local playwrights to hear their work read by talented actors and receive feedback from a public audience. The only regular new play reading series in the area, it brings exciting new stories to Delaware County.
Playwrights, actors, and directors who are interested in being involved in the series should Dave Ebersole, Keenya Jackson, or Julie Zaffarano at macplayreadingseries20@gmail.com. Due to the limited budget for this project, we are unable to offer actors or directors a stipend through the MAC.
Tickets Pay what you wish – Suggested $10
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The mission of the Media Arts Council is to actively support local artists and integrate a wide range of arts into the life of the entire community. MAC achieves this mission by providing professional artists with opportunities to exhibit, sell, and/or perform, infusing Media with public art installations, providing arts education classes, and offering community arts events.
