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Pioneer Productions is proud to present our first ever "New Play Reading Series" which will feature new works by playwrights right here in Morristown at The Morristown and Morris Township Library.
Reading Dates: Thursday, March 7, 2024 @ 7pm Thursday, March 28, 2024 @ 7pm Thursday, April 4, 2024 @ 7pm * These are free events, in partnership with the Morristown and Morris Township Library. All performances will take place at 1 Miller Rd, Morristown. |
March 7, 2024
A Declaration of Independence by Dan Maurer
The day before finalizing their divorce, a befuddled husband meets with his "lifestyle influencer" wife, hoping for one last chance to salvage their marriage. But he quickly finds she is crafting a "brand-boosting" divorce announcement for her online followers.
Featuring: Allie Acquafredda, Dave Murgittroyd, and Shanna Levine-Phelps
The Buffer by Mike Allegra
Sparks fly in the moments before Sarah and Bill go out to dinner with another couple.
Featuring: Jon Beeler and Lauren Proda
As American as Chop Suey by Stephanie Buckley
A woman’s fascination with two women at a restaurant reveals her own insecurities and troubles in her marriage. Inspired by the painting Chop Suey by Edward Hopper.
Featuring: Shanna Levine-Phelps, Dan Vissers, Anna McCabe, Lauren Proda
A Declaration of Independence by Dan Maurer
The day before finalizing their divorce, a befuddled husband meets with his "lifestyle influencer" wife, hoping for one last chance to salvage their marriage. But he quickly finds she is crafting a "brand-boosting" divorce announcement for her online followers.
Featuring: Allie Acquafredda, Dave Murgittroyd, and Shanna Levine-Phelps
The Buffer by Mike Allegra
Sparks fly in the moments before Sarah and Bill go out to dinner with another couple.
Featuring: Jon Beeler and Lauren Proda
As American as Chop Suey by Stephanie Buckley
A woman’s fascination with two women at a restaurant reveals her own insecurities and troubles in her marriage. Inspired by the painting Chop Suey by Edward Hopper.
Featuring: Shanna Levine-Phelps, Dan Vissers, Anna McCabe, Lauren Proda
March 28, 2024
Mom's Surgery By Barbara Pease Weber
Two women anxiously wait in the hospital waiting room while their moms are in surgery. They commiserate over the stress of dealing with aging parents… and their mothers’ unexpected requests.
Featuring: Leslie Darcy, Christiane Lange, Kristen Winters
A Beautiful Ache by Charles Grayson
After being fired from her corporate job at a hotel conference in Newport, Rhode Island, Natalie meets an interesting man at the breakfast buffet while waiting for her Uber home.
Featuring: Anna McCabe and Tom Olori
The We Heart Christopher H. Mohoney Through Space and Time Forever Club by Bailey Jordan Garcia Join us for a meeting of a secret club where three middle school friends pledge to worship the "hottest" boy in school forever and ever and ever… and ever?
Featuring: Ashlee Vissers, Ken Hatlee, Miriam Salerno
Mom's Surgery By Barbara Pease Weber
Two women anxiously wait in the hospital waiting room while their moms are in surgery. They commiserate over the stress of dealing with aging parents… and their mothers’ unexpected requests.
Featuring: Leslie Darcy, Christiane Lange, Kristen Winters
A Beautiful Ache by Charles Grayson
After being fired from her corporate job at a hotel conference in Newport, Rhode Island, Natalie meets an interesting man at the breakfast buffet while waiting for her Uber home.
Featuring: Anna McCabe and Tom Olori
The We Heart Christopher H. Mohoney Through Space and Time Forever Club by Bailey Jordan Garcia Join us for a meeting of a secret club where three middle school friends pledge to worship the "hottest" boy in school forever and ever and ever… and ever?
Featuring: Ashlee Vissers, Ken Hatlee, Miriam Salerno
April 4, 2024
Exit Strategies Andrew R. Heinze
Chris, a writer, makes a last desperate phone call to a company that caters to the suicidal. The call is taken by Jordan, a sales rep who delivers much more than the product Chris had intended to buy.
Featuring: Tom Olori and Dan Vissers
The Wait by Stuart Brown
A theater critic and his friend are caught in the gridlock of audience members leaving the theater after a performance of Mamma Mia! How they impatiently wait forms the basis for this humorous commentary about today’s theater.
Featuring: Doug McLaughlin and Susan Mathias
Daisy's Day by Kristyn Leigh Robinson
Gina has a problem. Her pet betta fish, Daisy, has eaten insulation that fell from the ceiling. And her wife has moved out. Will her dying pet help her overcome the problems in her marriage?
Featuring Shanna Levine-Phelps and Miriam Salerno
Exit Strategies Andrew R. Heinze
Chris, a writer, makes a last desperate phone call to a company that caters to the suicidal. The call is taken by Jordan, a sales rep who delivers much more than the product Chris had intended to buy.
Featuring: Tom Olori and Dan Vissers
The Wait by Stuart Brown
A theater critic and his friend are caught in the gridlock of audience members leaving the theater after a performance of Mamma Mia! How they impatiently wait forms the basis for this humorous commentary about today’s theater.
Featuring: Doug McLaughlin and Susan Mathias
Daisy's Day by Kristyn Leigh Robinson
Gina has a problem. Her pet betta fish, Daisy, has eaten insulation that fell from the ceiling. And her wife has moved out. Will her dying pet help her overcome the problems in her marriage?
Featuring Shanna Levine-Phelps and Miriam Salerno
Funding for this series has been made possible in part by funds from Morris Arts through the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.