GOES TO
JOE MUSSO
and his play 

ABSINTHE

To be presented at the National NewBorn Festival on Saturday, February 4th at 5pm
before the reading of the winning play.

THE 2012 NATIONAL NEWBORN FESTIVAL
FEB 2-4, 2012
The City College of New York
North Academic Center Lecture Hall (1/202)
1st Floor
360 Convent Ave, New York, NY 10031

Three Days of Free ReadingsTo reserve your seats fill the following form: www.tinyurl.com/72h4jfw

Thursday, February 2nd at 7pm
The Tragedy of Dandelion by Duncan Pflaster, directed by Leah Bonvissuto
The Princess Dandelion dresses as a boy in order to escape her rapist and would-be husband. Traveling through her society, she meets nuns, soldiers, clowns, and falls in love with another princess. Written entirely in iambic pentameter.
 
Friday, February 3rd at 7pm
Denny and Lila by August Schulenburg, directed by Tom Wojtunik
After her husband Marcus divorces her for their much younger maid Lucia, Mary turns to the con artist team of Denny, Lila and Jabber for revenge. They take the job, with Denny pretending to be the Nerdua-quoting electrician ‘Fred’ to seduce Lucia; and Lila pretending to be the daftly charming British novelist ‘Mara’ to seduce Marcus. All goes well until Denny develops an unexpected connection to Nettie, Mary and Marcus’ manic-depressive daughter.
 
Saturday, February 4th at 5pm
Excellence in Playwriting Award Winner
Absinthe by Joe Musso, directed by Dev Bondarin
It's July 1900, and a race riot has engulfed New Orleans, sparked by a black man killing two white policemen. At first, the violence on the streets is far removed from the genteel parlor of Grace Newman, a blind white woman cared for by her house servant, Curtis, a former slave owned by Grace's father. Grace and Curtis's relationship is forged by respect and compassion. However, their true feelings for each other must remain hidden from Grace's racist brother Henry, a Civil War vet who fought for the South and who is hell-bent on bringing justice to a black man who killed two white policemen. As a race riot in the streets unfolds, Grace and Curtis's relationship unravels.
 
Saturday, February 4th at 8pm
RESIDENT READING
On Egdon Heath a new adaptation by David Stallings, directed by Glory Kadigan
from Thomas Hardy’s novel The Return of the Native
Award-winning playwright David Stallings' adapts one of the most powerful works of famed author Thomas Hardy, "The Return of the Native." The ensemble of townspeople On Egdon Heath will take you on a journey of love, passion and folklore, centered on the beautiful and mystical Eustacia Vye. Her hunger for escape and a devastating twist of fate will affect the lives of the Yeobrights, the Wildeves and the heart of the heath.

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All readings are followed by Question & Answer sessions.
 
Reservations at http://tinyurl.com/72h4jfw