The Graham Martin UNEXPECTED PLAY FESTIVAL (Virtual)
Dates and Times for this Past Event
- Thursday, Jan 28, 2021 7pm
- Thursday, Jan 21, 2021 7pm
- Thursday, Jan 14, 2021 7pm
- Thursday, Jan 7, 2021 7pm
Details
The Graham Martin UNEXPECTED PLAY FESTIVAL is a four-part series of digital readings of brand new plays by Atlanta playwrights. To enable access to our whole community, all four of these readings are free of charge. A VIP package which includes a talk with Artistic Director Matt Torney prior to each show is available for purchase. Tickets to these one night only events are available in advance, and booking is strongly encouraged!
January 7th: Well-Intentioned White People by Imani Vaughn Jones
Nia, a Black aspiring writer, and Topher, a white aspiring actor, work to find a way to navigate daily microviolence and the entertainment industry while trying to keep their marriage intact. Ripped directly from the headlines of 2020, Well-Intentioned White People explores police brutality, allyship, Blackness, and the inherent violence of whiteness.
January 14th: Memorial Day by Paul Donnelly
In 1992, a group of gay friends gather to celebrate life and escape the growing AIDS crisis; however, this proves hard for George who is a doctor working on the front lines of the pandemic. Memorial Day is a tender and beautiful play that takes a different look at the AIDS crisis and the resilience of its survivors.
January 21: Raising the Dead by Erin K Considine
Harlowe and Myra are life long friends and neighbors until one of them makes the choice to leave: Permanently. Raising the Dead is a fresh new work that explores the power of loss, love, and strong female friendship.
January 28th: Pearl by Sonhara Eastman
When a biracial woman is thrown into a battle to save her late mother's land, she is forced to interact with the father she's never met. Pearl is a timely new play that explores the power of legacy in an America that is stacked against race and sex.
