Theatreworks Presents:
The Art of Spoken Words    
Six New Plays in Six Days
December 4, 5, 6
December 11, 12, 13
7:00 pm
Admission Free
Voorhees Theatre
186 Jay Street, Brooklyn NY

Theatreworks, the theatrical troupe at New York City College of Technology, will host readings of six new plays on six nights in December 2008, beginning at 7:00 pm, in the College's Voorhees Theatre, 186 Jay Street (north of Tillary), Downtown Brooklyn.  Admission is free.
Thursday, December 4th Parable of a Spider
 
by Scott Adkin
 
The audience will be active in this performance.  Parable of a Spider is a play made up of separate parts, with each part composed of people talking about things that pertain to them. The order of the parts and the number of parts presented is determined by audience reaction.

Friday, December 5th Baby Rats
 
by Tina Satter
 
Far away, out on the Plains, to the faded strains of the Dreamtime Request Hour, Farah and Jem shoot on goal, while JayJAy tends the farm.

Saturday, December 6th Beach Blanket Bluebeard
 
by Trav S.D.
 
A Black comedy that mixes elements of Elvis beach party musicals with Brecht's Baal, Chaplin's Monsieur Verdoux, and the films of Roger Corman and John Waters.

Thursday, December 11th OK (Office Killer)
 
by Corina Copp
 
An exploratory textual work where Petunia crushes a gal with an elevator, turns black-and-white, throws away a telephone, wires people to trees, avoids being burnt with a hot iron, is maybe loving, and rides a tandem bike near some bottles on her breaks and non-breaks from the office.

Friday, December 12th Fitter, Happier, More Productive
 
by Matt Korahais
 
Jennelle is thinking it may be time to quit the drugs; lucky for her she's in a rehab center.

Saturday, December 13th NOIR
 
by Kalle Macrides
 
Noir follows the tale of a Hollywood filmmaker bent on uncovering the identity of his soon to be murderer in the moments before his untimely demise.


Special Thanks
 
Curator
      Kalle Macrides
              Executive Director
              Adhesive Theater Project
 
Production Staff
      William Reger, Jaqualine Anscombe, Eric Velez, Travis Fraser,
      Alax Chacko, Jay Jadego, Anika Carter

Theatreworks Producer
      Charles Scott, Susan Brandt

For more information, contact Sue Brandt at sbrandt@citytech.cuny.edu.

NEW YORK CITY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
The City University of New York
School of Technology and Design
Department of Entertainment Technology