Arts Society of Kingston

New Play Readings on Alternate Tuesdays at 6:30 PM at ARTS SOCIETY OF KINGSTON, 97 Broadway

Playwright Labs meet from 6:30- 9:30 on ALTERNATE, ODD TUESDAYS

These are workshops rather than productions, whose focus is on process, not product. Scenes, shorts and full-length (up to 90 minute) original stage plays can be read. It is the hope of the Lab that playwrights will listen to all feedback without defending or explaining their work, then sift through the feedback at their leisure. In the end, only the playwright can decide what feedback to "use or lose."

Tuesday, March 6th at 6:30 PM:

"DOWN MEMORY LANE" (Round 2) By David Eisenstadt
Trying to relive "the good old days" can sometimes prove difficult. People evolve, times change, and opportunities vanish, Or do they? With Phillip Levine, Patti Martin, John Lee, Karen Rich and others

"THE UNDERSTUDY" (Round 2) By Karen Rich
Is the understudy a debased role, acceptable only to the most desperate of actors? Or a golden opportunity to "show your stuff" during rehearsals? Two young thespians, new to the worlds of theater and relationships, disagree.

"DOWN MEMORY LANE" (Round 2) By David Eisenstadt

Trying to relive "the good old days" can sometimes prove difficult.
With Phillip Levine, Patti Martin, John Lee, Karen Rich and others.

Tuesday, March 20th at 6:30 PM:

"LIMBO" By Ellen O' Neill (Round 2)

A dramedy/contemplation about aging, living and dying.

Tuesday, April 3rd at 6:30 PM:

"ALL THE LIVELONG DAY" By Carol Elkins
A grandmother and her grown-up grand daughter have a grand
old time raking up the coals, while the grandmother's estranged
parents watch and make nasty remarks from their perches in the
After World.

Tuesday, April 17th at 6:30 PM:

"THE PESSIMIST" By Paul Cooper
A comedy that shows what happens to a man who has decided that life isn't worth living.
With Richard and Catharine Cattabiani, John Lee and Mary Collins.

Tuesday, May 1st at 6:30 PM:

"ALPHA JAWS" By Lisa Kimball
Is all fair in love and in pet ownership? A couple, having adopted a dog,
have a day of reckoning about their relationship.

Tuesday, May 15th at 6:30 PM:

"THE CEILINGS THE LIMIT" By Karen Rich
In this comedy, a motley crew of odd employees gather for an awards ceremony.

The next SUNY (New Paltz) annual New Play Festival will be March of 2013. Short plays- 30 minutes and under-will be accepted after Jan. 1. A more detailed submissions statement will be forthcoming. Please consider submitting For more information, contact Larry Carr carrl@newpaltz.edu

Volunteers are needed to publicize the Playwright's Lab.
Please contact Karen Rich at writerplay@gmail.com

NOTE: In the spirit of community, before scheduling each play writers are expected to attend 2 performances /feedback sessions for fellow writers.