THEATRE + COMEDY

Country Playhouse presents The 2009 New Play Reading Series-Country Playhouse's 17th season of New Plays by Houstonians.

Country Playhouse's New Play Reading Series is comprised of six Sunday nights of concert readings of new plays written by Houston-area residents. The readings are rehearsed, and the public is invited. Since 1993, more than 100 new works have been presented in the Series. Of these plays, we know that at least 44 have gone forward with a production, publication, or recognition in a competition.

Sunday nights at 7 pm
March 1st - April 5th, 2009

March 1: "The Comfort of Anger" by Fernando Dovalina
"A best-selling Mexican-American novelist tries to untangle herself from the clutches of her own old secrets."

March 8: "Lunch" by Miriam Kalman Friedman & Leslie Rice Hart
"Two sisters of a certain age tackle family problems as if they were as easy to finesse as a free 'lunch' at Whole Foods."

March 15: "Murder Can Be Fatal" by Doug Schlatter
"Delightful characters meet, fall in love, and kill each other off. Oh, it's funny too."

March 22: "Broke Poet" by Scott McWhirter
"In this Godot-esque world, an odd machine offers a semblance of entertainment at the push of a button."

March 29: "Republic Day" by Tom Stell
"A family struggles to survive in a country torn by hate. When does justice become revenge? And what would you do in a world gone mad?"

April 5: "Waiting To Be Mended" by Gwen Flager
"An older woman's thrill of a new endeavor becomes an unexpected struggle to face the brokenness of the past." Please join us for rehearsed readings of these new plays.

The ticket price? FREE!