Frank, Bill and Peg are three octogenarians living in the same crumbling, rural American town they were born in, raised their families, retired and lived all their whole lives. A now that that's over they're still there, still kicking, just not very high. The three must come to face the decaying state of their community and lives as it becomes apparent their town picnic is, like everything else, not quite what it used to be.
This reading will be held at Fairleigh Dickinson University, Dreyfuss Theatre, 285 Madison Avenue, Madison, NJ. Click here for directions. Click here for a printable map of the campus (the Dreyfuss Theatre is located in Building 9).
All tickets are general admission. There will be a talk-back following the reading.
Ben Clawson received his B.F.A. in Theater from Montclair State University, NJ in May of 2007. He is the author of numerous full length and one act plays that have had professional productions, readings and workshops in New York, New Jersey, Washington D.C. and New Orleans. He has been an evening winner and finalist in the Samuel French Short Play festival, finalist for the Princess Grace Award in playwriting, and recipient of the Kennedy Center's David Mark Cohen award. He is a founding member of the StrangeDog. Theater Company, with whom he has produced many of his plays.
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Directed by James Glossman
Cast:
Bill - Frank Anderson*
Frank - Reathal Bean*
Peg - Linda Setzer*
Stage Directions - James Glossman*
* Members of Actors' Equity Association
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