RHYME, DIME, STORYTIME & COMPANY DRAIN: CWP Launchpad Reading Series

SYNOPSIS: Four kids: the Storyteller and unfortunate bystander, the superhero who’d K*ll in order to save, the baby-eating wolf who loves to gaslight, and the pretend parent who’s a “bad friend” for wanting to save themselves. All they want is to tell a story, but whose story is it? Who gets to tell it and who determines which story is the right one? Crayon drawn skyscrapers, kiddie pools where small ones bound in jump rope float, and Blood-splattered sneakers that still light up with each step. War’s never a game, friendship shouldn’t be a death sentence, babies shouldn’t be eaten, and “the rightstory” is always a matter of personal stakes, reputation, and guilt. A tale, neither tall nor a fable, as told by a Crow (who’s also a hand puppet), who reminds us that wars, like fairytales, never have happy endings.
CW: mentions of war, sounds of explosions and gunfire, gaslighting, drowning, a dead
child, destroyed buildings, bits of blood, light up sneakers

SYNOPSIS: Everybody hates their job. And sometimes their job hates them. When Josephina starts her new position, she realizes there may be a bit left unsaid in the office. Company Drain explores what we owe to the person in the cubicle next door.

Fresh Binder Productions is a theatrical home for emerging transgender/gender non-conforming (TGNC) playwrights; aiming to uplift TGNC playwrights and their work into the theatrical pantheon at a time in history when trans voices are being actively criminalized and silenced.

The CWP Launchpad Reading Series is a new initiative produced as part of The Center at West Park's Center for New Work Development. The series provides a platform for emerging theatre companies and early-career producers to curate a weekend of pay-what-you-can developmental readings of new work, with rehearsal and presentation space, marketing & promotional support, technical & administrative assistance, and a curatorial stipend provided by CWP. Through the Launchpad Reading Series, CWP uplifts artists at the start of their careers by creating accessible and inclusive presentation opportunities showcasing diverse talents, and provides the next generation of arts leaders with the support to put their ideas and communities on the stage. Learn more at centeratwestpark.org/launchpad-reading-series

There are no economic barriers at CWP. Please email CWP Resident Producer Madelyn Paquette at [email protected] or call 212-997-4490 if you require tickets at a different price point.

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