Staged Readings
Drama / Dark Comedy
Six Degrees of Separation
by John Guare
Director: Lisa Dixon
Sunday, October 4, 2026
1:30pm
When a charismatic young Black con man claiming to be Sidney Poitier’s son charms his way into the homes of New York City’s wealthy elite, he leaves them questioning their assumptions and sense of self. Ouisa and Flan, a married pair of art dealers, become entangled in his deception after offering shelter to a young man who claims to know their children from Harvard. His intelligence, wit, and ability to appeal to their values quickly draw them in.
Six Degrees of Separation explores how our desire to shape how others see us can leave us vulnerable to manipulation. Through a fast-paced series of interconnected encounters, John Guare examines identity, privilege, and the surprising connections that link people from vastly different worlds.
Accolades:
Winner! 1993 Olivier Award for Best Play
Finalist: 1991 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Winner! 1991 New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play
Nominee: Four 1991 Tony Awards, including Best Play
Nominee: Two 2017 Tony Awards, including Best Revival of a Play
Recommended Audience: 18+
Content Advisory: Mature adult language and themes
Running Time: 120 minutes with an intermission
Six Degrees of Separation
is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Dramatists Play Service
www.concordtheatricals.com
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Play Reading #2
Sunday, Nov 15, 2026
1:30pm
COMEDY
Parfumerie
Adapted by E. P. Dowdall from the Hungarian play “Illatszertar” by Miklos Laszlo
Director: Bea Quarrie
Sunday, February 7, 2027
1:30pm
This new adaptation of the play that inspired several movies is a warm, gentle comedy that follows the tangled tale of Parfumerie employee George Horvath. Just days before Christmas, George’s boss fires him after mistakenly suspecting him to be the lover of his unfaithful wife. Meanwhile, George’s own love life goes awry when he discovers that the stranger he has fallen in love with through a secret correspondence is none other than Amalia Balash, a co-worker with whom he constantly feuds. For the employees of the Parfumerie, only the truth can lead to a happy resolution in this old-fashioned, romantic Christmas tale.
Adapted by E.P. Dowdall from the play Parfumerie, written by his Hungarian-born uncle Miklos Laszlo.
Recommended Audience: 14+
Running Time: 120 minutes with an intermission
Parfumerie
is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Dramatists Play Service
www.concordtheatricals.com
Comedy
A Doll's House, Part 2
by Lucas Hnath
Director: Bea Quarrie
Sunday, March 21, 2027
1:30pm
Fifteen years after Nora Helmer slammed the door on her stifling domestic life, she is knocking at that same door, having returned with an urgent request for her former husband. Before Nora can get what she needs, she must reckon with the people she left, all of whom have some choice words for the former Mrs. Helmer. Lucas Hnath’s funny, probing and bold new play is at once a continuation of Ibsen’s complex exploration of traditional gender roles while also creating a sharp contemporary take on the struggles inherent in all human relationships.
Accolades:
Winner! 2017 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play (Laurie Metcalf)
Nominee: Eight 2017 Tony Awards, including Best Play
Nominee: 2017 Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Broadway Play
Recommended Audience: 16+
Content Advisory: Mild adult themes
Running Time: 105 mins with no intermission
A Doll's House, Part 2 is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Dramatists Play Service
www.concordtheatricals.com
dramedy
among men
by David Yee
Director: David Geene
Sunday, May 16, 2027
1:30pm
1959, Ameliasburgh, Prince Edward County. On the edge of spring, two young men, Al Purdy and Milton Acorn, are finishing an A-frame cabin on Roblin Lake. In the coming decade, all three—the two poets and the A-frame itself—will become legendary and help reshape Canadian literature. For now, however, all they have is the stench of sweat, whiskey, and words. From Governor General’s Literary Award–winner David Yee, among men is a poetic and charged portrait of male friendship in uncertain times, and a story of how Canadian poetry was changed forever.
Accolades:
“David Yee’s among men
is an electric gut punch! The nuances of the
story, the complex characters, and their layered narrative hits home.
It’s Yee at his finest.”
- Anusree Roy, Governor General's Literary Award–nominated playwright and actor
“David Yee has taken a footnote in Canadian literature and created a play that is raucous, lively, crude . . . and extremely moving.”
- Glenn Sumi, NOW Magazine
Recommended Audience: 18+
Content Advisory: This production contains mature language and themes, discussions of sexuality, depictions of drinking and smoking, and brief references to suicidal ideation.
Running Time: 100 minutes with no intermission
among men was developed and premiered at Factory Theatre in 2022.
among men is produced by permission of the Playwright and Marquis Literary (Colin Rivers) www.MOlit.ca
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Staged Reading #6
Sunday, June 6, 2027
1:30pm