Final Draft 2009 is a festival of new play readings presented by the MFA Playwriting class of 2009.
Today's readings:
Funny by Gabe McKinley, directed by Pippin Parker. In the basement of Karin's Comedy Club, a group of comedians are brought together for what promises to be the biggest night of their careers. With tensions running high, this unique group of talents are forced to reconcile their far-reaching ambitions with their mounting insecurities, all the while being taken to task by a rogue comic named Griff Thomas.
The Word by Zay Amsbury.
The story of the relationship between a small northern California town and the religious cult that sets up a compound nearby. When the town's police chief and the compound's leader form a strange covenant, the two communities are forever linked. As the world changes around them, the community leaders must compromise to keep their homes secure, while their children fight to maintain the values they were raised with – even if it means tearing down the only world they have ever known.
New York City, NY; NYC