Hourglass Play Reading Series

Hourglass Play Reading PRESENTS...

•Comedy

•Staged Reading

HAROLD AND MAUDE

2019-2020 Season designs by Logan Champlin

BY COLIN HIGGINS • DIRECTED BY LYNNE SANCHEZ-FRIES
APPROPRIATE AGE RANGE: 15 - up | APPROXIMATE RUNTIME: 2 to 2 1/2 hours.

Harold is the proverbial poor little rich kid, unhappy with all of the advantages that life has afforded him. Maude is a free-spirited octogenarian who finds the joy in just about any situation. Harold’s peculiar attachment to Maude, whom he meets at a funeral (a mutual passion) is what rescues him from his misery and what captivates us, as Harold—under Maude’s bemused tutelage—learns to embrace the plentiful moments of beauty that life has to offer. This faithful adaptation of the acclaimed and beloved cult film, both written by Colin Higgins, will delight fans of the movie as well as newcomers to this off-kilter story.

•SPECIAL NOTE:
All performances are free. Donations are encouraged.

PERFORMANCE DATES:

Sat, May 302pm Post Show Talk with Cast & Crew

BOX OFFICE

FREE! - Donations
gratefully accepted

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585.454.1260

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Playing at:

Blackfriars Theatre

Hourglass Play Reading PRESENTS...

•Drama

•Staged Reading

A RAISIN IN THE SUN

2019-2020 Season designs by Logan Champlin

BY LORRAINE HANSBERRY • DIRECTED BY MYA BROWN
APPROPRIATE AGE RANGE: 15 - up | APPROXIMATE RUNTIME: 2 to 2 1/2 hours.

Set on Chicago’s South Side in the late 1950s, A Raisin in the Sun centers on the divergent dreams and conflicts of three generations of the Younger family: son Walter Lee; his wife, Ruth; his sister, Beneatha; his son, Travis; and matriarch Lena. With her deceased husband’s insurance payment set to arrive in the mail any day, Lena has hopes of moving to a new home in a better neighborhood. Walter Lee, however, has other plans—to buy a liquor store and become his own man—while Beneatha dreams of enrolling in medical school. The Youngers struggle to retain their dignity amongst the racial tensions and entrenched prejudices of mid-20th-century America is a timeless account of hope in an often harsh and unforgiving world.

•SPECIAL NOTE:
All performances are free. Donations are encouraged.

PERFORMANCE DATES:

Sat, Apr 112pm Post Show Talk with Cast & Crew

BOX OFFICE

FREE! - Donations
gratefully accepted

CALL BOX OFFICE:
585.454.1260

Click to Buy

Playing at:

Blackfriars Theatre

Hourglass Play Reading PRESENTS...

•Drama

•Staged Reading

TALLEY’S FOLLY

2019-2020 Season designs by Logan Champlin

BY LANFORD WILSON • DIRECTED BY DAVID RUNZO
APPROPRIATE AGE RANGE: 15 - up | APPROXIMATE RUNTIME: 2 to 2 1/2 hours.

It is 1944 in Lebanon, Missouri and Matt Friedman—an accountant from St. Louis—has arrived to pledge his love to Sally Talley, hoping to revive their once-romantic relationship. Sally is hesitant to begin again as she fears that her conservative family would never approve of their marriage. Honest, funny, and charming, Matt gradually awakens Sally to the possibilities of a life together as these kindred spirits find a rare completeness with one another.

In celebration of Blackfriars’ 70th anniversary season, Talley’s Folly reunites director David Runzo and cast members Fred Neurnberg and Patricia Lewis Brown from the theater’s original production in the 1995–96 season.

•SPECIAL NOTE:
All performances are free. Donations are encouraged.