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Casting Announced for Roundabout's 2015 Underground Reading Series

New plays will be performed from May 4-8 in Roundabout’s Black Box Theatre.

| Off-Off-Broadway |

May 4, 2015

Looking star Raúl Castillo will take part in Roundabout's fourth annual Underground Reading Series, May 4-8. — *Looking* star Raúl Castillo will take part in Roundabout's fourth annual Underground Reading Series, May 4-8.
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Casting has been announced for Roundabout Theatre Company's fourth annual Roundabout Underground Reading Series. The five-night event, running from May 4-8, will include nightly readings of new plays written and directed by emerging artists, curtain speeches by Roundabout Underground artist alumni, and post-show receptions.

The 2015 season features the plays The Saints, written by Nathan Dame and directed by Adrienne Campbell-Holt; Mechanics of Love, written by Dipika Guha and directed by Gaye Taylor Upchurch; Kingdom Come, written by Jenny Rachel Weiner and directed by Kip Fagan; The Midnight Ride of Sean & Lucy, written by Amy E. Witting and directed by Daniella Topol; and Zero Feet Away, written by Brian Otaño and directed by Stephen Brackett.

The actors taking parts in the readings are Christopher Abbott, Vanessa Aspillaga, Cassie Beck, Hannah Bos, Michael Braun, Raúl Castillo, Mike Faist, Susannah Flood, Beth Hoyt, Greta Lee, Rey Lucas, Ismenia Mendes, Matthew Montelongo, Olivia Oguma, Shayna Small, Brian J. Smith, Cory Michael Smith, Chris Sullivan, Jason Veasey and Matthew Wilkas.

The reading series will be held at the 62-seat Black Box Theatre at The Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre. There will be one reading each night, with performances beginning at 7pm. Tickets are free.