Plays and Playwrights 2003: The Book Party

The New York Theatre Experience, Inc. (NYTE) and Vital Theatre Company present Plays and Playwrights 2003: The Book Party, a free event celebrating the publication of NYTE’s newest anthology of plays. The centerpiece of the evening will be performances, by members of the original casts, of scenes from seven of the plays featured in the collection. A reception, where the playwrights will be available to sign copies of the book and meet audience members, will follow the readings. Books, priced at $15, will be available at the event for purchase.

Plays and Playwrights 2003 is a collection of eleven plays by new writers that premiered off-off-Broadway during the past year. Featured in this anthology are A Queer Carol by Joe Godfrey, Pumpkins for Smallpox by Catherine Gillet, Looking for the Pony by Andrea Lepcio, Black Thang by Ato Essandoh, The Ninth Circle by Edward Musto, The Doctor of Rome by Nat Colley, Galaxy Video by Marc Morales, The Last Carburetor by Leon Chase, Out to Lunch by Joseph Langham, Ascending Bodily by Maggie Cino, and Last Call by Kelly McAllister.

The event is open to the general public and is free.