River Readings

RiverArts presents River Readings ~ a curated evening of play readings.

Join us for an evening of new play readings by accomplished playwrights, read by talented actors, followed by a talk-back with the playwrights. Enjoy a captivating night out and experience the creative process!

Appendix by Paul Allman
An unemployed cartoonist and his wife find themselves living on a back porch and slipping from the grasp of civilization

The Red Gene by Mariana Carreño King
When Leticia, confined to her basement under house arrest for failing mandatory conversion therapy, receives an unexpected visit from Rose, a by-the-book government official, a locked door leaves them trapped together with dwindling supplies. As their forced proximity chips away at Rose’s rigid beliefs and Leticia’s protective walls, both women must confront whether their true prison is the basement—or the society that put them there.

In Good Conscience by Derek Roland
When Jack and Jackie discover that their long-time friends and neighbors Sam and Sammy are having a baby and plan to raise it as a future Conventionalist voter, it sets off an intensely competitive breeding war between the two couples in a fight for the future of the country.

River Readings 2025 is directed by Sara Wolkowitz, produced by Lauren Orkus, with special thanks to Nicole Novy Schneider