PLEASE NOTE NEW TIME AND LOCATION

Join Axial Theatre IN PERSON on June 8th at the St John's Episcopal Church Parish Hall for a reading of new play: The Old Man on the Ice" by Tara Meddaugh.

The play reading will be followed by a curated discussion. 

When: Saturday, July 13th from 2:30-4:30PM

Where: Westchester Collaborative Theatre (WCT) 23 Water Street, Ossining, NY 10562

Click HERE for directions

Suggested donation: $20 adults, $10 students

With actors: Bruce Apar*, Tom Ryan*, Missy Flower*, Ruben Caballero (Brooklyn), Lev Harvey, Bruce Apar* (Yorktown Heights), and Jessica Valente (Brewster). Stage directions will be read by Anne Hammond* 

(* Axial Ensemble Members).

Synopsis:

When three men discover a stranger trapped on a half-frozen lake, one tries desperately to save him from his harrowing fate, but his well-intended actions trigger consequences that alter all their lives forever.

About Tara Meddaugh:

Tara’s dark comedies, allegories, children’s theater and heightened dramas have been performed around the world, from Alaska to England, New York to Bangkok. Her plays and monologues have been published by Smith & Kraus, YouthPLAYS, Oxford Press South Africa, London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts (LAMDA), Limelight, and Meriweather, including several appearances in “Best 10-Minute Plays” and “Best Stage Monologues” anthologies. Select awards include the Sloan Screenwriting Fellowship, the Arts Alive Recovery NY Regrant Award, the Shubert Fellowship in Dramatic Writing and the Bradford Gromelski Jury Award. She has script consulted on several animation an VR projects and once wrote monologues for a receptionist robot long before Siri or ChatGPT! Tara has taught playwriting at theaters, colleges, and school programs. She holds her MFA in Dramatic Writing from Carnegie Mellon University and is a member of the Dramatists Guild. Tara lives in Harrison, NY with her creative kids and husband, and fluffy cat. You can learn more about her work at www.tarameddaugh.com.

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The SAFEHOUSE program was created and developed by Axial Artistic Director Cady McClain, playwright and Artistic Director of Shades Repertory Theater Samuel Harps, Axial Associate Artistic Director/director Nate Flower and playwright Evelyn Mertens.