Dead of Winter Reading Series 2024

UPtown's pre-eminent new play reading series returns. Don't miss your opportunity to contribute to the development of these vital new works, which could eventually find their way to our mainstage.

All readings @ 3pm Ft. Washington Collegiate Campus (729 W. 181st Street, New York, NY 10033)

FREE!

  • January 7th: FLOATING DOWN TO CAMELOT by Steven Satta, directed by Janice Goldberg A gay love story set on a liberal-arts college campus in the 70's. 

  • January 14th: WISH BONE by Phoebe Farber, directed by Betsy True A young woman with big dreams navigates various factions in her job at a chicken-processing plant. 

  • January 21th: TUMBLEWEED by Marcus Scott, directed by Dev Bondarin A young black girl with hair like a tumbleweed faces various standards of beauty both within and out of her immediate family. 

  • January 28th: BREAD OF LIFE by Frank Pagliaro, directed by Kirby Fields An unorthodox telling of the story of Christ.