Voices of Pride

In writing the post about what's on stage in Central Illinois, I learned about this very interesting event:

New Route Theatre and Prairie Pride Coalition are presenting Voices of Pride on April 22-24.  These are going to be four new selected plays being presented in staged readings.  The readings will be at First Christian Church at 401 West Jefferson Street in Bloomington.  Tickets are a suggested donation of $10.

It always is exciting to see new works.  I haven't seen any of the four plays, but here are some descriptions and schedule:

Friday April 22:
7:00 p.m.: "garbage can blues" by Paula Ressler, who teaches in the English Department at ISU.  A lesbian mother tries to come to terms with her son's death.
8:30 p.m.: "ReConnect" by DC Cathro.  This is a series of six short one act plays about what happens when people reconnect.

Saturday, April 23
7:00 p.m.:  "Thingification" by Duriel Harris, who teaches at ISU.  A solo play expanding on a series of performance poems bringing to life characters that creates a discourse on African American identify and empowerment.
8:30 p.m.:  "Bedfellows"  by Daniel Kipp, an Illinois Wesleyan graduate.  We see two men and how their relationship develops at three different election times:  1992, 2000 and 2008.

Sunday, April 24:
2:00  p.m.  "garbage can blues"
4:30 p.m.: "ReConnect"
6:00 p.m.:  "Thingification"
7:30 p.m.:  "Bedfellows"

More information is available at New Route Theatre Facebook pageor emailing new.route.theatre@gmail.com