READING ROUNDTABLE OF 16 PLAYS @ PTNJ

FORUM: Playwrights Theatre Reading Roundtable Series Returns with 16 New Plays

WHEN: November 30, December 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 at 7 PM WHERE: Playwrights Theatre, 33 Green Village Road, Madison, NJ. TICKETS: Patrons can attend one reading for $10 or purchase a FORUM PASS which gives them entry to the entire festival for $25. Playwrights Theatre's season subscribers receive a FORUM PASS as a free added bonus. Reservations can be made online at http://www.ptnj.org/ or call 973.514.1787 X10. FORUM brings playwrights, actors and audience members together to enjoy the creative process of bringing a play to life. Staged readings of 16 innovative new plays by some of the country's best writers with intimate discussions between author and audience following each performance. The readings will be held at  "We're looking forward to this excellent selection of new work. It's a great mix of writers, from old friends to writers new to us, from nationally recognized writers to writers just getting started," said John Pietrowski, Artistic Director. "We're especially looking forward to our first week, which features writers from New Jersey, including John Wooten, Artistic Director of Premiere Stages and three writers from the MFA Program at the Mason Gross School, Rutgers University—Samuel Brett Williams, Lia Romeo and Carrie Louise Nutt. The talkbacks will prove to be very fun and interesting." FORUM Schedule: Tuesday, November 30 - Auqa by Carrie Louise Nutt Wednesday, December 1 - Hungry by Lia Romeo Thursday, December 2 - The Fallen by Yasmine Rana Friday, December 3 - Revelation by Samuel Brett Williams Saturday, December 4 - The Sticks by John Wooten Sunday, December 5 - The Thread of Story by Judah Skoff Wednesday, December 8 - Trespasser In A Promised Land by Russell Davis Thursday, December 9 - Mickey and Jean by Richard Dresser Friday, December 10 - A User's Guide to Hell Starring Bernie Madoff by Lee Blessing Saturday, December 11 - Texas Boot by Jeffrey Sweet Sunday, December 12 - Furies by Matt Bukovac Wednesday, December 15 - Artist As A Man by Joe Sutton Thursday, December 16 - The Law Of The Monkeys by Ken Scarborough Friday, December 17 - Number of People by Emilie Beck Saturday, December 18 - Marlowe by James Glossman Sunday, December 19 - The Exceptionals by Robert Clyman Programs are subject to change, based on artistic need. Please visit the website www.ptnj.org for up-to-the-minutes details.

About Playwrights Theatre: Founded in 1986, Playwrights Theatre is a 501(c) 3 not-for-profit professional theatre and arts education institution dedicated to developing and nurturing the dramatic imagination of artists, students, and audiences. Their New Play Program creates development opportunities for professional writers through readings, workshops and productions, and invites audiences to participate in authentic feedback experiences. Their New Jersey Writers Project, Poetry Out Loud, New Jersey Young Playwrights Contest and Festival, and Creative Arts Academy programs provide a comprehensive and hands-on arts education experience to over 31,000 students, Pre-K through adult. Writers in the New Play Program are drawn from across the country, including their affiliation with the National New Play Network, a nation-wide group of theatres dedicated to the development and production of new work. Teaching Artists in their Education Programs are professional artists working in their field in the New Jersey, New York and Philadelphia metropolitan areas. From 2003-2012, the company has been designated a Major Arts Institution by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts (along with only four other theaters: The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, George Street Playhouse, McCarter Theatre Center and Paper Mill Playhouse) as "an anchor institution that contributes vitally to the quality of life in New Jersey.”