New Moon Reading Series
First Monday of Every Month
WHEN:Monday, February 7, at 7:30 PM; Join the playwright for a talkback after the play. WHERE: Luna Stage, 555 Valley Road, West Orange
TICKETS: Suggested Donation: $5. No reservation necessary.
BOOTH, LINCOLN, AND BOOTH
By Thom Molyneaux
Directed by Rachel Black-Spaulding
BOOTH, LINCOLN, AND BOOTH examines the relationship between Edwin and John Wilkes Booth, brothers and Shakespearean actors. One lives on in history for assassinating President Lincoln. In this lively and theatrical piece, famous African-American Shakespearean actor Ira Aldridge and a small troupe of players enter the scene to bring to life the story of how these two brothers were torn apart by ideology and the Civil War, as well as the surprising connection between Lincoln, Shakespeare and the making of our nation.
Thom Molyneaux is an actor, director, playwright and Drama Critic. Recent directing credits: the critically acclaimed productions of Sean Reycraft’s One Good Marriage, Samuel Beckett’s Happy Days and his adaptation of Marivaux’s False Servant at the Garage Theatre Group. As an actor, Thom has received positive reviews for his portrayals of the criminal psychologist in Porcelain (GTG), the acerbic, foul-mouthed, politico in Fair and Decent (Luna Stage) and the rugged, hilarious, sociopath in Omnivores (Playwrights Theatre). As a playwright, he’s been a Drama League of New York competition winner and a finalist for the Robert Panowski Playwriting Award.The New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists has honored him repeatedly for his theater reviews.
