Come see readings of five new plays by The Omnivores

LifeCore by Lauren Holmes, directed by Will Steinberger
Alex is a janitor at a cryogenic freezing facility who wants to move up the ranks and might just do anything to do it. A play about who gets to live forever.
Thursday, September 24, 7:00 pm, and Friday, September 25, 11:00 am
Houghton Hall, 22 East 30th Street

Romancing the Rosetta Stone by Diana Ly, directed by Nana Dakin
The Elgin Marbles attempt to break out of the British Museum, but Dionysus won't leave Rosetta behind, risking everything. A play about colonialism, forgotten gods, and the undeniable call of home.
Tuesday, October 13, 2:30 pm and 6:30 pm
Playwrights Horizons, 416 West 42nd Street

I f*cking hate LUMA by Ian Robles, directed by Gama Valle
Blackouts. Election-year chaos. Postpartum rage. A Puerto Rican family mourns their grandfather as buried tensions and Mama’s slipping grip on reality surface.
Monday, November 9, 3:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Pregones/PRTT, 304 West 47th Street

Dark Light by Phillip Christian Smith, directed by Jack Serio
A cancer patient going through a stem cell transplant meets an unhoused woman on the highest floor of a hospital. Based on a true story.
Friday, November 13, 4:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Open Jar Studios, 1601 Broadway, 11th Floor, Studio 12J

Are We Done Here? by Chad Kaydo, directed by Lily Kanter Riopelle
A reading from the future of transcripts from the past, in which gay guys fret over boyfriends, summer excursions, authoritarianism, etc.
Monday, November 16, 7:00 pm, and Tuesday November 17, 3:00 pm
Houghton Hall, 22 East 30th Street

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The Omnivores Lifeboat New Play Festival is made possible by support from the Venturous Fund of the Tides Foundation and the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.

Festival Producer: Isabelle Chirls

Thanks to Ben Pesner, the Venturous Fund, Karl Baker Olson, Playwrights Horizons

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