My New Play Juke Will Be A Part of Red Fern Theatre's Reading Series on Monday 9/15!

I'm thrilled to be able to explore Juke with Chris Dierckson directing and all of the wonderful people associated with Red Fern!  More information coming...come join us!

Giving Fern This year is one of momentous growth in producing new plays, but we need your help.  No amount is too small or too big.  We appreciate anything you can offer especially in this economic climate.   The Red Fern Theatre Company is a 501(c)(3), tax-exempt organization. All donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law. To make a secure online tax deductible donation, please click here! Quick Links...    Our Website Join Us on Facebook! Follow Us on Twitter Make a Donation Greetings!  Red Fern celebrates 10 YEARS!!!! Come see us in development. The week of September 15-21, Red Fern will host as many readings of new plays as we possibly can in our home down at the 14th Street Y. We hope you will join us for any or all of them. Come see what the future of Red Fern could be. The website will be continuously updated with information on each of the readings as it becomes available. To reserve tickets, email tickets@redferntheatre.org. All readings start at 7pm (unless otherwise noted) and will be held at the Theater at the 14th Street Y located at 344 East 14th Street on the 2nd floor. See you in the theater! Red Fern Theatre Company JUKE By Kate Bell Directed by Christopher Diercksen Monday, September 15 @7pm Floyd Toone's death brought no peace. Even before they can get him in the ground, his sister Lona and niece Darla discover that his house has been broken into.  But Floyd's house is not the only thing broken into or just broken in this family. A funny and touching play about coming out (and staying in the closet) in Texas, and how the right music and the right moves can keep you strong even when it's your heart that's breaking. THE SILVER THREAD By Joslyn Housley-McLaughlin Directed by Sandra A. Daley-Sharif Thursday, September 18 @7:30pm* *Note start time* 1845 . Alabama. An ambitious doctor works tirelessly on medical research that will change women's health forever...but at what cost to the lives of the Black slaves he uses as guinea pigs? Based on a true story. WEST ASHEVILLE By Tim Plaehn Directed by Julie Foh Friday, September 19 @7pm After shooting herself in the foot, Abby looks for a reason to live at the end of her aimless twenties. While crashing at his buddy's place, T-Rex hatches a plan to Golf Across America. When their paths intersect, everything changes. IRREVERSIBLE By Jack Karp Directed by Melanie Moyer Williams Saturday, September 20 @7pm It is 1944 and Robert Oppenheimer and his brother, Frank, are frantically working to beat the Nazis to the nuclear bomb. With difficulties mounting and growing concern over his Communist associations, Robert has no time to think about the consequences of his "gadget." But in 1945, when they finally see the power of their new weapon, the two men are torn apart in a battle over whether or not to use it, and Robert is forced to choose between his conscience and his ambition, his brother and his bomb. RAIN AND ZOE SAVE THE WORLD  A play by Crystal Skillman Directed by Benjamin Kamine Sunday, September 21 @7pm Two teenagers embark on an impulsive motorcycle journey cross country. But what begins as two young activists naive defiance against their parents, high school, and you know, the whole gun-loving-politically unstable- human-rights -denying--globally-warming up by the second- screwed--up world!, soon becomes an eye opening adventure where Rain and Zoe discover that the true danger in this world might just be growing up ... and each other. Full of theatrical magic, Rain and Zoe is a race to regain the possibility of change in a world whose days are numbered without it ... no matter what the cost.  *Sammee Wortham is the Production Stage Manager for our Reading Development Series.