Every February Best Medicine Rep solicits scripts from playwrights, as part of our mission to develop new comedies.  Last year, we read more than 100 plays, six of which were chosen for our reading series.  All readings are offered free to the public.  Just come on by, grab a seat, and tell us what you thought.  Your feedback helps us better meet your needs, and helps the playwright develop the script even further.  Many of our MainStage productions started as readings.  Here's what's on tap:

May 9, 2022, 7pm
THE FUTURE IS FEMALE
written by Nandita Shenoy
directed by Emel Haddad
When Toni, Maria, and Aditi arrive at the Future is Freedom Retreat, they don’t know quite what to expect, but their fearless guide Lois is eager to share her plan to take back the power from conservative forces in government. Set in the not-too-distant future, The Future Is Female asks whether adopting the playbook of the opposition is really the path to freedom and whether power is worth any cost.  This reading will be live in our theater. Masks and proof of fully vaccinated status are required for entry.

June 6, 2022, 7pm
CIVILIZING LUSBY
written by John Morogiello
directed by Kathleen Barth
A tragedy with jokes set in Maryland shortly after the Civil War. Two businessmen try to force a waterman off his land to make a killing on a railroad venture. But the waterman plans to make a killing of his own.   This reading will be live in our theater. Masks and proof of fully vaccinated status are required for entry.

​Best Medicine Rep’s Play Reading Series is sponsored by The Nora Roberts Foundation.