Will Work For Art

Will Work For Artis an ongoing reading series that developed out of a partnership with Cherry Lane Theatre. Our playwrights, actors, and directors roll up our sleeves, put on our dust masks, and trade a day of our labor in refurbishing the theater for a day of performance in The Cherry Pit so that you can hear new works from our playwrights group, Swillable Ink. Did we mention the space is BYOB? And the readings are free.

The first Will Work for Art took place on March 7, 2010 and featured:

New Play #4
By Ryan Campbell
His boss was murdered in front of him, his wife is cheating, and his house is falling apart . . . his day couldn’t get any worse, could it?

Remove Foil and Reheat
By Lydia Brunner
Opening with an underage pregnant chick in a La-Z-Boy demanding a sundae, the play descends into a casserole-chucking, sister-fucking romp exploring the fault lines between family and romantic love.

Art of Attack
By Asa Merritt
A hopeful reunion of two estranged Russian brothers turns into a nightmare, as their obsession with chess leads them down a path where reconciliation is impossible and madness inevitable.