Over two years ago, a friend of mine, Sue Yocum, decided she wanted a find a way to combine two of her passions -- playwriting and caring for animals -- into one activity that would advance both. Her solution: Playwrights for Pets, a group that sponsors three public readings a year of new plays, with all proceeds going to benefit animals in the city shelters who need our help. (The recipient of the proceeds is that wonderful "no-kill" organization, Animal Haven, who are just opening a new Manhattan facility in SoHo -- for more information, check out their site at www.animalhavenshelter.org.) Funds raised from these playreading evenings have helped with buying food, leashes, medical expenses--and even helped defray costs when Animal Haven went down to Louisiana to rescue pets after Hurricane Katrina.
On Monday, October 30th, Playwrights for Pets begins its third season of readings with an evening entitled MISCHIEF NIGHT. (According to Wikipedia, "the night before Halloween, known alternately as '“Devil'’s Night,'” '“Mizzie Night,'” '“Gate N
ight,'” 'Cabbage Night,'” '“Mat Night,'” or 'Goosie Night'” is often associated with pranks or destructive activities performed by adolescents.") Sue has curated an evening of five short plays, all of which in some way relate to a sense of prank or even darker mischief, although all of the characters in these pieces are adults -- and the pieces are for mature minds. (No matter how you put that, it sounds like the material is risque, but it's not, really.) Playwrights David Johnston, Griffin Miller, Clare Melley Smith, Ms. Yocum AND yours truly explore a broad range of topics and styles in an evening that should be highly entertaining. The cast (Brian Fuqua, Laura Gillis, Nell Gwynne, Jonna McElrath, John Moss, and Dana Watkins) is superb, and if that's not enough, there will also be a small reception immediately following the one-hour reading. The suggested donation is $10. The evening starts at 7:30 at BPAC (Baruch Performing 
Arts Center), 55 Lexington Ave @ 25th Street (btwn Lex & 3rd Aves). For reservations, call 718-768-4213 or email gracomal@pipeline.com. (For more information on Playwrights for Pets, go to the website, www.playwrightsforpets.com.)
This series is developing quite a following--come see what the buzz is all about! See you at MISCHIEF NIGHT!
On Monday, October 30th, Playwrights for Pets begins its third season of readings with an evening entitled MISCHIEF NIGHT. (According to Wikipedia, "the night before Halloween, known alternately as '“Devil'’s Night,'” '“Mizzie Night,'” '“Gate N
ight,'” 'Cabbage Night,'” '“Mat Night,'” or 'Goosie Night'” is often associated with pranks or destructive activities performed by adolescents.") Sue has curated an evening of five short plays, all of which in some way relate to a sense of prank or even darker mischief, although all of the characters in these pieces are adults -- and the pieces are for mature minds. (No matter how you put that, it sounds like the material is risque, but it's not, really.) Playwrights David Johnston, Griffin Miller, Clare Melley Smith, Ms. Yocum AND yours truly explore a broad range of topics and styles in an evening that should be highly entertaining. The cast (Brian Fuqua, Laura Gillis, Nell Gwynne, Jonna McElrath, John Moss, and Dana Watkins) is superb, and if that's not enough, there will also be a small reception immediately following the one-hour reading. The suggested donation is $10. The evening starts at 7:30 at BPAC (Baruch Performing 
Arts Center), 55 Lexington Ave @ 25th Street (btwn Lex & 3rd Aves). For reservations, call 718-768-4213 or email gracomal@pipeline.com. (For more information on Playwrights for Pets, go to the website, www.playwrightsforpets.com.)This series is developing quite a following--come see what the buzz is all about! See you at MISCHIEF NIGHT!
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