BY OLIVIA CLEMENT
The annual, free event is made up of six new plays.
Lauren Yee; photo via Playbill.com
Atlantic Theater Company has announced the lineup for its annual Amplified Reading Series, made up of six new plays. The Off-Broadway theatre also announced that its 2016-17 Launch commission, for an early career playwright, is going to Amy Staats.
The Amplified series is curated by Atlantic’s Director of New Play Development, Abigail Katz. See the complete lineup of shows, as billed by the Atlantic Theater, below.
Monday, September 19th, 2pm, Linda Gross Theater (336 West 20th Street)
King of the Yees
By Lauren Yee
Directed by Joshua Kahan Brody
Friday, October 7th, 4pm, Linda Gross Theater (336 West 20th Street)
Everything is Wonderful
By Chelsea Marcantel
Directed by Walter Bobbie
When an Amish couple’s two sons are killed in a car accident, the family struggles to maintain their faith and cling to their way of life. In an act of unfathomable forgiveness, they take in Eric, the wayward young driver of the car. But Eric’s mistake cracks open the family’s dark history and brings back their eldest daughter, excommunicated five years earlier.
Friday, October 14th, 4pm, Linda Gross Theater (336 West 20th Street)
Welcome to Fear City
By Kara Lee Corthron
Directed by Elena Araoz
Monday, December 5th, 2pm, Linda Gross Theater (336 West 20th Street)
Kokomo
By Lindsey Ferrentino
Directed by Leigh Silverman
Monday, January 30th, 2017, 2pm, Atlantic Stage 2 (330 West 16th Street)
Times Square Psychic
By Ted Malawer
Monday, March 20th, 2017, 2pm, Linda Gross Theater (336 West 20th Street)
People Sitting in Darkness
By Clarence Coo
The readings take place at the Linda Gross Theater and Atlantic Stage 2 at various times. Admission is free. To book tickets and for more information, visit atlantictheater.org/amplified.
