Play Reading Shared Interest Group

Schedule of Forthcoming Play Reading Events

Our upcoming meetings are:

June 3 & 24   A Moon for the Misbegotten by Eugene O’Neill (continuation) - led by Karel Fisher

July 1 & 8    A Walk in the Woods by Lee Blessing -  led by Katherine Kidd

Aug. 12 & 26   Smiles of a Summer Night screenplay by Ingmar Bergman- led by Don Roth (the film was the inspiration for Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music)

Sept. 16 & 30   Seascape by Edward Albee - volunteer needed

Oct. 14 & 21   The Lion in Winter by James Goldman - volunteer needed

The editions we will be using for the upcoming plays are as follows:

Click on the links below to order from websites. Some books may be obtained from your local library.

A Moon for the Misbegotten by Eugene O’Neill (Yale University Press, 2006) is available as a paperback from Amazon for $12.95 (and less expensive new and used copies are also available).  The paperback includes an introduction by Stephen A. Black.  The cover is black with a small two-toned gray moon on the right side. Eugene O'Neill's name is in all lowercase letters in yellow. 

A Walk in the Woods by Lee Blessing (Oberon Modern Plays, 2012) is available as a paperback from Amazon for $14.95 and from Kindle for $13.45 (and less expensive new and used copies are also available).  

Four Screenplays of Ingmar Bergman (Simon and Shuster, 1960) is available as a used hardcover or paperback from Amazon. Prices start at $2.00. Includes Smiles of a Summer Night, The Seventh Seal, Wild Strawberries, and The Magician.

The Acting Edition of Seascape by Edward Albee can be ordered from Dramatists Play Service for $13.00.

The Lion in Winter: A Comedy in Two Acts by James Goldman (Samuel French, 2011) is available as a paperback from Amazon for $10.95 (and less expensive used copies are also available).

Also, check your local libraries for availability of the plays.

If possible, try to read the entire play prior to the first session for each play.