Playwright Brigid Amos

(CRANFORD, NJ) -- The Theater Project presents a reading of Covenant Farm by Brigid Amos on Saturday, January 18, 2025 at the Cranford Community Center. Theater enthusiasts will have the opportunity to experience a staged reading of a new play and share their reactions with the playwright in the next installment of The Theater Project's "New Play Readings".  Admission is free, with no registration required. Showtime is 2:00pm.

“A reading by actors is an early, essential step in a play’s production,” said Mark Spina, The Theater Project’s artistic director. “A staged reading gives audiences some insight into how a play makes the long journey from the written word to the curtain call. In addition, by sharing their reactions with the playwright and cast, audiences serve as contributors to a play’s development.”

In the play, a struggle among three women over the fate of a communal organic farm is set off when a legal agreement resurfaces. It forces them to reevaluate their life choices. Covenant Farm explores the conflict between following a passion and seeking security.

The cast includes Marly Bewighouse, Becca Landis McLarty, and Serena Marie Smith. The reading is directed by Suzanne Trauth.

Cranford Community Center is located at 220 Walnut Avenue in Cranford, New Jersey. The Theater Project is presenting the “New Play Readings” series in cooperation with the Friends of the Cranford Public Library with the support of a Union County LAP grant, made possible in part by funds from the Union County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs, a partner of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. Large-print programs and scripts will be available with advance request.

Playwright Brigid Amos has won the Goshen Peace Play Contest (2022) and the Tiger’s Heart Players Literary Competition (2024). She has been a finalist for the Woodward/Newman Drama Award (2020-21) and the Todd McNerney Playwriting Award (2024). Her plays have been produced, read, or podcast in ten states and the United Kingdom. Previous playwriting credits with The Theater Project include Shall We Dance? and Listen. She lives in Rahway.

Founded in 1994 and based in Union, The Theater Project introduces New Jersey audiences to new plays and supports rising playwrights and theater artists. It develops new audiences for theater by service to the community, providing programs for children, and using theater as a forum to address current issues.