October through April, 2025 - 2026
Out of the Hat! - Readers’ Theatre Series
What’s "Out of the Hat!?” It’s a fresh, compact production with a rehearsal time of one day and performed that same night. The play, the director, the cast are all picked "out of the hat" so to speak -- this makes it fresh and exciting.
It goes like so ... we gather at 11:30am to read the chosen play -- many of us for the first time. After a first read, the director for the play retires to cast the show. Once done, the group works to put the play on its feet with the result being an outstanding and very fresh performance at 6pm.
Come to read and play at 11:30am or come to watch it that evening. Admission is free, although donations are gratefully accepted.
Interested in reading? We would love to have you! To read, you will need yourself, writing utensils, dark clothes, a potluck, energy and a penchant for fun.
Please message Meetinghouse Theatre Lab on Facebook or e-mail Cathy at cathyjohnson2012@hotmail.com if you would like to be a part of the day's production.
October’s Reading: The Yellow Wallpaper
A "Spooky Selection" to set the Halloween mood......
The Yellow Wallpaper originally written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, is a haunting psychological story published in 1892. The main theme of The Yellow Wallpaper centers around the mental, emotional, and physical harm caused by the limited role women were allowed to play in society in the late 19th century, and the ineffectual and quite literally harmful standard of care for women suffering from postpartum depression. The story explores themes of conformity, confinement and mental illness through the story of a woman isolated by a “rest cure”. Adapted for the stage.