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 Two September Readings: Aphra Behn's The Lucky Chance  & Lesya Ukrainka's The Stone Host 

In the long tradition of reading Shakespeare plays aloud, meet us over drinks or snacks, making friends and bold choices! 30 minutes before we start, folks who want to read a part are cast, from a starring role to stage directions, and chat about major moments of the play. Then, once we’re all gathered…. we dive in! Laugh, cringe, cry, gasp, and bond as we go on the roller coast rides that are these excellent titles. Come to play – or just watch and enjoy!

🎉WHO: You! (and Island Shakespeare Festival!)📖WHAT: Casual live readings of Aphra Behn's The Lucky Chance💥WHEN: 2pm ET (come at 1:30 to be cast!)🗽WHERE: Zoom! RSVP for Link.

ROLES IN THE LUCKY CHANCE

Leticia Bredwell - Crafty but hesitant, weighed down by loss. Loves Belmour but engaged to Sir Feeble Fainwou’d. Heart-forward, loyal, clever.

Lady Julia Fulbank - Prideful, moral… and flirty. Boldly meddles in the business of her husband, Sir Cautious. 

Pert - A sassy chambermaid and loyal confidant of Lady Fulbank. Fun-loving, sings. 

Diana

- Sir Feeble’s daughter, in love with Ned Bredwell – Daring, determined to follow her heart. 

Phillis - Letitcia’s maid, comforting, sly advocate who is in on the joke.  

Ralph

- A servant of Sir Feeble’s, and former “trusty confidant” of Belmour’s.

Brief Appearances:

Ginger, Postman, Footman, Rag, Parson

Harry Belmour - Charismatic, devoted lover, shrewd strategist, on the run from the law. Former fiancée to Leticia.

Charles Gayman - Lives for the moment, not the best liar, friend to Belmour, wooing Julia. 

Sir Feeble Fainwou’d - Conniving old trickster, hot-tempered and hot-blooded, desperate to marry the beautiful Leticia Bredwell. 

Sir Cautious Fulbank - Witty and crafty. An elected official, rich lender, recently married the much-younger Lady Julia.

Bearjest - Sir Cautious’s nephew, entitled, wants to be included; pursuing Diana. 

Noysey - A captain, a friend of Sir Cautious, loyal and upper class.

Ned Bredwell - A kind dreamer; loyal servant of Sir Cautious and Julia, in love with Diana.  

🎉WHO: You! 📖WHAT: Casual live reading of Lesya Ukrainka's The Stone Host💥WHEN: 7pm ET (come at 6:30 to be cast!)🗽WHERE: Threes Brewing Greenpoint, 113 Franklin St, Brooklyn. (Get there early for Happy Hour!) RSVP Here

ROLES IN THE STONE HOST

Donna Anna - Sharp, observant, direct, commanding. Frustrated by the power dynamics in society and their effect on women. 

Dolores - Romantic, deeply sensitive, and with a strong sense of spiritual nobility – sometimes at her own expense. 

Donna Mercedes - Mother to Donna Anna. Proper, gracious, and a bit embarrassed by her daughter. 

Donna Sol - By the time we meet her: hurt, angry, and looking for answers. With a keen sense of irony. 

Donna Concepcion - Slyly superior and a bit of a secret gossip - although she is right, of course. 

Little Girl - child. Charge of Donna Concepcion. Precocious. 

Mariquita - A chambermaid. Coy and cunning. She takes pleasure in being smarter than people think… and in causing a bit of mischief. 

The Duenna of Donna Anna

- Timid, but far too old for this. Her hands are cold. 

Don Juan - Suave, impulsive, indulgent, and highly emotional. Obsessed with his freedom and living within his own personal code of ethics. 

Commander Don Gonzago de Mendoza - A strict rule-follower who believes in ascension by following tradition. Fair and in love with Anna, but inflexible.Sganarel - Servant to Don Juan. More practical and world-weary than his employer, and enjoying using this to tease him. Ultimately more bound by a value-system than he’d care to admit. Don Pablo de Alvarez - Father to Donna Anna. Traditional and politely commanding. Likes being in control.Others: An Elderly Lady Guest, A Second Lady, A Young Lady, A Young Wife, The Second Young Wife, An Old Guest, 1st Knight, 2nd Knight, 3rd Knight, Young Man, Donna Clara, Servant, A Guest, An Old Lady, Older Grandee, Younger Grandee, Eldest Guest, Knights

SAVE THE DATES

IN PERSON (Mondays @ 7pm)🦔 September 27th *Tuesday!🦔 October 17th🦔 November 14th🦔 December 12th🦔 January 24th *Tuesday!

VIRTUAL (Saturdays @ 2pm ET)✨September 24th✨October 22nd ✨November 19th ✨December 17th

 Questions? Email Emily or Shannon. We can't wait to raise a glass and dive into these texts with our community! 

Expand the Canon is sponsored in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, the NYSCA-A.R.T./New York Creative Opportunity Fund (A Statewide Theatre Regrant Program), and the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, administered by Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC).