The Lafayette Salon Series
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SEASON 18
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2 0 2 6
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🍁 SUN 15 NOV @ NOON 🍁
at Swift Hibernian Lounge
hosted by ROB BYRNE
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ANGEL STREET
[1941]
by Patrick Hamilton
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in this victorian thriller, from which the term “gaslighting” is derived, bella manningham teeters on the brink of madness, and her only hope seems to lie with an unexpected caller, who might just be a figment of her own tortured imagination . . .
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:: Scheduled To Appear ::
S T E W A R T W A L K E R
M E L I S S A H U R S T
J A N E C O R T N E Y
J U L I E T W O L F E
M A C B R Y D O N
narrated and curated by
D A N I E L H A R R A Y
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❄️ SUN 06 DEC @ NOON 🎁
at Swift Hibernian Lounge
hosted by ROB BYRNE
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SHERLOCK HOLMES & THE CASE OF THE CHRISTMAS GOOSE
[2017]
by Michael Menendian & John Weagly
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sherlock holmes is asked to discover the identity of a man who lost his hat and goose in a late-night scuffle in this adaptation of ‘the adventure of the blue carbuncle’ by sir arthur conan doyle
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V I N C E G A T T O N
S T E W A R T W A L K E R
S H E I L A G H
W E Y M O U T H
C H A R L E S E V E R E T T
J A N E C O R T N E Y
with, and curated by
M A C B R Y D O N
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‘ERE COMES
SEASON 19
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2 0 2 7
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JANUARY
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MINT JELLY
[2026]
by Duncan Pflaster
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a contemporary drama that interrogates the ethics of vigilante justice through the story of Joy, a young woman drawn into an underground organization targeting suspected child predators. As she becomes complicit in increasingly violent acts, the play examines how trauma, righteousness, and the desire for control can distort moral clarity.
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T B A
curated by
J A N E C O R T N E Y
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FEBRUARY
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DRIVING MISS DAISY
[1987]
by Alfred Uhry
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a woman and her chauffeur in the American South have a relationship that grows and improves over the years.
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T B A
curated by
M A C B R Y D O N
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Born out of a desire for camaraderie and the need to practice our craft, The Lafayette Salon Series (est. 2009) was founded by Stewart Walker (born in Frankfurt, Germany), Jane Cortney (London, England), and Mac Brydon (San Diego, California). The three, colleagues and friends, set out to create an event where plays and screenplays are performed once a month.
In 2021 the Salon was a recipient of the City Artist Corps Grant and produced readings by Luigi Jannuzzi, Eugene O’Neill, and Duncan Pflaster from August-October at Swift Hibernian Lounge.
The Salon has hosted unrehearsed readings from over 180 writers, and has used the talents of over 365 professional actors.
Based in Manhattan, the Salon calls The Players Club (Gramercy) and Swift Hibernian Lounge (NoHo) home.
No. 266
by John Van Druten
— THE CAST —
NORA HUMMEL
DON CASTRO
STEWART WALKER
MAC BRYDON
JANE CORTNEY *
KATHERINE HINDRELET
at The Players, Gramercy
No. 265
by Kari Bentley-Quinn
— THE CAST —
LYDIA JORDAN
STEWART WALKER
JANE CORTNEY
LILY ABEDIN *
at The Players, Gramercy
No. 264
by Steven Fechter
— THE CAST —
FRANCIS PERINE
STEWART WALKER *
TONY PERRY
JANE CORTNEY
MAC BRYDON
hosted by ROB BYRNE
at Swift Hibernian Lounge
No. 263
by Lavina Jadhwani
— THE CAST —
GEMMA SMITH
JAMES EDWARD BECTON III
LILY ABEDIN
NIHARA NICHELLE
JANE CORTNEY *
DEVIN BURNAM
KANOA SIMS
MAC BRYDON
CHARLES EVERETT
hosted by ROB BYRNE
at Swift Hibernian Lounge
No. 262
by Theresa Rebeck
— THE CAST —
LILY ABEDIN
WALTER BRANDES
MAC BRYDON
JANE CORTNEY
MITCH TEBO
STEWART WALKER *
hosted by ROB BYRNE
at Swift Hibernian Lounge
No. 261
by Whitney Hamilton
— THE CAST —
COREY TAZMANIA
ARMANDO GRANT
MAC BRYDON *
LINDSAY RYAN
MARTIRENE ALCANTARA
JANE CORTNEY (narration)
NOWANI RATTRAY
STEWART WALKER
JUDY KRAUSE
hosted by ROB BYRNE
at Swift Hibernian Lounge
No. 260
by David Bottrell and Jesse Jones
— THE CAST —
COREY TAZMANIA
TERRIA JOSEPH
BUZZ RODDY
NORA HUMMEL
MAC BRYDON *
KATE ROSS
NIK DUGGAN
LIBBY COLLINS
STEWART WALKER
hosted by ROB BYRNE
at Swift Hibernian Lounge
No. 259
by JP Miller
— THE CAST —
ADAM KEE
KANOA SIMS
TONY PERRY
LAURA SINER
STEWART WALKER
JANE CORTNEY
MAC BRYDON *
at The Players, Gramercy
No. 258
by Lucy Prebble
— THE CAST —
LILY ABEDIN
JESSICA ANGLESKHAN
MAC BRYDON
JANE CORTNEY *
BRAD MAKAROWSKI
at The Players, Gramercy