The Lafayette Salon Series
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SEASON
XVI
2024
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TUE 23 APRIL @ 19:00
• WESTWARD MUTATIONS •
[MMXVI]
by Kristen Palmer
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A man grappling with a terminal illness embarks on a journey westward to confront the origins of his disease. Along the way, he forms an unexpected bond with two young people fleeing their own troubles, exploring themes of salvation, companionship, and the relentless passage of life towards its inevitable end.
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: Scheduled To Appear :
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STEWART WALKER
TAWNY SORENSEN
JANE CORTNEY
MAC BRYDON
PATRICK BOLGER
with and curated by
LILY ABEDIN
at The Players, Gramercy
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THU 30 MAY @ 19:00
• THE WHITE SHEEP OF THE FAMILY •
[MCMLI]
by L. du Garde Peach and Ian Hay
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A British comedy concerning a criminal family, shocked when a crisis of scandalous proportions crashes in on their existence – their son wants to go straight.
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: Scheduled To Appear :
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SHELLEY McPHERSON
TONY PERRY
STEWART WALKER
JANE CORTNEY
ROLAND JOHNSON
MARICRUZ MENCHERO
LILY ABEDIN
with and curated by
MAC BRYDON
at The Players, Gramercy
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SUN 09 JUNE @ NOON
• M BUTTERFLY •
[MCMLXXXVIII]
by David Henry Hwang
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While on assignment in Beijing, a French diplomat falls obsessively in love with a Chinese Opera star. The depth of his passion and devotion challenge him and by extension, us his audience, to question the nature of gender identity and ultimately love itself.
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: Scheduled To Appear :
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curated by
STEWART WALKER
hosted by ROB BYRNE
at Swift Hibernian Lounge, NoHo
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JULY
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: Scheduled To Appear :
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curated by
JANE CORTNEY
location: TBA
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AUGUST
• I HATE HAMLET •
[MCMXCI]
by Paul Rudnick
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A young successful television actor relocates to New York where he rents a marvelous, gothic apartment. With his television career in limbo, he is offered the opportunity to play Hamlet onstage, but there’s one problem: He hates Hamlet. Enter John Barrymore’s ghost, intoxicated and in full costume to the apartment that once was his. The contrast between the two actors, the towering, dissipated Barrymore whose Hamlet was the greatest of his time, and Andrew Rally, hot young television star, leads to a wildly funny duel over women, art, success, duty, television, and yes, the apartment.
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: Scheduled To Appear :
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curated by
MAC BRYDON
hosted by ROB BYRNE
at Swift Hibernian Lounge, NoHo
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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 Eugene O’Neill, Duncan Pflaster and Luigi Jannuzzi from AUG-OCT at Swift Hibernian Lounge.
The Salon has hosted unrehearsed readings from over 160 writers, and has used the talents of over 330 professional actors.
Based in Greenwich Village, the Salon calls The Players Club (Gramercy) and Swift Hibernian Lounge (NoHo) home.
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