March 7 - 9 | Boston Center for the Arts
The Ink Spot Readings are returning in Season 14 for another jam-packed weekend of new play development!
The readings showcase some of the most exciting voices in New England’s playwriting community through in-process staged readings and conversations, providing a platform for playwrights to hear their scripts out loud and with an audience – often for the very first time.
These two plays showcase a variety of voices from Boston’s new play community, working across styles and genres to bring dynamic new stories to life. Following the final reading on Sunday evening, be sure to stick around for a conversation with the festival artists and reception to toast to some of our most exciting local talent!
All tickets are “Pay What you Wish" starting at $10. See links below to purchase your tickets!
Written by Elena Toppo
Directed by Frances Hellums
Friday, March 7 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, March 8 at 2pm
Boston Center for the Arts, Black Box Theatre, 539 Tremont Street
Sam, an aspiring comedian, unknowing asexual, and (reluctant) cake decorator, finds themself haunted by their past relationships as they try to start over. But when a certain Gender and Sexuality major pulls them into the dazzling world of asexuality, Sam decides maybe this time they can free themself from ghosts of relationships past.
Content Advisories:
Language/cursing
Elena Toppo (any pronouns) is a Boston-based actor, an aspiring writer, and a director with six years of experience in the Boston theatre scene. They have worked both onstage and behind the scenes as an actor and assistant director for new works. Their most recent assistant directing credits include working on “La Lengua No Tiene Hueso” for Moonbox Producton's New Works Festival and as the Assistant Directing Intern for CSC's Apprenticeship Program. Additionally, Elena recently worked as a script consultant for two years with Scriptmatix, providing feedback to aspiring writers for film and television. They graduated from BU with a degree in Theatre Arts and a minor in Deaf Studies.
Written by Karina Cowperthwaite
Directed by Sarah Shin
Saturday, March 8 at 7:30 pm
Sunday, March 9 at 2pm
Boston Center for the Arts, Black Box Theatre, 539 Tremont Street
Enter the abstract world of angst, confusion, and teenage fantasy as two multiracial Chinese American twins navigate growing up in a white-dominated New England suburb, where they’ve never quite felt like they belong.
Content Advisories:
Racism, Strong Language (Swearing), References to Disordered Eating, References to Self Harm, Mental Health Crises, Strong Racialized Language, Emotional Abuse
Karina Cowperthwaite (she/her) is a director and playwright based in Cambridge, MA. A recent graduate of Harvard College with a joint degree in English and Theater, Dance and Media, Karina is passionate about uplifting Asian American work and challenging her own definition of what Asian American theater is and can be. As Co-President of the Asian Student Arts Project (ASAP), she directed a Pan-Asian adaptation of Legally Blonde, the first musical on Harvard's campus with an all Asian cast which was featured on NBC News as well as writing, directing and acting in an original play titled Ugly Feelings at the Loeb Drama Center which was nominated for a Hoopes Prize. For her work in college, Karina was awarded the Lee Patrick Award in Drama, The David McCord Prize and Harvard College Women's Center Transformational Leadership Award. Professional credits include WILD: A Musical Becoming (Assistant Director, American Repertory Theater), A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical (Assistant to the Producer). Karina currently serves as the Artistic Coordinator and Special Assistant to the Artistic Director at the American Repertory Theater at Harvard University.