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Sandra Nordgren founded and imple-ments the New Works Reading Series
(NewWorksReadingSeries.weebly.com) Readings are presented at NYC's Physics Theater and 13th Street Repertory Co. This series provides a forum for playwrights, composers, and lyricists to develop their work. |
A Q & A follows the reading.
Nearly 200 readings and an offering of 35 productions, 16 development work-shops, 11 short play festivals, and 2 theater playwright residencies resulted from this Reading Series, all in NYC and all at no cost to the playwright. |
Many of the works in this reading series come from the New Works of Merit Playwriting Contest, the first 12 of the New York Theatre Experience's anthologies: Plays and Playwrights. The anthologies are comprised of the best new plays and musicals reviewed by nytheatre.com, one of our country's most prestigious theater websites.
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Partial Lists of Readings Produced by Sandra Nordgren:
Partial Lists of Readings Produced by Sandra Nordgren:
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* Offered a development workshop
** Offered a production JULY 2001 * Old Witch Blinda on Smeltzburg Hill - by Sean Coveney & Sandra Nordgren * Sacred Virgin - by Carol Schaefer AUGUST 2001 Troika: God, Tolstoy and Sophia - by Peter Levy ** Sacred Virgin - by Carol Schaefer OCTOBER 2001 The Angelina Project - by Frank Canino JANUARY 2002 ** Straight Jacket - by Richard Day ** House of Trash - by Trav S. D. Velvet Ropes - by Joshua Scher Fate - by Elizabeth Horsburgh Sojourn of the Heart - by LoraLee Ecobelli/Richard O'Brien FEBRUARY 2002 Word to Your Moma - by Julia Lee Barclay Eureka - by Elizabeth Horsburgh Sodom and Go' Morning - by Joshua Scher MARCH 2002 No One - by Julia Lee Barclay The Weight of Breath - by Ben Sahl Cuban Operator Please - by Adrian Rodriquez APRIL 2002 Washington Square Dreams - by Gorilla Repertory Theatre The Factory - by Adrian Rodriquez Beyond the Palisades - by John Pallotta MAY 2002 The Swan Queen & the Radical Faerie - by Frank Canino So, I Killed a Few People - by Gary Ruderman & David Summers JUNE 2002 ** Without Consent - by Jack Perry Match - by Marc Chung ** A Soldier's Death - by Tom O'Neil Midnight Brainwash Revival - by Kirk Wood Bromley JULY 2002 ** Summerland - by Brian Thorensen The Wild Ass's Skin - by J. Scott Reynolds * No One’s Home - by Phil Potak Shyness is Nice - by Marc Spitz AUGUST 2002 Oranges and Lemons - by Adelin Cai The Tree - by Alex Mem The Death of King Arthur - by Matt Freeman The Thinness of Blood - by Phil Potak SEPTEMBER 2002 * I, Witness - by David Grand 3 Weeks After Paradise - by Israel Horovitz * Call It Peace - by Anthony Pennino No One - by Julia Lee Barclay Auto Delete - by Honour Kane OCTOBER 2002 ** Café Society - by Robert Simonson The Two Tobys - by Anthony Pennino * No One’s Home - by Phil Potak NOVEMBER 2002 The Resurrectionist - by Kate Chell ** Call It Peace - by Anthony Pennino * Derringer - by Janyce Lapore JANUARY 2003 * Derringer - by Janyce Lapore FEBRUARY 2003 * Together Again - by Mark Weston ** Derringer - by Janyce Lapore MARCH 2003 Elusive - by Bradley Spinelli * Belial - by Mark Dunn September - by Stuart Freeman APRIL 2003 Crystal - by Fred Vargas Soccer Moms - by John Devore What’s Wrong With This Picture ... I’m In It! - by Neil Feigeles MAY 2003 Pumpkins for Smallpox - by Catherine Gillet ** Ferris Wheel - by Janyce Lapore Poppytown (screenplay) - by Janyce Lapore JUNE 2003 ** The Cat and the Moon - adapted by Tom O’Neil ** Summerland - by Brian Thorensen In Rebel Country - by Kevin Barry * What’s Wrong With This Picture ... I’m In It! - by Neil Feigeles In My Father’s Eyes - by John Anastasi; songs by David Freidman JULY 2003 Jane Ho - by John Pallotta ** Interview - by Valerie Killigrew * What’s Wrong With This Picture ... I’m In It! - by Neil Feigeles Last Call - by Kelly McAlister AUGUST 2003 Black Thang - by Ato Essandoh Ninth Circle - by Edward Musto Escapade - by Christian Palustran Dogdaze - by Christian Palustran Galaxy Video - by Mark Morales The Dark Place - by June Daniels SEPTEMBER 2003 Glue Trap - by Doug Stone Boxing in the Sun - by Aurin Squire S.W.A.K. - by June Rachelson-Ospa OCTOBER 2003 * Uranium + Peaches - by Peter Cook & Bill Lanouette Burning Leaves - by Michael Winks NOVEMBER 2003 Generations Apart - by Marv Siegel FEBRUARY 2004 * Uranium + Peaches - by Peter Cook & Bill Lanouette MARCH 2004 ** Ruby’s Story - by Ron Osborne * Outburst - by Leroy Clark APRIL 2004 ** Interview - by Valerie Killigrew Friends - by Peter Levy MAY 2004 Feed the Hole - by Michael Stock JUNE 2004 * Outburst - by Leroy Clark King Christina - by Martha Kearns Sun, Stand Thou Still - by Steven Gridley JULY 2004 * Shades - by Paula J. Caplan Penny Candy - by Carmen Betancourt ** Cry Wolf - by Deborah Mulhall AUGUST 2004 Show Me a Sane Man - by Marla Dumont WTC View - by Brian Sloan * Bee Sting Lips - by Rory Jobst ** Behind the Invisible Enemy - by Lily Harris SEPTEMBER 2004 Ava - by Bonita Corso OCTOBER 2004 A Christmas Carol - by Thomas Harlan Ava - by Bonita Corso NOVEMBER 2004 Starf**ker - by Jill Campbell I Do Wander Everywhere - by Rose-Mary Harrington JANUARY 2005 One Wagon, One Boathouse, One Body - by Mary Flanagan MARCH 2005 A Room Facing the Moon - by Aurin Squire Keep Your Funny Side Up - by Louisa Poster APRIL 2005 Velocity - by Daniel MacDonald * The Education of Reginald - by Branan Whitehead Wise Women - by Ron Osborne MAY 2005 ** Nerve - by Adam Szymkowicz ** Conversation with a Kleagle - by Rudy Gray JUNE 2005 Pageant - by Daniel McDonald Kill My Wife with a Knife - by Brent Carlsber JULY 2005 **Radio, Mirth & the Third Reich - by Sharon Wajswol and Jack Kelly Dragon Fly Tale - by Lorey Hayes and Bobby Crear The Turtle Gets There Too - by Arni Ibsen AUGUST 2005 ** TROIKA: God, Tolstoy & Sophia - by Peter Levy OCTOBER 2005 Seven Year Clause - by Sharon Wajswol |
NOVEMBER 2005
** Conversation with a Kleagle - by Rudy Gray DECEMBER 2005 All Happy Families - by Ted Tingling The Store - by Paul Manuel Kane JANUARY 2006 Exposure - by Michael Stockman Road’s End - by Greg Foote FEBRUARY 2006 Why Are We in Iraq? - by Henry Meyerson MARCH 2006 Seven Year Clause - by Sharon Wajswol APRIL 2006 ** Triangle - book & lyrics by June Rachelson-Ospa; music by Mark Barkan Nazo Fast! - by Sharon Wajswol MAY 2006 Death by Visitation with God - by Lowrie Fawley & Christian St. John JUNE 2006 Jackie Undressed: an Inaugural Play - by Andrée Stolte Burning the Old Man - by Kelly McAllister Sweet Adeline - by Ashley Birt Bicycle - by Sean Kenealy JULY 2006 ** Arkadelphia - by Brett Williams OCTOBER 2006 Pow’r in the Blood - by T. Cat Ford Rapunzarella White - book & lyrics by June Rachelson-Ospa Music by Daniel Neiden FEBRUARY 2007 Jarvis Black - by Dan Campanelli Daedalus Myth - by Matthew Smith MARCH 2007 *Beggar’s Rain - by Robert Firpo-Cappiello APRIL 2007 ** Beautiful American Soldier - by Dano Madden ** Trash Bag Tourist - by Brett Williams ** Within the Skins of Saints - by Mark Borkowski ** I Like to Watch ‘em Beg, Ma - by Mark Borkowski ** Twilight Child - by Mark Borkowski MAY 2007 **Out of Ignorance - by Peter Langman Ladies of the Left Bank - by Gloria Goldsmith JUNE 2007 The Holocaust Kid - by Sonia Pilcer * Choking Out the Kudzu - book by Billie Colombaro & Betty Ladas; music & lyricsby Betty Ladas * Beggar’s Rain - by Robert Firpo-Cappiello * Banana Rat - by Phoebe Rusch JULY 2007 ** Orphans - by Joel Shatzky AUGUST 2007 ** Out of Ignorance - by Peter Langman Maria Merciless - by Philip Radameyer DECEMBER 2007 ** Nunchuck Ninja Nuns - by Lauren Cavanaugh JANUARY 2008 ** Nunchuck Ninja Nuns - by Lauren Cavanaugh MARCH 2008 ** Sow and Weep - by Nitzan Halperin Jericho - by Jack Canfora APRIL 2008 ** A Human Shield - by Robert L Kinast JUNE 2008 Lessons and Carols - by Demetra Kareman SEPTEMBER 2008 * Beggars Rain - by Robert Firpo-Cappiello JANUARY 2009 Beneath the Bear - by Terence Patrick Hughes FEBRUARY 2009 ** Finding the Rooster - by Terence Patrick Hughes MARCH 2009 ** Beggars Rain - by Robert Firpo-Cappiello MARCH 2009 - JULY 2009 * Workshopped and Developed: Visions and Voices Short Play Festival - 8 plays JUNE 2009 ** Another Dude's Slingbacks: A Fairytale in Two Acts - by Andrew Black AUGUST 2009 ** Another Dude's Slingbacks: A Fairytale in Two Acts - by Andrew Black Rapunzarella White - Book/Lyrics by June Rachelson-Ospa Music by Daniel Neiden APRIL 2010 - MAY 2010 ** Workshopped and Developed: It's Gettin'Hot in Here Short Play Festival - 5 plays JUNE 2010 - JULY 2010 ** Workshopped and Developed: The Elephant in the Room Short Play Festival - 8 plays AUGUST 2010 Covered Girl - by Aaron Davis SEPTEMBER 2010 - OCTOBER 2010 ** Workshopped and Developed: The Fright Festival - 6 plays JANUARY 2011 - MAY 2011 ** Workshopped and Developed: Earth Shattering Experiences Short Play Festival - 5 plays FEBRUARY 2011 Breeders - by Bob Ost Seeking Flight - by Joan Broadman MARCH 2011 Three Generations of Imbeciles - by William Baer JUNE 2011 - JULY 2011 Workshopped and Developed: Missed Connections Short Play Festival - 7 plays AUGUST 2011 The Barbecue - by Buddy Farmer MAY 2012 - JULY 2012 Political Campaign Short Play Festival - 8 plays DECEMBER 2012 Morons - by Dan McCormick JANUARY 2013 ** Conversation with a Kleagle - by Rudy Gray MARCH 2013 The Front Steps by Marcia Jablonski ** The Barbecue by Buddy Farmer MARCH 2013 - JUNE 2013 Workshopped and Developed: Thicker Than Water Short Play Festival - 6 plays JUNE 2013 - AUGUST 2013 Workshopped and Developed: New York Now! Short Play Festival - 6 plays AUGUST 2013 ** Grey Street, the Musical - by Joseph Striffolino NOVEMBER 2013 * Grey Street, the Musical - by Joseph Striffolino DECEMBER 2013 * Grey Street, the Musical - by Joseph Striffolino FEBRUARY 2014 ** Survival Skills by Meredith Taylor-Parry * A Work-In-Development by Elizabeth Pugh APRIL 2014 The Coutances Altarpiece by Elan Garonzik JUNE 2014 Workshopped and Developed: New Artists Festival: A Family Affair - 7 plays AUGUST 2014 I, Witness by David Grand MAY 2015 Years of Sky - by Barbara Blatner DEC 2016 Sweet Texas Reckoning - by Traci Godfrey JUNE 2017 Legacy - by Seth Freeman * Offered a development workshop ** Offered a production |