Reading
Series
LOUANNA O. CARLIN & JOHN MCDONALD READING SERIES
Each season, The Acting Company hosts a series of professional staged readings, named in memory of remarkable supporters Louanna O. Carlin and John McDonald. A mixture of new texts, classics of the canon, and forgotten favorites, these performances are a showcase of our alumni exploring works by artists featured in our National Tours.
Our 2025-2026 plays evoke the theme Deep Cuts and New Perspectives and give intimate audiences of patrons and practitioners a chance to gather as a creative community for engaging one-night-only events.
STOKELY: The Unfinished Revolution
Written by Nambi E. Kelley
Directed by Kent Gash
October 2025
FAUSTUS
Written by Christopher Marlowe
Adapted and Directed by Devin Brain
Produced in association with Red Bull Theater
November 2025
TIMON OF ATHENS
Written by William Shakespeare
Translated by Kenneth Cavander
Produced in partnership with Play On Shakespeare
January 2026
A BOLD STROKE FOR A HUSBAND
By Hannah Cowley
Directed by Emily Lyon
Produced in association with Expand the Canon
February 2026
R.U.R (Rossum’s Universal Robots)
Written by Karel Čapek
Directed by Ann C. James
March 2026