MAC Playreading Series: Making It by Sarah Stryker
Thursday, January 9th
Reading begins 7:30
Tickets Pay what you wish - suggested $10
About the Play
Emily, a young white painter with a by-the-book mentality, wants nothing more than legitimacy in the eyes of the prestigious art world. When Emily gets the chance to pitch to an influential Curator, out from her paintings emerges a portrait of a lover and competitor: Tae, a Black artist whose speedy rise in the art world left Emily envious and bitter. As the Curator’s critical eye picks apart the person behind the paintings, Emily learns too late what Tae sacrificed to make it.
Cast:
Karen Mannix as Stage Directions
Taylor Kellar as Emily
Brittany Onukwugha as Tae
Carolyn Nelson as The Curator
Ci'Era Spencer as Director
About the Playwright
Sarah Stryker (she/they) is a Philadelphia playwright, actor, educator, and a founding artist of Philly's premier horror theatre collaboration The AV Club. PLAYWRITING: Azukafest 2025 (Making It), ColLABo finalist 2024 (Making It), STRIDES Collective Emerging Playwright 2023 (Making It), KCACTF finalist 2023 (Against the Wind). Her comic radio play Going Dark premiered at Pomona College in April, 2024, and her horror radio play Murmurs premiered with R5 Productions in October, 2024. PERFORMANCE: Arden Theatre Co. (POTUS u/s), Wilma Theatre (Twelfth Night, A Summer Day u/s), Delaware Shakespeare Theatre (Julius Caesar), Quintessence Theatre (The Owl and The Pussycat), Hedgerow Theatre (The Pillowman, A Christmas Carol Comedy), Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre (Macbeth, Twelfth Night, Taming of the Shrew), Revolution Shakespeare (King John), Simpatico, and PlayPenn. TEACHING: Montgomery County Community College, Delaware County Community College, Pennsylvania Theatre Institute, Philadelphia Young Playwrights. EDUCATION: Masters in Theatre from Villanova University
About the Series
The Media Arts Council (MAC) Play Reading Series was created by playwrights Julie Zaffarano, Dave Ebersole, and Keenya Jackson, in partnership with the MAC to create a space for local playwrights to hear their work read by talented actors and receive feedback from a public audience. The only regular new play reading series in in the area, it brings exciting new stories to Delaware County.
Playwrights, actors, and directors who are interested in being involved in the series should contact Julie Zaffarano, juliezaffarano.gmail.com. Due to the limited budget for this project, we are unable to offer actors or directors a stipend through the MAC.