PlayLabs: A HUMBLING IN ST. PAUL by Alice Tuan

Join the Playwrights’ Center for a free staged reading, part of the 2017 PlayLabs new play festival.

A Humbling in St. Paul by Alice Tuan
Monday, October 23, and Friday, October 27, 2017 at 7 p.m.

Olive Chung comes to the Twin Cities to work on a new play and reconnects with her grad school friend Liz Manuel after being out of touch for a decade. While staying with Liz and her wife, Sharine Hopewell, and their pups, Bell and Musco, Olive gets what she thinks is food poisoning. It turns out to be much more mysterious and severe than anyone imagined. A play about the guest/host space, infection, the performance of normalcy, unseen presence, the body rebelling against the mind, optimism, gratitude, and, yes, friendship.

Director: Laurie Woolery
Lighting design consultant: Karin Olsen
Stage manager: Audrey Rice
Cast: Sophia Kim*, Marlina Gonzalez, Maggie Chestovich*
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association

Details and reservations: https://pwcenter.org/event/humbling-st-paul

PlayLabs runs October 23-29, 2017 and features two readings each of three new plays by Playwrights’ Center Core Writers, a showcase of scenes by the 2017-18 playwriting fellows, and a party celebrating the theater community. All events are free and open to the public. See the schedule and reserve your seats at https://pwcenter.org/playlabs.