Retrospective of Staged Readings Presented by RiverArts
In 2004, Kevin O'Rouke, an actor who was on the Board of Directors of RiverArts, was instrumental in spearheading an evening of staged readings of one-act plays. Working with actors and directors from the Rivertowns and beyond, O'Rouke and ensemble performed at the Hastings-on-Hudson Library.
2005's One-Act Play Marathon was held at the Hastings High School (HHS) and the ensemble grew to include dedicated members of the Thespian Society at HHS. The multi-generational melding of talent gave young playwrights and directors a chance to work with seasoned professionals.
In 2006, RiverArts and the Hastings Library presented a sneak peak at Hastings based playwright Richard Schotter's new play Sussman Variations directed by Kevin O'Rourke. A story of a family reunion on the Connecticut Coast, Schotter describes it as part intergenerational drama, part screwball comedy, part musical.
Other plays that have been read in the series:
Richard Schotter's The Sussman Variations and The King of Rock 'n Roll
Shooting Aurora & Reading Zimbabwe by Melody Cooper
First Class, Gun-Shy & Chin Music by Richard Dresser
For Ever After by Jennifer Garam
Art in Heaven by Rupert Holmes
The Buddy System by Phil Primson & Max Azulay
Reason Not the Need by Kevin O'Rouke.
