I lied.

[hermionesviolin]

I just told someone Huntington still didn't have their New Play Reading series schedule up, but I just went to check and lo, it is up.  (I swear I last checked like yesterday.)

Kind Hearts and Coronets is Thursday, April 6, so I think I'll be skipping that.
Persephone is Friday, so that's a go.
Voyeurs de Venus is Saturday at 3, so I think that's a go.  (Does that work for you, polymexina?)
Property is Saturday at 8.  I think I'm passing on that one.
And the two Sunday shows weren't listed on the flyer I got.  The Atheist at 2pm and Mauritius at 7pm.  Neither one particularly appeals to me, though.

So I'm looking at:

Friday, April 7, 8pm
Persephone
by Noah Haidle
Guiseppe is trying to carve an image of the Greek goddess Demeter from an unyielding block of marble – she’s the love of his life. Little does he know, he’s also the love of hers. But relationships are hard, especially when stretched over centuries. Noah Haidle, author of Off Broadway’s Mr. Marmalade, brings his trademark irreverence and eccentricity to this unusual comedy.

Saturday, April 8, 3pm
Voyeurs de Venus
by Lydia Diamond (Huntington Playwriting Fellow)
Directed by Emma Griffin
Sara, a black scholar specializing in pop culture, is writing a book about Saartjie Bartmaan, derogatorily known as the Hottentot Venus. Or, she’s trying to. Sara’s own issues of racial identity emerge as she struggles to recount Saartjie’s life to a largely white audience, while Sara navigates a minefield of personal intimacies between her husband and lover. Past and present merge as the women’s stories collide in this piercing drama.

Accompaniment welcome.

Comments

[polymexina.livejournal.com]

totally. email me your cell number. riariav AT yahoo DOT com.

[hedy.livejournal.com]

This post just reminded me that The Exonerated is playing at NEU, and I wanted to tell you (got a postcard in the mail).

[(Anonymous)]

Do you want to go see either one of these plays. That could count as our Jonah-Elizabeth hangout time, which has been sorely lacking lately. Moreover, the April 7-8th weekend works so well for me.

I could see either play. I'd almost prefer to see the Voyeurs one, just 'cause I've read the Hottentot Venus book for my African-American Lit class, but I could totally go to the other one if you already have plans.

Please do let me know. Hope all is well-ish.

[lone-wandering.livejournal.com]

I hate when I forget to log in.

That anonymous comment was brought to you by the letters J-O-N-A-H (if you didn't get that already).

[hermionesviolin.livejournal.com]

*grins*

I was initially thrown 'cause my dad's the only non-LJ-haver who comments on my LJ with any frequency, but when I saw "our Jonah-Elizabeth time" I realized it was you not logged in.

My friend Maria's probably coming to Voyeurs with me but I imagine she wouldn't mind making it a three-person outing. And more people means more good conversation. I'm probably going to a friend's birthday party near Harvard around 7:30 or 8 that night, but we should be able to make a pretty decent day of it.

[lone-wandering.livejournal.com]

Thinking about it, the Friday night show on Persephone sounds quite interesting as well and I wouldn't mind going to that at all. Would you want to do that instead?

[hermionesviolin.livejournal.com]

I'm going to see both and definitely enjoy having people to talk about stuff with. You get more day with me if you do Saturday instead of Friday (since I work until 5) but if you would rather go with just me that's fine. (I was thinking of seeing if my friend Sacha was interested in going to either of these, so just let me know if you'd prefer a one-on-one outing.)