Reading Series
Expanding our outreach to the community, Cypress Productions is proud to present FREE staged readings of new plays in development.
#5 - Fyre Fest was So Fun!!! (Catherine Weingarten) 12.11.24
A sexy apocalyptical “Waiting for Godot-ish” comedy.
#4 - Going to the Top (Matthew Belopavlovich) 11.16.24
Thomas, a budding activist attending San Francisco State, and soccer-obsessed James started dating in high school. Reunited for summer break, the young couple plans to dance the night away at Music Video City, a popular theme park’s newest date night hangout. When Thomas and James are met with discrimination, they question whether the "jolliest place on earth" is for everyone.
#3 - Little Flashes (Elizabeth Watson) 10.30.24
The story of a young artist who watches her life flash before her eyes, and is forced to cope with the idea of death, discovering what it means to really be alive.
#2 - Weeds in the Rock Garden (Joan Dolf) 9.5.24
Set in 2017, three fine arts freshmen come together in search of a college drug dealer, but after some under-the-table plans and a bad experience with a fashion design major, tea is spilled and the group fractures. Friendships are built and broken, all while attending class and smoking pot by a Benihana’s rock garden.
#1 - Into the Gut (Emma Imes) 8.1.24
Lottie, grapples with a possible career change that would take her away from her Appalachian home. Meanwhile, an ancient beast awakes from the ground. It’s hungry. Lottie jumps into it's mouth. Inside the monster, we are thrust into a fantastical world filled with characters that make Lottie face her fears and weaknesses so she can save her mountain home from the beast that swallowed her.