We are pleased to return to The Cedars Historic Home, 4145 Old Canton Road, for our August Playwright Night. Our featured playwright this month is Joe Conrad, and we will present a reading of his new play "Streetcar," a behind-the-scenes look at a theatre company producing the Tennessee Williams classic, with as much sultry backstage drama and intrigue as the the original. The reading will begin promptly at 6:15, followed by a response period at the end. Secured parking available across the street at St. Andrews School. Light refreshments will be provided. This event is free, but your tax-deductible donations to Fondren Theatre Workshop are always gratefully accepted.
FTW is thrilled to bring our Playwright Nights back home to BRENT'S DRUGS! Our featured playwright this month is Kurt Proctor, and we will present a reading of his new play "Turquoise Wind." Picture this: Moab, Utah. A pottery studio/gift shop. Three women's lives are disrupted by a mysterious young visitor who just might provide the key to rediscovering their true passions and sparking a "second act" for them all.
FTW PLAYWRIGHT RETURNS
with a public reading of a New Musical Comedy
THE INVENTION OF LANGUAGE
by Steven G. Smith
Rated PG [some profanity] and PH [written by a philosopher]
OCTOBER 19, 2022, 7:00 PM
The Cedars Historic Home
4145 Old Canton Road
Jackson, Mississippi
Parking across the street at St. Andrews
$5 donation suggested
This is planned to be an outdoor event, so bring your lawn chairs, blankets and picnic baskets!
COME PLAY WITH US!
ABOUT THE PLAY
Can we talk? Is language too dangerous to mess with? Is it safer when we sing it? This trilogy of short plays looks at the rewards and perils of speaking as some Very Important Words become available to early humans, to political and religious humans, and to near-future high-tech humans.
ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT
STEVEN G. SMITH is an Emeritus Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Millsaps College. His areas of research interest include philosophy of religion, philosophical anthropology, ethics and political philosophy, aesthetics, metaphysics, and philosophy of language. He is the author of nine books, including "Full Responsibility: On Pragmatic, Political, and Other Modes of Action Sharing," (State University of New York Press, 2022), as well as several articles for various publications.
www.stevengsmith.org
