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READ RANT RELATE

Read, Rant, Relate is a free play-reading program. Experience a new piece of dramatic literature in a unique setting with Relative Theatrics. Participants will engage directly with modern plays by listening to actor-led readings of the texts, then joining discussions breaking down the thematic elements of the works and their relevance to today's society.

“Theatre teaches us who we are, what our society is, where we are going. I don’t think theatre can solve the problems of a society, nor should it be expected to ... Plays don’t do that. People do. [But plays can] provide a forum for the ideas and feelings that can lead a society to decide to heal and change itself.” ~Terrence McNally


History


2015:
Fall Readings: Like a book club, but with scripts!
  • Recent Tragic Events by Craig Wright, September 17th, 2015
  • Detroit by Lisa D’Amour, October 15th, 2015

2015: Read, Rant, Relate: Igniting Conversation Through Theatre
Free to the public, funded by Wyoming Humanities
  • The Flu Season by Will Eno; Discussion led by Peter Parolin; November 19th, 2015
  • Other Desert Cities by Jon Robin Baitz; Discussion led by Bonnie Zare - December 17th, 2015

2016: Read, Rant, Relate: Igniting Conversation Through Theatre
  • Gruesome Playground Injuries by Rajiv Joseph; Discussion led by Peter Parolin - January 14th, 2016
  • Maple and Vine by Jordan Harrison; Discussion led by Bonnie Zare - February 11th, 2016
  • Rapture, Blister, Burn by Gina Gionofriddo; Discussion led by Bonnie Zare - March 10th, 2016
  • Sons of the Prophet by Stephen Karam; Discussion led by Peter Parolin - April 14th, 2016

2016/17
Discussions led by Peter Parolin, Patrick Konesko, and Colleen Denney
  • THE FLICK by Annie Baker on November 17, 2016
  • IN THE NEXT ROOM, OR THE VIBRATOR PLAY by Sarah Ruhl on December 15, 2016
  • RED LIGHT WINTER by Adam Rapp on January 19, 2017
  • MARJORIE PRIME by Jordan Harrison on February 9, 2017
  • DISGRACED by Ayad Akhtar on March 9, 2017
  • 4000 MILES by Amy Herzog on April 13, 2017
  • THE HUMANS by Stephen Karam on May 11, 2017

2017/18
  • Madagascar by JT Rogers - November 16, 2017
  • Rocket Man by Steven Dietz - February 15, 2018
  • The Arsonists by Jacqueline Goldfinger - March 29, 2018; Produced in partnership with UW Modern & Classical Languages, Funded in part by the UW Goode Family Fund, Discussion led by Dr. Laura De Lozier
  • Grace by Craig Wright - April 19, 2018
  • Natural Shocks by Lauren Gunderson - April 21, 2018; Produced in partnership with Cowgirl Yarn and Albany County SAFE Project as a part of the annual Natural Shocks campaign to address gun and domestic violence

2018/19
  • Bright Half Life by Tanya Barfield - September 20, 2018 - LPCC 278
  • An Iliad by Lisa Peterson and Denis O’Hare - March 15, 2019; Discussion let by Dr. Laura De Lozier, Original music from Molly DeLau and Jessie Salas - Phoenix Ballroom
  • The Moors by Jen Silverman - May 16, 2019 - First reading at the UW Art Museum

2019/20
  • Bauer by Lauren Gunderson - UWAM, October 17, 2019; Discussion led by Patrick Konesko
  • A Doll’s House, Part Two by Lucas Hnath - UWAM, November 21, 2019; Discussion led by Colleen Denney
  • The Children by Lucy Kirkwood - UWAM, January 23, 2020; Discussion led by Peter Parolin
  • Antigone Project by Tanya Barfield, Karen Hartman, Chiori Miyagawa, Lynn Nottage, and Caridad Svich - April 3, 2020, Moved Online; discussion led by Dr. Laura De Lozier
  • Mrs. Harrison by R. Eric Thomas
  • Virtual Play Series:
    • Girl with Gun by Nora Leahy, April 10, 2020
    • Two Degrees by Tira Palmquist, April 17, 2020
    • Feast. by Megan Gogerty, April 24, 2020
    • Play At Home, by various playwrights (including an RT commissioned piece by Dale Dunn), May 7, 2020

2020/21
  • Heartland by Lojo Simon and Anita Simons; September 17, 2020
  • Bound By Stardust by Claudia I. Haas, November 19, 2020
  • Cowboy Play by Lily Rushing, February 4, 2021
  • Frozen Fluid  by Fly Jamerson, April 15, 2021; part of the Shepard Symposium on Social Justice
  • Reading Greek Tragedy Online
    • Ajax by Sophpcles, May 28, 2020
    • Hecuba by Euripides, June 25, 2020
    • Alcestis by Euripides, July 23, 2020
    • Hippolytus by Euripides, August 27, 2020
    • Suppliants by Euripides, September 24, 2020
    • Agamemnon by Aeschylus, October 2, 2020
    • Medea by Euripides, November 12, 2020
    • The Odyssey, Book 24 by Homer, December 10, 2020
  • Drunk Shakespeare
    • June 18, 2020
    • July 9, 2020
    • A Midsummer Night’s Dream, August 20, 2020
    • The Tempest, September 10, 2020
    • Twelfth Night, October 8, 2020
    • Much Ado About Nothing, November 5, 2020
  • Wyoming Connections with Wyoming Humanities: Young Adults & Social Issues in Rural Wyoming; excerpts from And The Wind Howls by Leean Kim Torske; September 23, 2020
  • Star Wars: A Christmas Carol Parody, December 17, 2020 
  • The Wasps by Aristophanes, Adapted by Dr. Laura De Lozier, In Partnership with Western Nebraska Community College, March 4, 2021

2021/22
  • Las Pajaritas by Jordan Ramirez Puckett, October 7 & 22, 2021; Produced in partnership with WYOpen Stages and the Wyoming Latina Youth Conference
  • Ripe Frenzy by Jennifer Barclay, November 4, 2021
  • Little Women by Heather Chrisler, In Partnership with Laramie Main Street; December 17, 2021
  • Black Sky Redux by Amanda L. Andrei, April 20, 2022; part of the Shepard Symposium on Social Justice

2022/23
  • The Thanksgiving Play by Larissa FastHorse, November 17, 2022, Discussion led by Reinette Tendore
  • Fade by Tanya Saracho, February 9, 2023

2023/24
  • Hurricane Diane by Madeleine George, October 12, 2023
  • Church by Young Jean Lee, March 7, 2024, Discussion led by Jeffrey Lockwood

2024/25
  • Dream Hou$e by Eliana Pipes; October 3, 2024, Discussion led by Cecelia Aragon
  • Dry Land by Ruby Rae Spiegel; March 13, 2025, Discussion led by Tennessee Watson
  • WYOpen Stages Partnership
    • Abortion Weekend by Jairis Carter and Mareshah Dupree, September 13, 2024

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    • Mission and Vision
    • The Team
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    • Previous Seasons >
      • Season 12
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    • Read Rant Relate
  • Upcoming Season
  • Play/Write
  • Support RT
    • Ways to Support
    • Be a GEM!
    • Play A Part
  • Contact