REQUIRED READING is a staged reading series in Los Angeles curated by actor and filmmaker Frank Mosley. We highlight new work by both emerging and established playwrights, and we donate proceeds to a humanitarian cause of the writer's choice.
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MINOTAUR is a new play by Matthew Gasda-- dramatist, novelist, poet, and co-founder of The Brooklyn Center for Theatre Research (BCTR). Of his acclaimed underground hits such as DIMES SQUARE and ZOOMERS, Interview Magazine declared: "No contemporary, local playwright makes you squirm in your seat like Matt Gasda."
MINOTAUR made its premiere at Forgotten Works Studio in Dumbo, Brooklyn in June 2022.
This L.A. premiere is performed by Lily Lady (SAM'S WORLD), Bridey Elliott (CLARA'S GHOST, "SEARCH PARTY"), Anna Khaja ("HACKS", "THE GOOD PLACE"), Alexander Chard (“VIDA”, “ALL HER FAULT”), and Chris Doubek ("EUPHORIA", BOYHOOD). Frank Mosley (FREELAND, CHAINED FOR LIFE) directs.
This is the second in a series of staged readings by the Los Angeles based collective REQUIRED READING. Proceeds from this performance at The Elysian Theater will go toward the Firefighter Fund as part of ARC (Anti-Recidivism Coalition).
YOU MADE ME FEEL is a one-act play by NYC filmmaker Kit Zauhar, known for her films ACTUAL PEOPLE (Locarno 2021) and THIS CLOSENESS (SXSW 2023), both of which are streaming on MUBI. The play was first performed in May 2024 at Good Evening Rep, NYC.
The L.A. premiere is performed by Jessica Barr (SOPHIE JONES, CAN'T SEEM TO MAKE YOU MINE), Sam Straley ("WELCOME TO FLATCH", "THE DROPOUT"), and Frank Mosley (FREELAND, CHAINED FOR LIFE), who also directs.
This is the first in a series of staged readings by the Los Angeles based collective REQUIRED READING. Proceeds from this performance at The Elysian Theater will go toward the Palestine's Children Relief Fund (PCRF).