Enjoy a picnic lunch on the Shake Rag Alley campus surrounded by gardens and historic buildings as local musicians provide entertainment before strolling the short path to Alley Stage at 1 pm for a staged-reading of Cassandra, a work in progress by local playwright Jan Levine Thal. Jan Levine Thal is a mother, a writer, a theater activist, more or less in that order. She comes
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Enjoy a picnic lunch on the Shake Rag Alley campus surrounded by gardens and historic buildings as local musicians provide entertainment before strolling the short path to Alley Stage at 1 pm for a staged-reading of Step Two, a work in progress by local playwright Brendon Smith.
Brendon Smith has had seven of his one-act plays and one co-written full-length play produced in Wisconsin; some of these have also won statewide or national contests. He lives in Madison.
Cost: $5
Purchase a Picnic Lunch available for pick up on the Shake Rag Alley campus at noon or bring your own. Non-alcoholic beverages, as well as beer and wine, will also be available for purchase prior to the performance. Tickets & picnics available for purchase here: https://shakeragalley.org/picnic-play/
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