Found Company: A Staged Reading Event

Join us for a one-of-a-kind staged reading theater event! Here’s your chance to connect, learn, and play in a radically inclusive space. Whether you want to participate as an actor or audience member is up to you. This event is a low pressure environment. Come for the love of art. Leave with found company.

Found Company invites you to become a temporary theatre ensemble for one afternoon. Through readings of short plays, focus on the fun and joy in acting out characters, playing as you rehearse, and presenting a short staged reading with your newfound theater company.

At Mission Stageworks, we are about generating community through creative play. For Found Company at the Eclectic Box, we are committed to ensuring our two-hour event is welcoming and accessible for our attendees.

Space & Seating

• All activities will take place on the stage which is at ground level and wheelchair accessible, including any gender bathrooms.
• Folding seats are arranged in small groups and semi-circle.
• The visual environment will feature soft, theatrical lighting.
• The auditory environment will include upbeat music that is kept at a low volume. During the program, participants may perform characters that speak loudly.
• We will supply key materials, including physical scripts, pens.

Vibe

• The vibe of the play reading is designed to be low pressure.
• Participation is flexible, and anyone is allowed to perform a role for a shorter or longer periods of time.
• We offer a 1:1 channel for any private questions you may have.
• Signage will be provided to explain the event alongside a description accessibility considerations.
• In our pursuit of a supportive environment, we will announce our collective working norms and ethical collaboration practices.

Arrival & Parking

• BART train: Take BART to the 16th Street Mission station, go one block north to Valencia Street, turn right. Eclectic Box is located between 15th & 16th Streets.
• Parking: Street parking is limited however, you can park at the 16th and Hoff Garage at 15 Hoff Street.
• The Eclectic Box is a building with bright blue with pink detailing.

• Mission StageWorks is not recording any video or audio at any point.
• We first ask permission to take a photo. Accepting or denying photo consent is part of the process.
• We will ask participants if they wish to be named or identified in the photo.
• We will ask participants if they wish to be shared publicly or not (via the MSW website or any press).

We offer feedback opportunities about your experience.

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