Salon Series 1A: India Nicole Burton's THE WITCHING HOUR

Seat of the Pants is excited to present our Salon Series, where - four times over the course of the year - we'll focus on brand new work, hearing plays read aloud for the first time. Each reading will be followed by a talkback with the playwright where audience members will be asked curated questions that will guide next steps in edits and re-writes. And there will also be an opportunity for our patrons to ask questions about the playwright's experience in crafting the piece up to this point. This is another way that we're trying to celebrate process and development as the hallmark of great theatre-making.

The Witching Hour is part of a trilogy of plays chronicling the lineage of an African American family with supernatural powers. On a dark, stormy 1940 night, Sipsy arrives at her Aunt Pepsi’s storefront - beaten, battered, and near death. Her arrival brews trouble, bringing family secrets to light and forcing Pepsi to reveal that the family possesses supernatural gifts. What will the relatives do when their inherited talents become known to the community?

Directed by Jeannine Gaskin and produced by Benjamin Gregg, the reading stars Ashley Aquilla Weadon, Josiah Britt, Zyrece Crump, Isaiah Gaskin, Samia Keaton, Andrew Pope, and Tamicka Scruggs.

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