2023 Summer Staged Reading Series

Beginning June 9 and through August 5, we’ll bring you 6 evenings/afternoons of entertainment with readings of 18 brand-new original works by budding playwrights at Crosswalk Community Church in Napa.

We’ve selected 18 new works from over 100 submissions and will be bringing you brand-new plays for each performance. We look forward to bringing you these new gems! Click on a date below to see what’s in store!

Performance Dates are:
June 9, July 7 and August 4 at 7 pm
June 10, July 8 and August 5 at 2 pm.

November 4th at 1:00 pm

Suggested donation: $10

What is a staged reading? It’s a rehearsed read-through of a script, with actors and movement and emotion, but without a full set or costumes. It gives the playwright a chance to see their words “come alive”. But the most important part of a staged reading? You! As soon as the plays are over we’ll have a short talk-back, and that is where we need your help. See the living plays in person; your input is invaluable.

Special thanks to Arts Council Napa Valley and Napa Valley Presents for making these readings possible!


June 9th, 7pm

Broken by Steve Apostolina
Trending by Janet J. Lawler
In the Cards by Michael Waterson
Love and Pepperoni by Megan Gooden


June 10th, 2pm

The Gentle Life-Changing Magic of Burning it All Down to the Ground by Heather Beasley
A Socially Distanced Farce in One Act by Jenna Jane


July 7th, 7pm

The Next Move by William Ivor Fowkes
Eat Dessert First by Dana Leslie Goldstein
Neighbor Jane by Tina Esper


July 8th, 2pm

The Lucky Ones by Lia Romeo
The Way It Works by Marsha Roberts
The Grandparents Are Alright by Samara Siskind


August 4th, 7pm

Taken by Susan Jackson
For the Love of a Good Man by JS Jacklin


August 5th, 2pm

C is for Cupid by John Mabey
Miss Peddy & Grace by William Ivor Fowkes
Discharge by Lisa Quoresimo
Minutes of the Last Meeting at Chauvet Cave by Steven R. Boyett