A reading of The Sin Eater as part of Theater Resources Unlimited's 2012 Voices New Plays Series. The play will be directed by Sue Lawless and produced by Elfin Frederick Vogel.

In The Sin Eater, a woman accused of child abuse for taking nude photos of her son decides to take 30 days in jail rather than admit any guilt, where she meets a woman in prison for abetting the murder of her daughter.

Here are the nuts-and-bolts:

When, Where, and How

• Monday, June 18, at 7 pm
• The Roy Arias Theatre, 300 West 43rd Street, 5th floor
• Free but reservations required: 212-714-7628 or TRUStaff1@gmail.com
• Followed by reception and producers discussion panel

Audition Call

• MARGARET PASQUALINI -- mid- to late-30s, woman in the building trades
• VERA CORTEZ -- mid- to late-30s, born in Puerto Rico, lived on the mainland for most of her life
• Auditions by appointment on Tuesday May 29, 6 PM to 9 PM
• Please email a picture/resume to Elfin Vogel and we will get back to you with a time for your audition slot.

Perhaps it is art's nature to heal -- but during these meltdown days, when bailout money goes to the derivative vandals and this oh-so-vaunted system folds in on itself like bad origami, I would argue that any healing we are going to experience will not come from calls to bipartisanship (why can't Obama govern like he actually won the election?) or hope. I think healing -- useful, purgative, truthful healing -- will only come from rage, honest moral rage at the stupidities, lies, and fuckings-over of the princes in power.

These are my plays of rage.

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