May 19, Festival Staged Reading
Winter's End by J.S. Puller
Winter's End is an absurdist (yes, the actual genre) retelling of the Persephone myth from Greek legend, examining and questioning the fact that in most tellings of the story, Persephone has no voice and makes no active choices of her own. Paralleling Persephone's helplessness is the current debate raging over reproductive rights, told through the eyes of Cassie, a young woman on the run. More…
J.S. Puller is a playwright and author from Chicago, with an MSEd in education and a BS in theatre from Northwestern. An award-winning member of the American Alliance for Theatre and Education, she has written about the social-emotional benefits of arts education with the UChicago Consortium on School Research. She is the author of two novels, Captain Superlative and The Lost Things Club. She also has several published plays, including: Women Who Weave, Perseus And Medusa - It's All Greek To Me!, The Death Of Robin Hood, and five titles with Plays for New Audiences.
Join us in-person at Potrero Stage or online for staged readings of four bold new full-length plays in development by some of PlayGround’s best new writers and share feedback following each reading.
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