Next in the New Play Series

Inner Monkey

Written by Jonathan Luskin
Directed by John Romano
February 10, 2009
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About Inner Monkey
Lou and Leslie are prescribed a camping trip by their marriage counselor. Goaded by insights gained in the fresh mountain air, they confront each other through brutal drama therapy games. Leslie, who has always depended on men for happiness, falls for the affections of a lusty Forest Ranger while Lou, burdened by angst, speaks therapeutically to the trout. Leslie must choose between her marriage, the Ranger, or the strange new discovery of her own animal nature.

About the Playwright
Jonathan Luskin has written for PlayGround for five seasons and his play, Aegis, was a 2004 Emerging Playwright Award winner. He received a commission from the Magic Theatre to write Early Adopter and is the founder of Take My Ball and Go Home, a playwriting workshop. He served as Assistant Director to Les Waters for ACT’s production of Buried Child and has directed for many theatre companies in the Bay Area, receiving two Goodman Directing Awards. Most recently, Jonathan’s play, “n of 1” was featured at the Bay Area Playwrights’ Festival and at the Theater Bay Area Playwrights’ Showcase.

Jonathan holds a B.A. and a B.S. from Cornell University. He studied character animation at Sheridan College and CalArts, and writing with Will Dunne, at the Next Stage, UC Berkeley, and San Francisco State University. Jonathan has animated for leading visual effects companies and is a co-founder of Flying Moose Pictures, a video production company.

 

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April 7, 2009: An Evening of Short New Plays
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August 11, 2009: Title to be Announced
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About the New Play Readers Series
City Lights has a strong commitment to developing new, offbeat theater pieces. The New Play Readers Series gives promising new plays by local playwrights a workshop play-reading production, followed by an audience TalkBack session in which audiences can let the artists know what they think of the show. Potential plays are reviewed by our New Play Readers' Committee and are selected on a competitive basis. City Lights secures the actors and director for the piece, and the playwright is closely involved with casting decisions and rehearsals. The public play readings are one-night-only performances that occur on selected nights throughout City Lights' season. Read more about previous installments in the New Play Readers Series.