February Readings 2026: A Tribute to Small Cast Shows

February is project month at Live Arts! This year, we are featuring plays with casts of 5 or fewer.

Join us for staged readings of the plays! We will be reading each play on a different evening in  February 2026, followed by a talkback session focusing on the themes presented in the play.

As in other years, we have an All-Access Pass available. It includes one ticket to each reading (8 total) for just $65! Click the “Buy Pass” button below, enter the number of passes you would like to purchase in the Readings box and then select the radio dial next to the package. Follow the prompts to complete your transaction. If you need assistance, please email boxoffice@liveartstheatre.org.

Annapurna by Sharr White 2/2/2026 7pm
Directed by: R.Chandler Bragg

Emma: Angela Van Tassel
Ulysses: Andre Eaton Jr.*

Black and white headshot for Angela Van Tassel. Caucasian female with short gray hair.
Black and white headshot for Andre Eaton Jr. African American male with curly black hair.

Silent Sky by Lauren Gunderson 2/3/2026 7pm
Directed by: J.Blair Sanders

Henrietta: Stephanie Cheversia
Margaret: Lauren Quesnel
Fleming: Katie Bates
Cannon: Nancy Riggs^
Shaw: Andre Eaton Jr.*

Black and white headshot for Blair Sanders. Caucasian female with long hair.
Black and white headshot for Stephanie Cheversia. Female with long brown hair.
Black and white headshot for Lauren Quesnel. Caucasian female with short blonde hair.
Black and white headshot for Katie Bates. White female with long brown hair.
Black and white headshot for Nancy Riggs. Caucasian female with short wavy hair.
Black and white headshot for Andre Eaton Jr. African American male with curly black hair.

Detroit 67 by Dominique Morrisseau 2/4/2026 7pm
Directed by: Rodney L. Johnson*


Chelle: Tia Nickole
Lank: Alijah Morris^
Bunny: Laila Adair^
Sly: Andre Eaton Jr.*
Caroline: Haley Perez-Arche

Black and white headshot for Rodney Johnson. African American male with very short hair.
Black and white headshot for Andre Eaton Jr. African American male with curly black hair.

Bakersfield Mist by Stephen Sachs 2/5/2026 7pm
Directed by: Michael Parker

Lionel: Andre Eaton Jr.*
Maude: Tracey Egan

Black and white headshot for Andre Eaton Jr. African American male with curly black hair.
Black and white headshot for Tracey Egan. White female with long blonde hair.

King James by Rajiv Joseph 2/9/2026 7pm
Directed by: Becca Parker*

Shawn: Andre Eaton Jr.*
Matt: Thomas Jenkins
Stage Directions: Keith Franklin

Black and white headshot for Becca Parker. Caucasian female with long hair who is wearing glasses.
Black and white headshot for Andre Eaton Jr. African American male with curly black hair.
Black and white headshot for Thomas Jenkins. White male with shoulder length hair, a goatee and a mustache.

Elemenopea by Molly Smith Metzler 2/10/2026 7pm
Directed by: Andre Eaton Jr.*

Simone: KT Goodwin^
Devon: Stephanie Cheversia
Michaela: Lauren Casola
Ethan: Jeffrey Liu
Jose B:

Black and white headshot for Andre Eaton Jr. African American male with curly black hair.
Black and white headshot for Stephanie Cheversia.

Seminar by Theresa Rebeck 2/11/2026 7pm
Directed by: Jeffrey Liu

Izzy: Jamie Kirsten Howard^
Martin: Andre Eaton Jr.*
Kate: Morgan Gresham
Douglas: Alijah Morris^
Leonard: Rodney L. Johnson
Stage Directions: Rich Hammett

Black and white headshot for Andre Eaton Jr. African American male with curly black hair.
Black and white headshot for Morgan Gresham. Caucasian female with shoulder length hair who is wearing glasses.
Black and white headshot for Rodney Johnson. Afircan American male with very short hair.
Black and white headshot for Rich Hammett. Caucasian male with short white hair, who is wearing glasses.

Walk Right Up to the Sun- A Choreopoem with Griot Chorus by Sherna Ann Phillips, Ph.D. (“Dr.Nae”) 2/12/2026 7pm
Directed by: Sherna Ann Phillips, Ph.D. (“Dr.Nae”)

RULLY:  Sherna Ann Phillips, Ph.D. (“Dr.Nae”)
GRIOT CHORUS-
JUBILEE: Andre Eaton Jr. *
EMAN: Rodney L. Johnson*  
Stage Directions:

Black and white headshot for Shernay Phillips. African American female with shoulder length brown hair.
Black and white headshot for Andre Eaton Jr. African American male with curly black hair.
Black and white headshot for Rodney Johnson. Afircan American male with very short hair.