Rite Out Loud Staged Reading Festival

Austin Scottish Rite Theater presents RITE OUT LOUD, featuring three talent-packed days of staged readings of new plays by five great playwrights! Friday, August 16 – Sunday, August 18

Friday, August 16
7:00 p.m. The opening reception will feature refreshments and a sneak peek at Megan Ortiz’s AUSTIN TRAFFIC: THE MUSICAL pREVIEW.

8:30 p.m. Sarah Saltwick’s EUROPA is a beautifully balanced play about two women, their children, and the after-effects of sexual violence.

Saturday, August 17
3:00 p.m. Megan Tabaque’s TWO SWEATY is a rambunctious ride of unexpected friendship unfolding between two women in an urban boutique cycling studio. Their simple journey of self-care and empowerment leaves the rails and goes from self-actualization to revenge and murder.

8:00 p.m. Travis Tate’s SENECA follows the story of Seneca Village, a town of freed slaves and immigrants in the mid 1800s, that once stood, where now modern day Central Park stands. Shifting between the past and present, the play explores blackness, freedom, and the ever-rising gentrification within many American cities.

Sunday, August 18
3:00 p.m. Raul Garza’s RUBY incorporates science, love, and magical realism in this poetic journey through realms of art, science, and the natural world. The play calls into question the benefits of technology to attempt to heal the sick and advance medicine.

8:00 p.m. Allison Gregory’s LULU IN ROCHESTER is a vivid revival of events surrounding silent film star Louise Brooks’ temporary emergence from obscurity in the fifties at the urging of film curator James Card. The play’s riveting repartee between Lulu and Card captures Brooks’ outrageous charm and offers a glimpse into her resilience and intelligence.