The Watsons
by Laura Wade
directed by Eric Tucker
Serialized Wednesdays, July 8, 15, 22 and 29 at 7PM
Produced by The Nora at Central Square Theater

A third of the way through The Watsons, based on Jane Austen’s unfinished novel, the characters discover they are… characters and not “real.” As they wrestle with a world turned topsy turvy and debate their right for self-determination, rebelling against a controlling playwright who has invaded their world, they embrace the people they want to be, not who society (and literature) has dictated.

Laura Wade’s existential comedy The Watsons produced by The Nora at Central Square Theater and is directed by Bedlam Artistic Director Eric Tucker. Featured in the cast are Dria Brown, Tucker, Lee Mikeska Gardner, Debra Wise, with a cameo from Emmy winner Gordon Clapp and a cast Zooming to you from several East Coast cities.

The Watsons will air on Wednesdays, July 8, 15, 22 and 29 at 7pm. If you miss one, it will be available for four consecutive days after it has been aired. This is a benefit reading with all proceeds going to our artists and The Welcome Project, working to build the collective power of immigrants.

We wish to express our gratitude to the Performers’ Unions:

ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION
AMERICAN GUILD OF MUSICAL ARTISTS
AMERICAN GUILD OF VARIETY ARTISTS
SAG-AFTRA

through Theatre Authority, Inc. for their cooperation in permitting the Artists to appear on this program.