Axial Theatre’s SAFEHOUSE Playwrights Series Presents a Reading of Youlim Nam’s The Subway Play

WESTCHESTER, NEW YORK – SAFEHOUSE: The Axial Playwrights series of readings of original plays by metro area playwrights will present The Subway Play by Youlim Nam on Saturday, May 4 at 4 PM in Pleasantville, NY.

The Subway Play is set in the heart of Brooklyn where three young New Yorkers, Mini, Fred, and James, find themselves stranded on a subway platform late into the night. Their desire for a peaceful journey home turns upside down as a string of surprising events throws them into chaos.

Actors participating in the reading include: Axial Ensemble members Dan Walworth, Tom Ryan, and Pat McGuinness, plus Quinn Warren, Jessica W. Bonds, and Sergio Argüelles Catare. Stage directions will be read by film and stage actor Lev Harvey.

Suggested donation is $20. The SAFEHOUSE reading will take place at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 8 Sunnyside Ave., Pleasantville, NY.

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ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT

Youlim Nam is a Brooklyn-based actor and playwright from Seoul, Korea whose plays have been produced off-off-Broadway. Last year, her experimental play, 'a connected place,' was selected for the Friday Night Footlights® Program by the Dramatists Guild and directed by Axial Artistic Director Cady McClain, a three-time Emmy-winning actor. The play received the 2021 City Artist Corps Grant in NYC. A member of the Dramatists Guild, AEA, and an ensemble member of Axial Theatre, Nam performed in Never the Sinner, Axial’s first full production under the aegis of McClain who also directed John Logan’s play.

ABOUT THE SAFEHOUSE PLAYWRIGHTS SERIES

The SAFEHOUSE program was created and developed by Axial Artistic Director Cady McClain, playwright and Artistic Director of Shades Repertory Theater Samuel Harps, Axial Associate Artistic Director/director Nate Flower, and playwright Evelyn Mertens.

ABOUT AXIAL THEATRE

Axial Theatre is a 24-year-old not-for-profit institution founded by playwright/director Howard Meyer. It is dedicated to supporting the professional development of the independent voice through audience involvement and is committed to presenting challenging and relevant theatrical experiences. The company and its productions have been reviewed in The New York Times and are supported by the William T. Morris Foundation and ArtsWestchester among others. axialtheatre.org