Our, part social gathering,
part educational course,
part post-show discussion,
book club (but for plays!)
​afterword is a FREE program​; participants read the scripts first on their own then join us for a discussion - choose from an in-person conversation experience or a virtual one.
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Whether you've never read the script of a play or you read them all the time, all levels of experience are welcome!​​ View other Frequently Asked Questions here​​
OCTOBER
plays we are reading:
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Monsters of the American Cinema by Christian St. Croix &
2:22 A Ghost Story by Danny Robins
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IN-PERSON Monday, Oct 19, 7 pm
VIRTUAL via Zoom Wednesday, Oct 21, 7pm
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NOVEMBER
plays we are reading:
Thanksgiving Play by Larissa Fasthorse
The Humans by Stephen Karam
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IN-PERSON Monday, Nov 16, 7pm
VIRTUAL via Zoom Wednesday, Nov 18, 7pm
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DECEMBER
plays we are reading:
The Man Who Came to Dinner by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart
Rules for Living by Sam Holcroft
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IN-PERSON Monday, Dec 14, 7pm
VIRTUAL via Zoom Wednesday, Dec 16, 7pm
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PREVIOUS afterword SELECTIONS:
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September 2026
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
by Simon Stephens &
Tribes by Nina Raine
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August 2026
Brief Encounter by Noel Coward (adapted by Emma Rice) &
The Shark is Broken by Ian Shaw and Joseph Nixon
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July 2026
Best Line Wins by Beth Kander &
The Odd Couple by Neil Simon
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June 2026
A Wake at Singh's by Aeneas Hemphill &
Sweat by Lynn Nottage
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May 2026
Natural Shocks by Lauren Gunderson and
Every Brilliant Thing by Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donohoe
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April 2026
Aubergine by Julia Cho and
The Shape of Things by Neil Labute
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March 2026
Network by Lee Hall and
Lifespan of a Fact by Jeremy Kareken, David Murrell, and Gordon Farrell
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February 2026
The Whale by Samuel D. Hunter and
The Visit by Friedrich Dürrenmatt
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January 2026
Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller &
Wife of a Salesman by Eleanor Burgess
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December 2025​​
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde (1895) &
A Nice Indian Boy by Madhuri Shekar (2014)​​
November 2025
The Rover by Aphra Behn (1677) &
“Oh, Mary!” by Cole Escola (2012)
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October 2025
Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring (1939) &
The Play That Goes Wrong by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields (2012)​​​