INTERACT THEATRE COMPANY
in partnership with the
LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY

presents

THE PRIZE WINNERS
The Smash-Hit Staged Reading Series
Featuring Pulitzer and Tony Award®-Winning Plays

Returns for its Fifth Season
January through May 2026
Free to the Public - at the Studio City Branch Library

 
November 4, 2025 – Studio City, CA… INTERACT THEATRE COMPANY, in partnership with the LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY, invites you to join them for the fifth season of their fully staged readings featuring Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award®-winning plays. Produced by Barry Heins and Kristen Egermeier, this crowd-favorite series is part of the library’s acclaimed LA Made cultural enrichment program, with generous support from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs and the Friends of the Studio City Library. Performances will take place on the second Saturday of each month at 2:00 PM, from January through May 2026, at the Studio City Branch Library, located at 12511 Moorpark Street, Studio City, CA. Admission is free. Walk-ups are welcome; however, priority seating reservations (limit two per household) are encouraged. Reservations for each month’s performance open on the first day of the month at InteractLA.org/tickets.

THE SCHEDULE OF READINGS:

January 10, 2026, at 2pm – FAIRVIEW by Jackie Sibblies Drury, directed by Michael A. Shepperd.

February 14, 2026, at 2pm – THE GIN GAME by D.L. Coburn, directed by Anita Khanzadian.

March 14, 2026, at 2pm – STICKS AND BONES by David Rabe, directed by Rob Brownstein.

April 11, 2026, at 2pm – ‘NIGHT MOTHER by Marsha Norman, directed by Cate Caplin.

May 9, 2026, at 2pm ­– THE HUMANS by Stephen Karam, directed by Rob Adler.  

INTERACT THEATRE COMPANY
presents

A Special Fundraiser Staged Reading of
LIFE, DEATH, AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

Written by Jeff Kaufman

Directed by Andy Wolk 

Event to Benefit Interact Theatre Company’s
Production Fund

Sunday, December 7 at 2:00 pm at the Odyssey Theatre in West Los Angeles!

November 10, 2025…Los Angeles, CA…Interact Theatre Company will present a special Sunday afternoon staged reading of LIFE, DEATH, AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES, a new family drama by acclaimed filmmaker and playwright Jeff Kaufman, on Sunday, December 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM at the Odyssey Theatre. The event will benefit the ITC Production Fund, created to support Interact’s 99-Seat professional mainstage productions.

The reading will be directed by award-winning stage and screen director Andy Wolk and will feature a powerhouse ensemble, including Tony Award® winner John Glover, John Ross Bowie, Amy Pietz, Rob Nagle, Erin Pineda, Nicole Javier, and Logan Leonardo Arditty.

Produced by Barry Heins, Kristen Egermeier, and Marcia S. Ross, the afternoon will culminate in a champagne reception with the artists. Suggested Minimum Donation $25.00. Reservations are required and may be made at InteractLA.org.

This event marks a key initiative to bolster ITC’s Production Fund, enabling the company to bring more full productions to the stage—following the success of ITC’s 2023 hit, the Los Angeles premiere of Aaron Posner’s LIFE SUCKS., which earned the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Ensemble.

ABOUT THE PLAY

LIFE, DEATH, AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES is a sharply funny and deeply humane family drama exploring the bonds that hold us together when life pushes us to the edge. With humor, heart, and unexpected turns, Kaufman’s newest work examines love, aging, identity, connection, and what it truly means to show up for one another—especially when it’s hardest.

Play reading featuring ITC Ensemble Member Marc Valera and Stacey Cabaj.