A Staged Reading of Red Rooster by Pia Wilson

Displaced by Hurricane Katrina, Joyce Darby, decides to create a new life as a caretaker, for an elderly George Martin, in New Jersey. When George's son, David, returns home after an extended absence, battle lines are drawn and life-changing decisions must be made.

About Pia Wilson

Pia Wilson is a 2017 NJPAC Stage Exchange commissioned playwright, 2017 resident with the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council's Process Space program, 2015 Sundance fellow, and a recipient of the 2014 Sarah Verdone Writing Award. She is a 2012-2013 resident with LMCC's Workspace program, a member of the 2008 Emerging Writers Group at The Public Theater, and a 2009 playwriting fellow with the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. Her plays have been produced by Crossroads Theatre, Workspace Collective, Drew University, Adelphi University, Horse Trade Theater Group, and The Fire This Time play festival. She was a staff writer for the upcoming season of National Geographic’s Genius series, GENIUS — Aretha Franklin. www.piawilson.com Twitter & Instagram: @pwilson720

Yendor Theatre Company (YTC)

YTC was founded in 2016 by Rodney Gilbert to address the need for theatre programming in the City of Newark. Building on the tremendous success of Yendor Arts, YTC strives to develop and produced works by underserved writers and present theatre reflective of the community in Newark. YTC works with women writers, writers of color and writers from the LGBTQ community to provide a safe space to create and share their work.