TPNC presents Stage II: Image by Jack Rushen

The Town Players of New Canaan present the next presentation in its Stage II Series: a reading of “Image” by Jack Rushen. “Image” won 1st place in the 2014 Julie Harris Playwriting Competition, a competition by the Beverly Hills Theatre Guild geared towards discovering new theatrical works and to encourage established or emerging writers to create quality works for the theatre.

“Image” concerns a red-hot young celebrity who is rushed to the hospital from a drug overdose and is on the brink of death. Her publicist can hold the story from breaking for only two hours and sees a money making opportunity by quickly acquiring her image rights from her protective mother with a deceptive contract full of loopholes. He quickly dispatches a tough female sales executive to get mother’s name on the dotted line. The two women, both headstrong, engage in a volatile meeting, but eventually soften. The outcome is an understanding that human relationships are much more important than show business and stardom, transcending even death.

TPNC’s reading features Linda Moran, Kitty Robertson, and David Savo. The readings will take place on Saturday February 7 at 8pm and Sunday February 8 at 2:30pm at The Powerhouse Theatre in Waveny Park, New Canaan. General Admission is $5.00 with free admission for TPNC Members and Subscribers. For tickets or reservations, please visit www.TPNC.org or call the Box Office at 203-966-7371.