The meeting is populated by the heads of department for each school subject and the school’s long suffering headmistress, Anne Davies. Anne institutes outrageous new policies, making enemies among her staff, whose jobs and lives are in jeopardy after she announces that the school’s budget has been drastically cut.
The meeting spirals out of control in a series of hilarious tangential discussions, debates and arguments – secrets are revealed, cross words are exchanged and in the heat of the moment, tempers flare as Anne tries to maintain order, and keep a tight grip on the meeting.
The play reading will feature eleven of Orlando’s finest actors: Jodi Chase, Michael Colavolpe, John Connon, Sarah Lee Dobbs, Laura Hodos, Elizabeth Judith, Janine Klein, Jeff Lindberg,Meghan Moroney, T. Robert Pigott and Timothy Williams.
John Baker wrote the play in December 2009, having returned to Orlando from two years in New York City. He has been workshopping the piece since January with the help of many local actors over a course of several table readings.
What exists now is a leaner, tighter script, thanks to the combined efforts of the many Orlando actors who gave their time to help develop the project.
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Staged Reading Of 'The Staff Room'
Suggested Donation: $10
Monday, August 9th at 7:30pm
John and Rita Lowndes Shakespeare Center
Goldman Theater
812 E. Rollins Street
Orlando, Florida, 32803