All politics is local, as someone once said. As Susan Sneeringer demonstrates in her newest play, all politics is personal, too.
Sneeringer’s play “Fourteen Votes” is the latest in the Reading Theater Project’s Play Reading Series. The reading, featuring script-in-hand performances by local actors, will take place at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 18, at the Wyomissing Public Library, 9 Reading Blvd., in Wyomissing.
This play centers around an interview by a young woman of her aunt, and the woman’s history of voting. “Fourteen Votes” examines the impact of the 2024 election on two sisters and the daughter of one caught between them. It raises questions of civic responsibility, the generational divide, and family loyalty stretched to the limit. The reading is directed by John Gancar.
Content warning: The play does contain strong language and mature content. Admission is free but reservations are required. To register visit readingtheaterproject.org.
Sneeringer holds a B.A. in Theatre Arts from Penn State University and completed a one-year screenwriting fellowship at the American Film Institute in Los Angeles. A two-time recipient of grants from the PA Council on the Arts, she is also a published playwright. Her plays have received both staged readings and full production in theatres in Reading, Allentown, Philadelphia and New York City. Previously, RTP has included her recent play, HOLY ORDERS in its 2024 “Discovery” Reading Series.
The Reading Theater Project is a locally-focused, professional theater company, based in Greater Reading/Berks County, PA. We value collaboration and creative challenges and believe theater is an inclusive experience that can reveal our shared human condition. For more information, visit readingtheaterproject.org or call 484-706-9719.