Playwriting Initiative
Finalists Readings
Saturday, November 22
10am-4pm
The Link Auditorium
4504 Westminster Pl, St. Louis, MO 63108
Each play reading will be followed by a brief talkback/Q&A.
10-11am
Tim Ocel
Leaning One Against the Other
11am-12pm
Henry I. Schvey
Tennessee Kissed Me
12-1pm
Lunch Break
1-2pm
K Michael Hester
I Love You Daddy
2-3pm
Courtney Bailey
Tennessee Williams holds a Seance with Patience Worth, a St. Louis ghost who is actually British and probably fake
3-4pm
Rita Winters
Mother Mary Comes To Me
Proudly presented with thanks to the Trio Foundation of St. Louis.
Let’s Go to The Beach II by Alessandro Florio, Taormina, Sicily
The Lingering Hour - A Journey to Taormina
May 12-20, 2026
“Make Voyages - Attempt Them - There’s Nothing Else” -Tennessee Williams