This Dance

a short comedy
A student tries to persuade his aunt to let him hold a social dance in her barn.
 
Characters
CODY, a young man
SHIRELLE, a mature woman, Cody’s aunt
 
Setting
A barn 
(online reading)
LA Play Reading​
Los Angeles, California
May 24, 2026

Cast: Zev Johnston (Cody), Susan Lynch (Shirelle)
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Video of Zev Johnston (Cody) and Susan Lynch (Shirelle)
(online reading)
Atlanta Dramatists,
Atlanta, Georgia
​May 3, 2026

​Cast: Derek Zakari​ (Cody), Marj O'Neill-Butler (Shirelle)
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Derek Zakari​ (Cody) and Marj O'Neill-Butler (Shirelle)
(online reading)
Tiger's Heart Players
New York, NY
​May 3, 2026

​Cast: Andrea Jacobsen (Cody), Elizabeth Jouvenat (Shirelle)
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Andrea Jacobsen (Cody) and Elizabeth Jouvenat (Shirelle)
(online reading)
LAVA Playwrights Circle
Greenfield, Massachusetts
​March 10, 2026

Cast: Sam Rahman (Cody), Patcricia Crosby (Shirelle)
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Sam Rahman (Cody) and Patcricia Crosby (Shirelle)
(online reading)
Playwrights Circle
​Bread & Roses Theatre
London
​March 2, 2026

Cast: Sebastian Porter (Cody), Alison Clare (Shirelle)
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Sebastian Porter (Cody) and Alison Clare (Shirelle)
(online reading)
P.A.G.E.S.
New York, NY
​February 10, 2026

Cast: Rocco Spoon (Cody), Michelle Macau (Shirelle)
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Michelle Macau (Shirelle) and Rocco Spoon (Cody)
(online reading)
Anything Goes! Theatre Lab
​ANDTheatre Company
New York, NY
​January 21, 2026

Cast: David Kubicka (Cody), Lin Snider (Shirelle)
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Lin Snider (Shirelle) and David Kubicka (Cody)
(online reading)
​Virtual Volume 249
The Playground Experiment
New York, NY
​January 12, 2026

Cast: Ja'Michael De'Shawn (Cody), Donya Redwood (Shirelle)
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Video of Ja'Michael De'Shawn (Cody) and Donya Redwood (Shirelle)