Come join us for a Benefit Staged Reading for Athena Theatre Sweet Texas Reckoning by Traci Godfrey First Place - Orange County's Panndora Productions Playwright Festival 2016First Place - The New Works Of Merit International Playwriting Contest 2015First Place - Chicago's Artemisia Theatre Playwriting Contest 2016And South Carolina's Centre Stage Playwriting Contest 2017 Directed by Chris Roe ELLIE WOLCOTT: Marilyn OranALAN JOHN: Jonathan StewartKATE WOLCOTT: Helen CoxeSAMANTHA: Tia Dionne Hodge Athena Theatre is deepening our relationship with our playwrights. We have selected one play from Athena Reads 2018 for a staged reading with the goal of moving this piece toward full production. About the play: Ellie Wolcott, a Southern Baptist woman fearing a tepid and lonely old age, attempts to reunite her daughter, Kate, with long time paramour Alan John in order to salvage her remaining years with some semblance of dignity. When Kate shows up with an unexpected “guest”, Ellie is forced to confront many demons, including her ideas about race, biology, bigotry, and sexuality. www.AthenaTheatre.com