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The Bushwick Starr stages six free readings of new plays on Eldert Street, Nov. 30 to Dec. 9

The Bushwick Starr will present six free staged readings of new plays at 419 Eldert Street from November 30 through December 9, 2026.

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The Bushwick Starr stages six free readings of new plays on Eldert Street, Nov. 30 to Dec. 9

The Bushwick Starr will present six free staged readings of new plays at 419 Eldert Street from November 30 through December 9, 2026.

The Bushwick Starr stages six free readings of new plays on Eldert Street, Nov. 30 to Dec. 9
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The Bushwick Starr will stage six free readings of new plays at its theater at 419 Eldert Street in Bushwick from November 30 through December 9, in this season’s Starr Reading Series.

Each reading starts at 7 p.m. Admission is free, with tickets available at the door. The schedule opens Monday, November 30, with “The Universe is Finished!” by b Dang, followed by “Make Believers” by Salwa Meghjee on Tuesday, December 1, and “Jackie/Jacquie” by Lisa Clair on Wednesday, December 2. The series resumes Monday, December 7, with “The Fifth Plague” by Lily Haje, “The Haunting of ecila: A Clown Show” by AliCHE Kabia on Tuesday, December 8, and “I’m a Really Good Swimmer” by Mya Ison on Wednesday, December 9.

The series is curated by Elizagrace Madrone, Jehan O. Young, Machel Ross and William Burke. “We continue to carve out a special place for artists to explore and develop their raw ideas and impulses,” the curatorial team said in the theater’s announcement. “The Starr Reading Series is centered on adventure, exploration, mystery, risk and discovery. We are passionate about giving artists support and room to do their thing — whatever that ‘thing’ is.”

The works span subjects from twin studies to cattle mutilations. Dang’s “The Universe is Finished!” is set in an alternate universe where Herman Melville’s “Moby-Dick” has become the basis for…

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