Each Salon Reading Series event features a reading of a play followed by a moderated discussion of the play’s themes and how these themes apply to the community. The theme for 2024-25 is “Hold On.” This theme will explore concepts of holding on and letting go.

The Salon Reading Series is free and open to the public, with two readings each week:

• the first on Sunday afternoon at 2pm in the Turbine Flats Resonator Gallery at 2124 Y St
• the second Wednesday evening at 6:30pm  in the Eastmont Living’s theater space at 6315 O St in Lincoln

Acanthus
by Justin W. Morille
Directed by Brenna Thompson

In 1887 Texas, widowed rancher Temperance storms into Morgan’s saloon seeking revenge on local head groom Holt for killing her beloved rooster, Acanthus. As tensions rise, a diverse cast of characters including enigmatic musician Kit, secretive schoolteacher Sarah, and hapless stagecoach driver Edgar get caught in the explosive turmoil, leading to unforeseen chaos.

For more information, visit the Angels Theatre Company Salon Reading Series website.