Join PIC for the public reading of our final reading of 2026:

THE OPHELIET PROJECT, written by Maizy Broderick Scarpa.

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Featuring: Xinef Afriam, Francesca Hansen-DiBello, and Adriana Piantedosi. 

Dramaturgy by Avi Klipfel

And Program Coordination by Nikki Beck​

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What is the Incubation Residency?

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​The Incubation Residency is an opportunity for a playwright to develop a brand new script over the course of 9 months with a hands-on creative support team that may include actors, dramaturg, director, theatrical artistic advisors, fellow playwrights, and more. The 9 months culminate in a public presentation (reading) of the work in process and may include a dramaturgically-led discussion with the audience to further aid in the development of the play. All artists involved, including the playwright are paid for their time and artistic expertise.

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Incubation Residencies are $12 to attend, but no one is turned away from lack of funds. If the ticket price is out of reach for you, please select the subsidized ticket option. If you are able to contribute to our subsidized ticket fund, there will be an opportunity to do so at time of registration. Reserve your ticket now by any form of payment. Cash or check only at the door. 

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​Synopsis: Decades after a formative summer training together in the youth troupe of a prestigious Shakespeare festival, a trio of friends reunite to perform a pared-down version of Hamlet. But after deciding on a whim to reassign Hamlet’s soliloquies to Ophelia, the compulsion to question the status quo overflows past rehearsals, challenging not just how they view Shakespeare's masterpiece, but also their friendship and the theater company that brought them all together.

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The reading begins at 7:30pm. Doors will open 7:00pm. No entry after 7:45pm. Please enter the 33 Hawley Building via the downstairs courtyard. The reading will take place in The Workroom.

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