Playwrights Local Presents A Free Zoom Reading of a New Play TOUCH Written by Rachel Zake Directed by Greg Vovos Thursday, October 15 at 7:00 pm Presented Online via Zoom INFO & ZOOM ACCESS http://www.playwrightslocal.org/fall-roundtable-series-2020/ FEATURING Sara Bogomolny Erin Moran Harper Case Kennetha Martin Ursula Freundlich Chris Ross Neda Spears Madison Ellis Dionne Atchison Amy Schwabauer SYNOPSIS Touch follows nine people’s experiences from the onset of COVID-19 through the initial reopening of their city. Their tales, though seemingly disparate, are woven together as the show progresses. This one-act play is told through a series of vignettes. ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT Rachel Zake is a writer, actor, and director. A native of Cleveland, Ohio and a graduate of Boston University, Rachel used her degree in advertising and psychology for a few years before moving to Madrid and traveling the world. She landed in LA in 2010 to pursue her first love, acting, before stumbling into published writing. Rachel has published three books: Two People are Coming out of a Building (2014, fiction), The Nomad Diaries (2017, nonfiction), and Pants Off/Dance Off: A Gentleman’s Guide (2019, nonfiction). Rachel is a member of Dobama Theatre’s Playwrights GYM and her plays have been seen onstage at Playwrights Local and other local venues. Rachel has been acting for over 27 years on stage and is a member of SAG-AFTRA, having appeared in many TV shows, films, and commercials. She also served as Director of Playmakers Youth Theatre in Beachwood, OH for approximately four years. Rachel proudly serves on the Hathaway Brown Alumnae Committee. ABOUT THE COMPANY Playwrights Local is a theater company in Cleveland. As a playwrights’ center, our goal is to provide a home for dramatic writing in Northeast Ohio. We offer classes and workshops, produce original plays, provide networking opportunities, and engage the community through outreach projects. Learn more about programs such as our <http://www.playwrightslocal.org/young-playwrights-collective-ypc/>Fall Roundtable Series <http://www.playwrightslocal.org/fall-roundtable-series-2020/> and our annual Open Call for Submissions <http://www.playwrightslocal.org/submissions/> at http://playwrightslocal.org/. Make your tax-deductible contributions to our 501(c)(3) group at http://www.playwrightslocal.org/donate/.