2024 NEXT! Staged Reading Series: The Wind Farmer
Directed by Gary Koutnik
Synopsis: A field specialist arrives at the windiest place on Earth to procure a signature on a lease agreement that will allow his company to erect wind turbines on a falling-down farm. The inhabitants, an old man and his daughter, have distinctly opposing plans. As the night grows later and later, the issue of wind energy as an alternative energy source falls secondary to larger issues about the durability of such values of holding on to property, family and history in a mercilessly pragmatic world.
The NEXT! play-reading series continues its mission to celebrate and inspire Central New York playwrights, as well as to introduce their work to a larger audience. Giving playwrights the ability to collaborate with local directors and performers, this series also welcomes the valuable feedback from the public which is critical to the development of any new work. Three plays are selected each year on the basis of their literary and artistic merit, and are presented free to the public.
Presented in the Fenimore Auditorium. Admission is free by donation. For more information, please call Mike Tamburrino at (607) 547-1453.
