THE PLAY’S THE THING: New Play Reading at Heartland
A new play reading of a full-length play in development, A JUMBLE OF BONES by Jenni Lamb, with Heartland actors playing the roles, is simply staged on stools on Heartland’s stage. Our 2025 full length play and guest playwright was selected by Artistic Director Rhys Lovell.
JUMBLE OF BONES by Jenni Lamb
Therapist-in-training Pauline struggles to help her client Ruby, a paleontologist at the Culver Tar Pit Museum in Southern California. When their session goes off the rails, Pauline reaches out to Ruby to make amends and the pair form an unlikely friendship. Ruby reveals a mysterious discovery in the museum archives, and Pauline sets out on a journey with her to find the nature of the fossil and ultimately tell her personal story. This play is about scientific and personal excavation and the delicate process of coming to terms with the truth. This play received development in the Incubator program with Pivot Arts (Chicago) in 2019.
Invited credentialed responders help the audience understand play process and structure.
Two performances: December 7, 7:30 PM and December 8, 2:00 PM – 2024. $10 Donation at the door.
Reservations, please! Flex Passes do not apply to this grant-sponsored event.
“I’ll have grounds
More relative than this —
the play’s the thing
Wherein I’ll catch
the conscience of the King.
-Hamlet, Act 2, scene 2
