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Bethany C. Morrow in Conversation With L. L. McKinney

Online N/A, Portland

Meet Naema Bradshaw: a beautiful Eloko, once Portland-famous, now infamous, as she navigates a personal and public reckoning where confronting the limits of her privilege will show Naema what her magic really is, and who it makes her. Teen influencer Naema Bradshaw has it all: she’s famous, stylish, gorgeous, and she’s an Eloko, a charismatic person gifted with a melody that people adore. Everyone loves her until she's cast as the villain who exposed a Siren to the whole world. Dragged by the media, and canceled by her fans, no one understands her side: not her boyfriend, not her friends, not even her fellow Eloko. Vilified by those closest to her, Naema heads to the Southwest where she is determined to stage a comeback… to…

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Table Reading: THE PLAY ABOUT THE BOYS – by Christopher Lord

Online N/A, Portland

On the evening/night of the 2016 summer solstice, four senior gay men—a married couple and two brothers—meet for a birthday celebration on Coronado Island, California. During the evening each man is visited by the spirit of a man from his past, and all men are changed. At 7 PM Pacific Time, please join us from this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83109339089?pwd=RzdHY1NpY3ZESkFTa3hlQ0UvOWVsdz09 Meeting ID: 831 0933 9089 Passcode: 041463 One tap mobile +16699006833,,83109339089#,,,,*041463# US (San Jose) Dial by your location +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdyYfWbxd4 NOTE: When our readings are conducted as virtual sessions, readers usually have been pre-cast by the playwrights. Fellow writers, actors and listeners are warmly invited to participate and offer their reactions, insights, and feedback. We leave it up…

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