Candace Perry’s Meridian Summer has its roots in her childhood. Perry says, “Growing up, I had heard from my white family that outside agitators were to be blamed for all the troubles. I wanted to write about the Movement from some very personal points of view, both inside it and outside it.”

Experience the process of taking a new work off the page with a staged reading of this new work in development. Following the reading, the playwright will share the history of the play and its evolution. Audience members will have an opportunity to offer their feedback to the playwright, actors and director.