Fiasco Theater presents an OPEN YOUR EARS reading of
The Peony Lantern, by Devin E. Haqq
a new adaptation of the Japanese ghost story Botan Dōrō

Directed by Paul L. Coffey

A loyal servant, a pair of star-crossed lovers and the blurred lines between this world and the next collide in this Southern Gothic tale. Inspired by the 17th century Japanese ghost story Botan Dōrō, Devin E. Haqq’s new play transplants the action to Reconstruction-era Louisiana in a story of betrayal, greed and a truly eternal love. Can any good ever come from a deal with the devil?

Cast to be announced.

OPEN YOUR EARS: Fiasco’s Open Your Ears (OYE) reading series is the first time Fiasco gets to hear a show read in full for an audience. With an emphasis on language, clarity, and content, OYE is often the first stop for a new Fiasco show, and a place for audiences to get in on the ground floor of our project pipeline.

FIASCO THEATER is an ensemble theater company based in NYC that offers dynamic, joyful, actor-driven productions, and the highest quality, accessible, affordable training for emerging artists. Fiasco produces annual programming by developing shows through the internal development series, GroundWork, as well as year-round readings and workshops that are open to the public; including the workshop production initiative Without a Net. Additionally they partner with other theaters who present and/ or co-produce Fiasco productions. Presenting partner theaters in NYC have included Classic Stage Co, TFANA, New Victory and Roundabout Theatre, where Fiasco serves as the first-ever Company in Residence. The Fiasco Conservatory training program offers emerging artists the chance to train full-time in Fiasco’s joybased, actor-centered approach to theater-making. Fiasco’s Free Training Initiative offers students a primer in Fiasco’s rehearsal approach completely free of charge to all. To date the company’s award-winning work has been seen by over 200,000 audience members in NYC, including over 12,000 school children, and The New York Times has called Fiasco “a force to reckon with in the American theater.

Fiasco Theater presents an OPEN YOUR EARS reading of THE PEONY LANTERN by Devin E. Haqq

a new adaptation of the Japanese ghost story Botan Dōrō | Directed by Paul L. Coffey