5x5 Reading Series

5x5 Reading Series

On The Other Hand We’re Happy
By Daf James
Directed by Christian Telesmar*

Run Time: ~90 minutes with NO intermission.

FEATURING the full cast of the critically acclaimed 2022 Rogue Machine Los Angeles Production:
Rori Flynn
Alexandra Hellquist
Christian Telesmar*

Set in the present across multiple locations in England, this is a play about love, hope, and redemption. Award-winning Welsh playwright Daf James has crafted a story around a young couple’s dreams of adopting. When an unforeseen turn of events upends their goals, plans must be adjusted. Life is tough, but even the worst of it can be laugh-out-loud funny.

“The structure, the dialogue, the muscularity of the story, the effortless-ness, and the complexity simply staggered me.”
-Cameron Watson, director of the 2022 Rogue Machine Los Angeles Production

“Powerful storytelling from a dense and moving script …beautifully, searingly, deep. It’s a riveting and intimate 90 minutes.”
–Larchmont Buzz

“Theatre allows us to experience other lives, to know what we could otherwise never know. Art is a necessary window. …Abbie and Josh are everyday heroes who make a difference. Kelly’s heroism breaks my heart and gives me hope.”
-John Flynn, Rogue Machine Artistic Director

“…a play where love, hope, and redemption intertwine to make us think and …laugh, no matter what life throws at us.”
–Glamgical

*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

Upcoming Readings

• Monday, Oct 16, 2023, 7:00 PM
• Monday, Dec 4, 2023, 7:00 PM
• Monday, Feb 5, 2024, 7:00 PM
• Monday, Mar 11, 2024, 7:00 PM
• Monday, Apr 22, 2024, 7:00 PM

Arts & History Grant Program

The City of Boise’s Arts & History Grant program funds quality arts, history, and cultural projects that benefit people living in Boise city limits. Since 1997, the city has awarded over 500 grants with a total disbursement of over $2.1 million. Follow along using #AHGrant. Learn more.