Ryan O’Connor, Michael Wilson Team on ‘The Cowards’

Playwright and actor Ryan O’Connor has written a conmomentary, unapologeticpartner queer obtain on Nöel Coward’s classic comedy “Hay Fever.” Entitled “The Cowards: A Marvelously Queer New Comedy,” the show is being growed by Tony Award triumphning producers Martian Entertainment, which is led by Carl D. White and Grebloody Rae, and Graham Wetterhahn. An invitation-only industry reading will be honested by Michael Wilson and will obtain place at Pearl Studios in New York City on Dec. 6. The hope is to obtain the take part to Broadway at some point.

O’Connor’s theater accomprehendledges include “Home Street Home” and “Scissorhands: The Musical.” He can be seen on television as Pete Davidson’s produce-up artist on “Bupkis.” He also made his caexposedt debut with “Ryan O’Connor Eats His Feelings” and was the co-structure of the podcast, “LadyWatch with Ryan and Jason.” Wilson is a veteran honestor, whose Broadway accomprehendledges include “The Trip to Bountiful,” “Gore Vidal’s The Best Man,” and “Dividing the Estate.”

“The Cowards” trails four members of a dysfunctional chosen family unit, who have each seekd a surpascend guest to their Provincetown, Massachengagetts home for the weekfinish. What ensues is a biting, wicked comedy in which a batch of untamedly unpleasant people produce for uproarious delightment. 

The cast for the reading will include O’Connor, Taylor Schilling, Eva Reign, Isaiah Standard, Veanne Cox, Brandon Uranowitz, Charlie Barnett, Ari Notartomaso, and Makai Hernandez.  Music honestor for the reading is Or Matias and Bob Bennett is the stage regulater. Casting is by Telsey Office (Craig Burns, CSA and Charlie Hano, CSA). “The Cowards” was originpartner conshort-termed in 2023 by After Hours Theatre Company and the Los Angeles LGBT Cgo in.