The Zero Hour (Rehearsed reading)
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Join us at the first of TheatreWorks' rehearsed readings for up and coming directors!The Zero Hour
By Madeliene George
Directed by Isabelle Cohen
Rebecca and her chronically unemployed butch girlfriend, O, have created a happy nest in their run-down walk-up in Queens, but things are starting to unravel.
The more O pushes Rebecca to stop hiding their relationship, the more Rebecca's work life—writing a textbook for seventh graders about the Holocaust— begins to bleed into her personal life: She starts meeting World War II Nazis on the 7 train, passing as hipster professionals in New York City but hungry to come out about who they really are. Back home in Queens, O is also sparring with convincingly real visions: her long estranged—and recently dead?—mother keeps showing up to argue with her about her choices.
This almost-love story explores the relationship between honesty and cruelty: How do you tell the truth about yourself when that truth might devastate the people you love? A tour-de-force for two actors playing eight different roles.
Date
Saturday 2 May 2026 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM (UTC+13)Location
TheatreWorks Birkenhead
TheatreWorks Birkenhead, Recreation Dr, Birkenhead, Auckland 0626
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The Zero Hour (Rehearsed reading)
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