Off the Page staged readings are the first step in developing a Word for Word production—taking a short story from the page to the stage. Come see the very first steps of our process, and, after the reading, let us know what you think!

Part Kafka and part Karl Marx, “Reeling for the Empire” is a haunting allegory of regret. Set in the late 1800’s in a Japanese silk factory, we discover, along with the girls working there, that they have been tricked into becoming human silk worms for Emperor Meiji.

“…otherworldly, yet emotionally devastating; so daffy and daring…” – Maureen Corrigan, NPR. From Russell’s collection Vampires in the Lemon Grove.

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