| DNA New Work Series |
La Jolla Playhouse announces a new play development initiative, the DNA New Work Series, entailing a six-week period of workshop productions and readings of new plays and musicals, taking place from January 24 through March 3, 2013. The focus of this exciting series is to give established and emerging artists the opportunity to develop a script by providing rehearsal time, space and resources, culminating in a public reading or workshop production. New play development – it’s in our DNA. All projects in the DNA New Work Series take place with little scenic, costume and staging elements. You may see actors reading with scripts in hand. This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of the process as new work as it develops. All seats general admission. 
Elegant Edie’s publishing house is struggling when talented newcomer Ginny bursts onto the scene. She quickly learns the ropes from her seasoned colleagues, penning several hits and discovering herself in the process. Chasing the Song follows this group of pop songwriters and the changing sounds of the music charts in the early 1960s before The Beatles emerge and transform the entire music world.
Recommended for ages 12 and up. Mild profanity, call the Box Office for details. 
Welcome to Poor Prairie, the dusty, desolate town where fifteen-and-a-half-year-old Jean has been exiled as caretaker for her wild-child cousin, Almeda. It’s a grim, dangerous place to eke out an existence as a teenage girl—until a handsome man with a past arrives, a brand-new basketball in tow. As the town’s girls come together to form a team set on making it out of Poor Prairie, a murky committee of townspeople threatens to stamp out girls’ sports altogether.
Recommended for ages 12 and up. Basketballs will be in play during this performance. Mild profanity, call the Box Office for details. Performance takes place in the rehearsal room located behind the Potiker Theatre. 
Sixth grade was hard enough before Brahman discovered he was intersex — or in the words of his traditional Indian aunt, a hijra. This hilarious stand-up comedy routine/play takes on history, mythology, gender roles and high school through the inimitable comic lens of Brahman/i, a boy/girl tethered by neither gender nor culture, and wildly curious and inventive in his/her examination of both.
Recommended for ages 16 and up. Adult content and language. Performance takes place in the rehearsal room located behind the Potiker Theatre. Additional ReadingsAdditionally, the DNA New Work Series will include six free 1-day readings that will be presented over six days in the Rao and Padma Makineni Play Development Center:
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