On January 7, at  2 p.m., there will be a reading of Ud's Garden, an original play for adults on the inhumanity of war in which mortals challenge the gods in Valhalla.

 

The play is written by Ruth Graham and directed by Paul Hodgson, artistic director of Everyman Repertory Theatre. The reading will take place at the ROCKPORT OPERA HOUSE. This event is FREE and open to the public.

 

The tyrannical god, Wohan, is played by Dean Jorgenson and the young mortal Cleo, who confronts him, is played by April Rejman. Other members of the cast are Larry Lehmann, Katey Stearns, James Cook, Rafi Baeza, Meghan Gurdon, Pat Harpell, Andrew Lipman, and Henry Cauffman.

 

The playwright, Ruth Graham, is known in the area for her play about Vietnam vets that was produced by Kim Murphy in 2018 at the Camden Public Library. Her most recent works are two short plays, Give Us Pete and Million Dollar View.