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Past Writers Showcased

 “I absolutely LOVE the Breakthrough Reading Series! It always gives me something to look forward to each month.  I am very impressed by the consistent high level of work that is featured on a monthly basis.  The variety of writers and actors featured is very refreshing.  Each reading feels like a safe haven for diversity and inclusion, which is extremely refreshing in a market like Los Angeles.  The group feels like a wonderful family that I am grateful to be a member of, and I hope that each month continues to grow larger and attract the attention of the greater LA community.  Brava!”
02/22/2023
Gina DeAngelis - IF THESE WALLS COULD SHUT UP
Laura Mannino - BODICE RIPPERS
Yvonne Kolle - BUTTERFLY SUICIDE
Javonna Williams  - A GOOD AND WICKED WITCH DINNER

Live at The Broadwater



11/30/2022
Elden Rhoads - THE LAST CALL GIRL
Jacqueline Alberto - HEARTBREAKERS  ANNONYMOUS
Gina Garcia - RV THERE YET 
Carleigh Foutch  - UNDER THE INFLUENCE
Melissa Ragsly - THE IT GIRL

Live at The Broadwater
10/26/2022
Marguerite Spellman - GHOST CAMP
Miguel Parreno & Kelsey McCusker -
THE WHISTLEBLOWER

Johnny Cole - MAKWA
Eliza Gibson  - THE FINAL COUNTDOWN
Karen Herr - HOLLYWOOD HOTEL

Live at The Broadwater
09/28/2022
Grete Suarez - IT'S PRIMETIME
Kristen Mack & Kelley Mack -
WELCOME TO MORROW

Amanda ReCupidio - WAITING
Chriselle Almeida  - DOUBLE WEDDING
Steven Vivell - PRINCESS HO CAKES

Live at The Broadwater
07/27/2022
Vyjayanthi  Vadrevu - BOLLYWOOD TO BROOKLYN
Benjamin-Shalom Rodriguez - GAYS IN SALEM
Sarah Mease - LA COCINA
Cecelia Michelangeli - AMBIGIOUS COUCH AFFAIR
 Brigitte Erickson - SUPERMA'AM

Live at the Broadwater
06/29/2022
Jazmine Cornielle &Casey Reardon 
- AVA & ELI 4EVER
Ali May - SHIRIN
Felipe F Coutinho - GOOD TIME CHARLIE


A ZOOM Reading
05/25/2022
Yagmur Tok  - NO ONE WANTS US
Lara Ameen - ALL THINGS WEIRD AND WONDERFUL
Jenny Liao - EAT BITTER


A ZOOM Reading
04/27/2022
Jacob Seltzer - MOTHER OF THE SPY
Elizabeth Dale - BOOB JOB

Morgane Ciot - WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM  ME?
Chriselle Almeida - FLASHBACK HIGH

Karen Herr - DREAMGIRLS
LIVE at The Broadwater
03/30/2022
Katy Dore  - RAISING MOM
Amata Otieno - A NICE AFRICAN BOY
Ky-Gan Teng - JHO LOW



A ZOOM Reading
12/01/2021
Alexander Georgogis - DUETS
Crystal Harris - LOOPHOLE
Shanice Williamson - QUEEN OF WARDS


A ZOOM Reading

10/27/2021
Melissa Birks - THE CONFESSOR
Chriselle Almeida - SKIN
Ryan Stevens - THERE'S SOMETHING IN
THE FOUNDATION


A ZOOM Reading
09/29/2021
Roxanne Beck  - QUEEN OF MAGIC
Rebecca Shortall - ARE FRIENDS ELECTRIC
Isabelle Andrews - ST TINA'S

A ZOOM Reading

07/28/2021
Chriselle Almeida - SIBLINGS
Steven Vivell - BEASTY AND THE BEAU
Bobbi Whitney - THRIVING

A ZOOM Reading

06/24/2021
Phoebe Eaton - SINALOA CITY
Kristen Van Nest - HAMPTOM HOLLOWS
Sarah Melick -  THE EDIFICATION
OF MADAM JENNY


A ZOOM Reading!

05/26/2021
Chriselle Almeida - KARMA IS A BITCH
Ariel Endacott  - WASP
Jordyn Giddens -  HAIL MARY
Beverly DeLoatch - WELCOME HOME

A ZOOM Reading!
03/24/2021
Ryan Stevens - THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE FOUNDATION
Josh Gilbert - STAND UP GUY
Rasika Mathur -  LA YOGI 

A ZOOM Reading!

02/24/2021
Nicole Feste - READ
Margaret Lebron - RINK RATS
Kathleen Cromie -  TARTIKOFF

A ZOOM Reading!

11/18/2020
Charity Stashwick - GOAL
Rasika Mathur - LA YOGI
Karen Herr - DREAMGIRL
Christine McKeever -  MARY,
MOTHER OF STEVE


A ZOOM Reading!

 10/28/2020
Sasha Feiler - MY AMERIKA
Zenas Cao - JULIE
Raina Pratto -  NUN OF THIS

A ZOOM Reading!

08/26/2020
Raina Pratt0 - NUN OF THIS
Melanie Coffey - EDMOND
Heidi Lux -  9-ELEVENIALS

A ZOOM Reading!

07/29/2020
Sasha Feiler - QUEEN BITCH
Keyana Khatiblou - THE REBOUND
Jen Troy -  BESTIES IN LAW

A ZOOM Reading!

06/24/2020
Tom Choi - COOP
Christine Torres - MIGRA
Kristen Van Nest -  HAMPTON HOLLOWS

A ZOOM Reading!
05/27/2020
Kris Rehl - WITCHES
(ON THE SIDE)

Ken Pisano - TWO WEEKS NOTICE
Zenas Cao -  MY FAIR ASIAN

Our first ZOOM Reading!

11/20/2019
Grace deVuono - HERE COMES THE LIE
Brigitte Erickson - TRISH OUT OF WATER
Teresa Huang - THE VINEYARD
Anna Louise Morse - OUT
Thi Nguyen - THIS IS 30

+ BATFISHED​    short film screening

10/23/2019
Joan Albright - PROJECT AEGIS
Karen Herr - SUPERHEROES IN LOVE
Tricia Lee - SPOKEN
Logan Russell - HINTERLAND
Barbara Soares - PASSING THROUGH
William Lucas Walker - OUT IN DEWITT
Javona Williams - WAR ANGELS

9/18/2019
Adi Blotman - BAD JEW
Edward G. Excaliber - STRANDED (AT HOME)
Alexandra Fletcher - THE WISHES
Teresa Huang - EXPECTATIONS
Markie Lee - THE SOO
Spiro Skentzos - AMERICAN DMZ

7/29/2019
Heather Noel Aldridge - SHALL NOT WANT
Bernard Badion -
MICHAEL JORDAN
Maisie Culver - MOLLY SNAPS
Debbie Ezer - THE DISPOSSESSED
Drew Robinson - BEAUTIFUL SURFACES
Joe Patrick Winters - PENELOPE & THE PROFESSOR

6/19/2019
Karen Herr - DREAM GIRL
Ally Iseman - FLIP THE SCRIPT
Mary Mehrkens - THE KEY TO JOY
Julia Monahan - THREE THINGS
Anna Louise Morse - OUT
Janki Parekh -
WHY CAN'T I?
5/22/2019
Elysse Applebaum - COME ON, EILEEN
Caitlin Davis and Kaleigh Malloy - DEVIL HILLS
Danielle Evenson & Heather Huntington - SHEILA & MO
Teresa Huang - EXPECTATIONS
Lanie Siegel - THE SISTERHOOD
Ellen Tremiti - GUMHEELS

4/24/2019
Elysse Applebaum - BOILING POINT
Patrick Groff - TALES OF THE SOUTHERN GOTHIC
Jonathan Hurwitz - LEISURE WORLD
Christina Nieves - HOW TO LOVE
Onifre E. Perez - THE MOTEL

Jen Troy - COPING WITH YOU

3/20/2019
Chriselle Almeida - SHAKESPEARE'S HEROINES AT THE GYNECOLOGIST
Jaclyn Chan - MUFFIN BOX
Maya Cryor & Joel Boyd - THE HYPE
Travis Guba & Derek Guilley - SHOW ME THE WAY
Aaron Ho - I GOT YOU ABE
Teresa Huang - TRANSCENDENCE

2/12/2019
Jessie Gant - MONOGAMOUS?
Nancy M. Griffis - TREATY: SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED
Kay Kaanapu - DRAGON SQUAD
Geetika Lizardi & Huse Madhavji - HUSE RIGHT
Lisa McFadden - EVERY OTHER WEEKEND
Nandini Minocha, Charlie Farr, Chriselle Almeida - MY INDIAN MOTHER

11/29/2018
C.S.R. Calloway - SHENANIGANS
Kristine Eckert - WOMEN OF A CERTAIN AGE
Keerthi Harishankar - ARRANGED
Karen Herr - HOLLYWOOD HOTEL
Sarah Melick - AMY COMES TO DINNER
Minoti Vaishnav - DOUBLE CROSS
Megan J. Wilson - JEFF MAKES A WISH

10/17/2018
Danielle Evenson & Heather Huntington - PILGRIMAGE
Nicole Feste - ESTHER
Kimba Henderson - ANOTHER RIVER
Teresa Huang - THE LAST PAGEANT
Nancy Ma - GRACE & JIMMY
Arielle McAlpin - KAPOW!!!
Elizabeth Quinn - LOSER SAYS, WHAT?

9/19/2018
Nicole Feste - ROAD KID MAX
Jordyn Giddens - AGRICULTURED
Karen Herr - IN LIKE FLYNN
Justin Liang -
ANOTHER WEI
Todd Stashwick - BOONIES
Heidi Weitzer - WHO KILLED THELMA

8/22/2018
Robin Conly  - #FML
Teresa Huang - RADIO
Mia Katherine Iverson - MIRANDA
Corinne Mestemacher - TAKES A VILLAGE
James Tang - BATFISHED

7/18/2018
Kathleen Cromie - NATIONS
Karen Herr - ​IN LIKE FLYNN
Caitlin Schneiderhan
- HOLLY MORALES INVENTED TIME TRAVEL
Mirelly Taylor - NOT SAFE
FOR WORK

Aydrea Walden - MY FIRST
​BLACK BOYFRIEND

Hannah Williamson - LOCAL SPIRITS

6/20/2018
Adi Blotman - UN/ATTACHED
Adriana Caballero - DAMAGE CONTROL
Teresa Huang - A CONVERSATION
Eric Mark & Peter Shinkoda - BLADE BROTHERS
Janalyn Li Steele - RADICAL VICTORIA
Megan J. Wilson - DROP ZONE

5/23/2018
Karen Herr - SUPERHEROES IN LOVE 
Teresa Huang - POST-SENTENCE
Anna Keizer - SHE HAD IT COMING
Tricia Tongco - KNOT SISTERS
Minoti Vaishnav - THE D WORD

+ PLAYING IT STRAIGHT
​    short film screening

4/18/2018
Stephanie Arapian - WAYSTATION
Dani Bailes - ROOK
Anne Rene Brashier - ASSUMPTION, ILLINOIS
Bashir Gavriel - TWINS
Teresa Huang - PINK ELEPHANT
Minoti Vaishnav - CATALYST

3/21/2018
Victor Duenas - SERENITY
Travis Guba - SHADOWLANDS
Karen Herr - WHEN IT'S LOVE
Lindsay Kamikawa - MISS TOKYO
Amy Monaghan - BLACK VELVET NOTHING
Janalyn Li Steele - GEMINI BABY|

2/20/2018
Karolyn Carnie - GOLD MEDAL DOMINATION
Jessie Gant - THIN ICE
Teresa Huang - THE VINEYARD
Eric Mark, Jennifer Bond, Lauren Bond - THEIR B&B
Justin McLachlan - IN REVERSE
Stephen Nolly - CHILLMARK

11/29/2017
Iram Parveen Bilal - FORBIDDEN STEPS
Marie Giorda - THE DRAG
Gil Hizon - GAYTRIFICATION
Teresa Huang - THE CHAIN
Michael A. Parreno & Kelsey Schweitz - TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES
Sammy Sarzoza & Ruth Tjornhom - GEEKY PHEEBS: GETS SCHOOLED
Janalyn Li Steele - DOMINATION

10/18/2017
Rusteen Honardoost - RAMONA
Morgan Collins - DEAR GOD
Jordyn Giddens - ACCIDENTAL MOM
Tiffany Bratcher - SYD
Lyn Alicia Henderson - BEING BIJOU
Karen Herr - BETTER HALVES

7/19/2017
Alexandra DiRuscio Cooper - OUT
Joshua Gilbert - BOYS OF SUMMER
Lindsay Grossman - BLAH BLAH DEAD
Dennis Calero - ESTRELLA
Selena Lane - LANES
Teresa Huang - LOVE TIME

6/21/2017
Brigitte Erickson - LUCKY
Alexandra DiRuscio Cooper - MOXIE
Jordyn Giddens - HOUSE OF BREWS
Lindsay Grossman - BREAKING THE CODE
Molly Shalgos - MYTHTAKEN
Joseph Walsh - IN THE PARK

5/24/2017
Joe Gold - GROWING UP ROBOT
Karen Herr - UNTITLED ROM COM
Cheryl Kanekar - MINA'S FOLKS
Kenya McDonald - SAY WHAT
Colleen Scriven - IMMACULATE
Amelia Sims - READER'S GROUP GUIDE

4/19/2017
Heather Gromley - SOMEWHAT STABLE
Gil Hizon - UNCOUPLING
Teresa Huang - LAKEVIEW
Caitlin Schneiderhan - BREAKFIELD
Kristina Thomas - A CITY WITH VIEWS
Lynelle White - BATTLE BUDDIES

3/22/2017
Vanessa Benton - PIMP SCHOOL, WISCONSIN
Brigitte Erickson - SPLASH TOWN
Paola Ferrari & Kayla Westergard-Dobson - ANONYMITY
Karen Herr - BETTER HALVES
Michael January - LADY LAWMAN: THE LEGEND OF HARRY MCLANE
Markie Lee - REMISSION

Our Very First Breakthrough Reading Event
2/22/2017

Teresa Huang - POST SENTENCE
Dani Bailes - THE LETTERS
Randy Loveridge - ALLISON ROAD
Mo Rahman - NO KIDDING
Charity Stashwick - THE BROKEN DOORWAY
Joe Walsh - BRIDEY


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