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B8 New Works Series presents THE KILLING JAR

It's the return of the Butterfield 8 New Works Series! This showcase will present staged readings of new works by local playwrights, and has featured several plays which have gone on to receive full productions.

WEEK 2 - THE KILLING JAR

1962, Philippines. Ava, a young painter and curator, arrives in a small, rural village just outside Quezon City to convince artist Jefford Huso to exhibit at the 1964 New York World's Fair. But first she must battle Jefford's resistance, his friends' suspicions, and her own conflictions on whether she can really pull it off. Her desire for a mentor and his addiction jeopardize the show and Ava's career.

Ava Bartim has traveled over twenty-one hours to meet with an incorrigible, misogynist, American ex-patriot artist with a penchant for booze and self-destruction. There's little time for sleep as she quickly realizes she's been set up to fail. The stakes are high: If Ava doesn't deliver the artist, her career (which hinges on this rare opportunity in a typically male dominated field) will be ruined before it's started. But Ava is at risk of losing more than a job; she's at risk of losing her Self, her art, and her family.

Butterfield 8 Theatre Company's New Works Series
presents a staged reading of
THE KILLING JAR
by Jennifer Lynne Roberts
Directed by John Butterfield
July 5-7, 2013