2010 TRU Voices New Musical Series: Ocean in a Teacup December 20, 2010

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) is pleased to announce the finalists in the 2010 TRU Voices New Musicals Series. In a series that is unique because it develops new producers as well as new musicals, two works were chosen from submissions by emerging or established producers, as well as writers. The works will be read on Monday, December 13 and Monday, December 20 at 7pm at The Roy Arias OB Theatre, 300 W. 43rd Street, 5th floor, NYC. Admission is FREE but reservations are required at 212-714-7628. For more information, visit www.truonline.org.

The musicals chosen as finalists for the TRU Voices New Musicals Reading Series are The Cure by Mark Weiser, produced by Samantha Saltzman; and Ocean in a Teacup by Joel Krantz, produced by Sherry Eaker, featuring Quentin Darrington, who starred as Coalhouse Walker in the revival of Ragtime.

"Ocean in a Teacup" will be read on Tuesday, December 20, 2010 at 7pm. The war may be over, but Ray Hauserman remains in India and can’t bring himself to return home to the woman he loves. His betrayal of his vow, “Never to kill,” has left him a broken man. Wasting away in the dive bars of Calcutta, Ray meets a fascinating Hindu doctor and teacher who offers him a path to redemption through service to the poor and homeless. When his fiancée arrives from America to try to bring him back to the States, both are challenged to learn the ultimate lessons of love and sacrifice.