Saturday October 28th, Poetry Breakfast is serving up a special treat and inviting you all into the kitchen (via Zoom). By special treat, we mean a staged reading of a play. And the kitchen…that’s the editor’s home. We look forward to having you join us. Here’s all the details…

Two poets go beyond poetry to present a Staged Reading
of the full-length, solo play – EUCHARIST MOON – during the partial lunar eclipse Live via Zoom on
October 28, 2023.
1:45 pm New York / 6:45 pm Dublin & London / 10:45 am Los Angeles
Free Admission – Fundraising and Awareness Event

Registration Required – Limited Seating
Reserve you seat today at:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/7316982476635/WN_mT_hHmBST9mp3LlKDerC3A

Can’t attend the live performance? That’s ok.
A recording of the play will be available to all Zoom registrants until November 13th.
Registrants will receive a link to the post-show recording a few days after the live event.
*Only those who register prior to the live event will receive a link to the post-show recording.*

This two-act solo play runs just over one hour. Afterward we’ll take a short break followed by a Q&A with the playwright.


– About the Play:
Poet/playwright Kay Kestner combines vivid images of growing up in the Pine Lands of New Jersey during the 1980s with portraits of the inequality generations of women in her family lived through, and the experience of leaving behind a Catholic upbringing while still keeping faith in God.

She weaves her memories into a fictional yet thought-provoking story of what it is to carry guilt, come to a place of forgiveness, and how our everyday interactions affect one another for better or for worse.

Poet/actor Ali Longo’s intimate portrayal of Isabel brings the audience along for the journey back to the “old neighborhood.” Delivering an emotional performance that elicits a few tears and the occasional lighthearted laugh.

– From the Playwright’s Home in the Pine Lands to Your Home:
Originally booked at a local stage, we had to cancel our in-person performance at an arts center due to staffing issues and security concerns around the venue. But the show must go on…And so it does…from the playwright’s home in the Pine Lands to your home through Zoom.

– Fundraising and Awareness:
We encourage you to visit the following organization and consider making a donation…particularly to their efforts to ensure rape test kits are tested in a timely fashion and victims are not left waiting years for justice.
We invite you to learn more and show your support to:
The Joyful Heart Foundation – https://www.joyfulheartfoundation.org/
and their program to end the rape kit backlog – https://www.endthebacklog.org/

– Partial Lunar Eclipse:
We’ve tried our best to time this so those of you in Europe will have a break to see the partial lunar eclipse after the play and before we move on to a Q&A with the playwright.
October 28th, Full Moon Partial Eclipse Details: https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/2023-october-28

– Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/703523591704826