Sip & Scene Social #1

You’ve heard of Speed Dating. 

You’ve heard of Date with a Book.

Now get ready for Speed Date with a Play!

Acquaint yourself with 4 different plays and spend time discussing them with people from all walks of life. Hear their stories and share your heart and then move to the next station and do it again, and again, and again!

At the end of the night cast your vote for which play should be produced as a staged reading during our spring Staged Reading Festival.

Date: January 31st, 2027

Time: 6:00-9:00p

Location: Theatre Memphis

630 Perkins Extd. Memphis, TN 38117

Participation is free of charge. Reading the plays beforehand is not required, but scripts are available for check out. Please leave a note for the Outreach and Education team during your reservation or email to arrange for a script.

What is Read to Relate?

Read to Relate is a year round, community centered and community run play discussion group offered by Theatre Memphis to discuss plays written by and about BIPOC, ALAANA and/or differently abled communities.

This program is designed to bridge the divide between our personal understanding of the world around us and the stories of lives we are less familiar with. Our objective is to utilize our resources to amplify the voices of marginalized and oppressed groups and celebrate the collective human story through theatre.

* ALAANA – African, Latinx, Asian, Arab, and Native American

Reading list will be announced very soon.