Meet Sophia, an 82-year-old great-grandmother watching her neighborhood change each week as families she knows move to the suburbs and people from Buffalo's southside move in. One fateful winters day Sophia is mugged right in her front yard as she returns home with her groceries. Her family wants her to move out of the city, while her new neighbors present another possibility.

The Studio's FIRST LOOK program is an opportunity for our audiences to participate in the development of new, imaginative theater — to interact with our playwrights, directors and actors to help us perfect a story before it is brought to the stage for a paying audience.

This series of live play readings is a standout favorite of our members and their friends from the general public. Participation is absolutely free to all who would like to join us. 

Be sure to stick around after the reading for a discussion with the playwright, director, actors and the audience. Your feedback is an important part of the play development process and will be greatly appreciated.