Staged Reading: Cinema on Stage: Welles/Hamilton (Maggie & The Witch / Eating with Orson)

A compelling double bill featuring: Maggie & The Witch by James Anthony Merolla: A poignant one-act drama exploring the final days of Margaret Hamilton, the gentle former kindergarten teacher who portrayed cinema's most famous villain, as she confronts an attendant harboring deep childhood trauma. Eating with Orson by Alan Kanevsky: An intimate, audacious behind-the-scenes look at Orson Welles’ relentless struggle to secure independent film financing at the expense of his own dignity.