that joint on highway 2

BY BROOKE BETHEL

Synopsis of Joint here

THE PLAYWRIGHT

Brooke Bethel (she/her) is an emerging playwright and 2022 graduate of the MFA Dramatic Writing program at Tisch School of the Arts. She is a recipient of the Theatre Artist Award for Excellence from Lipscomb University, finalist for Southwest Theatre Productions Play Competition, finalist for the Playwrights Realm Writing Fellowship, semi-finalist for the Seven Devils Playwrights Conference, semi-finalist for the Terrance McNally Playwriting Incubator, and a finalist for the Goldberg Playwriting Award. Her plays have been workshopped at the NYU 29 Hour Project, The Table Read Company, Daisy Theatricals, and Theatre 33.

CAST + CREATIVE

PLAYWRIGHT: BROOKE BETHEL
PRODUCER: KRISTEN ELIZA BROCK
LITERARY MANAGER: REESE LEIF

AUGUST 2025 READING

PLAYWRIGHT: BROOKE BETHEL
PRODUCER: DAISY THEATRICALS AND THE TABLE READ CO.
DIRECTOR: LUCY MURPHY
LITERARY MANAGER: REESE LEIF

JULY 2026 READING (DAISY THEATRICALS X TABLE READ CO. AT NYCC)

BRETT BAINER
JOE

ANNIKA BURLEY
MARCY

BECKY SAUNDERS
BARB

NICOLE PONCE
HEATHER

BLAKE EHRLICHMAN
ABEL

MAX HUNKLER
RICK

STEWART HARRISON
JOE

SOLANGE MARCOTTE
MARCY

BRETT BAINER
RICK

MONIQUE GIROUX
BARB

MARTIN HERNANDEZ
ABEL

STEPHANIE ORTA VÁZQUEZ
HEATHER

THE DETAILS

This process consisted of two different readings/workshops. The first took place at Ripley Grier in August 2025 and the second was produced in collaboration with Daisy Theatricals and presented at New York City Center in July 2026.

WHEN AND WHERE

AUGUST 2025 READING AT RIPLEY GRIER STUDIOS

JULY 2026 READING AT RIPLEY GRIER STUDIOS

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