Our next NewSCRipts play-reading series presents Funnie by Jessica Moss, directed by Jennifer Chambers.

About the play:  Tudor England. Henry VIII is on the throne, it’s a golden age for comedy, and Maid of Honour Jane will do anything to be a part of the scene. Jane’s funny—just ask her bestie, Anne Boleyn. But in year fifteen-hundred-whatever, comedy is still a boys’ club, and Carl the Funny One—Henry’s court jester—is its leader. As Jane angles her way to the stage, she unwittingly grabs Carl’s attention. Could this be her big break? Or her downfall? A surprising new comedy inspired by the very short Wikipedia entry about the only female court jester ever depicted…and, you know, current events.