On November 24th at 7:30, the Road Theatre in North Hollywood presents a reading of ARE YOU STILL THERE? featuring Frank Collison, Lauren Schaffel and Laura Gardner, and directed by Dana Schwartz.

ARE YOU STILL THERE? is a seriocomedy tracking the 13 year relationship of two outsiders:  Artie, an aging teacher who’s been driven out of his classroom; and Ellie, a spiritually lost young woman desperate for a mentor.  Artie, a former actor and director, reluctantly advises Ellie on her checkered theater career, but the real lessons Artie and Ellie learn from each other are the mysteries of friendship, their ache for the families they never had, and why they’re obsessed with the plays of Anton Chekhov.