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GROUNDBREAKERS’ READINGS Three new plays premiere during the terraNOVA Collective’s Groundbreakers reading series. All of them were developed over the past season in the weekly Groundbreakers workshops of playwrights and actors. First up is R.A. Carlsen’s “Eshcaton,” about the pro-life daughter of a rebellious hippie (tonight and Thursday, 7 p.m.). Up next: Kate McGovern’s “Blue Before Morning” (tomorrow and Friday, 7 p.m.) and James Carter’s “Family Wayward” (Wednesday and Saturday, 7 p.m.). Series: Tonight through Saturday, 7 p.m., Center Stage, 48 W. 21st St., between Fifth and Sixth avenues, fourth floor, 212-691-2627, $10 suggested donation.


KENNEDY ON STAGE “RFK,” a play written and performed by Jack Holmes, tells the story of Robert F. Kennedy after his older brother was assassinated in 1963. Larry Moss directs. Opens: Tomorrow, 7 p.m. Runs: Through February 5, Tuesday-Saturday, 8 p.m., Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, 3 p.m., the Culture Project, 45 Bleecker St. at Lafayette Street, 212-307-4100, $30-$55.


ENGLISH ‘THIEF’ Sholem Asch’s “Motke Thief” makes its English-language debut almost 90 years after premiering in Yiddish.The play was adapted to English by Caraid O’Brien and is directed by Aaron Beall. Thursday through Saturday, December 17, Thursday-Saturday, 8 p.m., Saturday, 2 p.m., University Settlement, 184 Eldridge St. at Rivington Street, 212-868-4444, $15.


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This article is from the archive of The New York Sun before the launch of its new website in 2022. The Sun has neither altered nor updated such articles but will seek to correct any errors, mis-categorizations or other problems introduced during transfer.


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