Playwright York Walker’s latest work tells the story of blues guitarist Johnny “Honeycomb” James, who has to deal with rumors that he sold his soul to the devil in exchange for his music talent when he returns to his small, rural hometown in Georgia. The virtual reading, the first in this year’s Pacific Playwrights Festival, will be filmed with a multicamera setup and edited to capture the feeling of an in-person reading.

Opens April 26 on the South Coast Repertory website.

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