What's up next for the SPOTLIGHT SHOWCASE series:

GhostLight Players is very pleased to announce their next FREE STAGING READING - the FIRST at their new location at the BELMAR ARTS CENTER (BAC)

If you missed this reading the first time around... or want to experience it again in new location with a new atmosphere and vibe... don't miss this chance to see this very funny and very poignant play about the nature of friendship in an ever increasing hostile world.

Cast:

BOTVINNEK: Robert Siegel

HONEYMAN: John Correll

PLOT:
In the woods on the outskirts of Geneva, two superpower arms negotiators meet informally after long, frustrating hours at the bargaining table. The Russian, Botvinnik, a seasoned veteran who has mastered the Soviet “hard line,” is urbane and humorous, but also cynical about what the current sessions can accomplish. His young American counterpart, Honeyman, a newcomer to the arms control talks, is stuffy and pedantic, but also fervently idealistic about what can – and must – be achieved through perseverance and honest bargaining.

As the talks drag on and the seasons change, we become aware both of the deepening understanding between these two decent men and also of the profound frustration that they increasingly feel. When Botvinnik announces that he is leaving his post, Honeyman is genuinely regretful, not only because of the friendship that has grown between them but also because he knows that he must again confront the deep-seated mistrust and misconceptions a “new man” will bring with him.

Stemming from an actual incident in Geneva in 1983 when a Soviet and an American diplomat took “a walk in the woods” together during arms control talks, Blessing’s provocative drama is a powerful and startling play about US and Soviet arms negotiators battling for supremacy.

NEW LOCATION: Belmar Arts Center - 608 River Rd Belmar, NJ 07719

DATE / TIME: Monday October 26th 2026 at 7:00pm

There will be ONE 10-minute intermission.

Admission is FREE (suggested donation $5.00).