Yale Repertory Theatre will present a staged reading of John Austin Connolly’s “The Boys from Siam,” the play that won the first Yale Drama Series competition, on Monday, Oct. 1.

The reading, directed by Liz Diamond, will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the New Theater, 1156 Chapel St. Admission is free.

The Yale Drama Series is an annual playwriting competition hosted by Yale University Press and Yale Repertory Theatre to support emerging playwrights. Connolly, an Irish citizen living and writing in Dublin, is a retired clinical psychologist who received an M.A. in script writing from Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art Design and Technology in 2002. Connolly will attend the reading of his play, which will be presented by six professional actors under the direction of Diamond, a resident director at the Yale Rep.

“The Boys from Siam” is inspired by the true story of conjoined twins Chang and Eng Bunker (1811-1874). Edward Albee, a Pulitzer Prize-winning dramatist and judge of The Yale Drama Series, praises the work as “a big, sprawling novel of a play, swinging back and forth between tight scenes of beautifully characterized engagement and bravura episodes.”

The Yale Drama Series is open to playwrights from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland. The winner receives the David C. Horn Prize of $10,000 and publication of his or her manuscript by Yale University Press, as well as a reading produced by Yale Rep.

The program is funded by support from the David Charles Horn Foundation, established in 2003 by Francine Horn to honor the memory of her late husband. David Horn was the publisher and chief executive officer of Here and There, the preeminent international forecasting and reporting publication serving the fashion industry. In keeping with Horn’s lifetime commitment to the written word, the foundation supports new initiatives in the literary and dramatic arts. 

Seating is limited, and reservations are strongly suggested. To make a reservation, call (800) YSD-CUES or (800) 973-2837 (you will not receive a return phone call). For directions, visit www.yalerep.org.

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