VER T ON ES ▁by ▁Alice ▁Ger sten berg , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁new ▁play ▁by ▁Pam ela ▁Rob b ins , ▁and ▁a ▁st aged ▁reading ▁of ▁THE ▁F AT HER . ▁The ▁Village ▁Light ▁Opera ▁Gu ild ▁joined ▁them ▁for ▁a ▁musical ▁cab aret ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁as ▁a ▁benefit . ▁Their ▁new ▁play ▁festival ▁is ▁now ▁in ▁its ▁sevent h ▁year . ▁E LT ▁encourag es ▁writers ▁and ▁actors ▁to ▁purs ue ▁their ▁craft ▁in ▁this ▁space . ▁E LT ▁performs ▁at ▁the ▁George ▁Bruce ▁Theater ▁on ▁West ▁ 1 2 5 th ▁street ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁Al vin ▁A iley ▁aud itor ium ▁on ▁West ▁ 1 1 5 th ▁street , ▁cour tes y ▁of ▁the ▁NY PL . ▁ ▁To ▁date , ▁E LT ▁has ▁premier ed ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 4 0 ▁new ▁plays ▁by ▁tal ented ▁writers , ▁many ▁moving ▁to ▁success ▁around ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁they ▁presented ▁" S ongs ▁of ▁my ▁Father ", ▁short ▁plays ▁written ▁by ▁f athers ▁of ▁celebrated ▁New ▁York ▁actors ▁and ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁a ▁reading ▁of ▁a ▁screen play ▁by ▁Tom ▁Me ade . ▁E LT ▁has ▁also ▁created ▁a ▁" sp ino ff ", ▁the ▁Wood side ▁Player ▁of ▁Queens , ▁who ▁will ▁present ▁rare ▁short ▁plays ▁from ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁Broadway ▁at ▁Queens ▁library ▁branches , ▁and ▁produced ▁a ▁st aged ▁reading ▁of ▁" Ke