Covenant Farm
Paterson Performing Arts Development Council's (PPADC) 2025 Hamilton Arts Festival Reading of Covenant Farm. From right to left: Anne DeMelo, Yanelba Ferreira, Brigid Amos, Serena Marie Smith, and Liarra Michelle
Covenant Farm is a full-length play in development.
Running time is approximately 90 minutes.
Eighteen years ago, fourteen people pooled their resources and signed a covenant to buy an organic farm on the Mendocino Coast of California. Now Shannon and Leanne are the last two left. As Leanne secretly plans to leave, their former partner Janine reveals that the covenant prohibits Shannon from bringing outside help onto the farm.
Awards:
Finalist for the Todd McNerney Playwriting Award 2024
Development:
Covenant Farm was developed by Paterson Performing Arts Development Council (PPADC) in 2025. A staged reading took place as part of the Hamilton Arts Festival in August 2025 at The Great Falls Center in Paterson, New Jersey.
Director: Anne DeMelo
Shannon: Liarra Michelle
Leanne: Serena Marie Smith
Janine: Yanelba Ferreira
Other Readings
The Theater Project NEW PLAYS Reading Series, Cranford, New Jersey, 2025
Director: Suzanne Trauth
Shannon: Becca Landis McLarty*
Leanne: Marly Bewighouse
Janine: Serena Marie Smith
* Member of Actors' Equity Association
Podcasts:
An early draft of the first act of Covenant Farm was produced by Wild Duck Theatre in London in 2021. This was part of season 2 of Short Plays for Short Journeys. This podcast is no longer available.
Director: Susan Conte
Shannon: Ruth Lass
Leanne: Clair Chapwell
Janine: Sarah Shelton
Running time is approximately 90 minutes.
Eighteen years ago, fourteen people pooled their resources and signed a covenant to buy an organic farm on the Mendocino Coast of California. Now Shannon and Leanne are the last two left. As Leanne secretly plans to leave, their former partner Janine reveals that the covenant prohibits Shannon from bringing outside help onto the farm.
Awards:
Finalist for the Todd McNerney Playwriting Award 2024
Development:
Covenant Farm was developed by Paterson Performing Arts Development Council (PPADC) in 2025. A staged reading took place as part of the Hamilton Arts Festival in August 2025 at The Great Falls Center in Paterson, New Jersey.
Director: Anne DeMelo
Shannon: Liarra Michelle
Leanne: Serena Marie Smith
Janine: Yanelba Ferreira
Other Readings
The Theater Project NEW PLAYS Reading Series, Cranford, New Jersey, 2025
Director: Suzanne Trauth
Shannon: Becca Landis McLarty*
Leanne: Marly Bewighouse
Janine: Serena Marie Smith
* Member of Actors' Equity Association
Podcasts:
An early draft of the first act of Covenant Farm was produced by Wild Duck Theatre in London in 2021. This was part of season 2 of Short Plays for Short Journeys. This podcast is no longer available.
Director: Susan Conte
Shannon: Ruth Lass
Leanne: Clair Chapwell
Janine: Sarah Shelton