STAGED READING of Four Dogs and A Bone by John Patrick Shanley. The "Bone": The title refers to the low-budget movie everyone is fighting over, while the "four dogs" are the four central characters trying to manipulate the project and each other to get ahead. The Story: Bradley (a desperate producer) and Brenda (a ruthless young actress) scheme to cut the screen time of rival actress Collette. Meanwhile, Collette tries to seduce Victor (the struggling, grieving writer) into changing the script to favor her character instead. Lies, backstabbing, and a fierce dressing-room confrontation expose the moral bankruptcy of the Hollywood machine.