Incubator Reading #3 - Freely adapted from Alexander Ostrovsky's play "The Storm." When Vera, a wealthy estate-owner’s wife, causes an accident she flees to the river seeking redemption and a new life. Eventually arriving by boat in the quaint town of Kalinov, Vera quickly learns that she cannot escape her past, that a fresh start is almost impossible. Forced to summon up an inner strength she never knew she had in order to lead the fight for the freedom and dignity of all serfs, she winds up being caught between her family and a heartbreaking forbidden love. Cast of 15.