RADIO HOUR EPISODE 9: GRIMM, MAMA, PILOT PROGRAM and More Set for Plan-B Theatre's 2014-15 Season

Plan-B Theatre Company develops and produces unique and socially conscious theatre, with a particular focus on new plays by Utah playwrights. Announcing the theatre's largest season ever -- 7 world premieres by Utah playwrights!

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2014-15 PRODUCTIONS:

October 15, 2014: Matthew Ivan Bennett's RADIO HOUR EPISODE 9: GRIMM - "Rapunzel," "Little Snow-White" and "The Nixie of the Mill-Pond" performed as live radio drama in all their original GRIMM-ness. Also broadcast live on KUER's RadioWest. Directed by Cheryl Ann Cluff.

December 11-21, 2014: Julie Jensen's CHRISTMAS WITH MISFITS - Four short plays to help you don your gay apparel. Directed by Cheryl Ann Cluff.

February 12-22, 2015: Carleton' Bluford's MAMA - A celebration of mothers and motherhood. Winner of the first annual Plan-B Theatre grant from the David Ross Fetzer Foundation for Emerging Artists. Directed by Jerry Rapier.

March 5-15, 2015: Matthew Ivan Bennett's A/VERSION OF EVENTS - A claustrophobic road trip about healing at different speeds, getting trapped in the wrong memories and whether or not we can ever outrun ourselves. Directed by Christy Summerhays.

April 9-19, 2015: World premiere of Melissa Leilani Larson's PILOT PROGRAM - What if you were called to serve in the restoration of polygamy? You could blog about it. An intimate look at first love, second wives and last chances. Directed by Jerry Rapier.

SEASON ADD-ON ($20)

December 20-23, 2014: SCRIPT-IN-HAND SERIES staged reading of Elaine Jarvik's MARRY CHRISTMAS - Real-life marriage stories celebrating the first anniversary of marriage equality in Utah. A benefit for Restore Our Humanity. Directed by Jason Bowcutt.

FREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TOUR

Fall 2015 (dates TBA): World premiere of Jenifer Nii's RUFF! - A "tail" of two shelter dogs. A free public performance will be scheduled. Directed by Jerry Rapier.

AUDITIONS ON MAY 31

Auditions for roles in PILOT PROGRAM (one female, 30-35) and MAMA (one African-American male, 25-35, one African-American female, 25-35, one additional female, 25-35) will be Saturday, May 31 from 10-Noon. Please contact Jerry Rapier at jerry@planbtheatre.org for copies of the scripts and to schedule an appointment.