Photo Flash: Palm Beach Dramaworks Celebrates Diane & Mark Perlberg Studio Theatre Opening

The ribbon cutting ceremony for Palm Beach Dramaworks' Diane & Mark Perlberg Studio Theatre took place on Tuesday, April 5. Talking part were Producing Artistic Director William Hayes, Managing Director Sue Ellen Beryl, West Palm Beach Mayor Jeri Muoio, Diane Perlberg, and Mark Perlberg. The studio theatre is the home of The Dramaworkshop, PBD's lab for developing new plays. Jennifer Fawcett's Buried Cities, the lab's first developmental production, opens on Friday, April 8. Scroll down for photos from the ribbon-cutting!

Producing Artistic Director William Hayes addressed a gathering inside the Diane & Mark Perlberg Studio Theatre, which included West Palm Beach Mayor Jeri Muoio (front row, fourth from left); Founding Producers of The Dramaworkshop; and cast members of Jennifer Fawcett's Buried Cities, The Dramaworkshop's first developmental production.

West Palm Beach Mayor Jeri Muoio spoke onstage at the Diane & Mark Perlberg Studio Theatre, home to The Dramaworkshop, Palm Beach Dramaworks' lab for developing new plays. The mayor talked about the impact PBD has had on the city, and how it has made downtown a destination for theatre lovers.

Palm Beach Dramaworks is a non-profit, professional theatre and is a member of the Theatre Communications Group, the South Florida Theatre League, Florida Professional Theatres Association, and the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County.

The Don & Ann Brown Theatre is located in the heart of downtown West Palm Beach, at 201 Clematis Street. For ticket information contact the box office at (561) 514-4042, or visit www.palmbeachdramaworks.org.