Six Finalists Announced for the 2023 Jewish Playwriting Contest
The Jewish Plays Project has announced the six finalists for the 2023 Jewish Playwriting Contest, the JPP's 12th annual competition celebrating the best in contemporary Jewish playwriting, with the hopes of seeing these plays find world premier productions.
Stage West Presents The Holiday Charmer HANDLE WITH CARE, By Jason Odell Williams
How does someone cope with the loss (literally) of a much-loved relative on Christmas Eve, in a country where she doesn't speak the language? Maybe life, or perhaps Fate, has a few surprises in store, in Jason Odell Williams' sweetly funny Handle with Care, which begins a 5-week regional premiere run Thursday, December 8.
Florida Studio Theatre Announces Lineup For Summer Play Reading Festival
Florida Studio Theatre announces its Summer Play Reading Festival, presenting three staged readings of new works by contemporary American playwrights. This summer's Festival features The Suffragette's Murder by Sandy Rustin, Baton by Deneen Reynolds-Knott, and Master of the Revels by Jeffrey Couchman.
CHURCH & STATE Comes to Stage West This Month
A political candidate sharing his raw feelings about a hot button issue with the voting public during a campaign rally: what could possibly go wrong? It’s risky business, in Jason Odell Willliams’ timely political comedy-with-a-twist Church & State, which begins a 4-week regional premiere run on Thursday, January 27 in the Jerry Russell Theatre at Stage West.
Florida Studio Theatre Produces World Premiere Of AMERICA IN ONE ROOM
Florida Studio Theatre will produce the World Premiere of America in One Room by Jason Odell Williams, a fast-paced comedy inspired by the real-life 2019 convention of the same name. In this brand-new play, eight strangers arrive at the event, which promises discussion on a variety of topics—from immigration to foreign policy.
Florida Studio Theatre Announces Its Winter Mainstage, Winter Cabaret, and Children's Theatre Series
Florida Studio Theatre has announced the lineup for its 48th Winter Season, featuring a four-show Mainstage Series and a three-show Cabaret Series. The Mainstage Series features one of the most successful Rock & Roll musicals of all time, an Olivier Award-winning comedy, a World Premiere, and an Off-Broadway hit. The Cabaret Series features two all-new musical revues celebrating the lyric poets of the 20th century day followed by a political satire-inspired comedy set to music.
Prologue Theatre Launches Workshop Program FOREWORD: A New Works Series
Prologue Theatre has launched their new workshop program, FOREWORD: A New Works Series. FOREWORD is structured as a series of two-week intensive, virtual workshops during which playwrights are paired with a director, actors, and a stage manager who will help to further develop their play.
Florida Studio Theatre Announces Lineup For 2020-2021 FST Forums Series
Florida Studio Theatre has announced the lineup for its 2020-2021 FST Forums Series, seven online conversations with some of the country's top playwrights and musical theatre developers. Each month, FST audiences will have the opportunity to hear from these artists about the themes and questions highlighted in some of their latest work.