Philadelphia Theatre Workshop opens its sixth season with a classic example of its new mission. After last season, the professional company decided to dedicate itself to producing premieres of work by local playwrights. They kick off this new mission with the World Premiere of Alex Dremann's The :nv:s:ble Play. A resident of Chestnut Hill, Dremann's new work will premiere November 21 and close December 13. The play will at the Studio 5 at Walnut Street Theatre. Tickets cost $18 in advance and $20 at the door. They are available online at www.philadelphiatheatreworkshop.org
In 2007, The :nv:s:ble Play was the hit of Philadelphia Theatre Workshop's first PlayShop Festival. "It is so wonderful to return to the comic wit of Alex Dremann. His play Postcoital Variations was the inaugural production for Philadelphia Theatre Workshop back in 2004," said Philadelphia Theatre Workshop Artistic Director Bill Felty. "As we have transformed our mission into developing all new plays by all Philadelphia-area playwrights, we want to use our PlayShop Festival to nurture the plays we will produce for our mainstage season. The :nv:s:ble Play is the first play to do this and we couldn't be more excited!"Dremann grew up in Phoenixville. He recently had three productions of the same play Four Dry Tongues running simultaneously in three cities: Philly Fringe, Los Angeles Theatre Neo, and Thespian Productions, NYC. His play On the Porch One Crisp Spring Morning debuted at the 2009 Humana Festival at The Actors Theatre of Louisville.Philadelphia Theatre Workshop strives to nurture bright and emerging artists at various stages of their careers. They will ignite Philadelphia by spotlighting communities of varying orientations, ethnicities, and age often underrepresented in the broader theatrical world. The company is dedicated to reflecting diverse audiences through original, evocative programming. Philadelphia Theatre Workshop educates, invigorates, and entertains!
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