By Kenneth Jones

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Kenneth Jones is a New York City-based playwright, lyricist, librettist and theater advocate. ByKennethJones.com is the official website about his creative work, but it also serves as a blog that amplifies new plays and musicals, dramatists, theater people, creative expression and events, and as an archive of some of his past reporting. His works for the stage include…  continue→

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“Alabama Story”: A New Play About Books, Race, Censorship and the American Character

“Alabama Story”: A New Play About Books, Race, Censorship and the American Character

Alabama Story, playwright Kenneth Jones’ six-actor, one-set play inspired by real events that touch on censorship, book banning, freedom to read and Civil Rights issues in “the Deep South of the imagination,” had its world premiere by Pioneer Theatre Company in Salt Lake City, UT. Artistic director Karen Azenberg directed the staging, which earned rave reviews, standing … Read Full Article→

Very Little Theatre to Present Oregon Premiere of “Alabama Story”

Very Little Theatre to Present Oregon Premiere of “Alabama Story”

Very Little Theatre, one of the oldest community theaters on the West Coast, will give Alabama Story its Oregon premiere in spring 2024 as part of a seven-title season on two stages. Stanley Coleman will direct Kenneth Jones’ six-actor censorship drama about a librarian persecuted for protecting books in a politically divided “Deep South of the imagination” … Read Full Article→

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