By Kenneth Jones

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Kenneth Jones is a New York City-based playwright, lyricist, librettist and theatre advocate. ByKennethJones.com is the official website about his creative work, but it also serves as a blog about new American plays and musicals, dramatists, theatre 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 and Civil Rights issues in “the Deep South of the imagination,” had its world premiere in January 2015 by Pioneer Theatre Company in Salt Lake City, UT. Artistic director Karen Azenberg directed the staging, which earned rave reviews, standing ovations and … Read Full Article→

Pioneer Theatre’s 2023 Reading Series Has “Dust People,” “Will It Go Round” and “How Can I Help You?”

Pioneer Theatre’s 2023 Reading Series Has “Dust People,” “Will It Go Round” and “How Can I Help You?”

Plays by Matthew Ivan BennettKaaron Briscoe and Catherine Trieschmann will be presented in staged readings in Pioneer Theatre Company’s spring 2023 Play-by-Play Festival of new works in Salt Lake City. This is the ninth season of PTC’s series, created by artistic director Karen Azenberg.

The weekend of June 9-11, 2023, the company will offer Equity staged … Read Full Article→

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