Stage Works
“Alabama Story,” Tale of Banned Books, Bullied Librarians and Civil Rights, Get NJ Premiere
South Camden Theatre Company gives Alabama Story its New Jersey premiere Sept. 15-Oct. 1, 2023. Kenneth Jones’ play based on the true story the persecuted state librarian of Alabama is getting 10 productions around the country in fall 2023, a time when librarians and...
“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...
Christine Toy Johnson’s “Secret Wisdom of Trees” Gets New Sunshine at Florida Studio Theatre
Christine Toy Johnson’s play The Secret Wisdom of Trees, about a woman’s need to map her past as she faces a future with Alzheimer’s disease, will get a fresh developmental step in a reading at Sarasota’s Florida Studio Theatre Aug. 11. Johnson will be on the FST...
Sweet Home! “Alabama Story,” a Play About Book Banning, Gets Huntsville Debut
Alabama Story, the fact-inspired censorship drama about a state senator who rattles the shelves of a librarian who protects a children’s picture book, will make its Huntsville, Alabama bow at Theatre Huntsville in the 2023-24 season. Among its more than 45 previous...
I Wrote a Florida-Set Play About Saying “Gay,” Coming Out, Feeling Pride
I’m writing this on June 25, 2023. It’s Pride Day in New York City. Every LGBTQ+ person is on their own journey. The path is rarely easy. The destination is rewarding. Chosen family can be as valuable as blood family. I am lucky to have allies on both fronts. A couple...
Heartland Comedy “Hollywood, Nebraska” Gets Fifth Booking, This Time in Canada
Hollywood, Nebraska, the rueful comedy about show people, small towns and coming home, will get a unique presentation in Canada by Naked Stage Readers Theatre, a company known for its barebones concert stagings of scripts. Kenneth Jones’ six-actor play with music...
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...
