Stage Works
Playwright Melissa Maxwell’s “Imbroglio” Premieres at Great River Shakespeare Fest
Two couples who are best friends and neighbors are on the brink of conflict. Herman is facing challenges. His pal Lou just got a huge opportunity. There’s the rub of Imbroglio, a play by Melissa Maxwell getting its world premiere by Great River Shakespeare Festival...
Pioneer Theatre’s 2023 Reading Series Has “Dust People,” “Will It Go Round” and “How Can I Help You?”
Plays by Matthew Ivan Bennett, Kaaron 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...
Sean Grennan’s “A Rock Sails By,” a Comedy About Cosmic Questions, Gets World Premiere
A facts-only astrophysicist at life’s crossroads is challenged to view a celestial phenomenon in a new way in the world premiere of Sean Grennan’s new dramatic comedy A Rock Sails By, getting its world premiere by Wisconsin’s Peninsula Players June 13-July 2, 2023. An...
Children’s Book About “Interracial” Rabbits’ Wedding Is Called Propaganda — in 1959
Once upon a time there was a children’s picture book, “The Rabbits’ Wedding,” about a bunny with white fur who marries a bunny with black fur. Written and illustrated by Garth Williams, best known for his artwork for “Charlotte’s Web” and the “Little House” books, it...
“Hollywood, Nebraska,” a Comedy About Coming Home, Gets Three Premiere Productions
Kenneth Jones’ six-actor comedy Hollywood, Nebraska — the story of two actresses returning to their dying hometown — is getting at least three “rolling world premiere” productions by American theater companies in the 2022-23 season. It’s also available for licensing...
Indy Cast of “Two Henrys” Has Sean Blake, Judy Fitzgerald, Jan Lucas as Uneasy Family
Sean Blake, Judy Fitzgerald and Jan Lucas will be the trio of Midwestern snowbirds unpacking family secrets in a May 14 developmental staged reading of Kenneth Jones’ comedy-drama Two Henrys, part of Actors Theatre of Indiana’s Lab Series of new play readings. Richard...
Meet “Tracy Jones”: Stephen Kaplan’s New Comedy Plays Four Markets in Rolling Premiere
“Ah, look at all the lonely people,” a line from Lennon and McCartney’s “Eleanor Rigby,” was on my mind when I read Stephen Kaplan’s quirky, sadness-tinged, four-actor comedy Tracy Jones. The new play — getting three 2022-23 productions (on four stages) in a National...
