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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→

Wisconsin Characters of “Two Henrys” Get a Voice at Third Avenue Playhouse in June

Wisconsin Characters of “Two Henrys” Get a Voice at Third Avenue Playhouse in June

Two Henrys, Kenneth Jones’ three-character humor-laced drama about Wisconsin snowbirds dealing with grief, guilt, prejudice and perceptions in Florida, is among titles featured in PlayWorks 2021, a series of virtual play readings produced by Third Avenue Playhouse, the popular resident theater in Sturgeon Bay, WI. Co-artistic director James Valcq will direct the June 18 presentation… Read Full Article→

In “Art & Class,” Matthew Ivan Bennett Paints Vivid Picture of Race, Religion, Teachers, Children and Parents

In “Art & Class,” Matthew Ivan Bennett Paints Vivid Picture of Race, Religion, Teachers, Children and Parents

An immigrant art teacher in Utah becomes a target of conservative parents and administrators in a complicated rural landscape of children at risk, substance abuse, religious intolerance and marital uncertainty in Matthew Ivan Bennett’s complexly shaded new play Art & Class, the first new script getting sunshine in Pioneer Theatre Company’s 2018-19 season of Play By Play, Read Full Article→

“Alabama Story” Will Get Its California Premiere in 2018

“Alabama Story” Will Get Its California Premiere in 2018

City Lights Theater Company, the resident professional theater in San Jose, CA, will produce the West Coast premiere of Kenneth Jones’ six-actor drama Alabama Story, introducing California audiences to the little-known true story of a Montgomery librarian who stands up to a state senator intent on banning a children’s book in the Deep South of … Read Full Article→