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Playwrights Lee Osorio, Sandra Seaton, Malcolm Tariq, Steve Yockey Get Readings in Southern Writers Fest

Playwrights Lee Osorio, Sandra Seaton, Malcolm Tariq, Steve Yockey Get Readings in Southern Writers Fest

New scripts that explore Southern identity will be presented in staged readings in the 2023 Southern Writers Festival of New Plays at Alabama Shakespeare Festival March 17-18 in Montgomery, AL. The featured playwrights are Malcolm Tariq, Lee Osorio, Steve Yockey and Sandra Seaton.

The two-day event offers script-in-hand readings of new plays, plus talkbacks, audience engagement and networking … Read Full Article→

“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→