The set for Kenneth Jones’ new romantic comedy Ten Minutes On a Bench couldn’t be simpler: It’s a park bench. In the 17-scene vignette play — available in versions with varied cast sizes and different scene options — that bench becomes a perch for more than 30 characters who are seeking a love match through the title … Read Full Article→
Why We Go to Florida, my three-character comedy-drama that reunites estranged chosen family members after the death of a patriarch, was presented in a staged reading May 1 in Florida Repertory Theatre’s 2025 PlayLab Festival of New Works. Like the four other dramatists in the annual festival, I was on Florida Rep’s campus in Ft. … Read Full Article→
Florida Repertory Theatre’s 2025 PlayLab Festival of New Works will feature readings of new scripts by Jesse Corbin, Stacey Isom Campbell, Lindsay Joelle, Kenneth Jones and Samara Siskind. Staged readings will be presented May 1-4, 2025, in the Rep’s Historic Arcade Theatre in downtown Fort Myers, FL. The writers will be on campus for rehearsals with … Read Full Article→
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 of years ago I wrote a three-character … Read Full Article→
