FALL:
GLORIA by Branden Jacob-Jenkins –STAGE READING, SEPT. 20
Directed by Ian Boyd Duncan
Full Length, Drama
3 men, 3 women (doubling)
Total Cast: 6, Flexible Set
THE STORY: This funny, trenchant, and powerful play follows an ambitious group of editorial assistants at a notorious Manhattan magazine, each of whom hopes for a starry life of letters and a book deal before they turn thirty. But when an ordinary humdrum workday becomes anything but, the stakes for who will get to tell their own story become higher than ever. Pulitzer Finalist 2016.
STOP KISS by Diana Son, Oct. 24-27
Directed by Teva Spencer
Full Length, Comedy/Drama
3 men, 3 women
Total Cast: 6, Flexible Set
THE STORY: “A poignant and funny play about the ways, both sudden and slow, that lives can change irrevocably,” says Variety. After Callie meets Sara, the two unexpectedly fall in love. Their first kiss provokes a violent attack that transforms their lives in a way they could never anticipate.
SPRING:
THE FLICK by Annie Baker- STAGE READING, Date Jan. 31
Directed by Cole Rockhold
Full Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 3m, 1f
2014 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. In a run-down movie theater in central Massachusetts, three underpaid employees mop the floors and attend to one of the last 35mm film projectors in the state. A hilarious and heart-rending cry for authenticity in a fast-changing world.
SCHOOL GIRLS; or The African Mean Girls Play by Jocelyn Bioh – EBONY THEATRE- STAGE READING Feb. 7
Directed by Guest Director TBD
Full Length, Comedy
8 women
Total Cast: 8, Flexible Set
THE STORY: Paulina, the reigning queen bee at Ghana’s most exclusive boarding school, has her sights set on the Miss Global Universe pageant. But the arrival of Ericka, a new student with undeniable talent and beauty, captures the attention of the pageant recruiter—and Paulina’s hive-minded friends. This buoyant and biting comedy explores the universal similarities (and glaring differences) facing teenage girls across the globe.
BRIGHT IDEAS by Eric Coble, Feb. 20-23
Directed by Trace Campbell
Full Length, Drama
2 men, 3 women (doubling)
Total Cast: 5, Minimal Flexible Set
THE STORY: How far would you go for your child? For Genevra and Joshua Bradley, the question is no longer hypothetical. Their three-year-old son, Mac, is next on the waiting list to get into the Bright Ideas Early Childhood Development Academy—and everyone knows once you’re in there, your life will unfold with glorious ease. Josh and Gen have had to scramble all their lives to get this far…and now they are one fatal dinner party away from the ultimate success as parents: The Right Pre-School. You may never look at pre-school—or pesto—the same way again…