Playwright: David Hare Rights: Concord Theatricals Cast Size: 1w 2m Synopsis: Broadway and the West End applauded this intensely clear-sighted and compassionate play about a love affair. Kyra is surprised to see the son of her former lover at her apartment in a London slum. He hopes she will reconcile with his distraught, now widowed,… Read more »
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Feeding Beatrice
Playwright: Kirsten Greenidge Rights: Concord Theatricals Cast Size: 2m 2w Synopsis: It starts with the sound of a spoon scraping against glass and the wet noise of lips smacking together. June and Lurie have a haunting new houseguest – and she’s ravenously hungry. They do their best to keep her fed and happy, but Beatrice… Read more »
Chicken and Biscuits
Playwright: Douglas Lyons Rights: Dramatists Cast Size: 3m 5w Synopsis: Can rivaling sisters Baneatta and Beverly bury their father without killing each other? This proves difficult when Beverly shows up to the chapel with her “blessings” on display. Meanwhile, Baneatta’s son brings his neurotic Jewish boyfriend along, knowing Baneatta disapproves, and Beverly’s nosy daughter keeps… Read more »
Kimberly Akimbo
Playwright: David Lindsay-Abaire Rights: Dramatists Cast Size: 2m 3w Synopsis: Set in the wilds of suburban New Jersey, KIMBERLY AKIMBO is a hilarious and heartrending play about a teenager with a rare condition causing her body to age faster than it should. When she and her family flee Secaucus under dubious circumstances, Kimberly is forced… Read more »
Eureka Day
Playwright: Jonathan Spector Rights: Dramatists Cast Size: 2m 3w Synopsis: The Eureka Day School in Berkeley, California, is a bastion of progressive ideals: representation, gender identity, social justice. In weekly meetings Eureka Day’s five board members develop and update policy to preserve this culture of inclusivity, reaching decisions only by consensus. But when a mumps… Read more »
The Other Place
Play: The Other Place Playwright: Sharr White Rights: Dramatists Play Services Cast Size: 2m, 2w Show Description: Just as Juliana Smithton’s research leads to a potential breakthrough, her life takes a disorienting turn. During a lecture to colleagues at an exclusive beach resort, she glimpses an enigmatic young woman in a yellow bikini amidst the… Read more »
The Tin Woman
Playwright: Sean Grennan Rights: Playscripts Cast Size: 4-5w, 2m Synopsis: Instead of relishing life after her heart transplant, Joy enters a downward spiral, unsure whether she truly deserves a second chance. Meanwhile, Alice and Hank mourn the loss of their son, Jack, whose heart was used to save Joy. At a friend's urging, Joy tracks… Read more »
Painting Churches
Playwright: Tina Howe Rights: Concord Theatricals Cast Size: 1m, 2w Synopsis: Gardner and Fanny Church are preparing to move out of their Beacon Hill house to their summer cottage on Cape Cod. Gardner, once a famous poet, now is retired. He slips in and out of senility as his wife Fanny valiantly tries to keep them… Read more »
Relationship Autopsy
Playwright: Robyn Summerour Rights: Contact playwright directly Cast size: 2w Synopsis: Haley and Jade have broken up. Before either can move on, they need to figure out which of them was responsible for the breakup. They decide to go through several important moments in their relationship to find out the answer, which is more complicated… Read more »
The Last Days of Judas Iscariot
Playwright: Stephen Adly Guirgis Rights: Broadway Licensing Cast Size: 10m, 5w (with doubling) Synopsis: Set in a time-bending, darkly comic world between heaven and hell, THE LAST DAYS OF JUDAS ISCARIOT reexamines the plight and fate of the New Testament’s most infamous and unexplained sinner. Ratings: Language: 16+ Adult Content: 13+ Violence: 13+ Pay attention… Read more »