Playwright: Loy A Webb Rights: Concord Theatricals Cast Size: 1m 1f Synopsis: Not every marriage proposal goes as planned. Loy A. Webb’s The Light introduces us to Rashad and Genesis on what should be one of the happiest days of their lives, but their joy quickly unravels when ground-shifting accusations from the past resurface in this gripping… Read more »
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Smart People
Playwright: Lydia R. Diamond Rights: Concord Theatricals Cast Size: 2m 2f Synopsis: It is the eve of Obama’s first election. Four of Harvard University’s brightest; a surgeon, an actress, a psychologist, and a neuro-psychiatrist, are all interested in different aspects of the brain, particularly how it responds to race. But like all smart people, they… Read more »
CQ/CX
Playwright: Gabe McKinley Rights: Concord Theatricals Cast Size: 5m 1f Synopsis: Jay, an up and coming reporter at The New York Times has dreams of becoming a famous journalist. But in a flash, they come crashing down when he becomes the center of a plagiarism scandal. Exciting young playwright, Gabe McKinley weaves a revealing and… Read more »
White
Playwright: James Ijames Rights: Dramatists Cast Size: 2m 2f Synopsis: Gus is an artist. Vanessa is an actress. Gus wants to be presented in a major exhibition for artists of color, so he hires Vanessa to perform as Balkonaé Townsend, a brash and political artist that will fit the museum’s desire for “new voices.” Everything… Read more »
The Father
Playwright: Florian Zeller Rights: Dramatists Cast Size: 3m 3w Synopsis: Now 80 years old, André was once a tap dancer. He lives with his daughter, Anne, and her husband, Antoine. Or was André an engineer, whose daughter Anne lives in London with her new lover, Pierre? The thing is, he is still wearing his pajamas,… Read more »
An Act of God
Playwright: David Javerbaum Rights: Dramatists Cast Size: 3m Synopsis: The One with the first and last word on everything has finally arrived to set the record straight. After many millennia, and in just 90 minutes, God (assisted by His devoted angels) answers some of the deepest questions that have plagued mankind since Creation. Ratings: Language:… Read more »
Blue Door
Playwright: Tanya Barfield Rights: Dramatists Cast Size: 2m Synopsis: Lewis is a tenured professor of mathematics at a well-regarded university. Underneath his veneer of success, however, lies a soul troubled by questions of personal and cultural identity. When his wife leaves him, apparently due to the fact that he won’t embrace his heritage and attend… Read more »
Seven Methods of killing Kylie Jenner
Playwright: Jasmine Lee-Jones Rights: Apply via Oberon Books info@oberonbooks.com Cast Size: 2w Synopsis: In this innovative play blending real life and online culture, a young Black woman takes to Twitter to voice her frustration with white women profiting off Black culture and stereotypes. When The Discourse turns on her, the line between internet personas and… Read more »
The Four of Us
Playwright: Itamar MosesRights: Concord Theatricals Cast Size: 2m Synopsis: What if all your dreams came true…for your best friend? Two writers and best friends chart their relationship after only one of them finds their desired success. Ratings: Language: 16+ Adult Content: 16+ Violence: All ages Pay attention to: Flexibility: All changes must be approved in advance…. Read more »
Othello
Playwright: William Shakespeare Rights: Public Domain Cast Size: 14+m 3+W 1 either Synopsis: Iago, a Venetian soldier and ensign, is passed over for promotion by Othello, a Moorish nobleman who has reached the pinnacle of his career: he is general of the Venetian army and has secretly married Desdemona, daughter of an important statesman in Venice…. Read more »