Playwright: Lauren Gunderson Rights: Dramatists Synopsis: Without William Shakespeare, we wouldn’t have literary masterpieces like Romeo and Juliet. But without Henry Condell and John Heminges, we would have lost half of Shakespeare’s plays forever! After the death of their friend and mentor, the two actors are determined to compile the First Folio and preserve the words… Read more »
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Cadillac Crew
Playwright: Tori Sampson Rights: Concord Theatricals Cast Size: 4w Synopsis: On the day of a much-anticipated speech by Rosa Parks during the height of the Civil Rights Movement, four activists working in a Virginia civil rights office wonder whether the proclamation of equality amongst mankind includes women. With remarkable insight and unexpected humor, Cadillac Crew reclaims the… Read more »
Church & State
Playwright: Jason Odell Williams Rights: Dramatists Cast Size: 2m 2w Synopsis: Three days before his bid for reelection, in the wake of a school shooting in his hometown of Raleigh, North Carolina, a Republican U.S. senator makes an off-the-cuff comment to a blogger that gets leaked on “the Twitter,” calling into question the senator’s stance… Read more »
Red
Playwright: John Logan Rights: Dramatists Cast Size: 2m Synopsis: Master abstract expressionist Mark Rothko has just landed the biggest commission in the history of modern art, a series of murals for New York’s famed Four Seasons Restaurant. In the two fascinating years that follow, Rothko works feverishly with his young assistant, Ken, in his studio… Read more »
The Light
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 »
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 »