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 »
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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 »
Honky
Playwright: Greg Kallares Rights: Dramatists Cast Size: 6m 2w Synopsis: When a young African American is shot for a pair of basketball shoes, sales triple among white teens. Are ghetto-glorifying commercials to blame, or is it the white CEO that only sees dollar signs? Luckily, there’s a new pill on the market guaranteed to cure… Read more »
American Moor
Playwright: Keith Hamilton Cobb Rights: Dramatists Cast Size: 2m Synopsis: A seasoned African-American actor auditioning for the role of William Shakespeare’s iconic black hero Othello must respond to the dictates of a younger white director who presumes to understand how to maximize the black character for believability. What could possibly go wrong? A poetic exploration… Read more »
Leading Ladies
Playwright: Ken Ludwig Rights: Concord Theatritcals Synopsis: In this hilarious comedy by the author of Lend Me A Tenor and Moon Over Buffalo, two English Shakespearean actors, Jack and Leo, find themselves so down on their luck that they are performing “Scenes from Shakespeare” on the Moose Lodge circuit in the Amish country of Pennsylvania. Rating: Language: 10+ Adult… Read more »
Grand Concourse
Playwright: Heidi Schreck Rights: Concord Theatricals Cast Size: 2f, 2m Synopsis: Having dedicated her life to religious service, Shelley runs a Bronx soup kitchen with unsentimental efficiency, but lately her heart’s not quite in it. Her brisk nature masks an unsettling fear that her efforts are meaningless. When Emma – an idealistic but confused college… Read more »
Mothers and Sons
Playwright: Terrence McNally Rights: Dramatists Cast Size: 1f, 2m, 1 child Synopsis: At turns funny and powerful, MOTHERS AND SONS portrays a woman who pays an unexpected visit to the New York apartment of her late son’s partner, who is now married to another man and has a young son. Challenged to face how society… Read more »
August Osage County
Playwright: Tracy Letts Rights: Dramatists Cast Size: 7f, 6m Synopsis: A vanished father. A pill-popping mother. Three sisters harboring shady little secrets. When the large Weston family unexpectedly reunites after Dad disappears, their Oklahoman family homestead explodes in a maelstrom of repressed truths and unsettling secrets. Mix in Violet, the drugged-up, scathingly acidic matriarch, and… Read more »