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Meet our Semi-Finalists: Ithaca Edition!

Holy cow!  Time is FLYING BY!  And our Ithaca and Sedona Producers are gearing up for our May 4th readings. So let’s get to know these AMAZING ladies! First, I’ve got to talk a little about the AWESOME Darcy Rose.  … Continue reading

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Guest Blogger: Playwright, Allie Costa

It started with a photograph of a girl I’ve never met. While scrolling through my news feed one afternoon, a picture jumped out at me. This picture, seen here. I wondered who that girl was, and what her story was. … Continue reading

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Waco Recap and Pics!

Wow – there is something to be said for direct ratio of sleep one gets to the tasks one is juggling.  I had a WONDERFUL time directing this weekend’s reading in Waco, TX, but I have to admit: I’m only … Continue reading

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Our Santa Barbara Reading

By Guest Blogger, playwright Katherine James Saturday night – April 12, 2014 – Santa Barbara. I feel like I had waited forever for this glorious and magical evening. When my play, The Old Salt, was chosen as a semi-finalist I … Continue reading

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Guest Blogger: Playwright, Anne V. Grob

POETRY ON MY MIND by playwright Anne V. Grob April is Poetry Month, and I am continually reminded of how familiar poetry and theatre are to one another. In his 36 Assumptions About Playwriting, José Rivera writes “theatre is closer … Continue reading

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Guest Blogger: Playwright Inbal Kashtan

By Playwright, Inbal Kashtan You’d think that I’d be used to the clueless things that well meaning people say when they hear I have cancer; I’ve been dealing with these responses – and with the cancer – for almost seven … Continue reading

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Meet our Semi-Finalists: Waco, TX edition!

I am SO excited.  We’re talking seriously, over-the-moon, EXCITED.  Not only do I get to work with some amazing partner producers in multiple cities to bring life to 28 new plays, but I also get to produce a reading of … Continue reading

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Meet our Semi-Finalists: Santa Barbara Edition

Our first reading is fast approaching and we couldn’t be more excited!  We hope you’ll join us in Santa Barbara on April 12th @ 7:00 p.m. at Left Coast Books & Gallery.  Our Producer and Director, Kate Bergstrom, is even … Continue reading

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OFEM – A Comic Monologue on American Food Attitudes

Guest post by playwright Anne Hamilton, whose short play OFEM will be featured in our Ithaca, NY reading. I have been eating organic food for about fifteen years. I needed to regain some health after the exhaustion I felt after … Continue reading

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SWAN Day Action Fest – WHAT A BLAST!

Oh wow – what a FANTASTIC day of theatre!  I was SO thrilled to be at the Samuel French Bookshop today to watch the SWAN Day Action Fest (produced by  Los Angeles Female Playwrights Initiative with a little help from … Continue reading

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