Iris Salazar on Creating AFTERSHOCK

March 24, 2022

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Carleton Bluford on Creating THE CLEAN-UP PROJECT

January 19, 2022

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The Collected Plays of Eric Samuelsen

September 20, 2021

Today marks two years since Eric left us. It seems almost impossible that it’s been that long.

We are honored to have been Eric’s artistic home. It seems appropriate to share today that Eric’s entire body of work (well, the plays we could find copies of – his laptop remains an enigma!) has been published by Leicester Bay Theatricals and is now available as THE COLLECTED PLAYS OF ERIC SAMUELSEN.

64 plays
8 volumes

Four of the eight volumes feature introductions from members of the Plan-B family: Artistic Director Jerry Rapier, Playwrights Melissa Leilani Larson and Matthew Ivan Bennett, and Educator Colleen Lewis.

Read on for the full text of each.

We miss you Eric.

“Stranded” by Brandan Ngo premieres as part of ROSE EXPOSED: WE JUST DON’T KNOW

August 15, 2021

Our contribution to the evening is the world premiere of “Stranded,” a 10-minute play by Brandan Ngo, a member of our Theatre Artists of Color Writing Workshop. Commissioned as part of the national Play at Home initiative early in the pandemic, “Stranded” is a wacky comedy about isolation, enbarrassing memories, and imaginary friends.

Actor Flo Bravo on Playing Lucía in “ART & CLASS”

March 22, 2021

It’s hard to be an outsider. In a state like Utah, it feels like there’s no shortage of opportunity to stand out for all the wrong reasons. Having a name that’s hard to pronounce, speaking a different language, darker skin, not being part of the dominant religion, having opinions that oppose the mainstream; it adds up.

Playwright Matthew Ivan Bennett on creating “ART & CLASS”

March 17, 2021

Over our 15-year relationship with playwright Matthew Ivan Bennett, we’ve had a lot of fun with radio drama, revisited Utah’s complicity in the Japanese internment through BLOCK 8, explored the art and life of Leonardo da Vinci in DI ESPERIENZA, opened our hearts to the impact of terminal cancer in MESA VERDE, explored the transition…

Playwriting With Young People Classroom Videos (for K-6 educators)

March 15, 2021

The following videos accompany our Playwriting With Young People playwriting curriculum for grades K-6, which is available here.  To enable captions, click the CC button and select English.          

30 Words Each from 30 Members of Our Plan-B Family In Celebration of Our 30th Anniversary

December 1, 2020

Although giving is more necessary than ever, we acknowledge it is also more complicated than ever.

We miss you Eric.

September 20, 2020

We can’t believe it’s been a year since you left us.

#PlayAtHome with Dee-Dee & Tito…and now Tatiana, Olivia, Brandan, Iris & Darryl!

May 7, 2020

We are thrilled to announce our participation in the #PlayAtHome project, a series of short plays to be enjoyed at home, commissioned specifically for this moment of unprecedented isolation, to inspire joy and connection for all. The goals are simple: pay some artists, invite people to get offline and into their imaginations, and inspire joy and connection.