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Announcing the 2022/23 Season
Tenth Annual Free Elementary School Tour Script-In-Hand Series of four free readings of plays in progress Radio Hour Episode 16 a co-production with KUER’s Radio West and our three-show Subscription Series!
Read MoreMelissa Leilani Larson on creating MESTIZA, or MIXED
The truth is simple: If I want to see myself represented, I need to represent myself.
Read MoreGiving Tuesday
Our Giving Tuesday goal is to raise $2,500 between now and December 31, which will ensure our 2022 Subscription Series is fully funded! Our last in-person performance in the Studio Theatre was February 23, 2020: the closing of SINGING TO THE BRINE SHRIMP by Jenny Kokai. We open THE CLEAN-UP PROJECT by Carleton Bluford on February 17,…
Read MoreThe Collected Plays of Eric Samuelsen
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.
Read MoreA free Zoom reading of “Fire!” by Jenifer Nii as part of Utah Humanities Book Festival and Welcoming Week 2021
Wallace Thurman was young, gay, and Black. He was at the heart of the Harlem Renaissance and called
Salt Lake City home. “Fire!” premiered as the Wallace Thurman half of Plan-B Theatre’s WALLACE in 2010. Carleton Bluford reprises his role as Wallace Thurman.
“Stranded” by Brandan Ngo premieres as part of ROSE EXPOSED: WE JUST DON’T KNOW
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.
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Read MoreGive OUT Day
We are the only theatre company in Utah creating a new LGBTQIA+-inclusive work each season.
Read MoreWhat it’s like to be a first-time playwright of color
LOCAL COLOR, audio streaming June 3-13, is comprised of four world-premiere short plays from the Theatre Artists of Color Writing Workshop.
Read MoreIn Person. In Color.
Details coming June 2021
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