Category Archives: New Play Readings

Guest Post by Playwright Eli Effinger-Weintraub

Funny story about my ONSTAGE play (spoiler alert: not actually funny): “At the Gates of the House of the Mother of Waters” is a play about soldiers. Ochoa is a U.S. Army scientist, a water expert assigned to assess the … Continue reading

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Meet our Ames Playwrights!

It’s only been a couple days since our Ithaca and Sedona semi-finalist readings (which went beautifully!) and we’re already kicking it into high gear in Ames, Iowa where our amazing partner producer, Charissa Menefee (an awesome playwright, director, and dramaturg … Continue reading

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Meet our Sedona Playwrights!

Oh my Gosh, I’m so excited about our upcoming Sedona reading of ONSTAGE semi-finalists!  (Probably because I’m from neighboring Prescott – so there’s a soft spot in my creative heart for those beautiful red rocks!)  The reading will take place … Continue reading

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Meet our Ithaca Playwrights!

Oh my gosh, how excited are we about next week’s ONSTAGE reading in Ithaca?  I’ll tell you – we’re SUPER excited!  Darcy Martin Rose of Acting Out NY and Cynthia Henderson with Performing Arts for Social Change are doing a … Continue reading

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ONSTAGE Is Coming… to a City Near You!

How can it be April already?  Time is flying by so fast, we almost can’t believe it.  But we’re super excited, because it means more of our ONSTAGE semi-finalist readings are coming to a city near you!  Check out our … Continue reading

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Playwrights Playing Everywhere

We have so many awesome and wonderful women working with on our 2015 ONSTAGE Fest this year, that we can hardly stand it (and you can bet your sweet bippy we’ll be singing their praises a plenty as we move … Continue reading

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Meet our Minneapolis Playwrights!

Holy cow, holy cow – we are SO excited about next week’s ONSTAGE reading in Minneapolis that we can hardly stand it!  Anne Bertram with Theatre Unbound is absolutely rocking our world with her dedication to this event.  Huzzah! So, … Continue reading

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ONSTAGE at Theatre Unbound!

I met Anne Bertram at the 2014 Great Plains Theatre Conference.  Her play, The Good Fight, was so AWESOME, I knew I had to get to know this playwright!  My hope at the time was that maybe she would want … Continue reading

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Our Final Planting the Seed Poster!

I’m so excited to share our final poster for the Planting the Seed fest going up in Prescott, AZ Jan 2nd and 3rd!  YAY! Directors in Prescott include Linda Miller, Don Langford, Frank Malle, Karen Murphy, Jon Meyer, Cason Murphy, … Continue reading

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Meet our new 2015 Partner Producers!

Holy COW – what a summer!  First I got married (yay!), then my husband and I taught a devised ensemble workshop, and then I had my thyroid removed… Suffice to say, it took me a little while to catch up. … Continue reading

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