Category Archives: The Blog

Girl, You Know Its True Colors: Guest Post

Posted on May 16, 2017 by admin

  By 2017 ONSTAGE semi-finalist, Allison Fradkin     Lipstick on your teeth means you’re messy. Lipstick on your collar means you’ve messed around. Lipstick on your stage means you’re a hot mess, a circuitous compliment that also applies to … Continue reading →

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ONSTAGE 2017 Semi-Finalist Readings: Jacksonville, AL

Posted on May 1, 2017 by admin

WOW – our second ONSTAGE reading of 2017 is happening this Saturday, May 6th at 2pm at Jacksonville State University!  We are super excited to have Nick Hoenshell, a super talented director, helming the reading.  If you’re in the area, … Continue reading →

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Guest Blogger: 2017 Semi-Finalist Allie Costa

Posted on April 8, 2017 by admin

In my play BOXES ARE MAGIC, Yasmine and Cali have very different views of the world. Most of what Cali sees, she sees from the window; she never leaves the house. What will happen when the outside world comes crashing … Continue reading →

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Guest Blogger: 2017 semi-finalist Jen Huszcza

Posted on April 1, 2017 by admin

Where is the mess? Recently, a local theatre group did a reading of Act One of Sam Shepard’s Buried Child at the local library. After the reading, the actors led an audience discussion. An older lady sitting behind me asked … Continue reading →

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Guest Blogger: 2017 semi-finalist playwright, Katherine James

Posted on March 19, 2017 by admin

I read the words “Hot Mess” and I know immediately who needs to come out of my heart and mind and onto the page. Paul. I meet dozens of dozens of people every year in my “other” life as a … Continue reading →

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ONSTAGE 2017 Semi-Finalists!

Posted on March 13, 2017 by admin

It’s finally here… the 2017 ONSTAGE Semi-Finalist list! We had so many great plays and monologues submitted this year, and we want to thank all of the playwrights who submitted work and participated in our peer review – you ladies … Continue reading →

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Today We Speak, Tomorrow We March, and Then…

Posted on January 20, 2017 by admin

The We’re Not Playing Initiative is on its feet, and I couldn’t be prouder of the women and men making it happen. In multiple cities today, plays will be read in protest against an incoming administration which aims to further … Continue reading →

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We’re Not Playing: A poem, an update, and a few more plays…

Posted on January 9, 2017 by admin

Welcome to 2017, everybody!  We hope that your holiday season provided you a merry respite from the political distress many of us have been feeling.  It’s January, and that means Inauguration Day, which means artists participating in our We’re Not … Continue reading →

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We’re Not Playing: three more (awesome) plays by Allie Costa

Posted on December 22, 2016 by admin

Remember how I told you all about how Allie Costa sent us too many awesome plays to choose from?  And that I was just going to share them all because they were each so powerful and fantastic?  Well, here’s the … Continue reading →

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We’re Not Playing: a new play by Micki Shelton

Posted on December 18, 2016 by admin

When I first moved home to Prescott (after an 11 year Los Angeles sojourn) I was unsure how I was going to find a new creative circle.  Sure, there were many talented artists in Prescott, but were any of them … Continue reading →

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