Lee Raines (left) wrote the final Bare Essentials reading in our Festival series, Rick and Ricky. Read on to learn a little more about Lee and the play we’ll be seeing tomorrow night! Tell us a little about yourself. I grew up in the suburbs, of Washington DC. In 1977, a year after graduating from the […]
Liz Dooley (right) wrote our second Festival Bare Essentials play, Valentino. Read on to find out more about Liz and the play we’ll be seeing on Monday: Tell us a little about yourself. I’m originally from Downingtown, PA (almost exactly between Philadelphia and Amish country). I graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a BA in […]
John has written for television, radio and the stage. He is a contributing writer for Turner Classic Movies having written for the late Robert Osborne, and currently writing for host Ben Mankiewicz. He also writers for Agatha’s – A Taste of Mystery, The Mystery café of Indianapolis, Laughing Matters, and Sketchworks. In many ways, the […]
Paul Donnelly (right) wrote the play we’ll be reading tonight, Falling Off the Edge. Tell us a little about yourself. I was born in Brooklyn, NY. Grew up and spent most of my life in Washington, DC and the Virginia suburbs. Spent eight years in Atlanta and just relocated to Honolulu in June with my […]
Click here to read a summary or listen to the broadcast of Essential Theatre’s most recent City Lights appearance. Thanks to Lois, Myke and the WABE team for your dedicated coverage of arts and theatre in Atlanta, including the Essential Theatre Festival!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ADA AND THE MEMORY ENGINE press kit with photos July 2017 – Join us for the regional premiere production of Ada and the Memory Engine by Lauren Gunderson, opening July 28. One of the latest plays penned by our very first Essential Theatre Playwriting Award Winner and the Most Produced Living Playwright […]
Anna Denise Millard (left) wrote the play we’ll be reading tonight, What My Mother Told Me. Tell us a little about yourself. After graduating from Emory University with a degree in Playwriting, I have spent the first few years of my career working in publishing in New York City, as an Assistant Editor with Oxford University […]
G. M. Lupo is an author and playwright native to Atlanta, GA. His work has been performed at Sketchworks, Atlanta Fringe Fest 2015, Out of Box Theatre, and OnStage Atlanta. He was born in and spent most of his childhood in West End, and learned to read in the library that once resided in what […]
A cross-post from HowlRound, the second in a series by Lauren Gunderson that asks, “Why Theatre?” Dramatic Structure: a Playwriting Class The second video in this series “Why Theatre?” starts with an exploration of the ancient, primal origin of story and how it can serve playwrights in their creative process. What is the point […]