Current Festival

10 Minute Play Bootcamp Showcase

Join us at 2pm on Saturday August 12 as Essential’s 10-Minute Play Bootcamp dramatically concludes with a public showcase of brand new 10-Minute Plays sure to delight and entertain!

Bare Essentials Play Reading Series

Join us on August 14, 22 and 29 for developmental readings of four new plays. All readings in the Bare Essentials series are free and open to the public. Be sure to stay after for exciting conversation with the director, cast and playwright!

The Wishing Place

World Premiere opens Friday, August 18, 2023

A poetic drama about two families in 1960s rural Georgia, one black and one white, trying to find their path and keep their dreams alive. 

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The Manuscript

World Premiere opens Friday, August 11, 2023

A compelling psychological drama about what we owe to those we’ve lost. Winner of the 2023 Essential Theatre Playwriting Award.

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