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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The Outrage Machine

Opening Friday July 29 – A satiric drama that explores internet journalism, social media, and the culture of outrage – Co-Winner of the 2020 Essential Theatre Playwriting Award.

A Complicated Hope

Opening Friday August 5 – A play about hope, shining a light on the darkest corners of grief – Winner of the 2022 Essential Theatre Playwriting Award – Winner of the 2022 Essential Theatre Playwriting Award.

Hush Harbor Lab: The Wash by Kelundra Smith

One night only: August 18 – Hush Harbor Lab presents The Wash, by K. D. Smith
Based on true events, The Wash is the intimate and often funny tale of women who went from workers to fighters, and won. 

Bare Essentials Play Reading Series

Join us on August 9, 10, and 22 for developmental readings of three new plays. Thanks to support from Georgia Humanities, 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!