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!
Hush Harbor Lab: TBD
One night only
More info coming soon!
Now through April 30, purchase a Two-, Four-, or Eight-Ticket Festival Pass to guarantee priority access to your preferred dates for this summer’s shows:
Hush Harbor Lab,
Fat Juliet, by Bridget McCarthy
For one night only, Essential Theatre presents Bridget McCarthy’s Fat Juliet.
Now through April 30, purchase a Two-, Four-, or Eight-Ticket Festival Pass to guarantee priority access to your preferred dates for this summer’s shows:
Performance Schedule
Coming Soon
In The Press
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What Audiences Are Saying
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Cast:
Coming soon
Artistic Team:
Playwright: Bridget McCarthy
Meet the Playwright: Peter Hardy
Check back soon for more info!
The Other Part of the Picture
Opening the Festival on August 9 will be The Other Part of the Picture, a comic drama about a group of students who find a mysterious batch of old letters in the house two of them are living in.
The Rock & The Hard Place
Entering the repertory on August 16 will be Emily McClain’s The Rock & The Hard Place, a powerful drama about a young woman’s desperate efforts to free her innocent father from Death Row.
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!
Walk With Me: Loving Steps on the Dementia Journey
written and performed by Carolyn Cook
Two nights only: August 30 and 31, 2023 at 7:30pm
6:30-7:30 pm – Resource Fair; Performance at 7:30 pm
In this autobiographical play,
Hush Harbor Lab: Yanni Stone and the Honeypot Trap by Anterior Leverett
One night only: August 24, 2023 at 7:30pm
A comedy following writer Lena and her titular character Yanni Stone as Lena completes the daunting task of writing her first play all while navigating dating,
