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,
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.
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.
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!
