The world premiere production of the 2025 Essential Theatre Playwriting Award winning play, A Very Special Hospital by Matt Hoffman, opens August 8.

A dark comedy about healthcare with a piercing family story, this is Hoffman’s second full-length play, the first being The Manuscript which premiered at the 2023 Essential Theatre Play Festival to popular and critical acclaim.

Advisory:  Discussion of family and childhood trauma.

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🌟 2025 Essential Theatre Playwriting Award sponsored by Theo Harness 🌟

Performance Schedule

Thursday August 7 (8pm Preview)
Friday August 8 (8pm Opening)
Saturday August 9 (8pm)
Sunday August 10 (2pm)
Monday August 11 (8pm Industry Night)
Friday August 15 (8pm
Saturday August 16 (8pm)
Sunday August 17 (2pm)
Friday August 22 (8pm)
Saturday August 23 (8pm)
Sunday August 24 (2pm)
Friday August 29 (8pm)
Saturday August 30 (8pm)
Sunday August 31 (2pm)

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Cast:

Sarah: Hannah Brumley
Robbie: Louis Kuiper
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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.

Advisory: Reference to suicide and self-harm

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Performance Schedule

Thursday August 10 (8pm) Preview performance
Friday August 11 (8pm) Opening Night
Saturday August 12 (8pm)
Saturday August 19 (8pm)
Sunday August 20 (2pm)
Friday August 25 (8pm)
Sunday August 27 (7pm)
Monday August 28 (8pm) Industry Night
Friday September 1 (8pm)

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Essential Festival Opens August 11 With World Premiere Of THE MANUSCRIPT

Essential Theatre festival brings Georgia-based plays to the stage through Sept.

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