Florida Repertory Theatre announces plays and playwrights for 2023 PlayLab Festival
Florida Repertory Theatre will hold its PlayLab Festival May 4-7 in the Historic Arcade Theatre. The 2023 PlayLab lineup includes five plays reflecting Florida Rep’s mission to produce a wide variety of work by emerging and well-established writers.
Tickets are $25 per reading or $120 for an all-access pass that includes admission to five readings plus the playwright’s panel. For more information or to purchase tickets visit floridarep.org or call 239-332-4488 or toll-free at 877-787-8053.
Selected works include: “See Monsters of the Deep” by Mark Shanahan, “Trouble (at the Vista View Mobile Home Estates)” by Audrey Cefaly, “One-Shot” by Andrew Rosendorf, “Long Layover” by Michelle Tyrene Johnson, and “Mountain Mamas” by Daryl Lisa Fazio.
Each of the festival playwrights works with a professional director and cast of actors and receives 15 hours to workshop and develop their piece before it has one public reading during the intensive weekend festival. The plays are each in consideration for a future premiere production in a subsequent Florida Rep season. The festival culminates with a playwright panel session moderated by Jason Parrish, Florida Rep’s associate artistic director.
“Each reading performance includes a talk-back and a discussion with the playwrights, directors and actors,” said Jason Parrish, the festival organizer. “Audience feedback is instrumental in the development process and helps the playwrights perfect their scripts and helps guide Florida Rep as it decides whether to include one of these plays in a future season.”
Lee Moore and Dee Whited are grand sponsors of the 2023 Festival, with major support from playwright circle sponsors Darlene and Val Arnold, networking sponsor Naomi Bloom, and reading sponsors Dr. Susan B Herbel, Dr. Gail D. McClure, and Judy Weiner. Selected plays were chosen from an open call for submissions to literary agents and playwrights – some affiliated with the National New Play Network of which Florida Rep is an Associate Member.
Visit Florida Rep online at FloridaRep.org to see what’s on stage or to view the upcoming 2023-2024 season line-up.