2023 Maine Playwrights Festival
When: Thursday, April 6, 2023 – Sunday, April 16, 2023
Where: The Studio Theater at Portland Stage (25 Forest Avenue)
Maine’s celebration of world premiere scripts by local playwrights celebrates its 22nd season. The 2-week festival involves over 40 Maine-based theater artists and includes full performances of the five featured plays, staged readings, and more!
FLIRTING WITH DISASTER by Todd Brian Backus
THE ART OF ELIZA by Kerri Elissa Becker
SURPRISE! INC. by Nolan Ellsworth & Shannon Wade
KAYE’S GIFT by Joe O’Donnell
AROUND WE GO by Hollie Pryor
MPF Semi Finalist Readings
When: Sunday, April 2, 2023 – 7:00 PM
Where: The Studio Theater at Portland Stage (25 Forest Avenue)
An evening of staged readings of the plays selected as semi-finalists for the 2023 Maine Playwrights Festival. This year’s semi-finalist scripts are:
WE ALL NEED A LITTLE MAGIC by Dan Bancroft
MEETING FINGERMAN by Mark Evan Chimsky
THE PLAN by David Susman
LIVING BONES by Megan Tripaldi
ON SUCH A FULL SEA by Stowell P. Watters
All tickets available at the door. Admission: Pay-what-you-can ($10 suggested donation)
MPF Playwright-in-Residence Reading
SOULS ON ICE by Jule Selbo
When: Tuesday, April 11, 2023 – 7:00 PM
Where: The Studio Theater at Portland Stage (25 Forest Avenue)
Join Maine Playwrights Festival for a staged-reading of 2023 Playwright-in-Residence Jule Selbo’s new full-length comedy, SOULS ON ICE
All tickets available at the door. Admission: Pay-what-you-can ($10 suggested donation)