Premiere the Play
By DPTC
Premiere the Play brings you audio performances of new stage plays by contemporary playwrights. Discover fresh, exciting new works from a diverse pool of world-wide playwrights on this unique, international stage!
Find out more about the plays and artists here: deanproductionstheatre.com/premiere-the-play/
Find out more about the plays and artists here: deanproductionstheatre.com/premiere-the-play/
Premiere the PlayOct 06, 2022
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- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Tom Lavagnino
Join us as we talk with Tom Lavagnino, the playwright of Winter Rules All Summer.
Oct 10, 202419:07
Winter Rules All Summer by Tom Lavagnino
Four friends habitually play golf every Sunday morning, with a set-in- stone tee time of 9:36 AM. But when one of their number doesn't show up (and they can't track him down), and a random golfer from the "wait list" gets assigned to their foursome (and inveigles his way into the group), the three are forced to deal with some very real truths and ultimately confront a complete and total re-definition of the term “friendship.”
Meet the Artists
Oct 08, 202401:33:15
- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Marc Aronoff
Join us as we talk with Marc Aronoff, the playwright of A Night in Jerusalem.
Oct 03, 202436:26
A Night in Jerusalem by Marc Aronoff
A modern-day Sabbath dinner is unfolding in Jerusalem, but this is no ordinary gathering. When Salah, a Harvard educated Palestinian who seeks peace with Israel, unexpectedly arrives at the invitation of his girlfriend, the evening turns into a web of political intrigue rooted in idealism and radical differences.
Meet the Artists
Oct 01, 202401:32:38
- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Chris Hencke
Join us as we talk with Chris Hencke, the playwright of The Emperor's New Clothes: The Rest of the Story.
Sep 26, 202420:56
The Emperor's New Clothes: The Rest of the Story by Chris Hencke
After the Emperor has exposed himself as a fool (by walking naked through the town square), he seeks to blame his Minister for the resulting riot. While the Emperor and the Minister debate the issue, the riot spreads and the kingdom crumbles.
Meet the Artists
Sep 24, 202440:10
- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Mike Ackerman
Join us as we talk with Mike Ackerman, the playwright of After.
Sep 19, 202420:03
After by Mike Ackerman
Hank and Daisy have just made it to the afterlife and meet the administrator tasked with orienting them to their new existence. When Daisy is rejected from entry, the three work to determine what she must accomplish on Earth in order to join Hank.
Meet the Artists
Sep 17, 202401:33:39
- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Germaine Shames
Join us as we talk with Germaine Shames, the playwright of Beautiful Findings.
Sep 12, 202411:14
Beautiful Findings by Germaine Shames
Lise Meitner, often called “The Mother of the Atomic Bomb,” worked in Germany for over 30 years. When she arrived in Berlin from her native Vienna in 1907, she was among the first women to seek a place in science; when she fled for her life in 1938, she was one of the last (converted) Jewish academics not yet expelled by the Nazis.
Meet the Artists
Sep 10, 202401:07:11
- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Vicki Riba Koestler
Join us as we talk with Vicki Riba Koestler, the playwright of I'm Here.
Sep 05, 202415:28
I'm Here by Vicki Riba Koestler
When one woman appears to be at a low point in her life and needs a helping hand, three others, all virtual strangers to each other, combine forces to support her. It’s a difficult task, being that they’re all stuck in a hospital.
Meet the Artists
Sep 03, 202437:04
- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Barbara Blatner
Join us as we talk with Barbara Blatner, the playwright of Marilyn Monroe in the Desert.
Aug 29, 202428:34
Marilyn Monroe in the Desert by Barbara Blatner
When Marilyn Monroe finds herself lost in the desert, can she overcome death with the help of two blind wanderers? Marilyn Monroe in the Desert is a Magical, Comical Dream Quest.
Meet the Artists
Aug 27, 202401:18:44
- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Dan Borengasser
Join us as we talk with Dan Borengasser, the playwright of The Puck Project.
Aug 22, 202410:53
The Puck Project by Dan Borengasser
For her master’s thesis, Nora wants to write about Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, but she struggles to come up with an original take on it. She finally decides to compare the traditional love in the play with a love that can be artificially induced like with Puck’s magic potion—or possibly through the techniques of modern neurobiology. As it turns out, her approach may be a little too original.
Meet the Artists
Aug 20, 202401:11:00
- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Julie Pearson Little Thunder
Join us as we talk with Julie Pearson Little Thunder, the playwright of A Southern Fantasia.
Aug 15, 202415:34
A Southern Fantasia by Julie Pearson Little Thunder
In 1897 Alabama, two Slave spirits—one African-American, one Indigenous—watch over a rural community that includes Okcate, a half black/half Muscogee Creek woman. When she and a white man fall in love, the Spirits' desire to fend off threats from a caste-based society upsets the precarious balance of their own limbic status.
Meet the Artists
Aug 13, 202401:07:35
- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: John Minigan
Join us as we talk with John Minigan, the playwright of Covenant.
Aug 08, 202416:50
Covenant by John Minigan
How do we become entrenched in the beliefs we hold and what, if anything, can get us to walk away when those beliefs lead to chaos and destruction?
Jordan’s mission to infiltrate and report on an apocalyptic religious community has ended in disaster. Questions from an unseen interrogator trigger and inform Jordan’s memories of her time undercover, force her to confront the series of choices she made, and decide whether the beliefs that guided her mission are any less dangerous than the beliefs of those in the group.
Meet the Artists
Aug 06, 202401:41:31
Welcome to Season FOUR!
Premiere the Play is back with 10 new audio performances of stage plays from contemporary playwrights!
Check out what's coming in Season Four:
https://deanproductionstheatre.com/ptp-season-4/
Jul 23, 202403:28
Season Four Trailer!
Check out what's on its way in season four!
https://deanproductionstheatre.com/ptp-season-4/
Jul 16, 202400:60
Call for Submissions for Season 5!
Calling all Playwrights! Submissions are now open for our 2025 Season... Find out more at https://deanproductionstheatre.com/get-involved/
Jan 08, 202402:21
- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Andrew Biss
Join us as we talk with Andrew Biss, the playwright of The Treachery of Images.
Oct 05, 202327:37
The Treachery of Images by Andrew Biss
A young student is brutally raped and murdered. Her parents, Tom and Christine, are now confronted with the daunting task of processing their grief and attempting to come to terms with the horror that befell their child. The paths they take in doing so, however, couldn't be starker in contrast. Christine has withdrawn into a deadened world of suppressed rage and bitterness that has left her incapable of seeing beyond the terrible tragedy that has visited her. Her husband, Tom, on the other hand, has taken the unusual step of publicly announcing his forgiveness of their daughter's killer. At the most difficult moment in their lives, a wedge has been driven between them, threatening to destroy the only thing they have left, each other. On this explosive evening of final reckoning, as home truths and simmering resentments are laid bare, each will learn painful, often brutal lessons on both the nature of forgiveness and the treachery of images.
https://deanproductionstheatre.com/treachery-of-images-episode/
Oct 03, 202301:18:19
- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Dan Borengasser
Join us as we talk with Dan Borengasser, the playwright of The L-Word.
Sep 28, 202307:59
The L-Word by Dan Borengasser
Rebecca Bishop is frustrated. After seven years, her boyfriend, Scott Billings, still avoids making any long-term commitment about their future. As a result, she decides, with the reluctant help of her best friend/employee, Michael Allen, to look into online dating, not necessarily to find someone else, but rather, as she puts it, “to understand my options.” Nevertheless, she does discover a guy who looks promising, and she arranges a meeting. It goes well, and the two decide on a second date. Meanwhile, Michael, convinced that Scott is the one for her, schemes and conspires to try and get Rebecca and Scott back together.
Meet the Artists: https://deanproductionstheatre.com/the-l-word-episode/
Sep 26, 202301:02:23
- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Xavier George
Join us as we talk with Xavier George, the playwright of Mommy-Person.
Sep 21, 202316:25
Mommy-Person by Xavier George
Anke and Mel, professional, heterosexual women in their late-30s, both want to find love and have children. When the usual approach doesn’t pan out, Anke convinces Mel that they should make a family together—a choice that requires both women to stand up to societal norms and conquer their own fears.
Meet the Artists: https://deanproductionstheatre.com/mommy-person-episode/
Sep 19, 202301:18:53
- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Stephen Jared
Join us as we talk with Stephen Jared, the playwright of The Apartment on Yucca.
Sep 14, 202324:52
The Apartment on Yucca by Stephen Jared
Dale Odegard makes money running ‘You Too Can Break Into Show Business’ workshops. Dale’s son, Brian, is a Saturday Morning TV star. What most people don’t realize is that Dale had nothing to do with his son’s success. He walked out of Brian’s life long ago. After not seeing each other for ten years, Brian appears. He gets upset after finding out that his name is being used in the workshops, but he also has a proposition...
Meet the Artists: https://deanproductionstheatre.com/apartment-on-yucca-episode/
Sep 12, 202301:08:57
- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Bridget Grace Sheaff
Join us as we talk with Bridget Grace Sheaff, the playwright of Halfway to the Middle.
Sep 07, 202324:11
Halfway to the Middle by Bridget Grace Sheaff
Jessie and Logan are in a long distance relationship. Over the first year of their relationship, we see them struggle with the distance, their insecurities, and the outside world from inside a little motel room halfway between their two cities.
Meet the Artists: https://deanproductionstheatre.com/halfway-to-the-middle-episode/
Sep 05, 202301:05:27
- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Ellen Abrams
Join us as we talk with Ellen Abrams, the playwright of On the Greene at Runnymede.
Aug 31, 202311:46
On the Greene at Runnymede by Ellen Abrams
In 1215, the wealthy and powerful barons of Great Britain rebelled against grumpy, intransigent King John, who had earned their ill will through incessant wars, attempted conquests, increased taxation, and abuses of power. This verse play revisits that insurrection and the disputes behind the creation and signing of the Magna Carta, the document considered by many to be the precursor of the U.S. Constitution.
Meet the Artists: https://deanproductionstheatre.com/on-the-greene-episode/
Aug 29, 202324:21
- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Martha Barnett
Join us as we talk with Martha Barnett, the playwright of At a Stop.
Aug 24, 202318:45
At a Stop by Martha Barnett
Davey, a kindly, under-confident fella, stumbles across 72-year-old May waiting at a bus stop outside of her nursing home. Suffering from Alzheimer's, May believes she is her 24-year-old self needing to get to Belfast to redress a past mistake involving her sister. When Brian, a healthcare assistant at the nursing home, informs Davey that the bus stop is fake, set up to catch escapee residents, they band together to try to get May back inside without causing too much damage to her... or themselves.
Meet the Artists: https://deanproductionstheatre.com/at-a-stop-episode/
Aug 22, 202352:28
- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Donald Loftus
Join us as we talk with Donald Loftus, the playwright of The Archway.
Aug 17, 202316:09
The Archway by Donald Loftus
Jeffrey Morrison is a highly successful senior partner at a prominent and extremely conservative Boston law firm. He is very close to achieving his life-long dream; being elected the firm’s Chairman of the Board. Suddenly, this dream is threatened when in the middle of the night, Jeffrey’s degenerate brother, Phillip, breaks into his Beacon Hill townhouse covered in blood. After Phillip confesses to murdering a man, Jeffrey has to decide whether to help his brother or protect his career.
Meet the Artists: https://deanproductionstheatre.com/the-archway-episode/
Aug 15, 202301:20:43
- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend
Join us as we talk with Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend, the playwright of Come Again.
Aug 10, 202311:56
Come Again by Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend
Marina Johnson, a Miami hospice nurse, is tapped by Jesus to be God’s climate change prophet, but when Father Carlos, a priest in her neighborhood, arranges a meeting with Florida's Governor Todd Anderson it doesn’t go as planned. Can she help save the world before it is too late?
Meet the Artists: https://deanproductionstheatre.com/come-again/
Aug 08, 202301:11:51
- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: John Minigan
Join us as we talk with John Minigan, the playwright of Queen of Sad Mischance.
Aug 03, 202315:42
Queen of Sad Mischance by John Minigan
Kym thinks she’s lucked into the perfect resume-builder for a biracial college senior determined to find a career in academia: helping renowned feminist scholar Beverly Norden finish her ground-breaking book on Shakespeare’s Queen Margaret before Alzheimer’s makes the task impossible. As the passing months make clear that Beverly’s failing memory is not the greatest obstacle to their work, Kym reassesses her connection with Beverly, Beverly’s son, and academia itself. What can the Margaret story tell her about her own path forward?
Meet the Artists: https://deanproductionstheatre.com/queen-of-sad-mischance-episode/
Aug 01, 202301:27:33
Welcome to Season THREE!
Premiere the Play is back with 10 new audio performances of stage plays from contemporary playwrights!
Check out what's coming in Season Three:
https://deanproductionstheatre.com/ptp-season-3/
Jul 18, 202302:26
Call for Submissions for Season 4!
Calling all Playwrights! Submissions are now open for our 2024 Season... Find out more at https://deanproductionstheatre.com/get-involved/
Jan 06, 202302:37
- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Barbara Blumenthal-Ehrlich
Join us as we talk with Barbara Blumenthal-Ehrlich, the playwright of The Captives.
Oct 06, 202215:49
The Captives by Barbara Blumenthal-Ehrlich
Painting death-row meals on china plates may seem like a quirky artistic endeavor. But Professor’s made quite a name for herself doing just that from the safety of her conservative Midwestern college. As someone who struggles with gender identity, she’s fascinated by this final decision in a life otherwise devoid of options. But now, pressured by her tenure committee, she has her first face-to-face with the next inmate to die — Texas prisoner Trevor Monroe. But Trevor wants a stay of execution — not a final meal — putting Professor uncomfortably front and center in a very public social media frenzy and setting up a series of life-altering events for the artist, the prison warden, and the man about to die. Inspired in part by true events, including the botched 2014 Oklahoma execution of inmate Clayton D. Lockett.
Meet the Artists: https://deanproductionstheatre.com/captives-episode/
Oct 04, 202201:45:37
- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Scott Carter Cooper
Join us as we talk with Scott Carter Cooper, the playwright of And Then Galatea Laughed.
Sep 29, 202227:36
And Then Galatea Laughed: A Very Modern Romance by Scott Carter Cooper
George Bernard Shaw is struggling to produce his new play, Pygmalion. With only one day before the first performance, Mrs. Patrick Campbell has just returned from an unannounced three-day holiday and Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree is struggling with the production.
Meet the Artists: https://deanproductionstheatre.com/galatea-episode/
Sep 27, 202201:32:56
- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Steve Gold
Join us as we talk with Steve Gold, the playwright of Women and Guns.
Sep 22, 202211:60