Broom Street Theater is proud to present Our Home States, a short play festival presenting one play from each of our 50 "united" states. The festival will open May 16th and run through June 7th.
This is the third year of our festival. Last year we celebrated 9 Northeastern states, and this year we'll turn our attention to the Pacific States.
Broom Street Theater put out a nationwide call for submissions asking for writers who were born in, lived in, or had some connection to each of the five states for this year's festival. We're pleased to announce the plays for the Pacific States:
Alaska: MEDIA or Men Eating Donuts In Alaska by John Mabey
California: Incident on the Golden Gate Bridge by David MacGregor
Hawaii: Pachyderm Getaway by Evan Baughfman
Oregon: Wake the Humans by Kathleen Tomko
Washington: My Coffee Place by Melissa Bridges
The plays in the festival will be directed by Melissa Minkoff, who helmed the festival last year as well. “Our Home States celebrates the wide range of voices, cultures, and perspectives that make up this country,” Minkoff said. “The Pacific States Edition brings together five unique and thought-provoking plays, and I'm fortunate to be working with an incredibly talented cast and crew for this production. We are excited to bring these plays to life!”
Cast:
Beeshoua Lee
Colleen Murphy
Jack Garton
Brent Holmes
Leah Stern
Peter Olson
Rose Popma
Samson Akwenuke
Sophia Whitehead
Stage Manager: Liz Mael
Props and Costumes: Meaghan Heires and Amy Rowland
Graphic design: Kedar Joyner
Director: Melissa Minkoff
Performance Details:
Dates: opens May 16 and closes June 7. Runs Thurs, Fri, Sat, 7:30pm
Tickets: Available in advance at www.bstonline.org, or at the door the evening of the performance. Tickets at the door are pay-what-you-can.
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