Be part of the process!
In partnership with the Chelsea District Library, the Purple Rose offers free concert readings of new plays as well as occasional lectures and panel discussions with playwrights, directors, designers and actors.
Concert readings offer advance looks at plays under consideration for upcoming seasons. These special events are free of charge and feature open forum discussion with the playwright and director. Audience feedback helps shape the script as it moves toward full production and gives us valuable insight into what you are interested in seeing on our stage.
Our panel discussions provide Purple Rose artists an opportunity to share their stories with you, stories about the production behind every great production.
Upcoming Readings via Zoom:
Saturday, September 14th at 10:30am
Apartment 3A by Jeff Daniels
Production Team:
Director | Stage Manager: Rhiannon Ragland
Artistic Associate: Lucas Daniels
Managing Director: Katie Hubbard
Cast:
ANNIE: Kristin Shields*
HAL: Lynch Travis*
DONALD: Rusty Mewha*
ELLIOT: Dez Walker
TONY: Rhiannon Ragland*
*member, Actors’ Equity, +member, SAG/AFTRA
Synopsis: Annie Wilson, director of fund-raising for PBS Channel 68, is faced with a series of personal and professional predicaments. Reeling from a broken heart, Annie chooses a new apartment in a different neighborhood and befriends a mysterious next-door neighbor who may hold the secret to a brighter future.
Contains adult language and subject matter.
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Special thanks to Equity and SAG-AFTRA.
Previous 2020-2024 Purple Rose Zoom Readings:
Sat. Oct. 17, 2020 @ 10:30am- “Under Ceege” by Jeffry Chastang
Sat. Nov. 14, 2020 @ 10:30am- “Human Error” by Eric Pfeffinger
Sat. Dec. 5, 2020 @ 10:30am- “Cloud Tectonics” by José Rivera
Sat. Feb. 6, 2021 @ 10:30am- The Purple Rose Theatre 10-min Play Festival by Various Artists
“Deactivated” by Jeffry Chastang
“A Rose by Any Other Name” by Ann E. Eskridge
“Happy Born Day” by Shawntai Brown
“The Date Conflict” by Kia T. Barbee
“First-come, First-served” by Cam Blackwell
“The Guardian” by Jay Walker II
“Clubbing” by Charity Clark-Anderson
“One More Day at at Time” by Rhonda English
“Boedie and Carrie” by Angela G. King
“Where Are You?” by Alvaro Saar Rios
“When You Know You Know” by Jeff Daniels
Sat. March 6, 2021 @ 10:30am- “Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Ghost Machine” by David MacGregor
Sat. April 17, 2021 @ 10:30am- “Deadline” by Marcia Kash and Douglas E. Hughes
Sat. May 15, 2021 @ 10:30am- “Piggsville” by Alvaro Saar Rios
Sat. June 19, 2021 @ 10:30am- “Light” by Jarrin Davis
Sat. July 17, 2021 @ 10:30am- “The Islanders” by Carey Crim
Sat. Oct. 16, 2021 @ 10:30am- “The Fisherman” by Jayme McGhan
Sat. Feb. 12, 2022 @ 10:30am- “In Common” by Quinn D. Eli
Sat. March 5, 2022 @ 10:30am- “Ichabod” by Joseph Zettelmaier
Sat. April 30, 2022 @ 10:30am- “if nobody does remarkable things” by Emma Gibson
Sat. May 21, 2022 @ 10:30am- “Stick Fly” by Lydia R. Diamond
Sat. June 11, 2022 @ 10:30am- “Our Daughters, Like Pillars” by Kirsten Greenidge
Sat. July 16, 2022 @ 10:30am- “Forget About Me” (The Breakfast Club Play) by David Hansen
Sat. Sept. 10, 2022 @ 10:30am- “A Lovely Day To Kill Your Spouse” by Lindsey Brown
Sat. Nov. 5, 2022 @ 10:30am- “Dirty Legal Secrets” by Sarah Feingold
Sat. Feb. 11, 2023 @ 10:30am- “Fourteen Funerals” by Eric Pfeffinger
Sat. March 11, 2023 @ 10:30am- “The Antichrist Cometh” by David MacGregor
Sat. May 20, 2023 @ 10:30am- “The Tropical Pickle” by Jeff Daniels
Sat. June 24, 2023 @ 10:30am- “Last Call at the Aardvark” by Paul Stroili
Sat. July 22, 2023 @ 10:30am- “What Springs Forth” by Carey Crim
Sat. Sept. 9, 2023 @ 10:30am- “Mildred Whiskey” by David MacGregor
Sat. Nov. 4, 2023 @ 10:30am- “OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY GRINCH IN FIGHT WITH RUDOLPH POLICE CALLED” by Jeff Daniels
Sat. Feb. 10, 2024 @ 10:30am- “Always Come Back” by Matt Letscher
Sat. March 9, 2024 @ 10:30am- “Dinner Party” by Pardeep Toor
Sat. May 11, 2024 @ 10:30am- “My Mom and the Michigan/Ohio War” by Paul Stroili
Sat. June 22, 2024 @ 10:30am- “Murder On The Links” by Steven Dietz
Sat. July 13, 2024 @ 10:30am- “Surrogate” by Lauren Knox Mounsey