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Finalist #1: The Last Broadcast by Carey Crim

When Caroline learns that her father, a prominent talk radio personality, is no longer able to care for himself, she faces the difficult prospect of moving him into her home where life as a single mother is already a challenge. Her dad’s bombastic personality, the reemergence of a former fling and old family secrets all crash into disarray in this funny and heart-wrenching portrayal of family in transition. Tickets

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Finalist #2: Daisy Violet the Bitch Beast King by Sam Collier

Up in their attic, sisters Josephine and Henrietta create a new sister for their family. She's monstrous and violent and embodies everything they've dreamed of; the rage of children and the fury of girls. Playwright Sam Collier hilariously blends absurdism and reality in this pointed examination of gender politics and sibling relationships. Tickets

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Finalist #3: Regular by Marjorie Muller

Kate is new in town. Hoping to blend into a normal, small-town existence, she accepts a job at the local fiber supplement factory. Soon, Kate finds out she’s one of the town’s first new residents in over ten years, but for some reason, everyone finds her face familiar. As the object of the town’s interest, Kate becomes a sounding board for their own traumas, dreams, and addictions. Tickets

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Special Engagement: Thrice to Mine, written and performed by Roxanne Fay

Roxanne Fay, star of Apples in Winter, returns to Urbanite for a one-night performance of her new original show, Thrice To Mine. Princess. Wife. Mother. Witch. Murderer. Queen. Legend. Thrice To Mine opens a new door into the woman we know as Shakespeare’s Lady Macbeth. Based in historical fact about the actual person and the time in which she lived, Thrice To Mine presents a woman denied personal power by the society and gender politics of eleventh century Scotland. Tickets

 

Student Playwriting Contest
A competition exclusively for Sarasota Cross College Alliance students. One winning student playwright will receive a staged reading at Urbanite Theatre with a professional director and actors. One night only! Tickets

Free Panel Discussion: Meet playwright Lauren Yee

Playwright of last season's IN A WORD, prominent American playwright Lauren Yee joins Urbanite Theatre for just one night for an intimate Q&A about her life and career as an in-demand playwright. This discussion is free, but you must reserve tickets to attend. Tickets

Audience Roundtable
Join us for a free discussion at the theatre about the three finalist plays, and what each script meant to you. You may use this opportunity to decide which of the plays you'll vote for, if you saw all three! No tickets or reservations necessary, simply join us at 5pm on the 13th!