Coal Creek Theater of Louisville presents
The 11th Annual Front Range Playwrights Showcase
Original Works by Nabih Saliba, Collette Mazunik & Oliver Gerland
Directed by Kirsten Jorgensen Smith, Larisa Netterlund & Dan Schock
This is where new Colorado theater begins—raw, unfinished, and full of possibility. Local playwrights bring brand-new work to the stage for the first time. Actors and directors workshop the scripts in real time. Audiences witness theater in progress and help shape what comes next. Stories being born, right here in front of you.
The Front Range Playwrights Showcase
Since 2007, Coal Creek Theater has supported Colorado playwrights through the Front Range Playwrights Showcase. Here, we provide opportunities to workshop, develop, and stage new work.
The Bench
by Nabih Saliba
Directed by Kirsten Jorgensen Smith
with Cody Cessna, Sage Miller, Elaine Neison & Byron Thompson
A chance encounter between two very different strangers leads to a unique and interesting conversation. An exploration of what drives us internally, The Bench touches on fear, hope, regret and. pigeons.
Irregular Opening
by Colette MAzunik
Directed by Larisa Netterlund
with Jessica Baron, Adam Lauver & Donna Manis
Our playwright says, "In Irregular Opening I imagine two strangers meeting in a small town coffee shop and ask: What would happen if a woman who is running from her past meets a man who feels he has no future?"
Michelin Star
by Oliver Gerland
Directed by Dan Schock
with Renee Sobering, Myles Becker, Tanner Sands, Jim Terwilliger & Dan Schock
Despite serious problems with the catnip soup, restaurant owners Madame Julie and Monsieur Jean, assisted by waiter and adopted son, Omar, finally earn a Michelin star, as the Reviewer reports.
The Playwrights
The Adjudicators
Production Photos
