2021 Blue Ink Playwriting Festival

We’re proud to announce the 2021 Blue Ink Playwriting Award to Refugee Rhapsody by Yussef El Guindi. Featured finalists include An Educated Guess by Juan Alfonso, The Machine by Matthew Libby, The Good Samaritan by Wendy MacLeod, and The Buzzer by chandra...

Classes for the Masses – Session 4

For all ages – improve your craft or learn a new skill. This is your opportunity to level up! Pay-what-you-can and scholarships available. Send all questions to Classes@AmericanBluesTheater.com. Download PDF | Open in browser INSTRUCTORS BIOGRAPHIES ZACHARY...
REFUGEE RHAPSODY

REFUGEE RHAPSODY

SYNOPSIS: Winner of the 2021 Blue Ink Playwriting Award. Sakinah, an Arab American woman, undergoes a mental health evaluation to determine what led to the violent crime she committed against Emily, a rich heiress. The play explores race, class, privilege, and how...
THE GREAT AMERICAN (and French) SONGBOOK

THE GREAT AMERICAN (and French) SONGBOOK

SYNOPSIS: Join Ensemble Member and award-winning cabaret artist Suzy Petri for the great classics of Cole Porter, the Gershwins, Lieber & Stoller, Kander & Ebb, Fats Waller, Oscar Brown Jr., and a little French for Bastille Day! This one-time event will take...
2021 THE RIPPED FESTIVAL

2021 THE RIPPED FESTIVAL

Read 30 short plays inspired and ripped from today’s headlines in our online script library. We’re thrilled to celebrate these writers and short plays during the month of June. Come back each week to read the latest offerings from local, national, and...
LOVING ACROSS BORDERS

LOVING ACROSS BORDERS

SYNOPSIS: Solo performer Ada Cheng explores how one learns womanhood, love, and abuse in different sociopolitical and cultural contexts through personal stories. An intense personal journey and autobiographical, this solo show weaves tales of breaking rules and broken...
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