We are thrilled to announce our
2023 Season
Up Next at the Playhouse
Art by Emilie Jolivet
Performances are September 21st-Oct 1st Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30 pm and Sundays at 2 pm.
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Directed by DEREK CORRIVEAU
Jane: HEATHER OAKLEY
Ellie: KERI DANNER
Kim: TARA GOLSON
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Ellie and Jane play the ultimate waiting game with the future of their child and their relationship at stake. Their young daughter is in surgery with a life-threatening condition and as the time ticks, they face science, faith, and their weirdest peeves. A socially awkward nurse could help them beat the odds, but Jane's faith in an experimental treatment could leave them all out in the cold.
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COLD was presented as part of last year’s PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL and was selected to be fully produced as part of our 2023 season.
Ben holds a B.A. in Creative Writing from SNHU and an MFA from The Playwrights Lab at Hollins University. His work includes award-winning scripts The Resurrections (Silver Spring Stage Company judge’s award: best script), Cold (finalist, Woodward/Newman Drama award; semifinalist, Princess Grace award; winner, KCACTC David Shelton Award, best play; productions appeared at Wilbury, the Hollins/Mill Mountain New Play Fest, and Tesseract Theatre Company), Community Garden (Shelton, best play; KCACTF, commendation playwriting; produced by Hollins/Mill Mountain Theatre Fest). As playwright-in-residence at The Wilbury Group, he developed a trio of plays: Communion, Cain + Abel (world premiere), and Cold. Fragile Thing Cracks appeared at Panndora Productions (premier) in Long Beach, CA, and Acadiana Rep in Lafayette, Louisiana. Self-produced work includes Tig, Get Rough with Me, Haunted (also a finalist for Sanguine Theatre’s Project Playwright), and What Went Down. His newest work, Mary Magdalene Smokes a Joint, is in development at Colorado State University. www.benjolivet.com
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​Thank you for attending our
3rd Annual Playwrights Festival Fundraiser
September 8th-10th! This was the most successful year yet!
Stay tuned to see which of these following playwrights will be featured in our 2024 Season:
Mike Ackerman
Jayne Hannah
Michael R. McGuire
Ava Molnar
Emma Montieth
AUDITION ANNOUNCEMENT
What: A Christmas Carol: The Musical
When: Sat. Sept. 23rd from 12-4 pm
Directed by: Lisa Bono
Performance dates: Nov. 30-Dec. 17
Thursdays-Sundays
All roles available except SCROOGE which will be played by a CSP favorite, Derek Corriveau
DETAILS: Sing a song of your choice from a musical or your favorite Christmas song. Use a track or sing acapella; accompanist will be provided if you have sheet music. Readings from the script as well as a short, easy dance combo.
Please bring a headshot and resume if available.
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Members of the cast of Jimmy Buffett's Escape to Margaritaville, July 2023
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Chestnut Street Playhouse supports a flexible, imaginative casting policy.
CSP encourages people of all ethnicities, gender identities, BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color), and people with disabilities
for all roles in our theater.
The cast of THE PROM: THE MUSICAL, April 2023
The cast of Ken Ludwig's LEND ME A TENOR, February 2023
Three of last year's playwrights during auditions in
July 2022 (from left to right: Mason Beiter, Ben Jolivet, and Jake Alexander).
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