Readings of brand new plays by local playwrights. Announcing our September Edition of the New Script Series, featuring androids and mistaken identities in readings of Autonomy, a short play by Josh Oren, and Return, a short play by Vivian M. Cook. Join us for readings of new, local work and talkbacks with the playwrights. Lockwood …
Readings of brand new plays by local playwrights. Announcing our October Edition of the New Script Series! Dreams and secrets, fears for the future, and unyielding passion. This month will feature Adventures Insomniac by Molly Thorsen and Conviction by Vivian M. Cook. Join us for readings of new, local work and talkbacks with the playwrights. …
Announcing our December Edition of the New Script Series! Murder mysteries and witches navigating the 21st century, this month will feature The Case of the Murdered Mayor by Sam Rude and The Three Witches and the Magic Rectangle by Sarah Carney. Join us for readings of new, local work and talkbacks with the playwrights. Café …
Happy New Year from Focal Theatre Lab! Our New Script Series is back with the January edition. This month features an artist coping with a broken relationship in LUMINOSITY by Erica Walling and pirates with some unexpected motives in HERE BE THE MONSTROUS by Josh Oren. Join us for readings of new, local work and talkbacks …
Focal Theatre Lab is back for February! This month features OPEN HEART SURGERY by M. Molly Backes and GILL'S LANDING by Jenna Mertz. Join us for readings of new, local work and talkbacks with the playwrights. The event is free and open to the public. Find us in the Danfoss Room of Ames Public Library …
Focal Theatre Lab is back for April's New Script Series! This month features SMOKE BREAK by Sarah Etheridge. In a small town, a group of rebellious, broken, and deeply connected young friends struggle with growing up, healing, and addiction. Join us for a reading of this new play and a talkback with Sarah afterwards. The …
Readings of brand new plays by local playwrights. Focal Theatre Lab is back after a short summer hiatus for the July 2018 New Script Series! This month features A Chrysalis for Your Chaos Theory by Josh Oren. Warrant officers Daniel and Emily are tasked with visiting a government black site to check on an artifact that …
Focal Theatre Lab is featuring Olivia Griffith's brand new musical, MIRRORS, for our April 2019 New Script Series! In this new play, two sisters struggle with self-worth, ultimately succeeding or failing in learning to love themselves. Performances by Olivia Griffith, Sara Kottra, Jonah Miller, Keaton Lane, Joi Wright, and Jim Tener. Join us for a …
Focal Theatre Lab and The Eco Theatre Lab are partnering to produce FTL's May/June New Script Series. This edition will feature Code Red: Faith, a staged reading of plays in response to gun violence in places of worship. Join us in the Farwell T. Brown Auditorium on the first level of Ames Public Library. Doors …
Focal Theatre Lab is featuring THREE brand new plays by local playwrights for our March 2019 New Script Series! Olivia Ann Griffith's SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS is a lighthearted take on grief, highlighting a mother and son's struggle to deal with the misguided sympathies of outlandish funeral guests. Sam Rude's DREAM OR ILLUSION? is an …
