The ReACT Gallery is hosting a performance in the Anderson Sculpture Garden in partnership with Focal Theatre Lab and ISU's MFA Program in Creative Writing and the Environment - a new initiative by @ProtestPlays titled Heal the Divide On Campus: An Opportunity for Inter-Collegiate Conversation Through Theatre. In their words, "Our hope is that by introducing short, …
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 …
Join Focal Theatre Lab for a night of brand new theatre (a double-feature with a one act performance and a staged reading of scripts by two local playwrights!) at Reliable Street, a warehouse in Ames that has been transformed into an arts center by Ames community members. Smoke Break A play in one act, written …
Join Focal Theatre Lab for a night of brand new theatre (a double-feature with a one act performance and a staged reading of scripts by two local playwrights!) at Reliable Street, a warehouse in Ames that has been transformed into an arts center by Ames community members. Smoke Break A play in one act, written …
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 …
After taking a break during the pandemic, Focal Theatre Lab will be returning this fall with an exciting new project called Beyond Hope. This event, produced in conjunction with International Overdose Awareness Day, will feature a collection of short performance pieces designed to bring awareness regarding overdose, remember those who have died, and acknowledge the grief of friends …
In conjunction with International Overdose Awareness Day, Beyond Hope is a one night theater event surrounding the themes of addiction, loss, overdose, grief, and hope.
