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Palm Beach Dramaworks Happenings
Palm Beach Dramaworks (PBD) is pleased to announce Almost, Maine playwright’s rich imagination, interweaving the voices
that single tickets for its long-awaited 2021/22 season By John Cariani of friends, family, and acquaintances to create a vivid
go on sale Nov. 1. The start of the season was pushed Jan. 14 to 30, 2022 portrait of the artist.
back from mid-October to Dec. 3 out of an abundance of Love – old and new, heart-stopping and weak-kneed,
caution and a commitment to the health and safety of our unexpected and unrequited, lost and found – is in the air in the
patrons, artists, and staff. PBD is introducing a number fictional, remote town of Almost, Maine. This wildly popular
of safety protocols that will be strictly enforced. play takes place on a Friday night in winter, and is made up
The company will perform its full schedule of of nine mostly joyful yet poignant vignettes connected by
five plays in a compressed period of time, which has time and place, the beauty of the aurora borealis, a touch of
necessitated shorter runs for each production. The season magic, and a spirit of hope.
opens with the world premiere of Michael McKeever’s The Duration (World Premiere)
The People Downstairs on Dec. 3, followed on Jan. 14, By Bruce Graham
2022 by John Cariani’s Almost, Maine. Up next on Feb. Feb. 18 to March 6
18, 2022 is the world premiere of Bruce Graham’s The Audrey Batten has left the building. And the city. And quite About PBD
Duration, followed by Lynn Nottage’s Intimate Apparel possibly, according to her daughter Emma, her senses. Can Palm Beach Dramaworks is a professional, nonprofit theatre
on April 1, and William Luce’s The Belle of Amherst on two strong women with very different coping strategies on company founded in 2000 and located in the heart of downtown
May 20. the journey from grief to release meet each other somewhere West Palm Beach. Each season, the award-winning company
Tickets for all performances are $79, except for in the middle – out in the middle of nowhere? A moving, produces five mainstage shows and offers a wide variety of
opening night of each production ($94) and previews absorbing play about family, loss, love and cats. programs for students at the theatre, in schools, and online.
($59). Tickets can be purchased through the box office, in Intimate Apparel Committed to fostering the future of theatre, PBD has become a
person or by phone at (561) 514-4042, Ext. 2, and online By Lynn Nottage hub for playwrights in Florida and around the country to nurture
24 hours a day at palmbeachdramaworks.org. April 1 to 17 their work through initiatives including drama (in the) works and
PBD has installed a new HVAC system throughout the In this heartfelt and heartbreaking work set at the turn of the annual New Year/New Plays Festival. PBD is a member of
building that complies with all the latest safety standards, the 20th century, Esther is a 35-year-old African-American Theatre Communications Group, Florida Professional Theatres
including UV light, bipolar ionization, and specialized seamstress of exquisite intimate apparel who aches to love Association, and the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County.
high quality air filters. Additionally, in accordance with and be loved. An unlikely opportunity arises when she enters www.palmbeachdramaworks.org
CDC recommendations, patrons must adhere to the into a correspondence with a man she’s never met. The play is Evening performances are Wednesday and Thursday at
following safety protocols in order to gain entry into the a lyrical exploration of loneliness and longing, sweet dreams 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., and select Sundays
building: and bitter truths, determination and resiliency. at 7 p.m. Matinee performances are on Wednesday, Saturday,
• All guests are required to wear suitable masks that The Belle Of Amherst and Sunday at 2 p.m. Post-performance discussions follow
completely cover the nose, mouth, and under the chin for By William Luce Wednesday matinee and Sunday evening performances.
their entire visit. Anyone who does not comply will be May 20 to June 5 The Don and Ann Brown Theatre is located in the heart of
escorted out of the theatre. Based on the life of Emily Dickinson, this one-woman downtown West Palm Beach, at 201 Clematis Street. For ticket
• Documentation (printed or digital): Fully vaccinated show tells the story of the independent, enigmatic, information contact the box office at (561) 514-4042, or visit
guests have the option of voluntarily presenting reclusive, witty poet through her letters, verse, and the www.palmbeachdramaworks.org.
documentation showing full vaccination status. Full
vaccination is defined as the completion of the final dose at
least 14 days prior to the performance date. Alternatively,
all guests can, instead, present documentation of a
negative COVID-19 PCR test result conducted within 72
hours prior to the performance, or a negative COVID-19
antigen test result conducted within 24 hours prior to the
scheduled performance start time.
• Matching photo identification is required for everyone
18 years and older.
These protocols are subject to change. As the situation
evolves, PBD will re-evaluate and share any updates on
its website at palmbeachdramaworks.org and via email.
Palm Beach Dramaworks 2021/22 Schedule
The People Downstairs (World Premiere)
By Michael McKeever
Dec. 3 to 19
For two years and one
month, Anne Frank and
seven others hid in four
small rooms concealed
behind a bookcase in
the building where her
father worked. Her diary
revealed their ordeal to
the world. But what of
the people who hid them,
got them food, and kept
them informed? This
play explores the complex challenges faced by these brave
individuals on their journey of rebellious morality during
the horrors of the Holocaust.
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