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Palm Beach Dramaworks Happenings

The World Premiere Of conducted within 24 hours prior to the scheduled performance the Steinberg/American Theatre Critics Association New
Play Award. He is also an award-winning actor and designer.
start time. Matching photo identification is required for everyone
Michael McKeever’s The 18 years of age and older. McKeever and his husband, Stuart Meltzer, are cofounders
These protocols are subject to change. As the situation
People Downstairs Opens Palm evolves, PBD will re-evaluate and share any updates on its of Zoetic Stage, a Miami-based theatre company dedicated to
developing new work. He is a member of Actors’ Equity and
Beach Dramaworks’ 2021/22 website at palmbeachdramaworks.org and via email. the Dramatists Guild. See michaelmckeeverplays.com.

The People Downstairs is the first of two world premieres to
Palm Beach Dramaworks is a professional, nonprofit theatre

Season On Dec. 3 be produced by PBD during the 2021/22 season; Bruce Graham’s company founded in 2000 and located in the heart of downtown
The Duration will debut on Feb. 18. Developing new work is now West Palm Beach. Each season, the award-winning company
Palm Beach Dramaworks an essential part of the company’s profile, and this will be PBD’s produces five mainstage shows and offers a wide variety of
(PBD), unable to perform onstage fifth consecutive season featuring at least one world premiere. programs for students at the theatre, in schools, and online.
for audiences for 21 months due The People Downstairs was commissioned by PBD, and both Committed to fostering the future of theatre, PBD has become a
to the pandemic, begins its season plays were nurtured in The Dramaworkshop, the company’s lab hub for playwrights in Florida and around the country to nurture
of renewal on Dec. 3, 8 p.m., with for developing new plays. The People Downstairs received its their work through initiatives including Drama (in the) works and
the world premiere of Michael first public reading in the 2020 New Year/New Plays Festival, the annual New Year/New Plays Festival. PBD is a member of
McKeever’s The People Downstairs, and a revised script was given a virtual reading in June of that Theatre Communications Group, Florida Professional Theatres
a commissioned play that tells the year following two, three-day workshops. Association, and the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County.
story of the courageous souls who Michael McKeever has See www.palmbeachdramaworks.org.
hid Anne Frank and seven others written 33 full-length plays Evening performances are Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30
during the Holocaust. Performances that have been produced at p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., and select Sundays at 7 p.m.
continue through Dec. 19, with theatres around the world, Matinee performances are on Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
specially priced previews on Dec. 1 and 2, 7:30 p.m. Producing including Comödie Dresden at 2 p.m. Post-performance discussions follow Wednesday
Artistic Director William Hayes directs. (Dresden), Och-Teatr (Warsaw), matinee and Sunday evening performances. Individual tickets
In 1942, as Jewish residents of Nazi-occupied Amsterdam and Theater in der Josefstadt, are $79, with specially priced preview tickets at $59 and
were sent to concentration camps or murdered in the streets, Kammerspiele (Vienna). His opening night tickets at $94. Student tickets are available for
Miep and Jan Gies, Victor Kugler, and Johannes Kleiman risked play Daniel’s Husband enjoyed $15, and Pay Your Age tickets are available for those 18 to 40.
everything to save their colleagues Otto Frank and Hermann a sold-out, extended three- Tickets for educators are half price with proper identification
van Pels, the men’s families, and a family friend, from certain month run in Los Angeles at (other restrictions apply). Group rates for 20 or more and
death. For 761 days, Anne Frank shared her observations and the Fountain Theatre, and ran subscription packages for four or five plays are also available.
innermost thoughts on what life was like for eight people whose Off-Broadway at the Westside Tickets can be purchased through the box office, in person or
world was reduced to a few concealed, cramped rooms in the Theatre following successful runs at Penguin Rep and Primary by phone, (561) 514-4042, Ext. 2, and online 24 hours a day at
building where her father worked. But what of the people who Stages, where it was nominated for an Off-Broadway Alliance palmbeachdramaworks.org.
hid them, who provided safety and sustenance until the awful Award for Best New Work. McKeever has won numerous The Don and Ann Brown Theatre is located in the heart of
moment when authorities, either by a tip from an informer or Carbonell and Silver Palm Awards, and is the proud recipient downtown West Palm Beach, at 201 Clematis Street. For ticket
simply by chance, discovered the secret annex? The People of the prestigious George Abbott Award for outstanding artistic information contact the box office at (561) 514-4042, or visit
Downstairs explores the complex challenges faced by these achievement. His work has been nominated four times for www.palmbeachdramaworks.org.
brave individuals on their journey of rebellious morality during
the horrors of the Holocaust.
“We’re living through such turbulent times,” said Hayes.
“Incidents of anti-Semitism have increased for the past several
years, as has a rise in hate crimes toward many ethnic groups
and people of color, which makes The People Downstairs all too
timely. It’s alarming to see people wearing yellow stars and hear
them draw a comparison between mask mandates and Nazism, or
to see people beaten because of the color of their skin. The play
serves as an important reminder for all of us to protect those who
are being unfairly persecuted in our country. We’re a nation built
on immigration, a country that should take pride in its diversity.
As it says on the plaque in the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty:
‘Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning
to breathe free.’”
The People Downstairs features Amy Miller Brennan, Bruce
Linser, Dennis Creaghan, Tom Wahl, McKeever, Matthew W.
Korinko, and John Campagnuolo. Scenic design is by Michael
Amico, costume design is by Brian O’Keefe, lighting design is
by Kirk Bookman, and sound design is by Roger Arnold.
All guests at the theatre are required to wear suitable masks
that completely cover the nose, mouth, and under the chin for
their entire visit. Anyone who does not comply will be escorted
out of the theatre. PBD will also require documentation (printed
or digital): Fully vaccinated guests have the option of voluntarily
presenting 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 Do you know a family member,
COVID-19 PCR test result conducted within 72 hours prior to
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