The Playwrights Collaborative

05/09/2026

TONIGHT! 7 pm in Amesbury. Another program of fantastic short plays.

We're up this weekend in Amesbury! The lineup:

WHAT COULD GO WRONG by Amanda Hanrahan
Directed by Adair Rowland,
With Bruce Deveau, Steve Sacks, Deborah Baker, and Adair Rowland

MOURNING GLORY by Elise Hackney
Directed by John van Drie
With Catherine Volinski and Jay Murphy

THE RIGHT DECISION by Tori Stubbs
Directed by Sherry Bonder
With Beth Greenhagen, Jennifer Hogue, and Sherry Bonder

BETTER ANGELS by Adair Rowland
Directed by Jack Rushton
With Amanda Hanrahan, Michelle Gold Mombrinie and Tori Stubbs.

A LITTLE PROCESS AROUND IT by Chet Hertz
Directed by John Van Drie
With Peter Leonard Solis and Elaine Concepcion

THE STRONG ONE by Bruce Deveau
Directed by Bruce Deveau
With Jennifer Hogue and Catherine Volinski

CHATTANOOGA by Jack Rushton
Directed by Jack Rushton
With Sherry Bonder and Maureen Daley

05/07/2026

We're up this weekend in Amesbury! The lineup:

WHAT COULD GO WRONG by Amanda Hanrahan
Directed by Adair Rowland,
With Bruce Deveau, Steve Sacks, Deborah Baker, and Adair Rowland

MOURNING GLORY by Elise Hackney
Directed by John van Drie
With Catherine Volinski and Jay Murphy

THE RIGHT DECISION by Tori Stubbs
Directed by Sherry Bonder
With Beth Greenhagen, Jennifer Hogue, and Sherry Bonder

BETTER ANGELS by Adair Rowland
Directed by Jack Rushton
With Amanda Hanrahan, Michelle Gold Mombrinie and Tori Stubbs.

A LITTLE PROCESS AROUND IT by Chet Hertz
Directed by John Van Drie
With Peter Leonard Solis and Elaine Concepcion

THE STRONG ONE by Bruce Deveau
Directed by Bruce Deveau
With Jennifer Hogue and Catherine Volinski

CHATTANOOGA by Jack Rushton
Directed by Jack Rushton
With Sherry Bonder and Maureen Daley

05/07/2026

This Saturday in Amesbury, at 7 pm, another lineup of our plays. The Union Congregational Church, site of three other productions, right along the Merrimack River. The lineup:

WHAT COULD GO WRONG by Amanda Hanrahan
Directed by Adair Rowland,
With Bruce Deveau, Steve Sacks, Deborah Baker, and Adair Rowland

MOURNING GLORY by Elise Hackney
Directed by Sherry Bonder
With Catherine Volinski and Brian Charewicz

THE RIGHT DECISION by Tori Stubbs
Directed by Sherry Bonder
With Beth Greenhagen, Jennifer Hogue, and Sherry Bonder

BETTER ANGELS by Adair Rowland
Directed by Jack Rushton
With Amanda Hanrahan, Michelle Mombrinie, and Tori Stubbs.

A LITTLE PROCESS AROUND IT by Chet Hertz
Directed by John Van Drie
With Peter Leonard Solis and Elaine Concepcion

THE STRONG ONE by Bruce Deveau
Directed by Bruce Deveau
With Jennifer Hogue and Catherine Volinski

CHATTANOOGA by Jack Rushton
Directed by Jack Rushton
With Sherry Bonder and Maureen Daley

Mark your calendars! Our next show is Sat May 9 at 7 pm, at Amesbury's Union Congregational Church. https://www.amesburyunion.org/event-list.

The lineup is still under development, but these short plays will all be new, and from our playwrights, starring our actors.

04/08/2026

Mark your calendars! Our next show is Sat May 9 at 7 pm, at Amesbury's Union Congregational Church. https://www.amesburyunion.org/event-list.

The lineup is still under development, but these short plays will all be new, and from our playwrights, starring our actors.

03/21/2026

A GREAT time was had by all last night at the Chelmsford Center for the Arts! We're on again tonight at 7:30, tomorrow Sunday at 2:00. Tickets at chelmsfordarts.org. Third year in a row at Chelmsford, with our HEARTBREAK TO HILARITY show. All photos Copyright 2026 Silver Fox Studios, many thanks for allowing us to use them here!

The lineup of all new plays by the Collaborative:

MOURNING GLORY by Elise Hackney
Directed by John Van Drie with Catherine Volinski and Jay Murphy

WHAT CAN GO WRONG? By Amanda Hanrahan
Directed by Adair Rowland, with Bruce Deveau, Deborah Baker, Arthur Knight, and Adair Rowland

HE/HIM by Sherry Bonder
Directed by Sherry Bonder, with Susan Van Drie and Noam Albion

GROWING OLD, by Tori Stubbs
Directed by Alysa Southall, with Mike Pingree and Ashley Risteen.

CHATTANOOGA by Jack Rushton
Directed by Jack Rushton, with Sherry Bonder and Maureen Daley

THE DINOSAUR AGE by Bruce Deveau
Directed by Bruce Deveau, with Jay Novack and Mike Pingree

EDIT ME DEADLY by David Susman
Directed by Noam Albion with Steve Sacks, Beth Greenhagen, Susan Van Drie, Bruce Deveau, John Van Drie, Deb Baker, Maureen Daley

03/19/2026

THIS WEEKEND! We're on at the Chelmsford Center for the Arts. Fri 3/20 and Sat 7:30 pm, Sun 2 pm. Tickets: ChelmsfordArts.org. Here we see Catherine Volinski and Jay Murphy rehearsing MOURNING GLORY and Ashley Risteen and Mike Pingree rehearsing GROWING OLD.

Other plays in the lineup:
WHAT CAN GO WRONG? By Amanda Hanrahan
Directed by Adair Rowland, with Bruce Deveau, Deborah Baker, Arthur Knight, and Adair Rowland
HE/HIM by Sherry Bonder
Directed by Sherry Bonder, with Susan Van Drie and Noam Albion
GROWING OLD, by Tori Stubbs
Directed by Alysa Southall, with Mike Pingree and Ashley Risteen.
CHATTANOOGA by Jack Rushton
Directed by Jack Rushton, with Sherry Bonder and Maureen Daley
THE DINOSAUR AGE by Bruce Deveau
Directed by Bruce Deveau, with Jay Novack and Mike Pingree
EDIT ME DEADLY by David Susman
Directed by Noam Albion with Steve Sacks, Beth Greenhagen, Susan Van Drie, Bruce Deveau, John Van Drie, Deb Baker, Maureen Daley

03/10/2026

Our next show is next weekend, Mar 20-22, at the Chelmsford Center for the Arts. Tickets: ChelmsfordArts.org. Fri and Sat 7:30 pm, Sun 2 pm. Here we see Catherine Volinski and Jay Murphy rehearsing MOURNING GLORY. The second pic is from last year's show, Bruce Deveau and Shannon Muhs in Jack Rushton's FAR FROM NIRVANA. Other plays in the lineup:

WHAT CAN GO WRONG? By Amanda Hanrahan
Directed by Adair Rowland, with Bruce Deveau, Deborah Baker, Arthur Knight, and Adair Rowland
HE/HIM by Sherry Bonder
Directed by Sherry Bonder, with Susan Van Drie and Noam Albion
GROWING OLD, by Tori Stubbs
Directed by Alysa Southall, with Mike Pingree and Ashley Risteen.
CHATTANOOGA by Jack Rushton
Directed by Jack Rushton, with Sherry Bonder and Maureen Daley
THE DINOSAUR AGE by Bruce Deveau
Directed by Bruce Deveau, with Jay Novack and Mike Pingree
EDIT ME DEADLY by David Susman
Directed by Noam Albion with Steve Sacks, Beth Greenhagen, Susan Van Drie, Bruce Deveau, John Van Drie, Deb Baker, Maureen Daley

03/02/2026

We had an extraordinary weekend of theater! Play-in-a-day: 7 plays written Fri night, rehearsed Sat morning, performed Sat and Sunday evenings.

02/28/2026

Tonight and tomorrow afternoon - come join the fun! 7 plays, all written last night, now, this very moment, in rehearsal. On stage 7:30 pm tonight, tomorrow 5 pm.

Our Play in a Day starts tonight at the The Actors Studio of Newburyport. Ten-minute plays will be written tonight, which will be handed to a Director and group of actors tomorrow morning, and will be performed there tomorrow night, Sat Feb 28 at 7:30 pm, and Sun Mar 1 at 5 pm.

Tickets:https://www.newburyportacting.org/event/play-in-a-day-velocity-theatre/.

A joint production of TASN and The Playwrights Collaborative

02/27/2026

Our Play in a Day starts tonight at the The Actors Studio of Newburyport. Ten-minute plays will be written tonight, which will be handed to a Director and group of actors tomorrow morning, and will be performed there tomorrow night, Sat Feb 28 at 7:30 pm, and Sun Mar 1 at 5 pm.

Tickets:https://www.newburyportacting.org/event/play-in-a-day-velocity-theatre/.

A joint production of TASN and The Playwrights Collaborative