May 10, 2026 | Articles, In Two, Press, Uncategorized
May 10, 2026 Premiere Stages at Kean University is pleased to announce the 2026 Premiere Play Festival Semi-Finalists, chosen from 894 submissions. You Should Know This By Nowby Benjamin V. Marshall On Blackwell’s Islandby Monique Hafen Adams Covenant Farmby Brigid...
Apr 12, 2026 | Airness, Press, Reviews
By: ErinMarie Reiter | Apr. 12, 2026 Photo Credit: Xing Photo studio “Airness” cranks the volume all the way up and dares you not to have a good time. This is a show that knows exactly what it is, big, bold, cheerfully ridiculous, and leans into it with...
Apr 10, 2026 | Airness, Articles, Press
By: ErinMarie Reiter | Apr. 10, 2026 Loud Fridge Theatre Group brings ”Airness” to Moxie Theatre with an open invitation: come as you are, grab a (free) ticket, and get ready to rock. Directed by Kian Kline-Chilton, this high-energy comedy dives headfirst into the...
Mar 10, 2026 | Articles, Press
By Terry L. May News Editor | Mar 10, 2026 The infamous Hatfields and McCoys will be leaving the mountains and hollers of Eastern Kentucky and heading out to the big city at the other end of the state to share their historic story during an upcoming Louisville theater...
Mar 7, 2026 | Articles, Press, Wild Heart
ENTERTAINMENT | March 7, 2026 Pictured is the cast of “Wild Heart.” MAYVILLE — Chautauqua Lake Central School’s Secondary Musical this year is “Wild Heart,” a high-energy contemporary pop-rock jukebox musical by Chelsea Marcantel that reimagines the story of Joan of...
Feb 27, 2026 | Articles, Press, Uncategorized
Historically accurate play BLOOD SONG to be featured at Storytelling Revolution Festival By: Stephi Wild | Feb. 27, 2026 After more than a decade of performances throughout Eastern Kentucky and Appalachia, Artists Collaborative Theatre’s production of Blood...
Feb 12, 2026 | Articles, Press, Uncategorized
Chelsea was asked to contribute some thoughts on writing about grief to The Dramatist Quarterly for Winter 2025/2026. Since both EVERYTHING IS WONDERFUL and THE UPSTAIRS DEPARTMENT are plays that begin with death as the inciting incident, she definitely had thoughts...
Jan 14, 2026 | Articles, Bleeding Love, Press
photo of Ryan by Travis Shinn; photo of Chelsea by Molly Pan by Matt Grobar | January 14, 2026 EXCLUSIVE: Multi Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and record producer Ryan Tedder is partnering with Concord Originals, the film and TV division of...
Dec 19, 2025 | Killjoys, Plays and Musicals, Playwright, Show Page
Full-Length Drama • 1 Intermission 2M, 4W, 2 Any Gender When a bachelorette party on a true crime cruise turns deadly, everyone’s a suspect — and also a wannabe detective. KILLJOYS is a hilarious whodunnit that digs into what our national obsession with...
Sep 29, 2025 | Everything is Wonderful, Press, Reviews
By John Geoffrion | September 29, 2025 The script’s climactic catharses evoke the intense emotional peaks found in the great 20th-century dramas of Eugene O’Neill and Arthur Miller. Michael McGovern (Jacob) and Susan Marie Rhea (Esther) in ‘Everything Is Wonderful.’...
