New Works Series

Hendersonville Theatre continues its New Works Series (formerly called Staged Reading Series) Saturday, Aug. 12 at 3 p.m. Showcasing the work of area playwrights and performed by local actors, The New Works Series is a free public reading of a new play in development. However, donations are welcome to support the theatre.

Hendersonville Theatre's New Works Series offers exciting script-in-hand readings of new plays by emerging local playwrights. The readings are followed by a talk back with the playwright and actors to provide feedback to the playwright.

Hendersonville Theatre is committed to exploring and developing new work for American theater, supporting local playwrights with their creative process from concept to production.

Vote for Herbert by Mark Whicker will be read on Aug. 12. In Vote for Herbert, Herbert Granger, 82, decides to run for the of office of State Senator of Ohio,

Whicker was born in Winston-Salem, attended UNC-Chapel Hill and worked in North Carolina until 1977. A former newspaper columnist, he began taking playwriting classes after retirement. He has six plays up on New Play Exchange. One of his plays has been performed at Clairemont Act One in San Diego.

Playwrights who would like to submit work for consideration for the New Works Series can follow the submission guidelines posted at here and email questions to playsubmissions@HVLtheatre.org.