Category: News
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OdysseyStage Presents the World Premiere of Ona by Keith Burridge
announcing the world premiere of ‘Ona’ OdysseyStage, based in North Carolina, proudly introduces the world premiere of ‘Ona’. This new play comes from Keith Burridge, an award-winning NC playwright. Under the direction of Amelia Lumpkin, ‘Ona’ promises to offer audiences an immersive experience this fall. unfolding a powerful narrative ‘Ona’ brings to life the extraordinary… Read more
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OdysseyStage Home
OdysseyStage Theatre – premiering and nurturing the creative voices of North Carolina playwrights. We provide a dynamic platform for the development of new works in Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill through a unique, three-step process: table reads, staged readings, and fully produced plays. Experience an engaging journey from script to stage, with comprehensive support at every step. Join… Read more
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Staged: New Play Readings presents Milk and Honey Whiskey by Grace Siplon
When a southern family is left with nothing in the time of the Great Depression, they move to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. There they’ll seek to find work, love, and a new life amongst the natural splendor. With sickness, poverty, and heartbreak always around the corner, the precocious Edith seeks out a mysterious creature for aid… Read more
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Staged: New Play Readings presents Ona by Keith Burridge
This country was founded on the principle “all men are created equal” and yet many of the founding idealists owned slaves. Ona is an historical play about Martha Washington’s maid, who was one of the few slaves to successfully escape from the Washingtons. Ona is prompted to run for freedom on learning she is to… Read more
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OdysseyStage on the Air: A New Radio Show Podcast
Our newest podcast series is inspired by the golden age of radio. Shows include: After The Thin Man, The Day the Earth Stood Still and A Letter to Three Wives. Classic commercials from the period and the full arsenal of music and sound effects bring each show to life. Read more
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The Suffragist Project podcast – streaming now!
Mark your calendars! OdysseyStage’s long-awaited podcast series, The Suffragist Project, will launch on 3/1/21. The production stars Jenn Bianchi as Elizabeth Cady Stanton, the architect of the women’s suffrage movement in America, along with Lucretia Mott (Lucia Foster), and Susan B. Anthony (Mary Rowland), whose very name is synonymous with the Nineteenth Amendment. Regina Dozier… Read more
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Free livestream event, 12/13 – Excerpts from The Suffragist Project
To promote the upcoming launch of our first podcast series, we have partnered with The Orange County Department on Aging to do a livestream event. Excerpts from The Suffragist Project is a free virtual performance of three of the plays featured in the podcast, happening December 13 at 4pm. Actors will do live, staged readings… Read more
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OdysseyStage and The Suffragist Project featured on Seeking Justice
Dr. John Paul Middlesworth (Director) Beverly Cordes (Advocate & Actress) and Annie Taft (Playwright & President of Odyssey Stage) discussed their recent virtual production of “An Anti-Suffragette Monologue” (viewable on YouTube here) on the Seeking Justice radio talk show. We discussed the many counterpoints that these anti-suffragist women make and what they reveal to us… Read more
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Casting announced – 2020 NC 10 By 10 Play Festival
Casting for the 2020 NC 10 By 10 Play Festival has been announced. All rehearsals and performances will take place online via Zoom. Mark your calendars for the show, running online September 18, 19, 25 and 26! Show casting breakdown is as follows: THE AFFLICTION by Tim Wiest, directed by Art Jolin WILL: David McEwen… Read more
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Update from the President
An open letter to our supporters from Annie Taft, President of OdysseyStage, with some information about how the season is shaping up in the wake of the pandemic. Read more