The Glass Piano is having its U.S. premiere at Theatre Lab at FAU, and the first few reviews are in…and they are great! Here are some highlights:

“The layers of Sobler’s play, so insightfully and powerfully rendered by Stabile and company, make for an uncommonly rich theatergoing experience.” (Sun Sentinel)

“delightfully fanciful and imaginative work” (Florida Theater On Stage)

“There’s not a moment of The Glass Piano that wasn’t enjoyable…actors and dialogue were often hilarious…”

It runs through March 3. If you are interested in attending, you can find tickets here.

I had a great talk with Geoffrey Himes at the Post, that lead to this very thoughtful preview. Here’s a quote:

“What does it mean to do something good, especially when you take extreme action to do it?” Sobler asks over the phone from D.C.’s Theater J, where the show is getting its first full production since its 2018 premiere at Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre. “At one point in the play, Evelyn says ‘This is not how I thought it would be.’ It’s one thing to have noble intentions, but it’s another to do the hard work required to carry it out. That’s interesting to me because the cost is always going to be massive. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t do good, but we should be aware of the cost.”

Read the whole thing here.

It’s always huge to have a second production of a play…in some ways it’s harder to get second production than a first! Which is why it’s especially exciting to share that The Glass Piano will have a second production in 2020 at Theatre Lab at FAU! (And it doesn’t hurt that I get to go to Florida in the middle of the New York winter.)

Theatre Lab at FAU – Boca Raton, Florida – Feb. 8 to March 1, 2020

Find out about the whole 2019/20 season at the Boca Raton Tribune.

Excited to announce that Certain Woman of an Age, starring the incomparable Margaret Trudeau, written by Margaret and yours-truly, and directed by the legend that is Kimberly Senior, will be performed in NYC in September! The three performances, which will be recorded for Audible, will take place at Minetta Lane Theatre, and have limited tickets, so get some now!

Read more in the New York Times.

Certain Woman of an Age, a new solo show I wrote with the incomparable Margaret Trudeau, is headed to Montreal to be a part of the Just for Laughs festival this summer! I have always dreamed of being a part of this world renowned comedy festival, and I am really looking forward to Montreal in the summer. Sure to bring back some memories of my Fringe days!

Read more about the show and festival here.

Sheltered will be in D.C. next year with a *stellar* collection of artists, led by Adam Immerwahr, and I can hardly wait. It’s always such a gift to get a second production of any play, but this play, about refugees, American isolationism, and the great sacrifices parents will make to save their children, is very near and dear to my heart, especially at this moment in time. Find out more at American Theateror at theater.org.

Big news day around here! Certain Woman of an Age is an extremely exciting and unique new project on the horizon, with the incredible Canadian icon Margaret Trudeau – mental health advocate, water activist, mother of sitting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and wife of former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Margaret is a remarkable person whose life has been a true adventure. I am excited to embark on this journey with her, led by the indomitable Kimberly Senior.

Find out more at the Chicago Tribune or on Playbill. 

I was very honored that the Alliance production of Sheltered won a Suzi Bass Award in Atlanta for Outstanding World Premiere. I was extremely proud of our production in Atlanta, and so happy that the incredible actors, creative team and crew were honored in this way.

Here are Park Krausen and Lee Spencer Osorio (who played Roberta and Martin in the play) accepting on hehalf of the whole team!