By Josiah Thomas Turner
Photo by Thomas Ryan Allison
BECOMING!!,
or, The Making of the Musical Sensation of 2279 and All that Followed.
A musical within a play about Michelle Obama (it’s not about Michelle Obama.)
➜ Melancholics Anonymous New Play Series
Jinkies! or The Dog Play
A challenging TYA play about loss, legacy and coming of age.
➜ Vortex Theater Production
The Adventures of Huckleberry Jim
A Black American Epic
➜ 2026 Creative Capital Grant
Uncle Tom’s Nephews
A Family Cycle in Three Acts set in Steubenville, Ohio.
➜ Great Plains Theater Commons
A two-handed thriller that explores sex trafficking in rural Wisconsin.
➜ Wisconsin Theater Spotlight
Leapsickness / The Law of Liquids
A successful-yet-delusional artist prepares for a sophomore exhibit following the death of his mentor.
s p o o k s.
A romantic ghost story and adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s ‘Ghosts’ set in central Wisconsin.
George, Jesse and Mary
A one act play detailing a fictionalized account of the execution of 14 Year Old George Stinney Jr.
The Bible According to Alan Packard
A comedy about an accidental, charismatic, semi-sexual cult.