PlayMakers (Keeping You) Company
Stuck Monologues | Virtually, Viv | Think Like an Actor | I Am A PlayMaker
Some Kind of Universe | Higher Ground
Some Kind of Universe | Higher Ground
The magic of live theatre is its ability to bring together people from all walks of life in order to experience beautiful stories as a community. Until we are safely able to gather again, we have created PlayMakers (keeping you) Company, an online series of artist conversations, master classes, and yes, eventually, performances.
Virtually, Viv Featuring award-winning actor of stage & screen, UNC alum Billy Crudup
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Higher Ground Mike Wiley interviews Bishop Michael Curry
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Virtually, Viv Featuring local actor/playwright Sonny Kelly & special guest Sterling K. Brown
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Welcome to the Stuck Monologues!
“Superheroes” by Jacqueline E. Lawton
starring Tia James
Viv chats with her dear friend, two-time Emmy-nominee and your favorite Jewish mother, Marin Hinkle!.
Viv welcomes back poet, rapper, and community organizer Kane Smego.
“To Be or Not to Be,” Monday, April 20. In this first Think Like an Actor Ray takes a deep dive into Shakespeare’s most famous speech.
“Get Thee to a Nunnery,” Monday, June 22. Ray Dooley teaches you how to approach a complex scene like an actor might.
Up Next
Virtually, Viv – May 19 @ 7:30pm
Join Producing Artistic Director Vivienne Benesch as she talks with her dear friend
Debra Messing, star of Will & Grace and SMASH.
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Highlights
Virtually, Viv Featuring award-winning actor of stage & screen, UNC alum Billy Crudup
Discover more Virtually, Viv content
Higher Ground Mike Wiley interviews Bishop Michael Curry
Learn more about the Higher Ground Conversations
Virtually, Viv Featuring local actor/playwright Sonny Kelly & special guest Sterling K. Brown
Discover more Virtually, Viv content
Stuck Monologues ⬆
We commissioned a series of monologues in the theme of “stuck” from local playwrights! Company members past and present stepped up to the plate and knocked home a dozen stellar monologues.
starring Tia James
plus many more…
Virtually, Viv ⬆
Bi-weekly chats between Producing Artistic Director Vivienne Benesch theatre artists from across the industry, both nationally and closer to home.
Viv chats with her dear friend, two-time Emmy-nominee and your favorite Jewish mother, Marin Hinkle!.
Viv welcomes back poet, rapper, and community organizer Kane Smego.
plus many more…
Think Like an Actor ⬆
Take monthly acting classes from beloved company member Ray Dooley. Each class provides a deep dive into the text to provide a glimpse of how Ray builds his acclaimed performances
“To Be or Not to Be,” Monday, April 20. In this first Think Like an Actor Ray takes a deep dive into Shakespeare’s most famous speech.
“Get Thee to a Nunnery,” Monday, June 22. Ray Dooley teaches you how to approach a complex scene like an actor might.