Be Part of the Process with Play Readings!

In partnership with the Chelsea District Library, the Purple Rose offers free concert readings of new plays as well as occasional lectures and panel discussions with playwrights, directors, designers and actors.

Zoom readings offer advance looks at plays under consideration for upcoming seasons. These special events are free of charge and feature open forum discussion with the playwright and director. Audience feedback helps shape the script as it moves toward full production and gives us valuable insight into what you are interested in seeing on our stage.

Our panel discussions provide Purple Rose artists an opportunity to share their stories with you, stories about the production behind every great production.

Upcoming CDL Reading:

Norma & Wanda by Jeff Daniels

Saturday, November 2nd at 10:30am

While it is a free reading, you must REGISTER HERE 24 hours before the start time.

Two very different sisters get themselves into an outrageous pickle with an old high school boyfriend, a chaotic church social and a secret family recipe for Christmas sausage.

Featuring: Kristin Shields*, Jamie Elvey*, Kate Thomsen*, Ryan Patrick Welsh*, Jon Bennett*

Directed by Rhiannon Ragland

Stage Managed by Lucas Daniels*

*Denotes member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States

2024-2025 Season CDL Readings via Zoom:

Saturday, January 11th at 10:30am
Saturday, March 1st at 10:30am
Saturday, May 10th at 10:30am

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Special thanks to Equity and SAG-AFTRA.

Previous 2020-2024 Purple Rose Zoom Readings:

Sat. Oct. 17, 2020 @ 10:30am- Under Ceege by Jeffry Chastang

Sat. Nov. 14, 2020 @ 10:30am- Human Error by Eric Pfeffinger

Sat. Dec. 5, 2020 @ 10:30am- Cloud Tectonics by José Rivera

Sat. Feb. 6, 2021 @ 10:30am- The Purple Rose Theatre 10-min Play Festival by Various Artists

“Deactivated” by Jeffry Chastang
“A Rose by Any Other Name” by Ann E. Eskridge
“Happy Born Day” by Shawntai Brown
“The Date Conflict” by Kia T. Barbee
“First-come, First-served” by Cam Blackwell
“The Guardian” by Jay Walker II
“Clubbing” by Charity Clark-Anderson
“One More Day at at Time” by Rhonda English
“Boedie and Carrie” by Angela G. King
“Where Are You?” by Alvaro Saar Rios
“When You Know You Know” by Jeff Daniels

Sat. March 6, 2021 @ 10:30am- Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Ghost Machine by David MacGregor

Sat. April 17,  2021 @ 10:30am- Deadline by Marcia Kash and Douglas E. Hughes

Sat. May 15, 2021 @ 10:30am- Piggsville by Alvaro Saar Rios

Sat. June 19, 2021 @ 10:30am- Light by Jarrin Davis

Sat. July 17, 2021 @ 10:30am- The Islanders by Carey Crim

Sat. Oct. 16, 2021 @ 10:30am- The Fisherman by Jayme McGhan

Sat. Feb. 12, 2022 @ 10:30am- In Common by Quinn D. Eli

Sat. March 5, 2022 @ 10:30am- Ichabod by Joseph Zettelmaier

Sat. April 30, 2022 @ 10:30am- if nobody does remarkable things by Emma Gibson

Sat. May 21, 2022 @ 10:30am- Stick Fly by Lydia R. Diamond

Sat. June 11, 2022 @ 10:30am- Our Daughters, Like Pillars by Kirsten Greenidge

Sat. July 16, 2022 @ 10:30am- Forget About Me (The Breakfast Club Play) by David Hansen

Sat. Sept. 10, 2022 @ 10:30am- A Lovely Day To Kill Your Spouse by Lindsey Brown

Sat. Nov. 5, 2022 @ 10:30am- Dirty Legal Secrets by Sarah Feingold

Sat. Feb. 11, 2023 @ 10:30am- Fourteen Funerals by Eric Pfeffinger

Sat. March 11, 2023 @ 10:30am- The Antichrist Cometh by David MacGregor

Sat. May 20, 2023 @ 10:30am- The Tropical Pickle by Jeff Daniels

Sat. June 24, 2023 @ 10:30am- Last Call at the Aardvark by Paul Stroili

Sat. July 22, 2023 @ 10:30am- What Springs Forth by Carey Crim

Sat. Sept. 9, 2023 @ 10:30am- Mildred Whiskey by David MacGregor

Sat. Nov. 4, 2023 @ 10:30am- Office Christmas Party Grinch in Fight with Rudolph Police Called by Jeff Daniels

Sat. Feb. 10, 2024 @ 10:30am- Always Come Back by Matt Letscher

Sat. March 9, 2024 @ 10:30am- Dinner Party by Pardeep Toor

Sat. May 11, 2024 @ 10:30am- My Mom and the Michigan/Ohio War by Paul Stroili

Sat. June 22, 2024 @ 10:30am- Murder On The Links by Steven Dietz

Sat. July 13, 2024 @ 10:30am- Surrogate by Lauren Knox Mounsey

Sat. Sept 14, 2024 @ 10:30am- Apartment 3A by Jeff Daniels