The annual SC New Play Festival (SCNPF) takes the Greenville stage from Thursday, Aug. 8 to Sunday, Aug. 11. The star-studded cast list for these new works just dropped, so we’re shedding a spotlight on the actors + the plays.
The actors
- Phillip Boykin | Broadway: “Hadestown,” “The Music Man,” “Once on this Island,” “Sunday in the Park with George,” and “Porgy and Bess.” He’s also performing in the cabaret on Sunday.
- Chaundre Hall-Bloomfield | Broadway: “Hamilton” + TV: “Kingdom Business” and “Luke Cage”
- Siri Howard | Broadway: “Les Miserables” + “The Sound of Music”
- Jade Jones | TV: “Chicago PD”
- Adam Kantor | Broadway: “Rent,” “Fiddler on the Roof,” and “The Band’s Visit”
- Mauricio Perez | Broadway: “Jersey Boys”
- Michael Tacconi | Broadway: “The Cher Show” and “West Side Story” + TV: “The Winchesters” and “Indoor Boys”
- Peter Van Wagner | Film: “The Post,” “Arthur,” and “Annie” + TV: “One Life to Live” and “Boardwalk Empire”
- Kuhoo Verma | TV + Film: “Insomnia” and “Plan B”
- Mimi Wyche | Broadway and National Tour: “CATS”
The plays
Excerpts from “The Josh White Project” | Thursday, Aug. 8 | 7 p.m. | Commissioned by the SCNPF, this show honors the prominent blues + folk musician.
“All the World’s a Stage” | Friday, August 9 | 7 p.m. | Gunter Theatre at the Peace Center, 300 S. Main St. | This musical follows closeted math teacher, Ricky Alleman, as a high school senior convinces him to coach her for the 1996 State Thespian Competition.
“Trip Around the Sun” | Saturday, August 10 | 2 p.m. | Warehouse Theatre, 37 Augusta St. | This dark-comedy sees two Jimmy Buffet fans (aka Parrot Heads) trying to plan the time they have left on earth.
“The Dark Lady” | Saturday, August 10 | 7 p.m. | Greenville Theatre, 444 College St. | Who really wrote William Shakespeare’s female characters? Watch this musical to find out.
“Stuntboy” | Sunday, August 11 | 2 p.m. | South Carolina Children’s Theatre, 153 Augusta St. | Portico Reeves struggles with anxiety, his arch nemesis, and his parents impending divorce in this musical.
The variety show
Outdoor Variety Stage | Saturday, Aug. 10-Sunday, Aug. 11 | 3 p.m.-7:30 p.m. | Falls Park, 601 S. Main St. | Catch aerialists, jugglers, clowns, and acrobats as they show off their skills.
The cabaret
Phillip Boykin | Sunday, August 11 | 7 p.m. | Greenville One Center, 1 N. Main St. | Enjoy a cabaret performance and behind-the-scenes interview with this Broadway star + Greenville native known for shows like “Hadestown,” “The Music Man,” and “Porgy and Bess.”
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