New Chamber Theatre
For theatermakers and theatre lovers, this workshop presents live reads of new or seldom-produced plays.
ARTS, INC.
Presents
New Chamber Theatre
Staged Readings & Audience Discussion
May 14
All Is True
(Henry VIII)
Written by William Shakespeare
Director, John Hanna
Gossip, treason, intrigue, betrayal, heresy, power, popes and kings---sound familiar?
Players
T.A. Bonnewell -- Cardinal Wolsey
Lisa Greenwood -- Katherine of Aragon, Second Lady
Kirsten Goodman -- Narrator, Norfolk, First Lady
John Hanna -- Lord Chamberlain, Sergeant, Crier.
Randy Lambrecht -- King Henry VII, Secretary, Griffith
August 20
The Night Witches
Written by Rachel Bublitz
Director, Sarah Hall
Players
Coming Soon
October 8
Reading TBA
Director, Jandy Wills
7:00 pm
Doors Open at 6:30 pm
ArtsConnect
909 N. Kansas Avenue
Free Admission
Contributions Requested
Reading followed by open discussion
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New Chamber Theatre Previous Performances:
February 26, 2025
The Bear &
A Tragedian In Spite of Himself
Written by Anton Chekov
Directed by Amanda Burton
Players
The Bear
Lily Czechanski
Tom McElroy
Steven Stanek
A Tragedian In Spite of Himself
Tom McElroy
Steven Stanek
November 20, 2024
The Lady's Not for Burning
Written by Christopher Fry
Directed by Lisa Greenwood
Players
TA Bonnewell
John Hanna
Jesyca Hope
Randy Lambrecht
Kelly Rippel
Sheri Rippel
Phyllis Schaper
Shawn Trimble
September 18, 2024
Preacher Man
Written by Amber Dickinson
Directed by Randy Lambrecht
Players
Devan Garcia
Adam Groves
Elizabeth Ross
May 1, 2024
He Said and She Said
The Stepmother
Directed by Daniel Lassley
Players
Cristin Belnay
Jesyca Hope
Jim Ramos
Deborah Schloeman
February 21, 2024
Trifles
By Susan Glaspell
Directed by Donna Lambrecht
Players
Jennifer Kuner
Randy Lambrecht
Danny Lassley
Kelly Rippel
Sheri Rippel
September 20, 2023
Picasso at the Lapin Agile
By Steve Martin
Directed by Lisa Greenwood
Players
Dusty Nichols
Shawn Nyberg
Ashley Rose
Phyllis Schaper
Kirby Witt
April 19, 2023
Blackbird
By David Harrower
Directed by Widge Yager
Players
Amber Dickinson
Shawn Nyberg
Beatrice Reilly
November 9, 2022
Gloria
By Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Directed by Nathan Dale Short
Players
Jonathan Andrews
Robin Bonsall
Angela Davis
Karen Hastings
Maxwell Luttrell
Shannon Wittmer
April 8, 2022
Kate & Sam Are Not Breaking Up
By Joel Kim Booster
Directed by John Hanna
Players
Robin Bonsall
Kirsten Goodman
Lisa Greenwood
John Hanna
Dané Shobe
David Tangeman
24 Hour Plays: ARTS, Inc.
Watch for our 2026 Announcement!
24 Hour Plays: ARTS, Inc.
Sponsored by
Washburn University
24 Hour Plays was a fun and creative workshop for six original 10-minute plays written, directed, rehearsed within the previous 24 hours!
Presented at
Georgia Neese Gray Theatre
and Sponsored by
Washburn University
EMCEE
Diane Wurzer
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Amanda Burton, Co-Chair
Diane Wurzer, Co-Chair
Elena Blum
Lisa Greenwood
John Hanna
Karen Hastings
Kate Hastings
Randy Lambert
Shawn Trimble
ABOUT 24 HOUR PLAYS
The 24 Hour Plays® was established in 1995 by Mark Armstrong, Artistic Director. Their events include The 24 Hour Plays on Broadway and The 24 Hour Musicals as well as productions from London to Los Angeles, Dublin to Minneapolis, Finland to Mexico, and more. Since March 2020, The 24 Hour Plays: Viral Monologues have generated six hundred new free-to-view theater pieces featuring over a thousand artists that have been viewed millions of times and are now archived in the Library of Congress. Each summer, they bring together early-career actors, directors, playwrights, producers, and composers for a free, professional intensive culminating in their own production of The 24 Hour Plays in an Off-Broadway theater. Over eleven years, The 24 Hour Plays Nationals have introduced audiences and collaborators to a generation of artists changing the game in theater, television, and film. The 24 Hour Plays are an enduring New York City institution, while licensed affiliates and partners, such as ARTS, Inc., produce The 24 Hour Plays and Musicals in theaters and schools worldwide, impacting everyone from celebrities to students.
Dale Easton's The Drunkard
Dale Easton's The Drunkard
As the longest-running play in Topeka theater history,
Dale Easton's The Drunkard
June 13, 14, 20, 21, 27 & 28
Friday and Saturday nights
Philip Billard VFW Post #1650
3110 SW Huntoon St
Directed by Shawn Trimble
Check out our photo feature on The Drunkard drop down menu at the top of this page.
CAST
(in order of appearance)
MR. ROMAINE
TA Bonnewell
SAMPLE SWITCHEL
Shawn Trimble
SIMON SLADE
John Hanna
MRS. ANN SLADE
Phyllis Schaper
CATALPA SLADE
Lily Czechanski
HARVEY GREEN
Jay Hurst
LITTLE WILLIE HAMMOND
William Ross, Kelly Rippel*
JOE MORGAN, THE DRUNKARD
Philip Grecian
LITTLE MARY MORGAN
Suzann Godinez
MRS. FANNY MORGAN
Sally Roediger
MEHITABEL CARTWRIGHT &
MRS. DANGERFIELD
Lisa Greenwood
PRODUCTION TEAM
PRODUCER
Karen Hastings
DIRECTOR
Shawn Trimble
PRODUCTION MANAGER/PUBLICITY
Lisa Greenwood
STAGE MANAGER
Jeni Thomas, Cortni Hurst**
MUSIC DIRECTOR/ACCOMPANIST Weslie Evans, Brenda Geisler***
COSTUMES & PROPS MANAGER
Gayle Taylor
TECH MANAGER
Deb Bruner
RUNNING CREW
Ginger Taylor
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Kate Hastings
*June 13/14 performances
**June 20/21 performances
***June 21 performance