A message from playwright Blair Singer

November 12th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized

Dear Friends:

I want to write you a short letter expressing how grateful I am that The Production Company has given me an artistic home. Like many playwrights in New York City, I had been stalled in the rings of Hell known as the development process– reading upon reading, workshop after workshop. And, while I am thankful for the opportunities I’ve been afforded by various theaters in town, I needed to see my work in production to truly find out whether my plays did or did not work in front of a paying audience.

I am a better writer because of the production opportunities that this company, its ensemble members, their Board and their donors have made available to me. This past September, I had a world premiere at the Geffen Playhouse, a 525-seat Equity theater in Los Angeles starring Matthew Modine and it never would have happened without the backbone of support I’ve received from The Production Company.

I am thrilled to be back in rehearsal with them on a play, Meg’s New Friend, that I wrote specifically for Mark Armstrong to direct and for the company members to act in. It is, simply, the best play I have ever written (he says humbly) and I would never have arrived at this play without knowing that I had a home to bring it to when I was finished.

The Production Company has been nothing short of a career miracle for me and I will never forget the blood and sweat that is given on a daily basis so that my work can be presented to an audience.

I hope you’ll be able to join us for the production of Meg’s New Friend, which opens on November 29, and I’d like to extend a special discount. We have an advance block of tickets on sale via Theatremania that are good for shows through December 11. Use the discount code Early to get $20 tickets for those performances — a 20% savings if you purchase them by November 19, as well as a guarantee that you won’t be turned away without a seat in our intimate 44-seat house.

Best wishes and hope to see you at the theater,

Blair Singer
Brooklyn, NY