Event Details
Time: 7:00 PM
This is a FREE event. Registration Recommended.
Sun Valley Playwright’s Residency teams up with Boise Contemporary Theater and Boise State University to bring you a reading of Tony Award Winner and two-time Pulitzer Finalist Stephen Karam's play that put him on the map as a major voice in the American theatre.
The evening begins with a conversation between 25/26 Resident Playwright Stephen Karam and Sun Valley Playwright’s Residency Artistic Director John Baker, followed by a reading of SPEECH & DEBATE, directed by Boise Contemporary Theater's Artistic Director Benjamin Burdick and featuring featuring Theatre Arts majors, alumni & faculty from Boise State University.
When three teenagers in Salem, Oregon discover the truth about a sex scandal in their town, secrets become currency, blogs are belted, and the trio’s connection grows deeper in this dark comedy with music.
Sun Valley Playwright’s Residency is a non-profit organization that pioneers a radically new approach to supporting playwrights and the development of their new work. SVPR gives playwrights time and resources to write in an inspired Idaho setting and provides the local community insight into writers’ creative processes. Resident Playwrights include Obie Winner David Cale (2021-2022), Pulitzer Winner Martyna Majok (2022-2023), Pulitzer Finalist Rajiv Joseph (2023-2024), Sundance Fellow Max Posner (2024-2025), and Tony Winner Stephen Karam (2025-2026). For more information, visit www.sunvalleyplaywrights.org. Instagram: sunvalleyplaywrights.