Music unites strangers and bridges racial divisions in this powerful story. It’s 1935 and an ambitious song collector for the Library of Congress visits a Texas prison where she meets Pearl, an African-American woman with a soulful voice and steely spirit. Featuring over 20 American folk and spiritual songs.

- Broadway World

“A play of discovery—of self, of personal power, of the importance of heritage—but also a vivid reminder that the things that connect us are often stronger than the things which divide us.” - Boise Weekly

“Coble’s dialogue is both playful and touching and had the audience not only laughing, but nodding their heads with understanding”

One woman’s mysterious tale of a life held in suspension. Alexa, a brilliant artist, flashes between the mundane chaos and poetic depths of her world, circling in on the moment when everything changed for her - the moment between Before and After.

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They could not be more different: Anthony – the optimistic high school basketball star and Caroline, the chronically-ill, cranky pessimist. As they cram to finish their class presentation, they learn not only how to work together, but how much they have in common.

Play ball! Lauren makes a rare trip home to Chicago to take her ailing mother to the biggest Cubs game of the year, Game 6 of the 2003 NLCS. But her mother has disappeared, leaving behind her caretaker and the fresh manuscript of a play about Cubs great Johnny Evers. A story about second chances and the redeeming power of baseball.

JANUARY 23 - FEBRUARY 9 | 2014 MARCH 6 - MARCH 23 | 2014 APRIL 10 - APRIL 27 | 2014 MAY 15 - JUNE 1 | 2014

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By Eric CobleDirected by William Brown

By Lauren GundersonDirected by Eleanor Holdridge

By Mat SmartDirected by Sean Daniels

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SUBSCRIBE TODAYThe 2014 Fielding Studio Series is a collection of contemporary plays by some of America’s hottest writers, including two world premiere productions. Designed to Surprise and DelightA complement to the dazzling productions of size and scale in the Wilson Mainstage series, the focus of the Fielding Studio Series is on actors and playwrights. The plays, with their emphasis on character and story, provide patrons with a very personal and stimulating experience unique to this venue. Great Storytelling by Great ArtistsThe intimacy of the Fielding allows audiences an opportunity to feel a part of great storytelling by great artists. Playwrights Frank Higgins, Eric Coble, Lauren Gunderson and Mat Smart have crafted tales that will draw audiences in to unique worlds inhabited by three-dimensional characters. Something for EveryoneEach play of the Fielding Studio Series offers something unique – music, mystery, comedy and drama. Your 4-play journey begins in January with Black Pearl Sings! by Frank Higgins, a story about the power of music, and concludes in May with Tinker to Evers to Chance by Mat Smart, a romantic comedy about second chances and the redeeming power of baseball. We look forward to welcoming you on this unique journey.

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Tom Parrish Executive Director