Press - ​201​​​9 Pacific Playwrights Festival

​​Orson Bean, foreground, Scott Waara and Karole Foreman in rehearsal for the 201​9 Pacific Playwrights Festival reading of ​​Prelude to a Kiss music by Dan Messé, lyrics by Sean Hartley and Dan Messé and book by Craig Lucas. Photo by ​Tania Thompson/SCR.

​​​David O, Dan Messé and David Ivers in rehearsal for the 201​9 Pacific Playwrights Festival reading of ​​Prelude to a Kiss music by Dan Messé, lyrics by Sean Hartley and Dan Messé and book by Craig Lucas. Photo by ​Tania Thompson/SCR.

​​​David O, Dan Messé, John Glore (obstructed), Craig Lucas and David Ivers in rehearsal for the 201​9 Pacific Playwrights Festival reading of ​​Prelude to a Kiss music by Dan Messé, lyrics by Sean Hartley and Dan Messé and book by Craig Lucas. Photo by ​Tania Thompson/SCR.

​​Amanda Naughton, Scott Waara, Karole Foreman, Manna Nichols, Rustin Cole Sailors and Nicole Cowans in rehearsal for the 201​9 Pacific Playwrights Festival reading of ​​Prelude to a Kiss music by Dan Messé, lyrics by Sean Hartley and Dan Messé and book by Craig Lucas. Photo by ​Tania Thompson/SCR.

​Dan Messé, John Glore and Craig Lucas in rehearsal for the 201​9 Pacific Playwrights Festival reading of ​​Prelude to a Kiss music by Dan Messé, lyrics by Sean Hartley and Dan Messé and book by Craig Lucas. Photo by ​Tania Thompson/SCR.

​Amanda Naughton, Scott Waara, Karole Foreman, Manna Nichols, Rustin Cole Sailors, Garrett Marshall, Marlene Martinez and Nicole Cowans in rehearsal for the 201​9 Pacific Playwrights Festival reading of ​​Prelude to a Kiss music by Dan Messé, lyrics by Sean Hartley and Dan Messé and book by Craig Lucas. Photo by ​Tania Thompson/SCR.

Kyle T. Hester in rehearsal for the 2019 Pacific Playwrights Festival reading of ​​​The Canadians​ by Adam Bock. Photo by ​​Tania Thompson/SCR.

Larry Powell in rehearsal for the 2019 Pacific Playwrights Festival reading of ​​​The Canadians​ by Adam Bock. Photo by ​​Tania Thompson/SCR.

​Linda Gehringer in rehearsal for the 2019 Pacific Playwrights Festival reading of ​​​The Canadians​ by Adam Bock. Photo by ​​Tania Thompson/SCR.

Kyle T. Hester, Larry Powell and Linda Gehringer in rehearsal for the 2019 Pacific Playwrights Festival reading of ​​​The Canadians​ by Adam Bock. Photo by ​​Tania Thompson/SCR.

Adam Bock, Nick Waaland and Corey Brill in rehearsal for the 2019 Pacific Playwrights Festival reading of ​​​The Canadians​ by Adam Bock. Photo by ​​Tania Thompson/SCR.

​Larry Powell, Kyle T. Hester and Linda Gehringer in rehearsal for the 2019 Pacific Playwrights Festival reading of ​​​The Canadians​ by Adam Bock. Photo by ​​Tania Thompson/SCR.

Playwright Melissa Ross and director Gaye Taylor Upchurch in rehearsal for the 201​9 Pacific Playwrights Festival reading of ​​Unlikeable Heroine. Photo by ​​Debora Robinson/SCR.

Dramaturg Kimberly Colburn, Playwright Melissa Ross and director Gaye Taylor Upchurch in rehearsal for the 201​9 Pacific Playwrights Festival reading of ​​Unlikeable Heroine. Photo by ​​Debora Robinson/SCR.

Mozhan Marnò, Aaron McGee, Lynn Milgrim, Corey Dorris and Lorena Martinez in rehearsal for the 201​9 Pacific Playwrights Festival reading of ​​Unlikeable Heroine by Melissa Ross. Photo by ​​Debora Robinson/SCR.

Aaron McGee, Lynn Milgrim, Corey Dorris and David Denman in rehearsal for the 201​9 Pacific Playwrights Festival reading of ​​Unlikeable Heroine by Melissa Ross. Photo by ​​Debora Robinson/SCR.

The cast and creative team in rehearsal for the 201​9 Pacific Playwrights Festival reading of ​​Unlikeable Heroine by Melissa Ross. Photo by ​​Debora Robinson/SCR.

Director ​Sarah Rasmussen and playwright ​Chisa Hutchinson in rehearsal for the 201​9 Pacific Playwrights Festival reading of ​Whitelisted. Photo by ​Debora Robinson/SCR.

Kwana Martinez and Sol Castillo in rehearsal for the 201​9 Pacific Playwrights Festival reading of ​Whitelisted by Chisa Hutchinson. Photo by ​Debora Robinson/SCR.

Adam Haas Hunter and Rebecca Mozo in rehearsal for the 201​9 Pacific Playwrights Festival reading of ​Whitelisted by Chisa Hutchinson. Photo by ​Debora Robinson/SCR.

Playwright ​Chisa Hutchinson in rehearsal for the 201​9 Pacific Playwrights Festival reading of ​Whitelisted. Photo by ​Debora Robinson/SCR.

The cast and creative team in rehearsal for the 201​9 Pacific Playwrights Festival reading of ​Whitelisted​ by Chisa Hutchinson.  Photo by ​Debora Robinson/SCR.

Dramaturg Amrita Ramanan, director Sarah Rasmussen and ​playwright ​Chisa Hutchinson in rehearsal for the 201​9 Pacific Playwrights Festival reading of ​Whitelisted. Photo by ​Debora Robinson/SCR.