Plays Inverse

12/22/2023

After months of work behind the scenes, we're excited to announce that Plays Inverse & 3 Hole Press are now part of the 53rd State Press catalog to be distributed by TCG Books in the new year! Browse the new one-stop shop for indie & experimental theatre at https://bookshop.53rdstatepress.org

Lives change, and too often an indie editor/publisher's career shift can leave dozens of books without a home. I'm extremely proud to be leaving our catalog in hands that will not only keep titles in print, but increase the reach & visibility of these authors' work exponentially.

More soon, but a huge thank you to 53rd State Press's editor Kate Kremer, my comrade in arms 3 Hole Press founder Rachel Kauder Nalebuff, & the TCG Books team. Indie shouldn't mean isolated, and as theatre and publishing communities we can work together to find sustainable futures for all of us.

07/24/2023

LAST CHANCE! Less than 48 hours remain in our anniversary flash sale. Get PDF copies of all 19 books in our catalog plus 4 additional scripts from friends & for $23—just $1/play! 50% of proceeds raised go directly to playwrights, with the other 50% being invested in the press's operations. Help us celebrate a decade of experimental publishing and get an instant indie theatre library in the process!

Celebrate a decade of experimental theatre with 23 digital scripts for just $23.

07/03/2023

YOU ONLY TURN 10 ONCE! Help us celebrate a decade of experimental theatre publishing with the help of our friends 53rd State Press & 3 Hole Press! 23 DRM-free playscript PDFs for $23 USD, available for just 23 days, with 50% going directly to playwrights! Back today!

Celebrate a decade of experimental theatre with 23 digital scripts for just $23.

01/31/2023

The pandemic may have slowed us down, but Jordan Chesnut's How Gross, My Séances is NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER! A book years in the making, we couldn't be prouder to be publishing this new play in verse on grief, language, & love. Releasing February 21, order now for just $12! http://www.playsinverse.com/catalog/how-gross.html

09/14/2022

PLAYS INVERSE IS EMERGING FROM ITS SLUMBER. Exciting changes are in the works, but in the meantime, we're thrilled to have printed a second run of Stephanie Barber's TRIAL IN THE WOODS—available first at Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse in Baltimore. Join Stephanie alongside Alicia Puglionesi for a reading and conversation on writing, ethics, and non-human animals tomorrow, September 15 at 7pm. Copies will be back in the online store soon and distributor warehouse soon!

RSVP now for this event at Red Emma's

02/04/2022

Fantastic new conversation between Alicia Puglionesi & Stephanie Barber in JMWW Journal on Barber's play TRIAL IN THE WOODS! Give it a read, and then pick up a copy of your own at http://www.playsinverse.com/catalog/trial-in-the-woods.html!

I’m just writing about these ideas, these characters, and my lack of a clear moral directive became the subject as much as the animals, the crime and the humor are the subject.

12/22/2021

Thank you to BmoreArt for including Stephanie Barber's play TRIAL IN THE WOODS in their year-end roundup of books! Check out the EXCELLENT company it's in, and grab your copy at http://www.playsinverse.com/catalog/trial-in-the-woods.html!

BmoreArt is a creative and critical daily online journal. We believe that Baltimore’s creative class deserves to be discussed, critiqued, and well-informed.

12/01/2021

Thank you to Baltimore Fishbowl for publishing Amy Eisner & playwright Stephanie Barber's conversation about TRIAL IN THE WOODS, our latest play here at Plays Inverse! Read the article, and then follow links at the bottom of the story for an extended transcript of their conversation. You can also buy the book at http://www.playsinverse.com/catalog/trial-in-the-woods.html

In Stephanie Barber’s play Trial in the Woods, a killing and the ensuing trial are lived and re-lived by a cast of forest animals.

11/11/2021

An exploratory staging of our first play, THE HOLY GHOST PEOPLE by Joshua Young, opens TONIGHT at The Brick as part of Gestating Baby Volume 1! Tickets are available for 8pm, Nov. 11-13 at https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/1080653 or you can buy the play's book at http://www.playsinverse.com/catalog/the-holy-ghost-people.html!

10/22/2021

Excellent new interview with thoughtful responses to Stephanie Barber's play TRIAL IN THE WOODS in BmoreArt, courtesy of Rahne Alexander! Check it out, and then pick up a copy of your own!

BmoreArt is a creative and critical daily online journal. We believe that Baltimore’s creative class deserves to be discussed, critiqued, and well-informed.