The Eponine Kirchoff
New Works Initiative
The Eponine Kirchoff New Works Initiative is a program where up and coming writers as well as established writers can submit their projects for a reading over the course of the season. Potential Performances are anywhere from a reading to a fully staged workshop. Please give at least 4 to 6 weeks for a response. Writers may submit multiple projects. Current projects in development are listed below.
Alfred Hitchcock's The Lodger
Written By: Jacob B. Kirchoff
When The Grand Guignol Theater Company in London presents their opening performance of The Lodger, a story about Jack The Ripper, things go crazy from the very first second. Following the actors as they perform on stage as well as the hilarious and chaotic drama off stage, The Lodger is a love letter to theater and just as suspenseful as it is hilarious.
Lie With Me
Written By: Jacob B. Kirchoff
Lie With Me is a beautiful memory play in which Philippe goes back through his relationship with a young man during his high school years as he tries to figure out where everything went wrong and ultimately learns the true meaning of love and what it costs.
Dark Shadows Part One & Two
Written By: Jacob B. Kirchoff
This epic Two Part adaptation of one of the greatest and most infamous soap operas in history. Victoria Winters takes a job as a governess with a strange family in Collinsport, Maine. While there she makes new friends as well as enemies and becomes Barnabas Collins' obsession. With witches, warlocks, time travel, alternate realities and thrilling romantic adventures, Dark Shadows is a new play that pays homage to the original series while also bringing these characters into the 21st century.