Job-side Staged Readings

The Job-side Project umbrella has grown (which we love!) to now include Job-side Staged Readings and Job-side Productions.

Job-side Staged Readings are held as often as once per month on Monday nights and are an excellent opportunity for playwrights to have their work loosely staged and read aloud by our ensemble. These readings are done with script in hand with a minimal number of rehearsals for the actors, typically on a make-shift set and minimal technical embellishment. The emphasis here is on the exploration of the written word, and Jobsite typically offers an opportunity after the reading for the playwright and possibly the other artists to gather feedback from the audience.

Jobsite has used this series to workshop commissioned pieces such as The March of the Kitefliers and Pericles and has also graduated work from the Staged Reading Series to the mainstage.

Job-side Staged Readings are under the direction of Lori Shannon unless otherwise noted.

Interested in having your play considered? Email your script in word or pdf format to .

For more Job-side events, also see Job-side Productions.

Chapel Perilous

Written and directed by Christen Petitt

Aug. 9, 2010

Mon. 7:30 pm

Tickets: $5 at the door; FREE for Jobsite season ticket holders ( to secure your seats.)

Shimberg Playhouse, Straz Center for the Performing Arts

Fraternal twins Mae and Jake own a dodgy beach bar and massage parlor. When they learn a hurricane is on the way, they do what comes naturally – throw a party and sing some karaoke. However, the forces of chaos, destruction, unrequited love, and poisonous hotdogs threaten to destroy everything. Can our heroes overcome insanity and mortal peril, ride the storm, and emerge unscathed?