ILLUSION THEATER’s Fresh Ink Series allows writers to explore new areas by giving them a platform and the resources they need to develop new work in a workshop setting and then share that with an audience. The Fresh Ink Series began in 1987 and has continued each year since.

ILLUSION THEATER, known for creating new works, has been producing socially impactful plays for nearly 50 years. Producing Directors Michael Robins and Bonnie Morris have led ILLUSION THEATER since 1974 and have guided nearly 500 plays to production.

Fresh Ink 2024

Preliminary Schedule
(performances are by invitation only)

June 7-8 - Somewhere Along The Rainbow: Portrait of the Artist as a Young Gay Man

Written and performed by Patrick Scully
Director Michael Robins
Movement consultant Blake Nilles
Lighting collaborator Garvin Jellison

June 15 - A play - title TBD

Written and performed by Noel Raymond and Carlyle Brown
Director Louise Smith

June 21-22 - Groucho Marx Meets T. S. Elliot

Written by Jeff Hatcher
Director Michael Robins
Featuring Jim Cunningham and John Middleton

June 25 or 26 - the mother and the mourning song

Written by Transatlantic Love Affair from a poem by Isabel Nelson
Featuring Allison Vincent, Isabel Nelson, Derek Miller, and additional ensemble members TBA