I’m so happy to be invited to join the inaugural cohort of Skylight Theatre’s “Open Sky Playwrights Club” in Los Angeles! Ten playwrights were selected from over 150 submissions — folks submitted their ideas for a new play, or whatever pages they might have written already of it, and the idea is that we will try to complete/re-work our drafts over the next six weeks, with each other’s support.

Skylight Theatre has a long history of developing wonderful new work, and this program, created by Cameron Watson and Logan Ellis, is a new foray into providing a safe space for playwrights to create.

I have the feeling I always have at this point: OH CRAP I HAVE TO FINISH WRITING THIS THING NOW. Wish me luck please!

OVATION RECOMMENDED! "The Super Variety Match Bonus Round!" opened to a sold-out house last Saturday night (complete with standing ovation!), and the reviews are starting to come in: 

Ingenious... -- Los Angeles Times

No matter who got your vote in this past week’s elections, Deb Hiett’s comedy gem will have you laughing out loud, wiping away tears, and standing up to cheer. I can’t think of better theatrical medicine to help heal wounds and bring us together this fall than The Super Variety Match Bonus Round! -- Steven Stanley, StageSceneLA

Deb Hiett’s new play, The Super Variety Match Bonus Round!, is a seventy-five minute wonder. Under the keen direction of Cameron Watson, [it's] a delicious, face-paced comedy with a soft, touching heart...  -- Paul Myrvold, Paul Myrvold's Theatre Notes

Please GET YOUR TICKETS NOW! Discount tickets available on Goldstar here for this weekend's shows (runs Sat night 8:30, Sun 3:00, Mondays 8:30). Support live theater!

Wonderful news! L.A.'s celebrated Rogue Machine Theatre will be producing a world premiere of my newest play, "The Super Variety Match Bonus Round!" this fall. Directed by beloved director Cameron Watson and scheduled to open November 5, this rollicking comedy explores the risks of desperate love, the exemplary form of the 1970s game show, and the psychedelic side effects of fear your doctor may not have warned you about. 

Check back here for more details about the design team, the cast, and how to see this funny, thoughtful, brand new show.