No JOKE! Rubin’s play sweeps award noms

Rich Rubin’s comedy-drama KAFKA’S JOKE, which premiered in March at Desert Ensemble Theatre (Palm Springs, CA), received 13 award nominations by the Desert Theatre League, including Outstanding Production!

KAFKA’S JOKE was selected as the Best Play of the 2023 season by Broadway World (Palm Springs). In addition, the play received awards for Best Director (Jerome Elliott Moskowitz), Best Performer (John Corr, a 2016 graduate of the Portland Actors Conservatory), Best Supporting Performer (Larry Dyekman ), and Best Ensemble.

Rubin’s readings

Bet you can’t keep up with Rich Rubin’s many readings!

BRAVE BLOOD, a one-act drama, received an in-person reading at Yeppoon Little Theatre in Queensland, Australia, on March 18, 2023.

WILL’S DRAMATURG, a short comedy, received a reading at Overbrook Theater in Muskegon, MI, on April 1.

FLOATING NAKED WITH PIRANHAS (HOW I LEARNED TO LOVE WORKING AT AMAZON), a full-length comedy, has been selected for the Wordsmyth Theatre Company (Houston,TX) 2023 New Play Series, with a reading on April 17.

FOUR SPARROWS, a full-length drama, received a reading on June 11 as part of the 2023 Depot New Play Reading Series in Hampton, CT.