The new play “The Legend of Prairie Park,” written by T.J. Pieffer, will receive a private industry reading on May 29 at Manhattan’s Open Jar Studios. Angie Schworer will lead the cast of the Stephen Santa-helmed comedy. The presentation is being produced by Blair Russell Productions.
Pieffer will appear alongside Schworer in a company that will also feature Amanda Hawkins, Lizzy Murray, Jordan Savusa and Rogue Schmidt.
A dark workplace comedy set in Tampa Bay’s third-largest theme park, “The Legend of Prairie Park” chronicles a dysfunctional group of employees grappling with animatronic malfunctions, viral scandals and a messy succession battle — all while a documentary crew captures the chaos.
“America has demanded the truth behind Florida’s third largest theme park, and I am airing it all out on the stage,” said Pieffer.
Pieffer, Schworer and Russell all previously collaborated on a 2024 industry presentation of “Salem,” a musical comedy which includes an augmented reality component. Russell, a Tony Award nominee for producing “Slave Play,” produced the reading of “Salem,” which features a book co-written by Pieffer (with Shelby Solla) and included “Some Like It Hot” and “The Prom” alum Schworer in the cast.
