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J. Harvey Stone

J. Harvey StoneJ. Harvey StoneJ. Harvey Stone

Writer. Educator. Creator.

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J. Harvey Stone

J. Harvey StoneJ. Harvey StoneJ. Harvey Stone

Writer. Educator. Creator.

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About Harvey

     

J. Harvey Stone is a public-school theatre teacher, director, and playwright living in Williamsburg, Virginia. Harvey has taught learners from ages 2 through 72 in everything from Shakespeare to swimming, and from Plutarch to pedagogy. Harvey is in his 25th year of teaching.

  Harvey is pursuing an MFA in Playwriting at The Playwright’s Lab at Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia.  He is a five time winner of the Best Original Play Award from the

Virginia Theatre Association.

A simple foodie, Harvey is always looking for the world’s best pimento cheese and will gladly talk cooking shows with anyone. 

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Harvey's Plays

Immersed

Anthropology Lesson

Anthropology Lesson

2017 Best Original Play

Virginia Theatre Association

 Inspired by the culture of Appalachia, Immersed takes us through an important decision in Anna's life. Anna has recently moved to rural Jackson County because of the Depression. She finds herself torn between missing her family and pleasing her new community. Her new friendship with Ben is complicated by the seemingly limitless influence of Ben's father, Preacher Jackson. "Harvey's storytelling shows an appreciation for Appalachian language and stories, while being approachable to anyone with or without the knowledge of Appalachia." "I can't wait to have a published copy of Immersed. This is the kind of play that screams to be performed again and again.""Preacher Jackson is a hauntingly real character."

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Anthropology Lesson

Anthropology Lesson

Anthropology Lesson

Winner of the SETC Ready To Publish Award

While the streets outside the Stonewall Inn are set ablaze, a small Appalachian mining town goes through its own quieter turmoil. Anthropology Lesson explores the lives of “roommates” Thomas and Douglas during the summer of 1969. The men have spent the last 13 years building a life together, until an unexpected late-night visitor interrupts Douglas’ first night home after a weekend away. As the play unfolds, the two men's lives are turned upside down while a principal, a mother, and a student all come to terms with their own sets of truths. 


(Cast: 1F, 4M, 5 Ensemble, Flexible)

Full Length Play

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The Happening

Anthropology Lesson

The Healing Machine

2018 Best Original Play

Virginia Theatre Association

"The Happening" is an original one act play set in a fictional Amish community. Daniel has come back to his childhood home 7 years after what his family calls "The Happening." The play is part flashback and part homecoming. The play explores issues of forgiveness, family, and community trauma. Author J. Harvey Stone uses a school shooting to explore issues that everyone can relate to. The play was an official selection to the 2019 South Eastern Theatre Conference Convention. It has won numerous awards for individual actors and ensembles.

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The Healing Machine

The 7 Loves Of Audrey Munson

The Healing Machine

From the early 1950s, until his death in 1986, Emery Blagdon used discarded and unusual materials to create a healing machine in the shed of his Nebraska farm. He believed the machine had the power to heal those who worked on it. Upon his death, Emery’s Healing Machine came to the American Folk Art exhibits at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. Although inspired by a very real person, author "J. Harvey Stone has created a new story with unique characters. The play explores themes of healing, the human spirit, family, abuse, and the culture of bullying."  "Ultimately, Harvey wanted to explore the notion that art can heal." It begs the question, "Can the simple and brave act of creation become an example of healing?"

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The 7 Loves Of Audrey Munson

The 7 Loves Of Audrey Munson

The 7 Loves Of Audrey Munson

 2022 Best Original Play

Virginia Theatre Association


The Seven Loves of Audrey Munson is a fictionalized one-act imagining the career of America's first supermodel Audrey Munson. At an early age Audrey was given a fortune that seemed to follow her throughout her life. In the play, the fortune, or maybe curse, is told and then appears to come to life. Audrey meets photographers, lovers, Hollywood film makers, and more. Her mother follows, always reminding Audrey of the curse. Audrey's career was short, but her legacy lives on.



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The Donut Dollies

The 7 Loves Of Audrey Munson

The 7 Loves Of Audrey Munson

2024 Virginia Thespians Best New Play

2023 Virginia Theatre Association Best Original      


During the height of World War II, four Red Cross volunteers are deployed as Donut Dollies. They serve donuts and hot coffee to the Army's enlisted men, but they also provide a listening ear, companionship, and a reminder of what the men are fighting for. As the women participate on the front lines, they are fighting their own unique battles. 


Available as a 75 minute full-length

or

35-40 minute one-act

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The Greenhouse

Emma Lazarus Project "Mother of Exiles"

Emma Lazarus Project "Mother of Exiles"

2024 John Cauble Short Play Award 

KCACTF Region 4

It's 1972, and a group of five undergraduate men meet every Tuesday and Thursday night at a greenhouse on the campus of the College of William & Mary. They gather together in this safe space that seems to have been a haven for many years. The threat of a new club on campus has the men worried as they come to terms with what they mean to each other and how much they need the greenhouse.

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Emma Lazarus Project "Mother of Exiles"

Emma Lazarus Project "Mother of Exiles"

Emma Lazarus Project "Mother of Exiles"

LOOKING FOR A PRODUCER!


Emma Lazarus wrote The New Colossus and her words found their way to the Statue of Liberty and changed the meaning of the statue forever.


I've written a play about her journey. It is female forward and has some other characters from history that you will know.


Let's produce this one act play together!

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Let's Work Together

Emma Lazarus Project "Mother of Exiles"

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I'd love to write something for you and your group! I'd love to write something with you and your group! Let's work together on your next awesome project! 


harvey@jharveystone.com



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William & MAry Theatre Presents...The Greenhouse

Under the leadership of  W&M Theatre Professors Laurie J. Wolf and David Garrett, The Greenhouse is being fully staged! The show will be performed at KCACTF Region 4 in Greensboro, North Carolina!

Current Projects...What's Harvey Up To Now?

A New Play-- The Bird of The Sea!

A New Play-- The Bird of The Sea!

A New Play-- The Bird of The Sea!

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP!!

Harvey's Jamestown Students had an amazing fall, winning lots of awards including the VHSL Class 4 State Championship. The Bird of The Sea is about

ANN GLANVILLE

The first Championship Female Rower. 

Project started at The Playwright's Lab over the Summer!

VTA President-Elect

A New Play-- The Bird of The Sea!

A New Play-- The Bird of The Sea!

Harvey is the President-elect of the 

Virginia Theatre Association.  


Join us as we encourage great theatre across The Commonwealth!

MEET AT RALPH'S

A New Play-- The Bird of The Sea!

MEET AT RALPH'S

My 10-Minute play

MEET AT RALPH'S 

will be part of the 10 Minute Play series at

KCACTF Region 4 in February!


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