Writers are what keep theater alive and important to society right now.
That's what today's playwrights are writing about. And finding an outlet for original theater works can be tough. Indeed, repertory is the rule in the North Bay, where some companies have been known to restage the same well-known play two or three years in a row. But some local companies are beginning to support new plays and playwrights. Veteran Sonoma County theater impresario Lennie Dean's Studio Be has spent the last nine months retooling her organization with an eye toward new works.