Rocket City opened a few weeks ago here at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival and I managed to catch director David Ellenstein for a few moments during all the activity involved in a world premiere.

In this interview we talked about the Southern Writers Project, set this year for the weekend of May 16th-18th, where new plays are selected and work-shopped for a week. The creative team includes the playwright, a director, a dramaturg, and a full cast to work on the new scripts and move them forward.

Many of these plays receive their world premiere right here at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival and then go on to be picked up at regional theatres around the country. So sit back and let's hear how David first came across the script for Rocket City and what it was like watching this play go from the page to the stage.