The Counting Table by DK Turner—A staged reading
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Join the Jasper Project as we present the premiere staged reading of the Winner of the 2026 Jasper Play Right Project, "The Counting Table" by DK Turner. Directed by iconic theatre artist Jocelyn Sanders, "The Counting Table" tells the story of a Southern family as it deals with issues of legacy, tradition, and worldly goods at stake with issues with the Heirs Property, a law that effects many in the South and beyond.
"The Counting Table" features a dynamic cast that includes Marilyn Mattheus, Bonita Peeples, Samuel McWhite, Tashera Pravato.
Sunday, September 13th, 4 pm
Columbia Music Festival Association
914 Pulaski St.
4:00 pm
Staged Reading: $10 ($15 at the door)
Dinner and the Play: $25
Package Deal:
$35 Dinner and the Play with a signed copy of the book
New this year — Break bread with the cast and crew following the play with a special meal inspired by "The Counting Table." The dinner includes baked BBQ chicken, green beans, rice, cornbread, a dessert, and a drink! Catered by Terrence Chisholm.
"The Counting Table" - The book: $15
Get a copy of "The Counting Table" edited by Cindi Boiter and Jon Tuttle with a foreword by Jane Turner Peterson.
About the Play
In this sixth installment of the Jasper Play Right Project, 2026’s winning playwright D. K. Turner invites the reader and the viewer into one of the most intimate settings in the life of a family—the dinner table. But like most tables sitting in kitchens throughout the American South, this table serves many functions, one of which is a place to reconcile expectations and interpretations of the past and the future. "The Counting Table" is the story of how one extended Carolina family comes to terms with the legacy of both responsibilities and worldly possessions. Pull up a chair to Mama Rut’s table. The cornbread is cooling, and the rice is starting to steam.
"The Counting Table" features a dynamic cast that includes Marilyn Mattheus, Bonita Peeples, Samuel McWhite, Tashera Pravato.
Sunday, September 13th, 4 pm
Columbia Music Festival Association
914 Pulaski St.
4:00 pm
Staged Reading: $10 ($15 at the door)
Dinner and the Play: $25
Package Deal:
$35 Dinner and the Play with a signed copy of the book
New this year — Break bread with the cast and crew following the play with a special meal inspired by "The Counting Table." The dinner includes baked BBQ chicken, green beans, rice, cornbread, a dessert, and a drink! Catered by Terrence Chisholm.
"The Counting Table" - The book: $15
Get a copy of "The Counting Table" edited by Cindi Boiter and Jon Tuttle with a foreword by Jane Turner Peterson.
About the Play
In this sixth installment of the Jasper Play Right Project, 2026’s winning playwright D. K. Turner invites the reader and the viewer into one of the most intimate settings in the life of a family—the dinner table. But like most tables sitting in kitchens throughout the American South, this table serves many functions, one of which is a place to reconcile expectations and interpretations of the past and the future. "The Counting Table" is the story of how one extended Carolina family comes to terms with the legacy of both responsibilities and worldly possessions. Pull up a chair to Mama Rut’s table. The cornbread is cooling, and the rice is starting to steam.
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Where is it happening?
Columbia Music Festival Association, 914 Pulaski St, Columbia, SC 29201-3637, United States
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