Recognizing the 2026 Jasper Play Right Project Community Producers

Cindi Boiter July 15, 2026

The 2026 Jasper Play Right Project is well underway with a packed house of cast, crew, and our all-important Community Producers.

Community Producers essentially fund the production of the winning play to the Staged Reading level of development. Their work began on Sunday July 12 with their first gathering around a table of wine, cheese, and treats to witness Jasper’s first Table Reading of DK Turner’s The Counting Table.

Between now and Sunday, September 13th, the Community Producers will gather three more times to go deeper into the process of play development and then finally, on the 13th, they will take their reserved seats to witness the highly produced Staged Reading.

Thank you to our 2026 Jasper Play Right Project Community Producers!

Stan Conine

Jennifer Gunter

Larry Hembree & Joe Hudson

Linda Khoury

Richard & Nancy Layman

Tricia & Henry Motes

Bill Schmidt

Wade Sellers

Kirkland & James Smith

Gwinette Taylor

Keith Tolen

Jon Tuttle

Cindi Boiter & Bob Jolley

You don’t have to be a Community Producer to see the finished product though. Tickets are now available to join Jasper and the Community Producers for the official Staged Reading of The Counting Table followed by a meal inspired by the play itself.

Special Thanks to Columbia Music Festival Association for serving as the host of ALL Jasper 2026 Play Right Project events, including the Big Show on September 13th!

Learn more about the Jasper Play Right Project

Announcing the Cast of DK Turner's 2026 JASPER Play Right Project Winning Play, THE COUNTING TABLE!

Cindi Boiter July 7, 2026

Jasper is excited to announce the CAST of DK Turner’s 2026 Jasper Play Right Project Winning Play,

The Counting Table.

MARILYN MATTHEUS as MAMA RUT

BONITA PEEPLES as NADINE

SAMUEL MCWHITE as CURTIS

TASHERA PROVATO as NIA

MICHAEL "MYKKEL" WRIGHT as JEROME

Directed by Jocelyn Sanders

Mark your calendars for Sunday September 13th at CMFA for the Premiere Staged Reading of DK Turner’s The Counting Table, followed by a family style meal inspired by the dinner featured in Turner’s play.

Or join us this Sunday and everyother Sunday for 4 sessions as a Community Producer for exciting conversations & insights, lovely drinks & snacks, YOUR NAME in the playbill and the PUBLISHED book, reserved seating at the premiere, free post-performance dinner, and so much more!

**DK Turner - Playwright, The Counting Table**

Jasper's Play Right Project Commences THIS SUNDAY, July 12th -- LAST CALL FOR COMMUNITY PRODUCERS!

Cindi Boiter July 7, 2026

5 DAYS UNTIL THE 1ST TABLE READ!

This is the final week to sign up as Community Producers for Jasper’s Play Right Project and we still need a few more curious & supportive souls. This year we’re inviting local arts supporters to join us as Community Producers at a new rate ($250) that includes both you and your significant other.

You’ll join this year’s confirmed Community Producers Linda Khoury, Bingo Gunter, Bill Schmidt, Richard Layman, and Stan Conine for four Sunday afternoon sessions (4 - 5:30, July 12, 26, Aug. 9, 23) at CMFA — Columbia Music Festival Association, 914 Pulaski St. in the Vista — and then take your seats as our honored guests at the Premiere Stage Reading of Columbia playwright DK Turner’s THE COUNTING TABLE on Sept. 13th.

Here’s what to expect:

Play Right Project 2026 Community Producer Schedule

SUNDAY, JULY 12 4:00–5:30pm: Introducing DK Turner and The Counting Table

Meet the 2026 Play Right Project Winning Playwright DK Turner and enjoy the first-ever read-through of his The Counting Table with the full cast and crew, as well as other Community Producers. This is called a “Table Read” – see? You’re learning already!

SUNDAY, JULY 26 4:00–5:30pm: The Playwright's Craft

A conversation with the Playwright, DK Turner, and special guest playwrights about their plays and what they have coming up.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 9 4:00–5:30pm: Stagecraft: Acting and Directing

The cast & crew of The Counting Table explain the process of assembling a production and preparing for a role, with sample scenes from The Counting Table.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 23 4:00–5:30pm: Sneak Peek Week!

Sit in on an actual rehearsal of The Counting Table and learn more about the process as actors rehearse and sharpen sample scenes in anticipation of the Big Event.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13: The Big Event – Staged Reading of The Counting Table

Take your reserved seat for the Premiere Staged Reading of The Counting Table by DK Turner at) and enjoy a special, brand-new post-show celebration designed especially for DK Turner’s The Counting Table!

Read more about Jasper’s 2026 Winning Playwright DK Turner and the Director of Turner’s play, The Counting Table, Jocelyn Sanders.

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP

TO BE A

2026 JASPER PLAY RIGHT PROJECT

COMMUNITY PRODUCER!

AND THANKS FOR SUPPORTING SOUTH CAROLINA THEATRE ART!

Help Jasper Produce DK Turner's New Play By Becoming a Community Producer with Jasper's PLAY RIGHT PROJECT

Cindi Boiter June 8, 2026

The Jasper Project is excited to announce that Applications to be a Jasper Play Right Project Community Producer are now open!

As a Jasper Play Right Project Community Producer, YOUR NAME will appear in the first ever publication of The Counting Table by DK Turner which will have a permanent home in the Library of Congress in Washington DC. Your decision to join other Community Producers before you, such as Hunter Boyle, Linda Khoury, James & Kirkland Smith, Bill Schmidt, Larry Hembree and many more, attests to the fact that YOU care enough about new theatrical art in SC to pony up and support this art both physically and financially, and we THANK YOU for that.

To show our appreciation, Jasper Play Right Project Community Producers become our guests of honor at 4 Community Producer sessions during summer 2026 where you will be invited to work & play alongside the playwright, cast, and crew of The Counting Table to learn more about the page-to-stage process for a brand new play. You’ll be in the room when the cast is introduced to the play for the first time ever via a Table Reading of The Counting Table; you’ll be privy to a private rehearsal; you’ll interact with other Community Producers over snacks and drinks; and finally, you’ll be seated front and center in reserved seats for the first ever, highly produced Staged Reading of The Counting Table on Sept. 13th at Columbia Music Festival Association in our historic Congaree Vista. (Click Here for CP session schedule.)

NEW THIS YEAR!

Post-Production Dinner with a Menu Inspired by the Play

And we have more exciting news! As a 2026 Community Producer you will also be invited to attend, AS OUR GUEST, a post-production dinner, immediately following the performance, with a menu inspired by DK Turner’s The Counting Table, itself!’

Community Producer membership starts at $250 per person. In addition to the above you’ll receive

Copies of the newly published first edition of the play The Counting Table by DK Turner (The Jasper Project, 2026)
Extra passes to bring along your friends and family to the big performance on Sept. 13th
Name recognition not only in the book but also in the playbill and on all promotional material (feel free to submit your application under your business name, if you’d like)
A Jasper Project gift bag with arts community goodies

Please Sign Up NOW to reserve your spot as a Community Producer and help bring to life Columbia-based SC Playwright DK Turner’s new play, THE COUNTING TABLE this summer!