The Rage of the Stage Players is an alternative, fringe theatre group based in south western Pennsylvania, USA. [1] The group specializes in staging plays with mature themes. [2] [3]
The Rage of the Stage Players was founded in 2001 by playwright James Michael Shoberg and wife Carrie L. Shoberg. [4] The company has produced original plays based on familiar children's stories, [5] legends and fairy tales, such as "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland", [6] "Dracula", [7] [8] "Dorothy in Oz", [9] "The Picture of Dorian Gray" [10] and a stage adaptation of The Butcher Brothers movie, The Hamiltons.
In 2006, J.P. Patrick was awarded Best Actor for his performance in "The Hideous Face of Love", a play produced by The Rage of the Stage Players as part of the Pittsburgh New Works Festival. [11]
In addition to the Shoberg’s, David Wooddell acts as a board member and their Marketing Director. [12]