Set in a campground in Yellowstone National Park, YELLOWSTONE is about a family who must either explode and disintegrate or find some new way back to healing and understanding in the aftermath of lives that have been warped by almost insurmountable tragedy and bad decision making. Although it deals with serious issues, it is told with humor and through the eyes of a family who must use humor and tolerance to deal with each other’s difficult personalities and personal demons.

Tensions simmer just under the surface
as an affluent Charleston family hold a summer reunion at their
mountain lakehouse in North Carolina in hopes of healing old
wounds and planning their daughter’s wedding to the girl-nextdoor.


Critical accolades for Bill Leavengood’s

The Preservation Society

“Mr. Leavengood shows subtle,
provocative intelligence.” “Very funny!... Leavengood is a facile
--New York Times writer of dialogue with a slick, cut-to-the
chase sensibility. You couldn’t ask
“...Funny, wistful...complex. for a better production!”
The real message here is in the mess-- --Variety
the one that many people (hetero- and
homosexual) make of their relationships.” “A peculiarly engrossing dance of
--The New Yorker power and possession and tops and
bottoms, in all kinds of couples.”
--Village Voice (Voice Choices)
“Textbook-perfect!... Leavengood writes
the kind of play that once upon a time “Leavengood offers an often subtle,
decorated Broadway each season.” sharply observed exploration
--TheaterWeek of family interaction and family
values.”
“An advanced course on the American --New York Newsday
Dysfunctional Family, Southern Division.
Leavengood has an excellent ear for “...Affecting...involving. A pleasent
spoken language and a keen wit.” surprise in a strong Off-Broadway
--New York Native season. The Preservation
Society would be a good choice
“William Leavengood’s new play turns for regional theaters... Leavengood
the current debates about family values is a writer to watch!”
and political correctness upsidedown! --Backstage
An intelligent portrayal of the
complicated and often uncomfortable truths “A roller coaster ride of emotion!
behind the fascades of human relationships Leavengood has created six
in the 90’s.” fascinating characters.... This
--Time Out, NY is intense drama at its volatile best.”
--NEXT Magazine
“Leavengood’s characters are captivating!
There is plenty of room for catharsis, with “My doctor told me to steer clear of
abundant humor and sadness... A plays about dysfunctional Southern
powerful work.” families, but I couldn’t stay away
--Manhattan Mirror from the pickled clan of The
Preservation Society...the sordid
friction and wild dramatics were
irresistable... A wicked success!”
--HX Magazine










A pre-dawn zoom meeting between a father and his trans child on the morning of their surgery leads to major conflict and new understanding.

The up and coming young director of a non-profit arts group battles to save the organization, her engagement and her soul after her career, morals and convictions are challenged by a billionaire benefactor and the abused homeless woman she takes into her apartment.

In this rollicking, girl-powered musical version of the classic tale, the bickering Grimm Brothers must decide whether or to not to include this strange story of a crafty, boot-wearing cat and her poor, homeless mistress, in their famous book of fairy tales. This is a revised (more female centered) and abridged (40 minutes) version created for Thespian competition

Five decades of the American Dream in the story of one man. A new musical based on the life and times of J. E. “Doc” Webb, the colorful St. Petersburg entrepreneur called the “P.T. Barnum of Retail”. In 1925, Webb opened a tiny drug store on 9th Street and over the next five decades transformed it into a 77 store complex covering ten city blocks overcoming adversity at every turn. In its heyday, Webb’s City attracted 60,000 visitors per day. The show was a surprise hit which broke box office records at the Mahaffey Theater and City Theater in St. Petersburg and has been revived four times in different forms since its premiere.

LITTLE MARY deals with a conservative Roman Catholic Cardinal and his protege, a progressive California Bishop, whose lives are thrown into turmoil when a fifteen-year-old Mexican-American girl in their care creates an international sensation, claiming that the seven babies she carries are the children of God.