Offscript: David J. Loehr’s Trip to the Humana Festival
On this week’s podcast David J. Loehr reports back from the Humana Festival. Plus, the editors discuss ‘Miss Saigon’ and AT’s new program to nurture theatre critics of color.
All Stories About new-play festivals
Raising the Bar at the Colorado New Play Summit
Denver Center’s annual new-play festival, now in its 12th year, shows writers in dialogue with the moment.
NYC’s Experimental Fests, Starring Me (and Thankfully Others)
Interaction, immersion, identification, and exploration at this year’s Under the Radar, Coil, American Realness, et al.
Philly Fringe on Top: All the City’s a Stage
From avant-garde to populist, from reimagined Shakespeare to devised immersion, this year’s fest delivered a richly various banquet of theatre.
New York Stage and Film’s Developmental Juggling Act
At Vassar’s theatrical incubator, you can see everything from open rehearsals to readings to full productions. Just no reviews, please.
How PlayGround Grew From Short-Play Prompts to Full-Fledged New-Play Fest
After two decades the Bay Area theatre’s annual new-play presentation continues to push its writers—and itself—in new directions.
O Pioneers! Paving the Way for New Plays in Nebraska
In its 11th iteration, the Great Plains Theater Conference has both grown and grown more tightly knit.
Playwrights Learn From Each Other at Cape May Stage Symposium
Master, emerging, and mid-career writers gather for a weeklong event in southernmost New Jersey.
In With the New: Kansas City Rep’s OriginKC Stakes Its New-Play Claim
Can the troupe’s new festival put the city on the nation’s new-play map?
One Way New Plays Are Born: Pacific Playwrights and Chill
South Coast Rep’s venerable new-works fest offers a mellow, writer-focused sampling of fresh material.
