Change, Momentum, and Ghost Stories at Humana 2016
Actors Theatre of Louisville’s latest new-play fest reflected a nation, and a field, rushing to the future, haunted by the past.
All Stories About new-play festivals
Polyphone Is Bigger and Better the Second Time Around
This year the new musical festival boasted more shows, more performances, and a bigger industry turnout.
Salt Lake City Acting Company Playwrights’ Lab Promotes Playtime
The new-play development program gives writers the freedom to explore with the help of multidisciplinary artists.
Tomorrow’s Theatre Today at the Colorado New Play Summit
At the Denver Center for the Performing Arts’s annual new play festival, diversity was front and center.
‘All New’ Plays Take the Stage at Alley Theatre
The Houston company tries its hand at new-play development for the first time.
Sampling Locally Grown, Artisanal Theatre at Portland’s Fertile Ground
Amid the January rains, theatre artists and audiences scramble from show to show at a festival of seedlings, blossoms, and tilling for future harvests.
Pulled in All Directions, Especially New Ones, by New York’s January Festivals
In a week of showgoing, I enjoyed reconnecting with my performing-arts-presenter peers, but also searched for points of entry for the uninitiated.
Humanity, Humor, and a Live Chicken: NYC’s Many Experimental Festivals
Performance installations, dance performances, an “algorithmic concert”—January festivals presented works that defied categorization.
Move Over Manhattan, Here Comes Brooklyn’s Exponential Festival
In the newest addition to NYC’s January festivals, Theresa Buchheister curates a selection of homegrown experimental work.
New Stages for New Plays in Chicago
The Goodman Theatre’s festival of new works brings plays to their feet and makes sure that the work leaves with legs.
