Plays written by KWLT members, plus workshops and more
Auditions: May 17–19 & 22–23, 2026
Performances: August 14–16 & 21–23, 2026
It’s back! After a successful debut in 2024, KWLT’s New Works Collective is once again mounting a festival of home-grown plays to share with our community.
This year we’ll be presenting six performances: three different combinations of shows, each presented once in each week of the run. We’ll also be running some activities in the days between those two performance blocks, stayed tuned for more details!
Auditions: May 17–19 at the theatre, May 22–23 at 44 Gaukel
If you’d like to be part of the festival on stage this summer, auditions for all of the shows are coming up next week. There are parts of all sizes, and a variety of movement and memorization requirements — something for everyone! Find out more about the audition process and sign up for a slot here.
The 2026 New Works Festival is supported by a grant from Waterloo Region Arts Fund.