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’s festival will showcase eight plays written by members of our community, presented in three groups:
- A Glass Darkly: A mind-bending exploration of identity, power, and deception! This show features the plays 113 St. John St. by Tochi Okeke, AI Wrote This Play by Arthur Schlupp, First Date by Jeremy Hawkins, and Please, Take a Seat by Mel Mah. Presented on August 14 (evening), August 16 (matinee), and August 21 (evening).
- Mystery Matinee!!!: Prepare to be puzzled by three plays which investigate mysteries, from the cosmically unknown to the human heart. Featuring Party Crash by Cas Stonehouse, Tony’s Only by Zivy Hardy, and Where Are We (the one with Sam) by James Piper. Presented on August 15 (matinee), August 22 (matinee), and August 23 (matinee).
- Love+Dirt: One single piece that’s an absurdist and heart-breaking interrogation of the hypothetical: “Would you still love me if I was a worm?” Presented on August 15 (evening) and August 22 (evening).
Festival passes (for two or three performances) are currently on sale; individual show tickets will be available starting July 29.
Evening performances (on Fridays and Saturdays) start at 8pm, while matinees (Saturday and Sunday) start at 2pm. Following the matinees on August 15 and 16, there will be talk-back sessions with some of the playwrights.
