NewPlayFest World Premieres
Current World Premiere
Lighthouse by William Baer opens September 25 and runs through October 10 at Colorado's Windsor Community Playhouse.
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Congratulations to all the winning playwrights of the 2016 AACT NewPlayFest and to the seven Producing Theatres! Listed below are the play titles, authors, producing theatres, and the world premiere performance dates:Producing theatres were selected from the 1000+ community theatres that are members of the American Association of Community Theatre (AACT). The seven theatres from seven states include both small and large theatres, with budgets of $17,500 to $4.1 million. Click on theatre names above to learn more about them.
- Lighthouse, by William Baer - Windsor Community Playhouse, Windsor, Colorado - September 25-October 10, 2015
- Laguna Beach, Ohio, by Malcolm MacDonald - Stage Right Productions/2nd Street Theatre - May 6-21, 2016
- Wash, Dry, Fold, by Nedra Pezold Roberts - Chicago Street Theatre/Community Theatre Guild, Valparaiso, Indiana - May 20-June 4, 2016
- Gracefully Ending, by Anthony DeLauder - Theatre Arlington, Arlington, Texas - July 1-17, 2016
- Get Out of Dodge, by Jeanne Drennan - Omaha Community Playhouse, Omaha, Nebraska - July 22-24, 2016
- The Emperor of North America, by Thomas Hischak - Silver Spring Stage, Silver Spring, Maryland - TBA, 2016
- Shades of Valor, by Karen Lewis - Twin City Stage, Winston-Salem, North Carolina - TBA, 2016
Previous Winners
And congratulations to the inaugural AACT NewPlayFest and the six selected producing theatres.Listed below are the play titles, authors, producing theatres, and world premiere performance dates.
- The Boatwright, by Bo Wilson - Grand Rapids Civic Theatre - September 12-28, 2014
- End Papers, by Barry Weinberg - Little Theatre of Mechanicsburg - July 24-27, 2014
- Jellofish, by Jim Henry - Phoenix Stage Company - May 2-11, 2014
- The Vanishing Point, by Nedra Roberts - California Stage Company - March 27-April 28, 2014
- The Seamstress, by Cece Dwyer - Hickory Community Theatre - January 10-26, 2014
- Exit Laughing, by Paul Elliott - Springfield Little Theatre - November 15-24, 2013
Click on theatre names above to learn more about them.