15th Annual Summer Playwrights Festival
10 Days! 23 plays! #SPF15
THE ROAD THEATRE COMPANY and Taylor Gilbert, Founding Artistic Director, together with Sam Anderson, Artistic Director, invite you to the 15th Anniversary of the Annual Summer Playwrights Festival! Over 200 writers, directors, actors and technicians are volunteering their time to present 23 plays over the span of 10 days.
“We look forward to SPF15 with great anticipation to see our friends and patrons at The Road Theatre sharing in our mission to present and develop new work,” says Taylor Gilbert. “It is with great pride that we are able to bring you premieres of all kinds and appreciate your participation in this important process. Supporting new work and new voices is essential to our community and we hope to see you here.”
The 15th annual Summer Playwrights Festival will take place from Friday, July 12th- Sunday July 21st, 2024. The festival is now one of the largest staged reading festivals in the nation, with playwrights from across the country and around the world participating. Each reading is followed by a talk-back with the playwright and director. All play readings will be held at the Road Theatre’s Magnolia Theatre at the NoHo Senior Arts Colony.
The Road Theatre has gone on to produce numerous plays over the years from the Summer Playwrights Festival including, Beloved by Arthur Holden (SPF12), Death House by Jason Karasev (SPF8), Stupid Kid by Sharr White (SPF7) and Through the Eye of a Needle by Jami Brandli (SPF7). “We are very proud to be bringing these new plays from the festival to our audiences.”
Thank you for supporting new plays and The Road Theatre Company for SPF15!
Tickets are a suggested donation of $15 OR Purchase a festival pass for $75 to have access to all of our readings!
Purchase a festival pass for $75 to have access to all of our readings or buy an individual ticket for a suggested donation of $15.00. Cast announcements and individual ticket sales coming soon!
FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
Friday, July 12, 8:00PM PT
The Totality of All Things by Erik Gernand
Directed by Taylor Nichols
Saturday, July 13, 12:00PM PT
Nüwa in Fairyland by Brandon Zang
Directed by Elana Luo
Saturday, July 13, 4:00PM PT
Lifeline by Robert Axelrod
Directed by Ken Sawyer
Saturday, July 13, 8:00PM PT
BLACK BEAR ISLAND by Karissa Murrell Myers
Directed by Margaret Starbuck
Sunday, July 14, 12:00PM PT
Some Other Woman Like Me by Katherine Swan
Directed by Elizabeth Herron
Sunday, July 14, 4:00PM PT
You May Find This Hard to Believe, or Moor’s the Pity by Scott Gibson
Directed by Victoria Hoffman
Sunday, July 14, 8:00PM PT
The Patriarch by Shayne Kennedy
Directed by Tally McCormack
Monday, July 15, 8:00PM PT
The Ragged Claws by Lina Patel
Directed by Daniel Talbott
Tuesday, July 16, 8:00PM PT
You Welcome by Anne Valentino
Directed by Denise Blasor
Wednesday, July 17, 8:00PM PT
burn for You by Regan Moro
Directed by India Kotis
Thursday, July 18, 8:00PM PT
Incredible Finds, Inc. by Casey J. Adler
Directed by Dana Schwartz
Friday, July 19, 8:00PM PT
THE POINT by Ali MacLean
Directed by Ryan McRee
Saturday, July 20, 12:00PM PT
The Life You Gave Me by Novid Parsi
Directed by Ann Hearn Tobolowsky
Saturday, July 20 4:00PM PT
L’HÔTEL by Marisol Medina
Directed by Carlos Lacámara
Saturday, July 20, 8:00PM PT
1980 (Or Why I’m Voting For John Anderson) by Patricia Cotter
Directed by Meeghan Holaway
Sunday, July 21, 11:00AM PT
Otherkin by N.T. Vandecar
Directed by Christina Carlisi
Sunday, July 21, 3:00PM PT
In Case of Bruising by Kamila Boga
Directed by Gerard Joseph
Sunday, July 21, 8:00PM PT
This is an evening of one-act play readings
If You See a Hyena by Bara Swain
Directed by Allan Wasserman
USE AS DIRECTED by DeLane McDuffie
Directed by Darryl Johnson
The Artemis Cult by Jeanette Farr
Directed by Suzanne Hunt
H-O-R-S-E by Kathleen Cahill
Directed by Mark Irvingsen
The Previous Incident Versus a Recent Development by Deborah Dashow Ruth
Directed by Avery Clyde
Think It Through by Craig Gustafson
Directed by John Gowans
TALKBACKS
Each play reading will be followed by a moderated discussion with the playwright, director and cast.
PRICING:
Buy a festival pass for only $75.00 to experience all 23 shows! Individual play tickets are suggested donation of $15. No donation is too small, but if you can’t afford to donate at this time we understand. Please come anyways and enjoy some live play readings!
THE ROAD THEATRE COMPANY:
Located in the heart of the North Hollywood Arts District, L.A. County’s fastest growing arts community, The Road is an ensemble of 150+ theatre artists fiercely committed to the creation and development of new plays. To further that mission, The Road has launched Under Construction, a diverse collaborative group of new and established playwrights dedicated to socially and politically relevant storytelling for the American stage. Celebrating 33 years of groundbreaking work and led by Founding Artistic Director Taylor Gilbert along with Artistic Director Sam Anderson, The Road is a multi award-winning theatre named as one of the top ten intimate theatre companies in Los Angeles (LA Weekly). Visit www.roadtheatre.org for more info.
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SUPPORT
Support for this program was provided through the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, Arts Development Fee Program, LA County Arts Internship Program, and the Office of Councilmember Paul Krekorian.
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Theatre is a community endeavor and the work of this festival would not be possible without the support of many folks. Please join us in lifting up several broader community supporters who helped up achieve our goal and, as always, support local theatres and businesses!
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