16th Annual Summer Playwrights Festival
10 Days! 24 plays! #SPF16
THE ROAD THEATRE COMPANY and Taylor Gilbert, Founding Artistic Director, together with Sam Anderson, Artistic Director, invite you to the 16th Anniversary of the Annual Summer Playwrights Festival! Over 200 writers, directors, actors and technicians are volunteering their time to present 24 plays over the span of 10 days.
“We look forward to SPF16 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 16th annual Summer Playwrights Festival will take place from Friday, July 11th- Sunday July 2oth, 2025. 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), Through the Eye of a Needle by Jami Brandli (SPF7) and The Totality of All Things by Erik Gernand (SPF15) “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 SPF16!
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 11, 8:00PM PT
The Florida Room by Steven Griffith
Directed by Cameron Watson
Saturday, July 12, 12:00PM PT
Chapter Meeting by Taylor Jon Gonzalez
Directed by Riley Cecil Taggart
Saturday, July 12, 4:00PM PT
The Fugue by Rodrigo Nogueira
Directed by Dana Schwartz
Saturday, July 12, 8:00PM PT
In the Middle by Megan Sass
Directed by Jennifer Chambers
Sunday, July 13, 12:00PM PT
Prayer Circle by Erik Gernand
Directed by Taylor Nichols
Sunday, July 13, 4:00PM PT
Eclipsed: The Sun, The Moon, and Gladys Atkinson Sweet by D.L. Patrick
Directed by Danna Hyams
Sunday, July 13, 8:00PM PT
The Springvale Armadillo by Donald Loftus
Directed by Bruce Katzman
Monday, July 14, 8:00PM PT
Blind Crest by Monet Hurst-Mendoza
Directed by Andre G. Brown
Tuesday, July 15, 8:00PM PT
RED TIDE by Dom Martello
Directed by Ru Kazi
Wednesday, July 16, 8:00PM PT
KAIJU by Dan Caffrey
Directed by Ryan McRee
Thursday, July 17, 8:00PM PT
Maybe You Could Love Me by Samah Meghjee
Directed by Elizabeth Herron
Friday, July 18, 8:00PM PT
HypergaMater by Marjorie Muller
Directed by Victoria Hoffman
Saturday, July 19, 12:00PM PT
bloody noses by Matilda Corey Schulman
Directed by Elina de Santos
Saturday, July 19 4:00PM PT
Tracking by Juliet Izon
Directed by Sam Bianchini
Saturday, July 19, 8:00PM PT
Crisis by Beckett Flynn
Directed by Billy Baker
Sunday, July 20, 11:00AM PT
Hope is a Bird by Dave Carley
Directed by Stephen Tobolowsky
Sunday, July 20, 3:00PM PT
Color Blind by Oren Safdie
Directed by Carlos Lacamara
Sunday, July 20, 8:00PM PT
This is an evening of one-act play readings
Copernicus, Darwin and Freud Walk into a Bar by Dan Borengasser
Directed by John Gowans
FRAGILE by Dana Leslie Goldstein
Directed by Lara Gold
Learn to Live by David J. Valdez
Directed by Brian Ramian
Liver and Onions by Bebe Katsenes
Directed by Emily Jerez
Girl Knocking by Ellen Davis Sullivan
Directed by Jen Bloom
A LONG ROAD by Yaz Canli
Directed by Cathleen Young
The Belly of The Beast by Ken Henry
Directed by Darryl Johnson
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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