Pre-Show Playwrights Panels

The 14^th Annual New Works Festival

Eye to Eye

Pre-Show Discussions with the Playwrights

Wednesday 5/9   6:45p - 7:15p

Teen Naturalism with a Surreal Edge

with Playwrights Rory Hays and Tucker Litch

Rory Hays (Revisions) and Tucker Litch (Spectral) are tackling complex relationships between high school students in their work.  Both approach their pieces with a desire to portray the authentic - but with a hint of surrealism and poetry.  Come listen to them discuss their delicate approach to the topics explored in their most relevant plays.

Thursday 5/10  6:45p - 7:15p

When Darkness and Comedy Collide

with Playwrights Michael Walsh and Barrett Kent

Michael Walsh (Kit-Kat) and Barrett Kent (B²) have imbued their plays with their incredibly unique comic voices - injecting absurdist, satirical, farcical, and cartoonish elements into their stories - and yet at the same time, are investigating incredibly dark issues.  Join them and learn how they used comic flare and approached the topics “side-ways”.

Friday 5/11  6:45p - 7:15p

Highly Theatrical Storytelling

with Playwrights Bowen Hampton and Sammy Martin

Bowen Hampton (Split Division) and Sammy Martin (Blank) both turned to highly theatrical methods with which to tell stories - utilizing sound, light, repetition, and rhythm so as to convey content in ways that elicit a most visceral response.  Both will discuss the use of theatrical devices and how employing such techniques helps create catharsis for both actors and audience.