ACES at Austin Playhouse
Dates: 8/15/2026
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ACES is a staged reading by playwright Emilie Budjaja, presented as part of the 2026 Festival of New Texas Plays. The play interweaves two storylines twenty years apart, exploring questions of language, identity, and belonging across generations. Partially performed in Mandarin with no subtitles, it asks the audience to experience the struggle to understand one another. The playwright will be in attendance with a talkback following the reading.
Cast and Creative Team for ACES at Austin Playhouse
Creative Team
Lara Toner Haddock
Producing Artistic Director
Ben Wolfe
Associate Artistic Director
Sarah Fleming Walker
Associate Artistic Director
News About ACES at Austin Playhouse
Austin Playhouse to Present 2026 FESTIVAL OF NEW TEXAS PLAYS With Three World Premieres
July 21, 2026 Austin Playhouse will present staged readings of three new works by Texas playwrights at the 2026 Festival of New Texas Plays, featuring world premieres, plus more this August.About the Theatre
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