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One Of A Kind New Play Development Program Selects Its Next Group Of Playwrights

The first reading is on YouTube Live at 7:30 pm August 19th.

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The next four plays which will be workshopped in The New Play Lab and streamed live on YouTube have been announced. These playwrights have had their works produced and/or developed Off- Broadway and in professional theatres across the country. The works touch on many current issues that make up our cultural landscape such as group identity, femininity/masculinity, political corruption, and morality in sports.

The plays being workshopped in Cycle 3 are:

The Humanities by Zayd Dohrn /
Streaming August 19th @ 7:30pm (CST)
- The O'Neill Festival Selection
- Appeared in the 16th Annual New Stages Festival at The Goodman

Be Mean to Me by Sofya Levitsky-Weitz /
Streaming August 26th @ 7:30pm (CST)
- Semi-finalist for Premiere Stages at Keane, IATI Theater

Moreno by Pravin Wilkins /
Streaming September 2nd @ 7:30pm (CST)
- O'Neill Finalist 2020

The Broken Hearts of a Corrupted White House by Matthew Paul Olmos /
Streaming September 9th @ 7:30pm (CST)
- Workshopped at New Dramatists in 2019

Cycle 3 will kick off starting Wednesday, August 19th at 7:30pm (CST)! We invite audiences to join us every Wednesday till September 9th for our virtual play readings on YouTube Live. You, the audience, will get a firsthand look at the development of these works! You can also become an integral part of the creative process by joining us for post-performance discussions with moderator Kay Martinovich, the playwright, director, and cast.

Please join in for the first reading on YouTube Live at 7:30 pm August 19th.

The live streams are free of charge. To help support this work and the artists involved, consider a donation of $25. Donations can be made by following this link or through our Venmo account @KaneRep.

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