Gulfshore Playhouse Announces Four Finalists to be Featured in Second Annual New Works Festival

Gulfshore Playhouse is proud to announce the four plays that were chosen as finalists and will be featured in their Second Annual New Works Festival to take place September 1-7, 2014. The New Works Festival will bring together a team of actors and directors for a week-long festival in which each playwright will hone their play and then present their work to an audience.

The four finalists that will be featured are: Harlowe by Jennifer Lane, Rust On Bone by Bianca Sams, Shepherd's Bush by Scott C. Sickles, and Doublewide by Stephen Spotswood.

"I am delighted that we will be able to foster the work of each of these four plays during the New Works Festival. All four playwrights who will be participating are enormously talented, and I am honored that Gulfshore Playhouse will be presenting their work to Southwest Florida audiences," states Kristen Coury, Founder and Producing Artistic Director of Gulfshore Playhouse.

Gulfshore Playhouse announced a call for submissions for the 2nd Annual New Works Festival in November 2013. The first 100 submissions from playwrights and agents were considered for inclusion in the festival. On June 3, 2014, Gulfshore Playhouse announced 10 semifinalists, from which the 4 finalists were selected. The additional semifinalists that were considered were: Headometry by Helen Banner, Tabula Rasa by Kevin Brewer and Shane Breaux, The Velocity of Geography by James Farrell, Split in Three by Daryl Fazio, Under This Roof by Barbara Kingsley, and A Cave in the Desert by Paco José Madden.

Subscriptions and Single Tickets are now available for Gulfshore Playhouse's 2014-2015 season. The season includes Katori Hall's The Mountaintop, Body Awareness by Annie Baker, Naples' newest holiday tradition in Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol, Broadway smash hit Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, First Annual New Works Festival finalist: The Butcher by Gwydion Suilebhan, and from the author of Venus in Fur: The Liar by David Ives.

Gulfshore Playhouse is passionately devoted to creating high-quality professional theatre at affordable prices and diverse educational opportunities for our region. Producing a full season of plays ranging from venerated classics and Broadway hits to contemporary plays and world premieres, Gulfshore Playhouse is committed to surpassing the standards of every valued patron while continuing to contribute to the vibrant arts and culture scene in Southwest Florida.

Tickets for the Second Annual New Works Festival are on sale now. Tickets for an individual reading are $15. Package pricing is $25 for 2 readings, $35 for 3 readings, and $45 for four readings. Readings will take place at 8:00pm on Thursday September 4th, Friday September 5th, and Saturday September 6th; as well as a 3:00pm reading on Sunday September 7th. For tickets, visit www.gulfshoreplayhouse.org or call 1-866-811-4111. All readings are presented at The Norris Center, 755 8th Avenue South, Naples.