The 2026 Michigan Playwrights Festival at Theatre NOVA will showcase five to six original full-length plays by Michigan-based playwrights from August 12 to 16, 2026. Each selected work will be presented through readings, followed by audience talkbacks and feedback sessions. This festival celebrates the talent of local playwrights and aims to foster their development in a collaborative and supportive environment. Playwrights will receive a stipend and complimentary tickets to their readings, emphasizing Theatre NOVA’s commitment to new voices in theater.
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Dry Summer by Robert Axelrod (10/10/25-11/2/25)
These My Queens (9/14/25-9/14/25)
Look at Me Now (9/13/25-9/13/25)
Blue Star Highway (9/13/25-9/13/25)
Matrescence (9/12/25-9/12/25)
I Am A Sword (9/11/25-9/11/25)
Radical Empathy by David Wells (8/1/25-8/24/25)
JORGE LUIS BORGES GIVES A LECTURE ON ANATOMY A play with music by Carla Milarch and Michael Riccinto (6/6/25-6/29/25)
Pass Over (3/25/22-4/17/22)
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Scrooge in Rouge
The Inspired Acting Company (12/5 - 12/21) | |
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Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812
Power Center for the Performing Arts (4/16 - 4/19) | |
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A Facility for Living
U of M Flint Theatre (12/11 - 12/21) | |
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Disney's FROZEN
The Encore Musical Theatre Company (12/4 - 1/11) LIMITED TICKETS REMAIN
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STOMP Celebrating 30 Years
Miller Auditorium (4/24 - 4/24) | |
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Spit in Your Face
Detroit Repertory Theatre (5/29 - 6/28) | |
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THE GREAT GATSBY
Stranahan Theater (4/7 - 4/12) | |
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Marat/Sade
Power Center for the Performing Arts (2/19 - 2/22) | |
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Meredith Wilson's Miracle on 34th Street The Musical
Fox Theatre (12/16 - 12/18) | ||
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