Women in Theatre, New Play Festival at NorShor Theatre
Dates: 6/12/2026
📍 Theatre: NorShor Theatre
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Duluth Playhouse Underground presents its annual one-night-only new play festival featuring nine original short works written by women and staged by local women directors. The 2026 lineup explores themes of transformation, loss, resistance, and longing, with works ranging from surreal comic explorations of bodies and identity to stories of estranged friends and twins fractured by violence. The festival includes plays by Patricia Lynn, Elizabeth Shannon, Marjorie Williamson, Áine King, Aladrian C. Wetzel, Hope Campbell Gundlah, Marian Adewunmi Yesufu, Erica Smith, and Regina E. Hinkley, directed by Anika Thompson, Lynnlee Johnson, Kendra Carlson, Kay Capasso, and AJ Valentine. Performances begin at 7:30 PM, preceded by a pre-show community gathering in the lobby at 6:00 PM.
Cast and Creative Team for Women in Theatre, New Play Festival at NorShor Theatre
Cast
Piper Bagley
Ensemble
Kaitlin White
Ensemble
Lynnlee Johnson
Ensemble
Sara Johnson
Ensemble
Phoebe Applegate
Ensemble
Katherine Warmka
Ensemble
Lane Greer
Ensemble
Stephanie Williams
Ensemble
Henry Mattson
Ensemble
Ella Goette
Ensemble
Shea Callaghan
Ensemble
Jaden VonBrethorst
Ensemble
Rey Paszak
Ensemble
Leah Hulst
Ensemble
Sarah Crowell
Ensemble
Carrie Greer
Ensemble
Cathy Berggren
Ensemble
Linnea Nordgren
Ensemble
Molly Fabian
Ensemble
Karen Niedermier
Ensemble
Sarah Blossom
Ensemble
Creative Team
Bug Ramler
Stage Manager
Evan Kelly
Production Manager
Anika Thompson
Festival Coordinator
Carrie Powers Greer
Props Design
Travis Lee
Sound Design
Robert Lee
Lighting Design
News About Women in Theatre, New Play Festival at NorShor Theatre
Lineup Set For WOMEN IN THEATRE Festival at Duluth Playhouse
May 19, 2026 Duluth Playhouse Underground announced the lineup for its annual WOMEN IN THEATRE New Play Festival, featuring nine original short plays written by women and directed by local women directors at the NorShor Theatre.
A CHORUS LINE, DEAR EVAN HANSEN and More Set for Duluth Playhouse 2026-27 Season
April 13, 2026 Duluth Playhouse has announced its 2026–2027 season in Minnesota. The lineup will include mainstage musicals, plays, and youth theatre productions. The season will feature a mix of classic titles and new work.
Duluth Playhouse Reveals Lineup for the 2025 WOMEN IN THEATRE New Play Festival
May 12, 2025 Duluth Playhouse Underground has announced the return of its annual new play festival–now reimagined as the Women in Theatre, New Play Festival, taking place June 6, 2025, at the NorShor Theatre.About the Theatre
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What shows are coming up next at NorShor Theatre?
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What shows have played recently at NorShor Theatre?
Legally Blonde The Musical (07/10/26-07/26/26)
The Comedy of Errors (05/29/26-06/07/26)
9 to 5 The Musical (07/12/24-07/28/24)
CLUE (08/12/22-08/21/22)
The Comedy of Errors (05/29/26-06/07/26)
9 to 5 The Musical (07/12/24-07/28/24)
CLUE (08/12/22-08/21/22)
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Dirty Dancing: The Musical Ordway Center for the Performing Arts (8/12-9/06) |
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Cirque Alice State Theatre (3/30-3/31) |
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Legally Blonde Ordway Center for the Performing Arts (2/19-2/21) |
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John Crist Live! State (9/18-9/18) |
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Hold On To Your Butts Dudley Riggs Theatre (10/31-11/01) |
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Incident at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Commonweal Theatre Company (5/16-9/05) |
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Rocky Horror Spooktacular Tour State Theatre (10/01-10/01) |
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Limón Dance Company Northrop (1/30-1/30) |
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The Songbook of Carly Simon, Bonnie Raitt & Rosanne Cash Crooners Supper Club (8/19-8/19) |
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Ballet Folklórico de México de Amalia Hernández Northrop (3/04-3/04) |