New Directions Festival: Broken at Tornabene Theatre
Dates: 3/26/2026 - 3/29/2026
📍 Theatre: Tornabene Theatre
1025 N Olive Rd
Tucson, AZ 85721
Tickets: Free
The University of Arizona School of Theatre, Film & Television (TFTV) presents the fifth annual New Directions Festival: Broken, a curated evening of original works created entirely by students, March 26-29, at the Tornabene Theatre on the University of Arizona campus. The event is FREE and open to the public. Seating is general admission and available on a first-come, first-served basis.
The annual festival celebrates student innovation, interdisciplinary collaboration, and professional-level mentorship in new work development.
This year’s festival invites audiences to experience a thematically cohesive suite of original plays — and a song — developed around the concept of brokenness, interpreted broadly by student creators within the School’s Live and Screened Performance program.
The curated evening features the following original works:
- Jack the People Hater | Written by Josiah Santos. Directed by Rayce Morland. Explores a broken environment.
- Mirror | Written by Josiah Santos. Directed by Rayce Morland. A story of fractured motherhood.
- Rebuilding | Written by Macy Lash. Directed by Lindsey Beardsley. A play about a broken board game.
- Unsent | Written by Maia Nastav. Directed by Rachel Pazos. A play about a broken sibling bond and a box of teenage angst.
- Woof at the Walls | Written by Dawson Stenzel. Directed by Ryan Feeney. A play about a broken mind.
- Super Rich Kids | Written by Lindsey Beardsley. Directed by Ryan Feeney. A play about a broken friendship.
- Something to Remember Me By | Written by Childs Hultquist. Directed by Rachel Pazos. A play about a broken urn and a “sweeping” change.
- Light Through the Cracks | Written by Brigette Rubi. Directed by Thalita DeAndrade. A reflection on a world that is damaged but still breathing.
- Lejos de Vos | Written by Alivia Alexander. Directed by Thalita DeAndrade. A mini-musical about a broken system.
This project has been made possible by a grant from the College of Fine Arts Bank One Visiting Artist Professorship Awards.
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March 10, 2026 The University of Arizona School of Theatre, Film & Television (TFTV) will present the fifth annual New Directions Festival: Broken, a curated evening of original works created entirely by students.About the Theatre
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