The Hatchery Festival of New Work at The Judy Kafoury Center for Youth Arts

Some new plays start with a writer, a table, and a group of actors. At The Hatchery, new plays start with an imaginary dance. A red dress vision. An earworm melody. Or an irresistible beat. We celebrate and support new works centering movement and music through development workshops and a free one-day festival.

The Hatchery debuts on August 25, 2024, when two production teams open their doors to share performances of their plays-in-progress following a week of intensive work in the studio. Join us for new works and festivities including a catered happy hour, a moderated panel on creating Deaf theater, an all-bodies-welcome dance class, and more. All events are FREE, open to the public and ASL interpreted.

The Hatchery Full Schedule | Sunday, August 25

1:30pm - Doors open at The Judy

2:00pm - Performance of La Mariposa by Sofia Marks with Isabel McTighe (please reserve a FREE seat at https://bit.ly/la_mariposa) La Mariposa is a solo devised work about a girl who has forgotten her name. In her bedroom, she howls folklorico vocals and dances bachata. At the borderlands, she cries for her deities.

3:30pm - All bodies welcome community dance class

4:30pm - Panel discussion: Creating Deaf Theater

5:30pm - Complimentary Happy Hour

7:00pm - Performance of WHY and HOW are Not in the Picture by Monique Holt (please reserve a FREE seat at https://bit.ly/how_why) WHY and HOW is a multi-sensory experience for hearing and d/Deaf audiences performed entirely in American Sign Language. Competing voices struggle to construct meaning inside a Deaf Brain, resulting in an absurdist musical enhanced by projected captions, sound, and dynamic lighting elements.