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Celebrating Community Voices at The Old Globe
Dates: 1/10/2025
📍 Theatre: The Old Globe
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The Old Globe kicks off 2025 with the 12th annual Powers New Voices Festival from January 10-12, featuring a diverse selection of new American plays. The festival opens with Celebrating Community Voices, an evening showcasing six 10-minute plays by local playwrights including Brittany Allen and Lara Benusis. Following this, the festival features four full-length readings, including Alien Girls by Amy Berryman and The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, adapted by Marco Antonio Rodriguez from Junot Díaz's novel. Each play highlights the creativity and talent of both emerging and established voices in American theatre.
Cast and Creative Team for Celebrating Community Voices at The Old Globe
Cast
Brittany Allen
Ensemble
Lara Benusis
Ensemble
Ruby Dean Hays
Ensemble
Alexander Ameen
Ensemble
Steven Fletcher
Ensemble
Ahliyah Chambers
Ensemble
Amy Berryman
Ensemble
Marco Antonio Rodriguez
Ensemble
Tony Meneses
Ensemble
Julia Doolittle
Ensemble
Creative Team
Barry Edelstein
Artistic Director
Danielle Mages Amato
Director of New Plays and Dramaturgy
Jaki Bradley
Director
Eddie Torres
Director
Dámaso Rodriguez
Director
Andréa Agosto
Director
Timothy J. Shields
Managing Director
News About Celebrating Community Voices at The Old Globe
The Old Globe Will Present 13th Annual Powers New Voices Festival
December 19, 2025 The Old Globe will present the 13th annual Powers New Voices Festival, a three-day play reading event featuring seven new plays by emerging and award-winning playwrights writing for the American theatre, including new works by San Diegans.
The Old Globe to Present 12th Annual Powers New Voices Festival
December 11, 2024 The Old Globe will kick off 2025 with the Powers New Voices Festival, a three-day play reading event featuring 10 new plays by emerging and award-winning playwrights writing for the American theatre today, including new works by San Diegans. Learn how to attend.The Old Globe Announces Cohort for the 2024 CLASSICAL DIRECTING FELLOWSHIP
March 21, 2024 The Old Globe announced the four-member cohort for the 2024 Classical Directing Fellowship, a program of the Karen and Stuart Tanz Fellowships at The Old Globe, led by the Globe’s Erna Finci Viterbi Artistic Director Barry Edelstein.
The Old Globe to Present the 11th Annual Powers New Voices Festival Featuring 10 New Plays
December 13, 2023 The Old Globe will present the 11th annual Powers New Voices Festival, a three-day event of readings of 10 new American plays by emerging and award-winning playwrights writing for the American theatre, including new works by San Diegans.
Interview: Playwrights Gingerlily Lowe And Daryl ”Scooter” Davis talk about their plays at the CELEBRATING COMMUNITY VOICES at The Old Globe
January 10, 2023 Playwrights Gignerlily Lowe and Daryl ”Scooter” Davis talk about their plays and being a part of the CELEBRATING COMMUNITY VOICES presentation, a part of the upcoming 10th annual Old Globe Powers New Voices FestivalJan 13 - 15, 2023.
The Old Globe Announces the Arts Engagement 2022 Spring Season
January 13, 2022 The Old Globe announced its Arts Engagement 2022 Spring Season, including free performances and programs serving the San Diego community. The season features the monthly performing arts series AXIS on Copley Plaza; Globe Learning professional development workshops; and Studio Youth Programs, which consist of the Pam Farr Summer Shakespeare Studio, Theatre Design Studio, and Creative Youth Studio, offering creative development opportunities to young theatre makers.
The Old Globe Announces Eighth Annual Powers New Voices Festival
December 15, 2021 The Old Globe announced it will present the eighth annual Powers New Voices Festival, a weekend of readings of new American plays by some of the most exciting playwrights writing for the American theatre today.
The Old Globe Announces Upcoming Programming, Featuring a World Premiere Musical by Michael John LaChiusa & More
January 19, 2021 As the world catches glimpses of a return to normalcy and dares to imagine a time when we can once again gather together in our theatre spaces, The Old Globe will produce a hybrid of digital and in-person offerings that encompasses a broad range of thrilling theatre created by a diverse group of major talents.
The Old Globe To Present the Eighth Annual POWERS NEW VOICES FESTIVAL
January 07, 2021 The Old Globe announced today it will present the eighth annual Powers New Voices Festival, four days of readings of new plays by some of the most exciting voices writing for the American theatre today. This year's event will be presented virtually for the first time, streaming online January 21–24, 2021 on the free virtual Hopin platform. The Festival is free to the public, but reservations are required.
The Old Globe Presents POWERS NEW VOICES FESTIVAL
December 19, 2019 The Old Globe today announced it will present the seventh annual Powers New Voices Festival, a weekend of readings of new American plays by some of the most exciting voices writing for the American theatre today, playing January 10a?'12, 2020. Playwrights include Chad Beckim, Jiréh Breon Holder, Tony Meneses, and Karen Zacarías; directors include Shelley Butler, Edward Torres, and James Vásquez.About the Theatre
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The Old Globe Frequently Asked QuestionsFAQ
What shows are coming up next at The Old Globe?
Powers New Voices Festival (1/10/25-1/12/25)
Alien Girls (1/11/25-1/11/25)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (1/11/25-1/11/25)
Loving Come (1/12/25-1/12/25)
Tell Them I'm Still Young (1/12/25-1/12/25)
Alien Girls (1/11/25-1/11/25)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (1/11/25-1/11/25)
Loving Come (1/12/25-1/12/25)
Tell Them I'm Still Young (1/12/25-1/12/25)
What shows have played recently at The Old Globe?
Loving Come (01/12/25-01/12/25)
Tell Them I'm Still Young (01/12/25-01/12/25)
Alien Girls (01/11/25-01/11/25)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (01/11/25-01/11/25)
Powers New Voices Festival (01/10/25-01/12/25)
As You Like It (10/29/24-11/24/24)
Bob Fosse’s Dancin’ (04/17/22-05/29/22)
The Gardens of Anuncia (09/10/21-10/17/21)
Hair (08/10/21-09/26/21)
Tell Them I'm Still Young (01/12/25-01/12/25)
Alien Girls (01/11/25-01/11/25)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (01/11/25-01/11/25)
Powers New Voices Festival (01/10/25-01/12/25)
As You Like It (10/29/24-11/24/24)
Bob Fosse’s Dancin’ (04/17/22-05/29/22)
The Gardens of Anuncia (09/10/21-10/17/21)
Hair (08/10/21-09/26/21)
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