2026 Modern Works Festival at Urbanite Theatre
Dates: 9/17/2026 - 9/27/2026
📍 Theatre: Urbanite Theatre
1487 2nd St
Sarasota, FL 34236
Phone: 941-321-1397
Tickets: $5 - $33
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Urbanite’s Modern Works Festival is a bold invitation inside the creative process, where audiences experience new plays as they are being shaped. With a Festival Pass, you gain all-access entry to the work in progress, including staged readings of finalist plays, a kickoff celebration, guest speaker events, artist performances, and post-show conversations that bring audiences and creators into direct dialogue.
This festival is a vital part of Urbanite’s commitment to new work. Past finalists have gone on to full productions on the Urbanite stage, including A Skeptic and a Bruja, The Apiary, Westminster, Ahoy Hoy, and 1999. As a passholder, you are not just attending a staged reading. You are part of that journey. Your voice matters, with opportunities to vote for your favorite works and help shape which stories move forward. Experience theatre at its most immediate and alive.
2026 Modern Works Festival at Urbanite Theatre Schedule
7:30pm Festival Headliner Production
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2026
7:30pm Festival Headliner Production
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2026
2:00pm & 7:00pm, Festival Headliner Production
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2026
2:00pm Festival Headliner Production
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2026
7:30pm Kick Off Party-All Festival Artists & Pass Holders*
(light bites and cocktails provided)
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2026
2:00PM Staged Play Reading: Festival Finalist #1
5:00PM Staged Play Reading: Festival Finalist #2
7:30PM Festival Guest Speaker
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2026
2:00PM Staged Play Reading: Festival Finalist #3
5:00PM Staged Play Reading: Festival Finalist #1
7:30PM Staged Play Reading: Festival Finalist #2
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2026
2:00PM Staged Play Reading: Festival Finalist #3
4:00PM Audience Roundtable & Festival Closing Celebration*
Finalists & Headliners to be announced later this summer, we are busy reading over 300 submissions!
*Indicates an exclusive event for Festival Passholders
News About 2026 Modern Works Festival at Urbanite Theatre
Urbanite Theatre to Launch Season 13 With New Lineup of Productions
June 03, 2026 Urbanite Theatre announced its Season 13 lineup, continuing its run of intimate, thought-provoking work in Sarasota, FL. Full details on the upcoming season's productions are now available.About the Theatre
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Where is Urbanite Theatre located?
Urbanite Theatre is at 1487 2nd St, Sarasota, FL.
What shows have played recently at Urbanite Theatre?
Who is Eartha Mae? (05/28/26-06/21/26)
The Apiary (03/19/26-04/19/26)
Job (01/08/26-02/15/26)
Monsters of the American Cinema (10/30/25-12/07/25)
Screen Time (09/20/25-09/21/25)
1999 (09/19/25-09/20/25)
Ahoy-Hoy (09/19/25-09/20/25)
Too Fat for China (09/11/25-09/14/25)
The Apiary (03/19/26-04/19/26)
Job (01/08/26-02/15/26)
Monsters of the American Cinema (10/30/25-12/07/25)
Screen Time (09/20/25-09/21/25)
1999 (09/19/25-09/20/25)
Ahoy-Hoy (09/19/25-09/20/25)
Too Fat for China (09/11/25-09/14/25)
What shows are coming up next at Urbanite Theatre?
Ahoy-Hoy by Jenny Stafford (10/29/26-11/29/26)
The Garbologists by Lindsay Joelle (01/07/27-02/14/27)
1999 by Stacey Isom Campbell (03/18/27-04/25/27)
Black Bastard (06/03/27-06/27/27)
The Garbologists by Lindsay Joelle (01/07/27-02/14/27)
1999 by Stacey Isom Campbell (03/18/27-04/25/27)
Black Bastard (06/03/27-06/27/27)
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