MODERN WORKS FESTIVAL Back for the fifth year and taking place at Urbanite Theatre, the Modern Works Festival is a five-day playwriting contest, reading festival, and celebration of women in theatre. Three finalists will be selected by a panel of play readers to present their work as a staged reading during the Festival. The Festival will culminate in an audience roundtable discussion, and Festival Passholders will have the opportunity to cast a vote for their favorite of the three works, awarding the winner a prize of $3,200! In addition to staged readings from the three finalists, Festival Passholders can enjoy tickets to the opening and closing events of the Festival, panel discussions with women in theatre, guest playwright discussions, and much more. SHOWTIMES: Thurs, Sept 5 @ 2pm, 5pm, 8pm Fri, Sept 6 @ 2pm, 5pm, 8pm Sat, Sept 7 @ 2pm, 5pm, 8pm Sun, Sept 8 @ 2pm
Fri, Sept 6: 2pm I'M SAVING YOU A SEAT by Sarah Elizabeth Grace 5pm IN THE MOUTH OF THE BEAST by Baylee Shlichtman 8pm A NICE MOTHERLY PERSON by Lia Romeo
Sat, Sept 7 2pm A NICE MOTHERLY PERSON by Lia Romeo 5pm IN THE MOUTH OF THE BEAST by Baylee Shlichtman
Sun, Sept 8 2pm I'M SAVING YOU A SEAT by Sarah Elizabeth Grace
Urbanite Theatre is at 1487 2nd Street, Sarasota, FL.
Jennifer Who Is Leaving (10/18/24-12/1/24)
Modern Works Festival (9/4/24-9/8/24)
Jennifer Who Is Leaving (10/18/24-12/1/24)
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The Unfriend
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Program Five – Martha Graham Dance Company
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Come From Away
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The Blue-Sky Boys
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Fred Kletts Stand-Up Comedy
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Romeo & Juliet
Dingbat Theatre Project (6/12 - 6/28) | |
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