WE NEED NEW PLAYS is a Seattle-based short play festival dedicated to amplifying new works by local artists and creating opportunities for new play development.
See 6 staged readings of brand new 20-minute plays by Seattle playwrights, presented by local directors, dramaturgs, and actors!
We are a brand new organization so come see some amazing new plays and help support the new works push in Seattle!
At ACT Theatre's Bullitt Cabaret. Doors open at 6pm, show starts at 6:30. There will be a 10-minute intermission.
Tickets are pay-what-you-choose – all donations will go towards covering artist payments, rehearsal space rentals, and other admin fees.
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2025/26 Season Announcement
The 5th Avenue Theatre (9/13 - 5/17) | |
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Mary Poppins
Tacoma Musical Playhouse (7/11 - 8/3) | |
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Pippin
Ballyhoo Theatre (7/18 - 7/27) | |
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HYPROV: Improv Under Hypnosis – Colin Mochrie & Asad Mecci Live in Kirkland
Kirkland Performance Center (9/14 - 9/14) | |
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25/26 Season at Seattle Children's Theatre
Seattle Children's Theatre (9/18 - 6/1) | |
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RENT
Harlequin Productions (6/20 - 7/20)
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C.S. Lewis' The Screwtape Letters
Moore Theatre (11/1 - 11/1) | |
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Exotic Deadly: Or the MSG Play
Theatre Off Jackson (9/5 - 9/20) | |
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