New Ground Theatre Festival

Show Description:

Every year, Cleveland Play House celebrates the art of playwriting by inviting actors, directors, and dramaturgs to workshop new plays, offer insights to the visiting playwrights, and inspire the next phase of the scripts’ development. The most exciting part of this festival is hearing an audience respond to a new play being read aloud for the first time — with laughter, tears, gasps, and applause.

We hope you’ll join us for both weeks of this year’s New Ground Theatre Festival, featuring:

DRAMA: four brand-new stories from the hands of some of America’s brightest playwrights;

DIALOGUE: an opportunity to respond to our playwrights’ questions about the next steps in their writing process; and

DINNER: a chance to enjoy a delicious meal, alongside other theatre lovers in Cleveland and artists from the readings.