Join us! Celebrate the new year with an exciting series of groundbreaking new plays! Not only will you experience the performances, but you’ll also have the opportunity to engage with the playwrights about their creative process, share your insights with the creative team, and contribute to building these new works from the script up.

2025 New Play Festival LINEUP

Saturday, January 11, 2025

STAGED READINGS

SNALLYGASTER

By Barry Wallace

Facilitated by H. Caitlin Corbitt

Dramaturgy by Harrison Young

Lab Theatre

Saturday, January 11 at 7pm

A young writer goes in search of long-lost stories about his Appalachian heritage. He discovers an enigmatic relative who exposes a horrifying truth about his family’s past. Mountain folklore meets contemporary suspense on one writer’s journey as he rediscovers his forgotten childhood and confronts the power of storytelling.

TABLE READINGS

THE GRAY MAN

A NEW MUSICAL

Music & Lyrics by Eric Sorrels

A Collaboration with First Take Co.

LAB Theatre

Saturday, January 11 at 2pm

An exclusive first listen of this captivating new musical in progress that re-imagines the well-known legend of Pawley’s Island. A love story told in three hurricanes, this tale follows a couple’s ups and downs through the eyes of a shadowy figure who appears before storms to deliver life-saving warnings.

Single Tickets, Festival Passes, & All-access Passes on Sale Now!

Date: January 3 – January 12, 2025