Join us for the 3rd Annual The Distillery New Works Festival. The Distillery New Works Festival is a weekend-long celebration of emerging theater. It features exciting new plays from local and national playwrights. The readings conclude with a discussion of the play, giving writers the chance to receive feedback from Seattle audiences (like You!) and providing a platform to help shape new works in progress.

Schedule Of Events

11am : The Last Rites of Uncle Manny

By Coco Justino, directed by Lauren ****

"After years of estrangement, Claudia Dalog's brother shows back up in her and her daughter, Molly's, lives... in a coma. In the chaotic process of coordinating his healthcare, it is up to Claudia, Molly, and the comatose Uncle Manny to carve their respective autonomies out of hand-me-down American Dreams, Catholic Guilt, and a recipe for real Pinoy fried rice."

Content Advisories: Illness, hospitals, death, religious trauma, strained familial relationships, discussion of racial prejudice, discussion of homophobic attitudes

3pm : God's Favorite

By Catherine Crimmins, directed by Jacqueline Meyners

"When Mary realizes she is pregnant, panic sets in. What is a 14-year-old in Nazareth to do? With limited options, Mary and her cousin, Elizabeth hatch a plan; call it a miracle. Say Mary is a pregnant virgin. Mary goes on a wild journey as her lie spirals out of her control and becomes the basis for a new religion. As the play goes on, Mary seeks her revenge on God and ultimately confronts her rapist in the kingdom of heaven. This dark comedy explores the heartbreak of girlhood in a deliciously dark way."

Content Advisories: Sexual Violence, Body Mutilation, and Explicit Language

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