Hundreds of lovers of new theatre will gather this August for an advance look at tomorrow’s hits at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley’s 21st New Works Festival. Returning to Palo Alto’s Lucie Stern Theatre to celebrate the company’s legacy for fostering new theatre, this unique festival offers audiences an extraordinary opportunity to experience new plays and musicals in their early stages of development. With multiple performances of each work and input from the audiences, playwrights and composers are able to revise and refine their shows during the festival, allowing audiences to view the exciting evolution of brand-new pieces of theatre. Readings and events from August 9-18, 2024—for more information, visit https://theatreworks.org/new-works/nwf/
About Jordan Ramirez Puckett’s “A Driving Beat”:
A mother with a history. An adopted son who wants one. Set to the teen’s hip-hop beat, their cross-country road trip is a voyage of discovery, identity, understanding, and the depths of love. Can a white mom and a brown son find common ground in their uncommon pasts? Sometimes it’s the journey, not the destination.
A DRIVING BEAT (8/15/24-8/17/24)
Lucie Stern Theatre is at 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA.
A DRIVING BEAT (8/15/24-8/17/24)
LIÉBLING (8/13/24-8/17/24)
“Liebling” – TheatreWorks’ New Works Festival (8/13/24-8/17/24)
5 & DIME (8/11/24-8/17/24)
“5 & Dime” – TheatreWorks’ New Works Festival (8/11/24-8/17/24)
MOLLY BELL'S HYSTERICAL (8/10/24-8/18/24)
MOLLY BELL’S HYSTERICAL (8/10/24-8/18/24)
“Molly Bell’s Hysterical” – TheatreWorks’ New Works Festival (8/10/24-8/18/24)
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents “Queen” (3/6/24-3/31/24)
Little Shop of Horrors (11/30/22-12/24/22)
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San Francisco Playhouse 4-Ticket FlexPass
San Francisco Playhouse (11/16 - 9/7) | |
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Head Over Heels
City Lights Theater Company (7/17 - 8/24) | |
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In Love and Warcraft
City Lights Theater Company (1/16 - 2/9) | |
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An Inspector Calls
City Lights Theater Company (9/26 - 10/20) | |
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Parade
Curran Theater (5/13 - 6/8) | |
HERE THERE ARE BLUEBERRIES
Berkeley Repertory Theatre (4/5 - 5/11) | ||
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American Dreams - A New Musical
Various Parks and Venues in N. CA (7/4 - 9/8) | |
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