April 5th-29th

Over the past two years Vital Theatre Company has created an artistic home for theatre artists in its intimate venue on Theatre Row. The company’s semi-annual new works festival is an opportunity for writers to stage plays that are developed in Vital’s bi-monthly Playwrights’ Workshop. It also features a number of new works submitted from outside sources. Past festivals have been praised for being a “delightfully racy evening of high-energy fun, courtesy of ... talented emerging playwrights and Vital Theatre's engaging ensemble” (oobr) and for providing “the thrill of discovery of exciting new work and gifted new talent” (NY Theatre Experience).

The complete festival schedule is as follows:

Week One - April 5th-8th
“Quicksilver” by KARA E. HARTIG, directed by Nancy Gartlan; “Spare” by MARTHA MICHAELA BROWN, directed by Nicole Lerario; “Before the War” by SANDRA PERLMAN, directed by Bruce Merrill; and “Waiting for the Slow Dance” by ERIC LUCAS, directed by Kevin Molesworth.

Week Two - April 12th-15th
“The Shift” by RICHARD COTTRELL, directed by Mark Steven Robinson; “Octopus Garden” by JANET BURNHAM, directed by Keisha M. Ector; “Carnality” by MARK LOEWENSTERN, directed by Melanie S. Armer; “Let Us Pray” by JIM DOYLE, directed by Michael Aman; and “Mime in a Box” by STEPHEN BITTRICH, directed by Victor Maog.

Week Three - April 19th-22nd
“Wonder Full” by CAROLINE PRUGH, directed by Scott C. Embler; “The Wallet” by CASSIE ANGLEY, directed by Maryna Harrison; and “Race Music” by J. HOLTHAM, directed by Sharon Fallon.

Week Four - April 26th-29th
“The Danger of Strangers” by GLENN ALTERMAN, directed by Emily Tetzlaff; “Save Me” by TY ADAMS, directed by Scott C. Embler; “Floating” by CATHERINE GILLET, directed by Melanie S. Armer; “Reunion” by SETH KRAMER, directed by Charles Nuckolls; and “Betrayals” by JENNY LYN BADER, directed by Bruce Merrill.