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SUMMARY:Chautauqua: Living History!
DESCRIPTION:THEATER / HISTORY\nChautauqua: Living History!\nFeaturing Becky Stone as Harriet Tubman\nand Marvin Jefferson as Martin Luther King Jr.\nSaturday\, October 18\, 2025\n2:00pm Matinee & 7:30pm Evening Performance\nThe Lorraine Boccardo Theater\nStep into history as two of America’s most powerful voices come alive on stage. In this moving Chautauqua Living History performance\, audiences will meet Harriet Tubman\, portrayed by acclaimed storyteller and actress Becky Stone\, and Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr.\, brought to life by renowned historical interpreter Marvin Jefferson. \nHarriet Tubman—courageous conductor of the Underground Railroad\, abolitionist\, and advocate for women’s rights—shares her remarkable journey from enslavement to becoming one of the most fearless leaders in American history. Dr. King—visionary pastor\, civil rights leader\, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate—speaks to the enduring struggle for justice\, equality\, and nonviolent change. \nTogether\, their voices bridge two centuries of activism\, sacrifice\, and unwavering hope. Through first-person storytelling\, historical context\, and audience Q&A\, this event invites us not just to learn about history\, but to step into it—asking what freedom\, justice\, and leadership mean for us today.\nJoin us for an unforgettable evening of inspiration\, conversation\, and living history. \nTICKETS
URL:https://kayentaarts.org/event/chautauqua-living-history-3/2025-10-18/1/
LOCATION:Center for the Arts at Kayenta
CATEGORIES:Storytelling,Theater
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SUMMARY:Chautauqua: Living History!
DESCRIPTION:THEATER / HISTORY\nChautauqua: Living History!\nFeaturing Becky Stone as Harriet Tubman\nand Marvin Jefferson as Martin Luther King Jr.\nSaturday\, October 18\, 2025\n2:00pm Matinee & 7:30pm Evening Performance\nThe Lorraine Boccardo Theater\nStep into history as two of America’s most powerful voices come alive on stage. In this moving Chautauqua Living History performance\, audiences will meet Harriet Tubman\, portrayed by acclaimed storyteller and actress Becky Stone\, and Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr.\, brought to life by renowned historical interpreter Marvin Jefferson. \nHarriet Tubman—courageous conductor of the Underground Railroad\, abolitionist\, and advocate for women’s rights—shares her remarkable journey from enslavement to becoming one of the most fearless leaders in American history. Dr. King—visionary pastor\, civil rights leader\, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate—speaks to the enduring struggle for justice\, equality\, and nonviolent change. \nTogether\, their voices bridge two centuries of activism\, sacrifice\, and unwavering hope. Through first-person storytelling\, historical context\, and audience Q&A\, this event invites us not just to learn about history\, but to step into it—asking what freedom\, justice\, and leadership mean for us today.\nJoin us for an unforgettable evening of inspiration\, conversation\, and living history. \nTICKETS
URL:https://kayentaarts.org/event/chautauqua-living-history-3/2025-10-18/2/
LOCATION:Center for the Arts at Kayenta
CATEGORIES:Storytelling,Theater
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SUMMARY:The Caregiver's Guide
DESCRIPTION:THEATER\nThe Caregiver’s Guide\n\n\n\n\n\nFebruary 19-21\, and February 25-27 at 7:30pmFebruary 22 and 28 at 3:00pm\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Lorraine Boccardo Theater\n\n\n\nThe Caregiver’s Guide is a poignant comedy about love\, family\, and the messiness of caring for one another. When a stand-up comedian returns home and reveals he’s inherited the early-onset Alzheimer’s gene from his late mother\, his two sisters are forced to face their own fears about the future\, their health\, and how to care for someone who doesn’t want to be cared for. With humor\, heart\, and a touch of the supernatural\, this play explores how one family leans on laughter\, memory\, and love to make it through life’s hardest turns. Uplifting\, funny\, and deeply human\, The Caregiver’s Guide promises to move and entertain audiences. \nTICKETS\n\n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nThe Caregiver’s Guide is generously sponsored by Gentry Music & Arts. \n 
URL:https://kayentaarts.org/event/the-caregivers-guide-2/2026-02-19/
LOCATION:Center for the Arts at Kayenta
CATEGORIES:Theater
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SUMMARY:The Caregiver's Guide
DESCRIPTION:THEATER\nThe Caregiver’s Guide\n\n\n\n\n\nFebruary 19-21\, and February 25-27 at 7:30pmFebruary 22 and 28 at 3:00pm\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Lorraine Boccardo Theater\n\n\n\nThe Caregiver’s Guide is a poignant comedy about love\, family\, and the messiness of caring for one another. When a stand-up comedian returns home and reveals he’s inherited the early-onset Alzheimer’s gene from his late mother\, his two sisters are forced to face their own fears about the future\, their health\, and how to care for someone who doesn’t want to be cared for. With humor\, heart\, and a touch of the supernatural\, this play explores how one family leans on laughter\, memory\, and love to make it through life’s hardest turns. Uplifting\, funny\, and deeply human\, The Caregiver’s Guide promises to move and entertain audiences. \nTICKETS\n\n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nThe Caregiver’s Guide is generously sponsored by Gentry Music & Arts. \n 
URL:https://kayentaarts.org/event/the-caregivers-guide-2/2026-02-20/
LOCATION:Center for the Arts at Kayenta
CATEGORIES:Theater
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SUMMARY:The Caregiver's Guide
DESCRIPTION:THEATER\nThe Caregiver’s Guide\n\n\n\n\n\nFebruary 19-21\, and February 25-27 at 7:30pmFebruary 22 and 28 at 3:00pm\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Lorraine Boccardo Theater\n\n\n\nThe Caregiver’s Guide is a poignant comedy about love\, family\, and the messiness of caring for one another. When a stand-up comedian returns home and reveals he’s inherited the early-onset Alzheimer’s gene from his late mother\, his two sisters are forced to face their own fears about the future\, their health\, and how to care for someone who doesn’t want to be cared for. With humor\, heart\, and a touch of the supernatural\, this play explores how one family leans on laughter\, memory\, and love to make it through life’s hardest turns. Uplifting\, funny\, and deeply human\, The Caregiver’s Guide promises to move and entertain audiences. \nTICKETS\n\n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nThe Caregiver’s Guide is generously sponsored by Gentry Music & Arts. \n 
URL:https://kayentaarts.org/event/the-caregivers-guide-2/2026-02-21/
LOCATION:Center for the Arts at Kayenta
CATEGORIES:Theater
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SUMMARY:The Caregiver's Guide
DESCRIPTION:THEATER\nThe Caregiver’s Guide\n\n\n\n\n\nFebruary 19-21\, and February 25-27 at 7:30pmFebruary 22 and 28 at 3:00pm\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Lorraine Boccardo Theater\n\n\n\nThe Caregiver’s Guide is a poignant comedy about love\, family\, and the messiness of caring for one another. When a stand-up comedian returns home and reveals he’s inherited the early-onset Alzheimer’s gene from his late mother\, his two sisters are forced to face their own fears about the future\, their health\, and how to care for someone who doesn’t want to be cared for. With humor\, heart\, and a touch of the supernatural\, this play explores how one family leans on laughter\, memory\, and love to make it through life’s hardest turns. Uplifting\, funny\, and deeply human\, The Caregiver’s Guide promises to move and entertain audiences. \nTICKETS\n\n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nThe Caregiver’s Guide is generously sponsored by Gentry Music & Arts. \n 
URL:https://kayentaarts.org/event/the-caregivers-guide-2/2026-02-22/
LOCATION:Center for the Arts at Kayenta
CATEGORIES:Theater
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SUMMARY:The Caregiver's Guide
DESCRIPTION:THEATER\nThe Caregiver’s Guide\n\n\n\n\n\nFebruary 19-21\, and February 25-27 at 7:30pmFebruary 22 and 28 at 3:00pm\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Lorraine Boccardo Theater\n\n\n\nThe Caregiver’s Guide is a poignant comedy about love\, family\, and the messiness of caring for one another. When a stand-up comedian returns home and reveals he’s inherited the early-onset Alzheimer’s gene from his late mother\, his two sisters are forced to face their own fears about the future\, their health\, and how to care for someone who doesn’t want to be cared for. With humor\, heart\, and a touch of the supernatural\, this play explores how one family leans on laughter\, memory\, and love to make it through life’s hardest turns. Uplifting\, funny\, and deeply human\, The Caregiver’s Guide promises to move and entertain audiences. \nTICKETS\n\n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nThe Caregiver’s Guide is generously sponsored by Gentry Music & Arts. \n 
URL:https://kayentaarts.org/event/the-caregivers-guide-2/2026-02-25/
LOCATION:Center for the Arts at Kayenta
CATEGORIES:Theater
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SUMMARY:The Caregiver's Guide
DESCRIPTION:THEATER\nThe Caregiver’s Guide\n\n\n\n\n\nFebruary 19-21\, and February 25-27 at 7:30pmFebruary 22 and 28 at 3:00pm\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Lorraine Boccardo Theater\n\n\n\nThe Caregiver’s Guide is a poignant comedy about love\, family\, and the messiness of caring for one another. When a stand-up comedian returns home and reveals he’s inherited the early-onset Alzheimer’s gene from his late mother\, his two sisters are forced to face their own fears about the future\, their health\, and how to care for someone who doesn’t want to be cared for. With humor\, heart\, and a touch of the supernatural\, this play explores how one family leans on laughter\, memory\, and love to make it through life’s hardest turns. Uplifting\, funny\, and deeply human\, The Caregiver’s Guide promises to move and entertain audiences. \nTICKETS\n\n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nThe Caregiver’s Guide is generously sponsored by Gentry Music & Arts. \n 
URL:https://kayentaarts.org/event/the-caregivers-guide-2/2026-02-26/
LOCATION:Center for the Arts at Kayenta
CATEGORIES:Theater
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SUMMARY:The Caregiver's Guide
DESCRIPTION:THEATER\nThe Caregiver’s Guide\n\n\n\n\n\nFebruary 19-21\, and February 25-27 at 7:30pmFebruary 22 and 28 at 3:00pm\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Lorraine Boccardo Theater\n\n\n\nThe Caregiver’s Guide is a poignant comedy about love\, family\, and the messiness of caring for one another. When a stand-up comedian returns home and reveals he’s inherited the early-onset Alzheimer’s gene from his late mother\, his two sisters are forced to face their own fears about the future\, their health\, and how to care for someone who doesn’t want to be cared for. With humor\, heart\, and a touch of the supernatural\, this play explores how one family leans on laughter\, memory\, and love to make it through life’s hardest turns. Uplifting\, funny\, and deeply human\, The Caregiver’s Guide promises to move and entertain audiences. \nTICKETS\n\n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nThe Caregiver’s Guide is generously sponsored by Gentry Music & Arts. \n 
URL:https://kayentaarts.org/event/the-caregivers-guide-2/2026-02-27/
LOCATION:Center for the Arts at Kayenta
CATEGORIES:Theater
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SUMMARY:The Caregiver's Guide
DESCRIPTION:THEATER\nThe Caregiver’s Guide\n\n\n\n\n\nFebruary 19-21\, and February 25-27 at 7:30pmFebruary 22 and 28 at 3:00pm\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Lorraine Boccardo Theater\n\n\n\nThe Caregiver’s Guide is a poignant comedy about love\, family\, and the messiness of caring for one another. When a stand-up comedian returns home and reveals he’s inherited the early-onset Alzheimer’s gene from his late mother\, his two sisters are forced to face their own fears about the future\, their health\, and how to care for someone who doesn’t want to be cared for. With humor\, heart\, and a touch of the supernatural\, this play explores how one family leans on laughter\, memory\, and love to make it through life’s hardest turns. Uplifting\, funny\, and deeply human\, The Caregiver’s Guide promises to move and entertain audiences. \nTICKETS\n\n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nThe Caregiver’s Guide is generously sponsored by Gentry Music & Arts. \n 
URL:https://kayentaarts.org/event/the-caregivers-guide-2/2026-02-28/
LOCATION:Center for the Arts at Kayenta
CATEGORIES:Theater
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SUMMARY:The Delirium of Beethoven
DESCRIPTION:SUMMER ARTS SHOWCASE: MUSIC & THEATER \nThe Delirium of Beethoven\nGlenn Webb & Ashlie Chaston\nJune 13\, 7:30pm | June 14\, 3:00pm\nLorraine Boccardo Theater\nThis devised theater piece (created from scratch by an ensemble rather from a pre-existing script) features new music and theater\, created by local musician Glenn Webb\, local theater artist Ashlie Chaston\, and a company of musicians and actors. In The Delirium of Beethoven\, a dissatisfied musician\, Quinn stumbles upon the great composer & musician\, Beethoven\, who has strangely arrived to the modern world. Suddenly\, Quinn’s world is opened up to the possibility of something new. An avant-garde\, collaborative production emerges from the power of original live music incorporated into unique contemporary theatre. \n\n\n\nThis event is part of the Kayenta Summer Arts Showcase\, an all-month event featuring exceptional local artists and the premiere of brand-new creative work\, across several disciplines. Join us this June to celebrate and experience local art\, fun\, and community. \nWe’re introducing tiered ticket pricing for this program. The Kayenta Summer Arts Showcase is about welcoming audiences to see the work of artists within their own community. We’re committed to making our events as accessible as possible\, and believe this tiered structure will help remove financial barriers\, while also presenting quality events and compensating artists fairly for their work. The pricing tiers are as follows: \n\n\n$10 – Pay What You Can \n$20 – Suggested Ticket Price \n$30 – Support This Program \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS \n\n\n\n\nGlenn Webb is a leading New Music percussionist in the Intermountain region. He is the percussionist and Co-Artistic Director of Grand Circle New Music. GCNM exists to promote the performance of new solo and chamber music. Grand Circle New Music is especially interested in music created in and about the Grand Circle region of the Southwestern United States. \nGlenn directs the Percussion Ensemble and New Music Ensemble at Utah Tech University. He is Artistic Director of the St George Jazz Festival and leads the Rebel Jazz Band. He leads the St George All-Stars performing originals and new standards. He is the President of St George Jazz. \nHe was the Founding Chair of the Music Department at Utah Tech and currently serves as Associate Dean of the College of the Arts. He is the house drummer/percussionist at Tuacahn performing for 2\,000 patrons six shows a week. Dr. Webb has music degrees from UNLV\, University of Utah\, and Weber State University. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAshlie Chaston is a recent graduate of Utah Tech\, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre with an Acting Emphasis. During her short time there\, she participated in almost 20 productions. Ashlie is an actor\, director\, writer\, and everything in between–she’s even certified in rapier! Most recently\, she stage managed A Caregiver’s Guide at Kayenta. Some of her favorite acting roles include Puck from A Midsummer Night’s Dream\, William Dunnn in Men on Boats\, Miss Shingle in A Gentleman’s Guide\, and Beatrix in This Girl Laughs\, This Girl Cries\, This Girl does Nothing. As for directing\, Ashlie’s favorites thus far have been Striptease by Slawomir Mrozek and Where the Lonely Hearts Go by Finegan Kruckemeyer. She currently portrays Mercy Otis Warren at Liberty Village. For more information\, visit ashliechaston.com.
URL:https://kayentaarts.org/event/the-delirium-of-beethoven/2026-06-13/
LOCATION:Center for the Arts at Kayenta
CATEGORIES:Music,Summer Arts Showcase,Theater
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SUMMARY:The Delirium of Beethoven
DESCRIPTION:SUMMER ARTS SHOWCASE: MUSIC & THEATER \nThe Delirium of Beethoven\nGlenn Webb & Ashlie Chaston\nJune 13\, 7:30pm | June 14\, 3:00pm\nLorraine Boccardo Theater\nThis devised theater piece (created from scratch by an ensemble rather from a pre-existing script) features new music and theater\, created by local musician Glenn Webb\, local theater artist Ashlie Chaston\, and a company of musicians and actors. In The Delirium of Beethoven\, a dissatisfied musician\, Quinn stumbles upon the great composer & musician\, Beethoven\, who has strangely arrived to the modern world. Suddenly\, Quinn’s world is opened up to the possibility of something new. An avant-garde\, collaborative production emerges from the power of original live music incorporated into unique contemporary theatre. \n\n\n\nThis event is part of the Kayenta Summer Arts Showcase\, an all-month event featuring exceptional local artists and the premiere of brand-new creative work\, across several disciplines. Join us this June to celebrate and experience local art\, fun\, and community. \nWe’re introducing tiered ticket pricing for this program. The Kayenta Summer Arts Showcase is about welcoming audiences to see the work of artists within their own community. We’re committed to making our events as accessible as possible\, and believe this tiered structure will help remove financial barriers\, while also presenting quality events and compensating artists fairly for their work. The pricing tiers are as follows: \n\n\n$10 – Pay What You Can \n$20 – Suggested Ticket Price \n$30 – Support This Program \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS \n\n\n\n\nGlenn Webb is a leading New Music percussionist in the Intermountain region. He is the percussionist and Co-Artistic Director of Grand Circle New Music. GCNM exists to promote the performance of new solo and chamber music. Grand Circle New Music is especially interested in music created in and about the Grand Circle region of the Southwestern United States. \nGlenn directs the Percussion Ensemble and New Music Ensemble at Utah Tech University. He is Artistic Director of the St George Jazz Festival and leads the Rebel Jazz Band. He leads the St George All-Stars performing originals and new standards. He is the President of St George Jazz. \nHe was the Founding Chair of the Music Department at Utah Tech and currently serves as Associate Dean of the College of the Arts. He is the house drummer/percussionist at Tuacahn performing for 2\,000 patrons six shows a week. Dr. Webb has music degrees from UNLV\, University of Utah\, and Weber State University. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAshlie Chaston is a recent graduate of Utah Tech\, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre with an Acting Emphasis. During her short time there\, she participated in almost 20 productions. Ashlie is an actor\, director\, writer\, and everything in between–she’s even certified in rapier! Most recently\, she stage managed A Caregiver’s Guide at Kayenta. Some of her favorite acting roles include Puck from A Midsummer Night’s Dream\, William Dunnn in Men on Boats\, Miss Shingle in A Gentleman’s Guide\, and Beatrix in This Girl Laughs\, This Girl Cries\, This Girl does Nothing. As for directing\, Ashlie’s favorites thus far have been Striptease by Slawomir Mrozek and Where the Lonely Hearts Go by Finegan Kruckemeyer. She currently portrays Mercy Otis Warren at Liberty Village. For more information\, visit ashliechaston.com.
URL:https://kayentaarts.org/event/the-delirium-of-beethoven/2026-06-14/
LOCATION:Center for the Arts at Kayenta
CATEGORIES:Music,Summer Arts Showcase,Theater
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SUMMARY:KAYENTA NEW PLAY LAB: Am I a Good Dog?
DESCRIPTION:KAYENTA NEW PLAY LAB\n\n\n\nAm I a Good Dog?\n\n\n\nby Rook Reilley (St. George\, UT)\n\n\n\nFriday\, August 7 – 7:30pm Saturday\, August 8 – 3:00pm\n\n\n\nThe Lorraine Boccardo Theater\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nJoin us for a staged reading of a new play as part of the 2026 Kayenta New Play Lab! Am I a Good Dog follows Max\, who returns to their hometown years after moving away—only to find a missing poster with their face on it. A dramedy exploring identity\, family\, Queerness\, and life in rural Utah. \n\n\n\nStay for the guided talkback after the show with the playwright\, director\, and cast. Discuss the play\, ask questions\, and learn more about the development process. Be part of shaping new theater by providing your own feedback and delving deeper into the creative process. \n\n\n\n\n\nTICKETS\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nKAYENTA NEW PLAY LAB\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nNow in its fourth year\, the Kayenta New Play Lab is where bold new voices in American theater come to life. Over three weeks\, six visionary playwrights—chosen by a panel of esteemed local and national theatermakers—dive into an intensive creative residency\, shaping fresh\, original works for the stage. \n\n\n\nAudiences are invited to witness the magic unfold through staged readings of these brand-new plays—raw\, real\, and alive with possibility. Stay after each reading for an engaging dialogue with the artists\, where your feedback helps shape the evolution of each piece. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nClick HERE to learn more about the 2026 New Play Lab.\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSee all 6 plays for $100\, saving $50! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Kayenta New Play Lab is generously sponsored by Douglas Caputo and Desert Dweller Real Estate.  \n\n\n\n 
URL:https://kayentaarts.org/event/kayenta-new-play-lab-am-i-a-good-dog/2026-08-07/
LOCATION:Center for the Arts at Kayenta
CATEGORIES:Play Labs,Theater
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SUMMARY:KAYENTA NEW PLAY LAB: Am I a Good Dog?
DESCRIPTION:KAYENTA NEW PLAY LAB\n\n\n\nAm I a Good Dog?\n\n\n\nby Rook Reilley (St. George\, UT)\n\n\n\nFriday\, August 7 – 7:30pm Saturday\, August 8 – 3:00pm\n\n\n\nThe Lorraine Boccardo Theater\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nJoin us for a staged reading of a new play as part of the 2026 Kayenta New Play Lab! Am I a Good Dog follows Max\, who returns to their hometown years after moving away—only to find a missing poster with their face on it. A dramedy exploring identity\, family\, Queerness\, and life in rural Utah. \n\n\n\nStay for the guided talkback after the show with the playwright\, director\, and cast. Discuss the play\, ask questions\, and learn more about the development process. Be part of shaping new theater by providing your own feedback and delving deeper into the creative process. \n\n\n\n\n\nTICKETS\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nKAYENTA NEW PLAY LAB\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nNow in its fourth year\, the Kayenta New Play Lab is where bold new voices in American theater come to life. Over three weeks\, six visionary playwrights—chosen by a panel of esteemed local and national theatermakers—dive into an intensive creative residency\, shaping fresh\, original works for the stage. \n\n\n\nAudiences are invited to witness the magic unfold through staged readings of these brand-new plays—raw\, real\, and alive with possibility. Stay after each reading for an engaging dialogue with the artists\, where your feedback helps shape the evolution of each piece. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nClick HERE to learn more about the 2026 New Play Lab.\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSee all 6 plays for $100\, saving $50! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Kayenta New Play Lab is generously sponsored by Douglas Caputo and Desert Dweller Real Estate.  \n\n\n\n 
URL:https://kayentaarts.org/event/kayenta-new-play-lab-am-i-a-good-dog/2026-08-08/
LOCATION:Center for the Arts at Kayenta
CATEGORIES:Play Labs,Theater
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SUMMARY:KAYENTA NEW PLAY LAB: A Matter of Perspective
DESCRIPTION:KAYENTA NEW PLAY LAB\nA Matter of Perspective\nby Lisa Quoresimo (Cedar City\, UT)\nSaturday\, August 8 – 7:30pm Sunday\, August 9 – 3:00pm\nThe Lorraine Boccardo Theater\n \nJoin us for a staged reading of a new play as part of the 2026 Kayenta New Play Lab! A Matter of Perspective is an historical drama examining a battle of the minds between rivals\, the creation of Florence’s duomo\, and the forgotten woman whose genius led to its creation. \nStay for the guided talkback after the show with the playwright\, director\, and cast. Discuss the play\, ask questions\, and learn more about the development process. Be part of shaping new theater by providing your own feedback and delving deeper into the creative process. \n TICKETS \nAbout the Playwright: Lisa Quoresimo\n  Lisa Quoresimo’s plays have been seen internationally (Siddahartha the Bright Path\, Cloudy with a Chance of Contempt)\, Off-off Broadway (Not My Heart’s Desire\, Endlessly Rocking\, Antigone: a Fable Without Walls)\, in regional theaters in San Francisco and Sacramento (Between Dirt and Sky\, Ciribiribin\, Charlie and Nell)\, and across the country. Lisa is delighted to return to the Kayenta New Play Festival for a second time! Their work as performer\, director\, composer\, music director and dramaturg has been seen at Berkeley Repertory Theatre\, Shotgun Players\, Brava Theatre\, The Marsh and the Utah Shakespeare Festival. She is currently Associate Professor of Theatre at Southern Utah University and previously taught at NYU and the Manhattan School of Music. She is the co-founder/director of Catalyst: A Theatre Think Tank. Lisa’s academic writing has been published widely. Her book\, The Feminist Journey of Stephen Sondheim\, is forthcoming at Routledge Press. Lisa holds a Ph.D. from UC Davis and an M.A. from Carnegie Mellon University. and is proud member of Actor’s Equity Association and of the Dramatist’s Guild. \nKAYENTA NEW PLAY LAB\n\n\n\nNow in its fourth year\, the Kayenta New Play Lab is where bold new voices in American theater come to life. Over three weeks\, six visionary playwrights—chosen by a panel of esteemed local and national theatermakers—dive into an intensive creative residency\, shaping fresh\, original works for the stage. \n\n\n\nAudiences are invited to witness the magic unfold through staged readings of these brand-new plays—raw\, real\, and alive with possibility. Stay after each reading for an engaging dialogue with the artists\, where your feedback helps shape the evolution of each piece. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nClick HERE to learn more about the 2026 New Play Lab\, as well as participants from previous years.\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n TICKETS \n\n\n\nSee all 6 plays for $100\, saving $50! \n\n\n\n 
URL:https://kayentaarts.org/event/kayenta-new-play-lab-a-matter-of-perspective/2026-08-08/
LOCATION:Center for the Arts at Kayenta
CATEGORIES:Play Labs,Theater
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SUMMARY:KAYENTA NEW PLAY LAB: A Matter of Perspective
DESCRIPTION:KAYENTA NEW PLAY LAB\nA Matter of Perspective\nby Lisa Quoresimo (Cedar City\, UT)\nSaturday\, August 8 – 7:30pm Sunday\, August 9 – 3:00pm\nThe Lorraine Boccardo Theater\n \nJoin us for a staged reading of a new play as part of the 2026 Kayenta New Play Lab! A Matter of Perspective is an historical drama examining a battle of the minds between rivals\, the creation of Florence’s duomo\, and the forgotten woman whose genius led to its creation. \nStay for the guided talkback after the show with the playwright\, director\, and cast. Discuss the play\, ask questions\, and learn more about the development process. Be part of shaping new theater by providing your own feedback and delving deeper into the creative process. \n TICKETS \nAbout the Playwright: Lisa Quoresimo\n  Lisa Quoresimo’s plays have been seen internationally (Siddahartha the Bright Path\, Cloudy with a Chance of Contempt)\, Off-off Broadway (Not My Heart’s Desire\, Endlessly Rocking\, Antigone: a Fable Without Walls)\, in regional theaters in San Francisco and Sacramento (Between Dirt and Sky\, Ciribiribin\, Charlie and Nell)\, and across the country. Lisa is delighted to return to the Kayenta New Play Festival for a second time! Their work as performer\, director\, composer\, music director and dramaturg has been seen at Berkeley Repertory Theatre\, Shotgun Players\, Brava Theatre\, The Marsh and the Utah Shakespeare Festival. She is currently Associate Professor of Theatre at Southern Utah University and previously taught at NYU and the Manhattan School of Music. She is the co-founder/director of Catalyst: A Theatre Think Tank. Lisa’s academic writing has been published widely. Her book\, The Feminist Journey of Stephen Sondheim\, is forthcoming at Routledge Press. Lisa holds a Ph.D. from UC Davis and an M.A. from Carnegie Mellon University. and is proud member of Actor’s Equity Association and of the Dramatist’s Guild. \nKAYENTA NEW PLAY LAB\n\n\n\nNow in its fourth year\, the Kayenta New Play Lab is where bold new voices in American theater come to life. Over three weeks\, six visionary playwrights—chosen by a panel of esteemed local and national theatermakers—dive into an intensive creative residency\, shaping fresh\, original works for the stage. \n\n\n\nAudiences are invited to witness the magic unfold through staged readings of these brand-new plays—raw\, real\, and alive with possibility. Stay after each reading for an engaging dialogue with the artists\, where your feedback helps shape the evolution of each piece. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nClick HERE to learn more about the 2026 New Play Lab\, as well as participants from previous years.\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n TICKETS \n\n\n\nSee all 6 plays for $100\, saving $50! \n\n\n\n 
URL:https://kayentaarts.org/event/kayenta-new-play-lab-a-matter-of-perspective/2026-08-09/
LOCATION:Center for the Arts at Kayenta
CATEGORIES:Play Labs,Theater
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SUMMARY:KAYENTA NEW PLAY LAB: The Franklin Event
DESCRIPTION:KAYENTA NEW PLAY LAB\nThe Franklin Event\nby Peter Sham (Cedar City\, UT)\nFriday\, August 14 – 7:30pm\nSaturday\, August 15 – 3:00pm\nThe Lorraine Boccardo Theater\n\nJoin us for a staged reading of a new play as part of the 2026 Kayenta New Play Lab! In The Franklin Event\, Benjamin Franklin finds himself materialized in the modern day\, as part of a theatrical parlor show\, hosted by a historian who knows everything about him. The two discuss modern life\, philosophy\, and the complex legacy of the founding fathers. \nStay for the guided talkback after the show with the playwright\, director\, and cast. Discuss the play\, ask questions\, and learn more about the development process. Be part of shaping new theater by providing your own feedback and delving deeper into the creative process. \n\n\nTICKETS\n\nAbout the Playwright: Peter Sham\n\n\n\n\n\nPeter Sham (playwright\, The Franklin Event) is the author of over 25 plays and musicals\, perhaps best known for his work as bookwriter/lyricist for Lend Me A Tenor: The Musical (with Brad Carroll\, composer). Lend Me A Tenor: The Musical was nominated for a 2011 Olivier Award\, received 13 BroadwayWorld.com West End Award nominations\, including “Best Musical\,” and was the winner of The Critic’s Choice Award for “Best Theatrical Event.” Peter is currently at work (with award-winning composer\, Kevin Purcell) on To Catch A Thief: The Musical\, based on the David Dodge bestseller which was made into an Academy Award-winning\, classic film by Alfred Hitchcock\, starring Cary Grant and Grace Kelly; and The Ghost & Mrs. Muir\, based on the novel by Josephine Leslie (aka R.A. Dick)\, which was also made into a classic film starring Gene Tierney and Rex Harrison\, and directed by Joseph Mankewicz. Both musicals are planning West End\, London openings in 2027-2028. \nPeter is the author of the musicals Sherlock Holmes and the Great Royal Goose Chase\, One Night Only\, Toyland\, and It’s a Dog’s Life: Man’s Best Musical; the plays\, A Christmas Carol: On the Air (a Southern Utah holiday favorite for 11 years)\, its sequel\, Frankenstein: On the Air\, Shakespeare’s Moby Dick (a classical adaptation of Herman Melville’s American novel)\, and Twinkle\, Twinkle\, Killer Kane\, written with William Peter Blatty (author of The Exorcist)\, adapted from Mr. Blatty’s Golden Globe Award-winning “Best Screenplay.” Peter has also written the screenplays\, Somewhere\, The Playhouse\, and Hag. He wrote and directed the feature horror film\, Far Remote\, which garnered an Honorable Mention at the prestigious HorrorFest International Film Festival in 2021. Peter is now in development on A Penny Urned\, a 9-episode television streaming series\, created and written with Roger Bean\, author of The Marvelous Wonderettes series\, Life Could Be A Dream\, and more. \n\n\n\nOutside of his writing\, Peter has been a regional actor for over 35 years\, appearing at such places as Utah Shakespeare Festival (for 12 seasons)\, Milwaukee Rep\, Asolo Theatre Company\, The Neil Simon Festival\, Studio Arena Theatre\, TheatreLoft\, Artpark\, Yale Cabaret\, Perry Street Theatre\, and more. Kayenta audiences may remember his performances as Jake in Neil Simon’s Jake’s Women\, and Andre in Neil Simon’s The Dinner Party. He is also an accomplished director of over 85 productions throughout the East coast and Southern Utah. \nA professor of theatre for over 20 years at Southern Utah University\, he is a two-time SUU Thunderbird Award winner for “Professor of the Year”; an SUU “Outstanding Scholar of the Year Award” winner; and the recipient of SUU’s Highest Honor\, “The Board of Trustees Award for Excellence.” Peter has received national recognition as a recipient of the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival’s “Excellence in Education Award.” He holds a Master of Fine Arts Degree in Acting from the University of Delaware’s Professional Theatre Training Program. \nPeter is married to SUU movement/dance professor\, actress & choreographer\, Kirsten Sham\, and blessed with two remarkably talented children\, Liv Rylan and Orlando Grayson. \nFor more information\, visit: www.buffalotheatrecompany.org \n\nKAYENTA NEW PLAY LAB\n\n\n\n\nNow in its fourth year\, the Kayenta New Play Lab is where bold new voices in American theater come to life. Over three weeks\, six visionary playwrights—chosen by a panel of esteemed local and national theatermakers—dive into an intensive creative residency\, shaping fresh\, original works for the stage. \nAudiences are invited to witness the magic unfold through staged readings of these brand-new plays—raw\, real\, and alive with possibility. Stay after each reading for an engaging dialogue with the artists\, where your feedback helps shape the evolution of each piece. \n\n\n\nClick HERE to learn more about the 2026 New Play Lab\, as well as participants from previous years.\n\n\nFULL PACKAGE\n\nSee all 6 plays for $100\, saving $50! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Kayenta New Play Lab is generously sponsored by Douglas Caputo and Desert Dweller Real Estate.
URL:https://kayentaarts.org/event/kayenta-new-play-lab-the-franklin-event/2026-08-14/
LOCATION:Center for the Arts at Kayenta
CATEGORIES:Play Labs,Theater
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SUMMARY:KAYENTA NEW PLAY LAB: The Franklin Event
DESCRIPTION:KAYENTA NEW PLAY LAB\nThe Franklin Event\nby Peter Sham (Cedar City\, UT)\nFriday\, August 14 – 7:30pm\nSaturday\, August 15 – 3:00pm\nThe Lorraine Boccardo Theater\n\nJoin us for a staged reading of a new play as part of the 2026 Kayenta New Play Lab! In The Franklin Event\, Benjamin Franklin finds himself materialized in the modern day\, as part of a theatrical parlor show\, hosted by a historian who knows everything about him. The two discuss modern life\, philosophy\, and the complex legacy of the founding fathers. \nStay for the guided talkback after the show with the playwright\, director\, and cast. Discuss the play\, ask questions\, and learn more about the development process. Be part of shaping new theater by providing your own feedback and delving deeper into the creative process. \n\n\nTICKETS\n\nAbout the Playwright: Peter Sham\n\n\n\n\n\nPeter Sham (playwright\, The Franklin Event) is the author of over 25 plays and musicals\, perhaps best known for his work as bookwriter/lyricist for Lend Me A Tenor: The Musical (with Brad Carroll\, composer). Lend Me A Tenor: The Musical was nominated for a 2011 Olivier Award\, received 13 BroadwayWorld.com West End Award nominations\, including “Best Musical\,” and was the winner of The Critic’s Choice Award for “Best Theatrical Event.” Peter is currently at work (with award-winning composer\, Kevin Purcell) on To Catch A Thief: The Musical\, based on the David Dodge bestseller which was made into an Academy Award-winning\, classic film by Alfred Hitchcock\, starring Cary Grant and Grace Kelly; and The Ghost & Mrs. Muir\, based on the novel by Josephine Leslie (aka R.A. Dick)\, which was also made into a classic film starring Gene Tierney and Rex Harrison\, and directed by Joseph Mankewicz. Both musicals are planning West End\, London openings in 2027-2028. \nPeter is the author of the musicals Sherlock Holmes and the Great Royal Goose Chase\, One Night Only\, Toyland\, and It’s a Dog’s Life: Man’s Best Musical; the plays\, A Christmas Carol: On the Air (a Southern Utah holiday favorite for 11 years)\, its sequel\, Frankenstein: On the Air\, Shakespeare’s Moby Dick (a classical adaptation of Herman Melville’s American novel)\, and Twinkle\, Twinkle\, Killer Kane\, written with William Peter Blatty (author of The Exorcist)\, adapted from Mr. Blatty’s Golden Globe Award-winning “Best Screenplay.” Peter has also written the screenplays\, Somewhere\, The Playhouse\, and Hag. He wrote and directed the feature horror film\, Far Remote\, which garnered an Honorable Mention at the prestigious HorrorFest International Film Festival in 2021. Peter is now in development on A Penny Urned\, a 9-episode television streaming series\, created and written with Roger Bean\, author of The Marvelous Wonderettes series\, Life Could Be A Dream\, and more. \n\n\n\nOutside of his writing\, Peter has been a regional actor for over 35 years\, appearing at such places as Utah Shakespeare Festival (for 12 seasons)\, Milwaukee Rep\, Asolo Theatre Company\, The Neil Simon Festival\, Studio Arena Theatre\, TheatreLoft\, Artpark\, Yale Cabaret\, Perry Street Theatre\, and more. Kayenta audiences may remember his performances as Jake in Neil Simon’s Jake’s Women\, and Andre in Neil Simon’s The Dinner Party. He is also an accomplished director of over 85 productions throughout the East coast and Southern Utah. \nA professor of theatre for over 20 years at Southern Utah University\, he is a two-time SUU Thunderbird Award winner for “Professor of the Year”; an SUU “Outstanding Scholar of the Year Award” winner; and the recipient of SUU’s Highest Honor\, “The Board of Trustees Award for Excellence.” Peter has received national recognition as a recipient of the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival’s “Excellence in Education Award.” He holds a Master of Fine Arts Degree in Acting from the University of Delaware’s Professional Theatre Training Program. \nPeter is married to SUU movement/dance professor\, actress & choreographer\, Kirsten Sham\, and blessed with two remarkably talented children\, Liv Rylan and Orlando Grayson. \nFor more information\, visit: www.buffalotheatrecompany.org \n\nKAYENTA NEW PLAY LAB\n\n\n\n\nNow in its fourth year\, the Kayenta New Play Lab is where bold new voices in American theater come to life. Over three weeks\, six visionary playwrights—chosen by a panel of esteemed local and national theatermakers—dive into an intensive creative residency\, shaping fresh\, original works for the stage. \nAudiences are invited to witness the magic unfold through staged readings of these brand-new plays—raw\, real\, and alive with possibility. Stay after each reading for an engaging dialogue with the artists\, where your feedback helps shape the evolution of each piece. \n\n\n\nClick HERE to learn more about the 2026 New Play Lab\, as well as participants from previous years.\n\n\nFULL PACKAGE\n\nSee all 6 plays for $100\, saving $50! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Kayenta New Play Lab is generously sponsored by Douglas Caputo and Desert Dweller Real Estate.
URL:https://kayentaarts.org/event/kayenta-new-play-lab-the-franklin-event/2026-08-15/
LOCATION:Center for the Arts at Kayenta
CATEGORIES:Play Labs,Theater
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SUMMARY:KAYENTA NEW PLAY LAB: If the Creek Don't Rise
DESCRIPTION:KAYENTA NEW PLAY LAB\nIf the Creek Don’t Rise\nby Tyree Marshall (Los Angeles\, CA)\nSaturday\, August 15 – 7:30pm\nSunday\, August 16 – 3:00pm\nThe Lorraine Boccardo Theater\n\nJoin us for a staged reading of a new play as part of the 2026 Kayenta New Play Lab! If the Creek Don’t Rise is a drama/science fiction set in the rural south\, following two women in their fight for survival in a dystopic post-civil war America. \nStay for the guided talkback after the show with the playwright\, director\, and cast. Discuss the play\, ask questions\, and learn more about the development process. Be part of shaping new theater by providing your own feedback and delving deeper into the creative process. \n\n\nTICKETS\n\nAbout the Playwright: Tyree Marshall\n\n\n\n\n\nTyree Marshall is a Los Angeles-based Playwright\, Actor\, and Producer. Tyree’s afro-futurist\, sci-fi play\, If The Creek Don’t Rise (O’Neill NPC Semi-finalist) was selected and developed as a part of The Vagrancy’s “Blossoming: Workshop Edition” program in 2024. If The Creek Don’t Rise had a public reading at Skylight Theatre in May of 2025 and received another workshop & reading in November 2025 with Ammunition Theatre Company. Her play Banish Him! had its world premiere in September 2025 with The Roots and Wings Project in Highland Park as part of the program Luminous Streets. Tyree helped create and choreograph the play Love Gasoline by Stacy Dawson Stearns which premiered at the RedCat Now Festival in 2017 and later moved to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland that same year. Tyree’s latest play\, You Will Burn was developed in IAMA Theatre Company’s Emerge Playwrights Lab from 2025-2026. \n\n\n\n\nKAYENTA NEW PLAY LAB\n\n\n\n\nNow in its fourth year\, the Kayenta New Play Lab is where bold new voices in American theater come to life. Over three weeks\, six visionary playwrights—chosen by a panel of esteemed local and national theatermakers—dive into an intensive creative residency\, shaping fresh\, original works for the stage. \nAudiences are invited to witness the magic unfold through staged readings of these brand-new plays—raw\, real\, and alive with possibility. Stay after each reading for an engaging dialogue with the artists\, where your feedback helps shape the evolution of each piece. \n\n\n\nClick HERE to learn more about the 2026 New Play Lab\, as well as participants from previous years.\n\n\nFULL PACKAGE\n\nSee all 6 plays for $100\, saving $50! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Kayenta New Play Lab is generously sponsored by Douglas Caputo and Desert Dweller Real Estate.
URL:https://kayentaarts.org/event/kayenta-new-play-lab-if-the-creek-dont-rise/2026-08-15/
LOCATION:Center for the Arts at Kayenta
CATEGORIES:Play Labs,Theater
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SUMMARY:KAYENTA NEW PLAY LAB: If the Creek Don't Rise
DESCRIPTION:KAYENTA NEW PLAY LAB\nIf the Creek Don’t Rise\nby Tyree Marshall (Los Angeles\, CA)\nSaturday\, August 15 – 7:30pm\nSunday\, August 16 – 3:00pm\nThe Lorraine Boccardo Theater\n\nJoin us for a staged reading of a new play as part of the 2026 Kayenta New Play Lab! If the Creek Don’t Rise is a drama/science fiction set in the rural south\, following two women in their fight for survival in a dystopic post-civil war America. \nStay for the guided talkback after the show with the playwright\, director\, and cast. Discuss the play\, ask questions\, and learn more about the development process. Be part of shaping new theater by providing your own feedback and delving deeper into the creative process. \n\n\nTICKETS\n\nAbout the Playwright: Tyree Marshall\n\n\n\n\n\nTyree Marshall is a Los Angeles-based Playwright\, Actor\, and Producer. Tyree’s afro-futurist\, sci-fi play\, If The Creek Don’t Rise (O’Neill NPC Semi-finalist) was selected and developed as a part of The Vagrancy’s “Blossoming: Workshop Edition” program in 2024. If The Creek Don’t Rise had a public reading at Skylight Theatre in May of 2025 and received another workshop & reading in November 2025 with Ammunition Theatre Company. Her play Banish Him! had its world premiere in September 2025 with The Roots and Wings Project in Highland Park as part of the program Luminous Streets. Tyree helped create and choreograph the play Love Gasoline by Stacy Dawson Stearns which premiered at the RedCat Now Festival in 2017 and later moved to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland that same year. Tyree’s latest play\, You Will Burn was developed in IAMA Theatre Company’s Emerge Playwrights Lab from 2025-2026. \n\n\n\n\nKAYENTA NEW PLAY LAB\n\n\n\n\nNow in its fourth year\, the Kayenta New Play Lab is where bold new voices in American theater come to life. Over three weeks\, six visionary playwrights—chosen by a panel of esteemed local and national theatermakers—dive into an intensive creative residency\, shaping fresh\, original works for the stage. \nAudiences are invited to witness the magic unfold through staged readings of these brand-new plays—raw\, real\, and alive with possibility. Stay after each reading for an engaging dialogue with the artists\, where your feedback helps shape the evolution of each piece. \n\n\n\nClick HERE to learn more about the 2026 New Play Lab\, as well as participants from previous years.\n\n\nFULL PACKAGE\n\nSee all 6 plays for $100\, saving $50! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Kayenta New Play Lab is generously sponsored by Douglas Caputo and Desert Dweller Real Estate.
URL:https://kayentaarts.org/event/kayenta-new-play-lab-if-the-creek-dont-rise/2026-08-16/
LOCATION:Center for the Arts at Kayenta
CATEGORIES:Play Labs,Theater
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SUMMARY:KAYENTA NEW PLAY LAB: Wound Care
DESCRIPTION:KAYENTA NEW PLAY LAB\nWound Care\nby Jennie Webb (Los Angeles\, CA)\nFriday\, August 21 – 7:30pm\nSaturday\, August 22 – 3:00pm\nThe Lorraine Boccardo Theater\n\nJoin us for a staged reading of a new play as part of the 2026 Kayenta New Play Lab! Wound Care explores a series of encounters following a woman as she works to acquire reparation funding from the State of California for women like her estranged mother who were victims of forced sterilization programs. \nStay for the guided talkback after the show with the playwright\, director\, and cast. Discuss the play\, ask questions\, and learn more about the development process. Be part of shaping new theater by providing your own feedback and delving deeper into the creative process. \n\n\nTICKETS\n\nAbout the Playwright: Jennie Webb\n\n\n\n\n\nJennie Webb is an LA-based playwright and dramaturg (she created the new play development program\, Seedlings\, at Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum which she ran from 2002-2019\, and in 2021 co-created the Ignite Project at Ensemble Studio Theatre/Los Angeles) with works including “Reach\,” “Currency\,” “Yard Sale Signs\,” “Carry On\,” “Smiling Cat Candy Heart\,” “Remodeling Plans\,” “Unclaimed Assets\,” “On Tuesday\,” “It’s Not About Race\,” “Rebecca on the Bus\,” “About What Matters\,” “Separate Loads\,” “Brand New Script” and “Buying a House” produced in the LA area by Inkwell Theater\, Rogue Machine Theatre\, EST/LA\, Santa Monica Rep\, Virginia Avenue Project\, Road Theatre\, Theatre of NOTE and La Jolla Playhouse’s WOW Festival\, as well as in Canada\, the UK\, Europe\, India\, Iran\, Iceland and at universities and colleges across the country. \nHer plays have been developed by Great Plains Theatre Conferences\, The Playwrights’ Center\, Moving Arts MADlab\, Blank Theatre\, Open Fist Theatre Company\, Company of Angels\, PlayGround-LA\, PlayGround Residency\, National Winter Playwrights Retreat\, Little Black Dress INK Festivals\, Protest Plays Project\, PlagueWrites\, Climate Change Theatre Action\, Clamour Theatre Company\, Rogue Artist Ensemble’s Rogue Lab\, Road Theatre Summer Playwrights Festivals and the Road’s inaugural Under Construction Playwrights Group. These plays include “The Complete Story of the War\,” “Crazy Bitch\,” “Jilt\,” “Into the Gobpile\,” “Not Cake\,” “adaptation.resilience\,” “The Big Red Naugahyde Booth (or\, Would-be Elks)\,” “Footprint\,” “Dead People’s Dishes” and “Wound Care.” Her work is published by Heinemann Press\, Smith & Kraus\, Next Stage Press and ICWP and included in Honor Roll!’s first “50 Plays by Women+ Over 50.” \n\n\n\nMore national recognition includes Finalist (O’Neill Playwrights Conference\, City Theatre Short Play Festival\, Gulfshore Playhouse\, Utah Shakespeare Festival Words Cubed) and Semi-Finalist (O’Neill\, PlayPenn\, Athena Project\, Trustus Theatre Festival\, Dramatists Guild Foundation) nods; she is the recipient of two Max K. Lerner Playwriting Fellowships and a Women in Theatre Red Carpet Award and is currently Artistic Advisor for Hechale Productions in Mexico City. Member: the Playwrights Union\, EST/LA\, TCT Writers Lab\, Honor Roll!\, Dramatists Guild\, LMDA. Co-founder: LA Female Playwrights Initiative (lafpi.com). \nWhen asked to describe the style of her work\, she uses the term “domestic absurdism.” She lives in Northeast Los Angeles with two housecats\, Molly and Mick. jenniewebbsite.com. \n\nKAYENTA NEW PLAY LAB\n\n\n\n\nNow in its fourth year\, the Kayenta New Play Lab is where bold new voices in American theater come to life. Over three weeks\, six visionary playwrights—chosen by a panel of esteemed local and national theatermakers—dive into an intensive creative residency\, shaping fresh\, original works for the stage. \nAudiences are invited to witness the magic unfold through staged readings of these brand-new plays—raw\, real\, and alive with possibility. Stay after each reading for an engaging dialogue with the artists\, where your feedback helps shape the evolution of each piece. \n\n\n\nClick HERE to learn more about the 2026 New Play Lab\, as well as participants from previous years.\n\n\nFULL PACKAGE\n\nSee all 6 plays for $100\, saving $50! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Kayenta New Play Lab is generously sponsored by Douglas Caputo and Desert Dweller Real Estate.
URL:https://kayentaarts.org/event/kayenta-new-play-lab-wound-care/2026-08-21/
LOCATION:Center for the Arts at Kayenta
CATEGORIES:Play Labs,Theater
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SUMMARY:KAYENTA NEW PLAY LAB: Wound Care
DESCRIPTION:KAYENTA NEW PLAY LAB\nWound Care\nby Jennie Webb (Los Angeles\, CA)\nFriday\, August 21 – 7:30pm\nSaturday\, August 22 – 3:00pm\nThe Lorraine Boccardo Theater\n\nJoin us for a staged reading of a new play as part of the 2026 Kayenta New Play Lab! Wound Care explores a series of encounters following a woman as she works to acquire reparation funding from the State of California for women like her estranged mother who were victims of forced sterilization programs. \nStay for the guided talkback after the show with the playwright\, director\, and cast. Discuss the play\, ask questions\, and learn more about the development process. Be part of shaping new theater by providing your own feedback and delving deeper into the creative process. \n\n\nTICKETS\n\nAbout the Playwright: Jennie Webb\n\n\n\n\n\nJennie Webb is an LA-based playwright and dramaturg (she created the new play development program\, Seedlings\, at Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum which she ran from 2002-2019\, and in 2021 co-created the Ignite Project at Ensemble Studio Theatre/Los Angeles) with works including “Reach\,” “Currency\,” “Yard Sale Signs\,” “Carry On\,” “Smiling Cat Candy Heart\,” “Remodeling Plans\,” “Unclaimed Assets\,” “On Tuesday\,” “It’s Not About Race\,” “Rebecca on the Bus\,” “About What Matters\,” “Separate Loads\,” “Brand New Script” and “Buying a House” produced in the LA area by Inkwell Theater\, Rogue Machine Theatre\, EST/LA\, Santa Monica Rep\, Virginia Avenue Project\, Road Theatre\, Theatre of NOTE and La Jolla Playhouse’s WOW Festival\, as well as in Canada\, the UK\, Europe\, India\, Iran\, Iceland and at universities and colleges across the country. \nHer plays have been developed by Great Plains Theatre Conferences\, The Playwrights’ Center\, Moving Arts MADlab\, Blank Theatre\, Open Fist Theatre Company\, Company of Angels\, PlayGround-LA\, PlayGround Residency\, National Winter Playwrights Retreat\, Little Black Dress INK Festivals\, Protest Plays Project\, PlagueWrites\, Climate Change Theatre Action\, Clamour Theatre Company\, Rogue Artist Ensemble’s Rogue Lab\, Road Theatre Summer Playwrights Festivals and the Road’s inaugural Under Construction Playwrights Group. These plays include “The Complete Story of the War\,” “Crazy Bitch\,” “Jilt\,” “Into the Gobpile\,” “Not Cake\,” “adaptation.resilience\,” “The Big Red Naugahyde Booth (or\, Would-be Elks)\,” “Footprint\,” “Dead People’s Dishes” and “Wound Care.” Her work is published by Heinemann Press\, Smith & Kraus\, Next Stage Press and ICWP and included in Honor Roll!’s first “50 Plays by Women+ Over 50.” \n\n\n\nMore national recognition includes Finalist (O’Neill Playwrights Conference\, City Theatre Short Play Festival\, Gulfshore Playhouse\, Utah Shakespeare Festival Words Cubed) and Semi-Finalist (O’Neill\, PlayPenn\, Athena Project\, Trustus Theatre Festival\, Dramatists Guild Foundation) nods; she is the recipient of two Max K. Lerner Playwriting Fellowships and a Women in Theatre Red Carpet Award and is currently Artistic Advisor for Hechale Productions in Mexico City. Member: the Playwrights Union\, EST/LA\, TCT Writers Lab\, Honor Roll!\, Dramatists Guild\, LMDA. Co-founder: LA Female Playwrights Initiative (lafpi.com). \nWhen asked to describe the style of her work\, she uses the term “domestic absurdism.” She lives in Northeast Los Angeles with two housecats\, Molly and Mick. jenniewebbsite.com. \n\nKAYENTA NEW PLAY LAB\n\n\n\n\nNow in its fourth year\, the Kayenta New Play Lab is where bold new voices in American theater come to life. Over three weeks\, six visionary playwrights—chosen by a panel of esteemed local and national theatermakers—dive into an intensive creative residency\, shaping fresh\, original works for the stage. \nAudiences are invited to witness the magic unfold through staged readings of these brand-new plays—raw\, real\, and alive with possibility. Stay after each reading for an engaging dialogue with the artists\, where your feedback helps shape the evolution of each piece. \n\n\n\nClick HERE to learn more about the 2026 New Play Lab\, as well as participants from previous years.\n\n\nFULL PACKAGE\n\nSee all 6 plays for $100\, saving $50! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Kayenta New Play Lab is generously sponsored by Douglas Caputo and Desert Dweller Real Estate.
URL:https://kayentaarts.org/event/kayenta-new-play-lab-wound-care/2026-08-22/
LOCATION:Center for the Arts at Kayenta
CATEGORIES:Play Labs,Theater
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SUMMARY:KAYENTA NEW PLAY LAB: Untitled Plantation Wedding Play
DESCRIPTION:KAYENTA NEW PLAY LAB\nUNTITLED Plantation Wedding Play\nby chandra thomas (Los Angeles\, CA)\nSaturday\, August 22 – 7:30pm\nSunday\, August 23 – 3:00pm\nThe Lorraine Boccardo Theater\n\nJoin us for a staged reading of a new play as part of the 2026 Kayenta New Play Lab! UNTITLED Plantation Wedding Play is about a destination wedding at a former plantation forcing two lifelong friends to confront difficult questions about history\, privilege\, and identity. \nStay for the guided talkback after the show with the playwright\, director\, and cast. Discuss the play\, ask questions\, and learn more about the development process. Be part of shaping new theater by providing your own feedback and delving deeper into the creative process. \n\n\nTICKETS\n\nAbout the Playwright: chandra thomas\n\n\n\n\n\nchandra thomas is an award-winning multihyphenate storyteller. As a playwright\, her work has been presented at McCarter Theatre\, Primary Stages\, Naked Angels\, Barter Theatre\, Queens Theatre\, LAFPI\, Barrow Group\, Echo Theater\, Vivid Stage\, Passage Theatre\, Road Theatre\, among others. \nchandra’s plays have been named Finalists in the Blue Ink Playwriting Award. She’s a Finalist for the June Bingham Play Commission and a Stavis Award nominee. chandra is a Candela Playwrights Fellow\, and a Playwrights Entrepreneur Program member at PlayPenn. \nchandra also writes for television\, film and narratives (Emmy Award-winning MOM\, TACOMA FD) and works as a performer (Public Theatre\, LAW & ORDER: SVU). She earned BA degrees from Vanderbilt University\, and holds an MFA from Columbia University. Like her vibrant immigrant family\, chandra’s storytelling blends humor with emotional heart and social bite. And she absolutely loves baseball\, plants and her hometown\, New York. \n\n\n\n\nKAYENTA NEW PLAY LAB\n\n\n\n\nNow in its fourth year\, the Kayenta New Play Lab is where bold new voices in American theater come to life. Over three weeks\, six visionary playwrights—chosen by a panel of esteemed local and national theatermakers—dive into an intensive creative residency\, shaping fresh\, original works for the stage. \nAudiences are invited to witness the magic unfold through staged readings of these brand-new plays—raw\, real\, and alive with possibility. Stay after each reading for an engaging dialogue with the artists\, where your feedback helps shape the evolution of each piece. \n\n\n\nClick HERE to learn more about the 2026 New Play Lab\, as well as participants from previous years.\n\n\nFULL PACKAGE\n\nSee all 6 plays for $100\, saving $50! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Kayenta New Play Lab is generously sponsored by Douglas Caputo and Desert Dweller Real Estate.
URL:https://kayentaarts.org/event/kayenta-new-play-lab-untitled-plantation-wedding-play/2026-08-22/
LOCATION:Center for the Arts at Kayenta
CATEGORIES:Play Labs,Theater
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SUMMARY:KAYENTA NEW PLAY LAB: Untitled Plantation Wedding Play
DESCRIPTION:KAYENTA NEW PLAY LAB\nUNTITLED Plantation Wedding Play\nby chandra thomas (Los Angeles\, CA)\nSaturday\, August 22 – 7:30pm\nSunday\, August 23 – 3:00pm\nThe Lorraine Boccardo Theater\n\nJoin us for a staged reading of a new play as part of the 2026 Kayenta New Play Lab! UNTITLED Plantation Wedding Play is about a destination wedding at a former plantation forcing two lifelong friends to confront difficult questions about history\, privilege\, and identity. \nStay for the guided talkback after the show with the playwright\, director\, and cast. Discuss the play\, ask questions\, and learn more about the development process. Be part of shaping new theater by providing your own feedback and delving deeper into the creative process. \n\n\nTICKETS\n\nAbout the Playwright: chandra thomas\n\n\n\n\n\nchandra thomas is an award-winning multihyphenate storyteller. As a playwright\, her work has been presented at McCarter Theatre\, Primary Stages\, Naked Angels\, Barter Theatre\, Queens Theatre\, LAFPI\, Barrow Group\, Echo Theater\, Vivid Stage\, Passage Theatre\, Road Theatre\, among others. \nchandra’s plays have been named Finalists in the Blue Ink Playwriting Award. She’s a Finalist for the June Bingham Play Commission and a Stavis Award nominee. chandra is a Candela Playwrights Fellow\, and a Playwrights Entrepreneur Program member at PlayPenn. \nchandra also writes for television\, film and narratives (Emmy Award-winning MOM\, TACOMA FD) and works as a performer (Public Theatre\, LAW & ORDER: SVU). She earned BA degrees from Vanderbilt University\, and holds an MFA from Columbia University. Like her vibrant immigrant family\, chandra’s storytelling blends humor with emotional heart and social bite. And she absolutely loves baseball\, plants and her hometown\, New York. \n\n\n\n\nKAYENTA NEW PLAY LAB\n\n\n\n\nNow in its fourth year\, the Kayenta New Play Lab is where bold new voices in American theater come to life. Over three weeks\, six visionary playwrights—chosen by a panel of esteemed local and national theatermakers—dive into an intensive creative residency\, shaping fresh\, original works for the stage. \nAudiences are invited to witness the magic unfold through staged readings of these brand-new plays—raw\, real\, and alive with possibility. Stay after each reading for an engaging dialogue with the artists\, where your feedback helps shape the evolution of each piece. \n\n\n\nClick HERE to learn more about the 2026 New Play Lab\, as well as participants from previous years.\n\n\nFULL PACKAGE\n\nSee all 6 plays for $100\, saving $50! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Kayenta New Play Lab is generously sponsored by Douglas Caputo and Desert Dweller Real Estate.
URL:https://kayentaarts.org/event/kayenta-new-play-lab-untitled-plantation-wedding-play/2026-08-23/
LOCATION:Center for the Arts at Kayenta
CATEGORIES:Play Labs,Theater
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