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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
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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/
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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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SUMMARY:The Toast of Kayenta
DESCRIPTION:FESTIVALS\n \nThe Toast of Kayenta\n \nHosted by the Kayenta Arts Foundation\n \nSunday\, September 13\, 2026 // 5:00p-9:00p\n \nJoin us for an incredible evening celebrating our region’s diverse restaurant and growing wine & beer scenes beneath the breathtaking red rocks of Kayenta. This one-of-a-kind food and wine festival brings together the best of the best\, allowing patrons to sip\, savor\, and celebrate our community’s vibrant and growing culinary scene. \n \nAll proceeds benefit Kayenta Arts Foundation & The Arts in Southern Utah. \n \nThis event is 21+ \n \nAttendees must be 21 or older with valid ID. Only service animals are permitted. The event is rain or shine and there are no refunds within two weeks of the event date. Guests are encouraged to have a designated driver or take ride sharing or public transportation. Please consume responsibly. \n \nTickets:\n \nVIP Entry: $100 Adults (21+ event)\nEarly entry\, beginning at 5pm\nAccess to air conditioned indoor lounge \n \nGeneral Admission (6pm\, 7pm): $75 Adults (21+ event) \n \n \nGet Involved!\n \nInterested in becoming a Food & Beverage partner at the event? Vendors are carefully curated to provide a fantastic experience for guests. We do not charge restaurants or food/wine vendors a fee to participate\, and the costs of your food and beverage may be tax deductible through Kayenta Arts Foundation. \n \nIf you’re interested\, email Telah@KayentaArts.com!
URL:https://kayentaarts.org/event/the-toast-of-kayenta/
LOCATION:Center for the Arts at Kayenta
CATEGORIES:Festival
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