The New Play Lab at the Annual William Inge Theatre Festival is a partnership between the Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission and the William Inge Center for the Arts at Independence Community College in Independence, Kansas.

The7th Annual New Play Lab will connect 13 playwrights with the regional and national theatre community during the 41st Annual William Inge Theater Festival, April 18th-20th, 2024. The program is headquartered at The William Inge Center for the Arts, at Independence Community College in Independence, Kansas. The William Inge Theatre Festival endeavors to cultivate, promote, and nurture a collaborative environment with respect to diversity and inclusion in the world of theatre.

Selected playwrights will receive a professional public staged reading of their play, feedback from a panel of theatre artists regarding their submitted and selected script, exclusive playwriting masterclasses with master playwrights, and full access to all private and public festival events.

Schedule:

Thursday, April 18, 2024

9am - 4pm - Registration

Location: Margaret Goheen Lobby of the William Inge Theatre (1057 West College Ave. Independence KS)

2-4 Pm - Playwright in Residence - Reading of a New Work by Emma Horwitz

Location: Black Box Theatre William Inge Theatre (1057 West College Ave. Independence KS)

4-5:30pm - High School Scenes at the Inge House

Location: the William Inge Family Home (514 N. 4th St. Independence KS)

7pm - New Play Lab #1 Readings

Location: the William Inge Theatre (1057 West College Ave. Independence KS)

9pm - Inge After Hours

Location: Downtown Independence KS

Friday, April 19, 2024

10am - 12pm - WorKShops

Locations: Independence Community College (1057 West College Ave. Independence KS)

12-2pm - WorKShops

Locations: Independence Community College (1057 West College Ave. Independence KS)

12-2pm - New Play Lab #1 Response

Locations: Independence Community College (1057 West College Ave. Independence KS)

2:30-4:30pm - New Play Lab #2 Readings

Locations: the William Inge Theatre (1057 West College Ave. Independence KS)

7pm - The Revolutionists

Locations: the William Inge Theatre (1057 West College Ave. Independence KS)

9pm - Inge After Hours

Location:  Downtown Independence KS

Saturday, April 20, 2024

9:30am - 10:45am - Guest Artist Discussion

Location: Independence Public Library (220 E. Maple St. Independence KS)

11am-1pm - New Play Lab # 2 Response

Location: Independence Public Library (220 E. Maple St. Independence KS)

2-4pm - The Revolutionists

Locations: the William Inge Theatre (1057 West College Ave. Independence KS)

4-5pm - A Conversation With Lauren Gunderson and Martine Kei Green Rogers

Locations: the William Inge Theatre (1057 West College Ave. Independence KS)

5:30-8pm - Moonglow

Location: 201 W Main St, Independence, KS

Admission: Free

Date: April 18-20, 2024

Location: Various locations in Independence, KS

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