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Tennessee Stage Company’s 2024 New Play Festival presents: Night of Shorts
Join us as we celebrate Eleven East Tennessee playwrights from February 2nd through February 11th, 2024. Nine short plays, one staged reading, and two open-to-the-public table work session. The event will be held at Theatre Knoxville Downtown at 800 S Central St in downtown Knoxville.
Submission Rules and Eligibility for 2024-2025 New Play Festival Selection
Now OPEN: Submissions for the 2025-2026 New Play Development Cycle!
If you are a Tennessee playwright who resides in Knox, Anderson, Union, Grainger, Jefferson, Sevier, Blount, Loudon, Roane, or Hamblen Counties, we will begin looking for playwrights to work with during the 2025 calendar year for our 2026 Festival on January 13th, 2025.
Our New Play Development
To learn more about the changes now underway with our 30+ year-old new works program, read our Statement of Change here.
For an Extensive List of our Previous World Premieres of New American Plays, Click Here
Thank you to our partners and sponsors
Thank you to Addison’s Bookstore for sponsoring our New Play Fest Kick-Off Party!
This season’s projects are being supported in whole or in part by federal award number SLFRP5534, awarded to the State of Tennessee, the City of Knoxville, and Knox County by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Arts & Culture Alliance.
