The Colorado New Play Summit

Our stories start with you… Watching a play spring to life on stage might make you believe in magic. But before a story can sweep you off into another world, it takes a whole lot of collaboration to make it possible. After coaxing an idea into a script, playwrights can rely on the expertise of dramaturgs, directors, and actors to offer valuable insights during their rewriting process. But nothing compares to presenting a piece to a live audience, where the true test of new ideas can be measured in the real-time reactions of a crowd. 

At the Colorado New Play Summit, it’s your time to shine as you meet some of theatre’s most promising writers while helping them fine-tune their work. Listen to play readings by fabulous actors, share your feedback on these works in-progress, and enjoy two fully produced Theatre Company productions: the world premieres of  The Reservoir and The Suffragette’s Murder, both of which were featured readings at the 2023 Summit.

The inspiration doesn’t stop with the plays. Get to know the featured playwrights, directors, actors, and other creatives over delicious meals and at special events like the Summit Wrap Party. It’s your chance to meet the brightest minds in the craft and play an integral role in the future of Colorado theatre. 

SCHEDULE

SATURDAY, MARCH 1 

11am: Registration in the Helen Bonfils Theatre Complex Lobby 

11:30am: Lunch in the Helen Bonfils Theatre Complex Lobby

12:30pm: First new play readings 

• Orange Track: bogfriends in the Jones Theatre 
• Blue Track: How to Conquer America: A Mostly True History of Yogurt in the Singleton Theatre 

3:30pm: Second new play readings 

• Orange Track: If God Were Blue in the Singleton Theatre 
• Blue Track: Rust on Bone in the Jones Theatre 

6:30-7:45pm: Summit Dinner in the Chambers Grant Salon

8pm: Full Production – The Reservoir in the Singleton Theatre

10:00pm: Playwrights’ Slam in the Jones Theatre 

SUNDAY, MARCH 2 

9:30am: High School Playwriting Competition in the Randy Weeks Conservatory Theatre 

11:30am: Lunch in the Helen Bonfils Theatre Complex Lobby

12:30pm: Third new play readings 

• Orange Track: How to Conquer America: A Mostly True History of Yogurt in the Singleton Theatre  
• Blue Track: bogfriends in the Jones Theatre 

3:30pm: Fourth new play readings 

• Orange Track: Rust on Bone in the Jones Theatre   
• Blue Track: If God Were Blue in the Singleton Theatre  

Dinner on your own 

8pm: Full Production – The Suffragette’s Murder in the Kilstrom Theatre 

9:30pm: Summit Wrap Party in the Helen Bonfils Theatre Complex Lobby