FESTIVAL OF NEW VOICES 2026
Season 88 - July 17-19, 2026
FESTIVAL OF NEW VOICES 2026
“I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being.” - Oscar Wilde
Following the overwhelming success of our inaugural new writing festival in 2025, we were delighted to welcome the return of Festival Of New Voices to celebrate new voices and diverse perspectives.
PLAYS
Heart, Point, Four Fingers by DC Cathro
Stapleton by Sara Freedman
Meet The Maker by Dana Schwartz
Don’t Say That! A Comedy With Funerals by Arnold Johnston & Deborah Ann Percy
Ash Land by Nina Wright
Next To Nothing by John Riley
FESTIVAL TEAM
Luke Amundson - Co-Associate Director
Darryin B. Cunningham - Co-Associate Director
Eric Clausell
Gina D. Grosso
Ty Halton
Marty Mackenzie
Sage Stevens
Suzy Willhoft
HEART, POINT, FOUR FINGERS
By DC Cathro
Director - Eric Clausell
Cast - James Dover, Maureen Gulczynski, Megan Marshall, Michelle Patrick, Loryestine Buentipo Perez, Cora Silva
Assistant Director/Stage Directions Reader - Stephanie Huber
Stage Manager - Stephanie Huber
STAPLETON
By Sara Freedman
Director - Ruby Locklear
Cast - Macy Byrd, Zack Fowler, John Pedro, Sam Price, Gary Zinter
Assistant Director/Stage Directions Reader - Brianna Rindlisbacher
Stage Manager - Maisha Rice
MEET THE MAKER
By Dana Schwartz
Director - Darryin B. Cunningham
Cast - Sonia Alexis, Grace Haeun Lee, Ron Manson
Assistant Director/Stage Directions Reader - Isaiah Huey, Melvin Rouse, Jr.
Stage Manager - Maisha Rice
DON'T SAY THAT! A COMEDY WITH FUNERALS
By Arnold Johnston & Deborah Ann Percy
Director - Ty Halton
Cast - Russell Dunmire, Josephine Hampton, Jerry Romasco, Carrie Sleeper-Bowers
Assistant Director/Stage Directions Reader - Russell Dunmire
Stage Manager - Maisha Rice
ASH LAND
By Nina Wright
Director - Suzy Willhoft
Cast - Kevin Bray, Evan Dyck, ShaVanety Jones, Kirstin Sellers, Andrea Weston-Smart
Assistant Director/Stage Directions Reader - Becca Jourden
Stage Manager - Stephanie Huber
NEXT TO NOTHING
By John Riley
Director - Maria-Tania Bandes B. Weingarden
Cast - Sue Choi, Terence Mejos
Assistant Director/Stage Directions Reader - Molly Feider
Stage Manager - Stephanie Huber
Following the overwhelming success of our inaugural new writing festival in 2025, we were delighted to welcome the return of Festival Of New Voices to celebrate new voices and diverse perspectives.
PLAYS
Heart, Point, Four Fingers by DC Cathro
Stapleton by Sara Freedman
Meet The Maker by Dana Schwartz
Don’t Say That! A Comedy With Funerals by Arnold Johnston & Deborah Ann Percy
Ash Land by Nina Wright
Next To Nothing by John Riley
FESTIVAL TEAM
Luke Amundson - Co-Associate Director
Darryin B. Cunningham - Co-Associate Director
Eric Clausell
Gina D. Grosso
Ty Halton
Marty Mackenzie
Sage Stevens
Suzy Willhoft
HEART, POINT, FOUR FINGERS
By DC Cathro
Director - Eric Clausell
Cast - James Dover, Maureen Gulczynski, Megan Marshall, Michelle Patrick, Loryestine Buentipo Perez, Cora Silva
Assistant Director/Stage Directions Reader - Stephanie Huber
Stage Manager - Stephanie Huber
STAPLETON
By Sara Freedman
Director - Ruby Locklear
Cast - Macy Byrd, Zack Fowler, John Pedro, Sam Price, Gary Zinter
Assistant Director/Stage Directions Reader - Brianna Rindlisbacher
Stage Manager - Maisha Rice
MEET THE MAKER
By Dana Schwartz
Director - Darryin B. Cunningham
Cast - Sonia Alexis, Grace Haeun Lee, Ron Manson
Assistant Director/Stage Directions Reader - Isaiah Huey, Melvin Rouse, Jr.
Stage Manager - Maisha Rice
DON'T SAY THAT! A COMEDY WITH FUNERALS
By Arnold Johnston & Deborah Ann Percy
Director - Ty Halton
Cast - Russell Dunmire, Josephine Hampton, Jerry Romasco, Carrie Sleeper-Bowers
Assistant Director/Stage Directions Reader - Russell Dunmire
Stage Manager - Maisha Rice
ASH LAND
By Nina Wright
Director - Suzy Willhoft
Cast - Kevin Bray, Evan Dyck, ShaVanety Jones, Kirstin Sellers, Andrea Weston-Smart
Assistant Director/Stage Directions Reader - Becca Jourden
Stage Manager - Stephanie Huber
NEXT TO NOTHING
By John Riley
Director - Maria-Tania Bandes B. Weingarden
Cast - Sue Choi, Terence Mejos
Assistant Director/Stage Directions Reader - Molly Feider
Stage Manager - Stephanie Huber
