Thank You for the Amazing 2024 Fall Festival
Save the Date for ANPF's 2025 Fall Festival! October 15-19
,We have once again come to the end of another successful Fall Festival. We were so thrilled by the reactions and insights that our audiences had toward the four plays that were presented. Getting to share such incredible art with our audience is what we are truly passionate about and we couldn’t have done it without the support of our community.
As we conclude our Fall Festival, we extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who made this event possible:
A huge thank you to our playwrights Shanna Allman, Keiko Green, Minita Gandhi and Novid Parsi. Your imagination and insights into the human experience made for an event that was both deeply emotional and endlessly entertaining.
Thank you to our Host Playwrights E.M. Lewis and Clarence Coo for running the talk-backs and workshops and keeping the event moving.
To the talented actors and directors whose voices brought our playwrights' words to life: your interpretations and insights are what make these new works resonate so deeply with our audience.
To our dedicated volunteers: your enthusiasm, hard work, and passion for the arts have truly shone through. From managing logistics to welcoming guests, your contributions have been invaluable. We couldn’t have done it without you!
A special thank you to our incredible readers who took on the monumental task of reviewing 350 plays. Your dedication and insights allowed us to narrow it down to the four exceptional works that were showcased this year.
To everyone who attended the readings: your support and enthusiasm are what make our festival possible.
Together, you have all played a vital role in fostering creativity and supporting emerging talent. We look forward to seeing you at future events as we continue to celebrate the power of new plays.
Thank you for being a part of our community. We'll see you next year - Oct. 15-19, 2025!
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Fall Festival
A celebratory week-long festival featuring public readings, talkbacks, a playwriting workshop, and more.
New Play Workshops
New play development intensives culminating in public readings and talkbacks
New Voices
An annual retreat for emerging playwrights, with a focus on craft and community building.
Inside ANPF
Inspiring conversations with theatre artists about the process and productions that make up ANPF.
Become a Reader
We are currently accepting reader applications for the 2025 Fall Festival. Our deadline for applications is 10/15/2024. Visit our Work with Us page to learn more and to apply!
Important Announcement
As of December 31, 2024 our Play4Keeps podcast will no longer be available. We are truly sorry for any inconvenience. .
Submit a Script
Playwrights, please note that submissions for the 2025 season have closed. Submissions for the 2026 Festival will open September 2, 2025 and will remain open until we have reached 350 submissions. Read our guidelines here.
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Ashland New Plays Festival began in 1992, when a group of theatre enthusiasts came together and launched a unique collaboration among local theatres and playwrights. The objective was to present new works, giving audiences, actors, and playwrights a role in the evolution of a new play. The objective remains the same today. ANPF works with new and past Festival winners as well as invited playwrights, to come to Ashland and enjoy a fertile week of workshopping their play with world-class directors, actors, and artistic team members. Our enthusiastic audiences and dedicated volunteer readers make ANPF what it is: a unique community-based theatre organization. Our readings, talkbacks, playwriting workshops, podcast play recordings and conversations provide a rich theatrical experience for audiences and theatre artists alike.
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I love new theatre and this is a tremendously vibrant festival.
What an inspiring experience to see a play in its developing form. Hearing the ideas and intentions expressed directly by the playwright adds another layer of insight and appreciation for the audience.
I didn't know what to expect walking into the play, but I was pleasantly surprised. The performances were incredible and I really connected to the story despite never having seen a play so early in development. I really enjoyed it!
Strong performances bring rich life to already exciting and well-crafted new plays.
Great theater is good words plus good actors. The rest is detail. You have it all.
Hearing artists speak on their art is fascinating. It's pleasurable to be part of artistic development.
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