The 13th Annual Dream Up Festival runs from Sundays, August 24 to September 14 at Theater for the New City under the direction of Crystal Field. The annual event is a new works festival dedicated to the joy of discovering new authors and edgy, innovative performances. The Festival is helmed by the theater’s Literary Manager, Michael Scott-Price. This year it offers 22 plays, 15 of which are world premieres. Two are workshops.
Here is an alphabetical lineup of productions:
“Breaking the Trust” (NY Premiere), written by Bill Rogers, directed by Gerald vanHeerden
“Con*Cussed,” (World Premiere) written and performed by Elizabeth Alice Murray, directed by Roger Cacchiotti
“Dismantling Prospero,” (Workshop), written by Tom Rowan, directed by Kevin Ray, choreographed by Ai Toyoshima, original piano score by Martin Hennessy
“Dune: The Dunesical (The Unauthorized 4D Muad’Dib Experience): Part 1” (World Premiere), written and directed by Blake Du Bois and TJ Canlon.
“First Liar on the Moon” (World Premiere), written and directed by Fletcher Michael
“Fury” (Workshop), written and directed by Paul Kouri
“Gin & Milk (World Premiere), written and directed by Antony Raymond
“Green Herrings in a Yellow Room: A Counter Production of The Yellow Wallpaper” (World Premiere), written, directed, and designed by Sloan Aulgur
“In Between Sessions,” (World Premiere), written and performed by Amy Coleman, directed and designed by Roger Cacchiotti
“In Search of “True Love” (World Premiere), written and performed by Ayaka Yamamoto
“Kind Stranger:…a memory play” (World Premiere), adapted for the stage & directed by Steven Simone-Friedland based on Tennessee Williams’ “Memoirs”
“Little Jewel: In the Plagues and Throes of Love” (World Premiere), written and directed by Bob Shuman, co-director Frank Farrell
“One in Twenty-Five” (World Premiere), written and directed by Thomas M Copeland
“Sartre and Simone: A Comedy of Redemptive Love” (World Premiere), written and directed by William Cane
“Sundown Town: A New Musical” (World Premiere), directed, choreographed, and designed by Azariah Coppin
“That Lost Orange Sauce” (World Premiere), written by Evan Davis, directed by Elena Menendez Sanchez
“The Boys From Kingsbridge” (New York Premiere), written by Steven Sarao, directed by Anna Rebek
“The Shadows of Love and Light,” (World Premiere), written by Larry Americ Allen, directed by Jill Giedt
“The Story of Sal B and Barbranne: A Mob Fantasia (Cyrano Redux)” (World Premiere), written and directed by Stephan Morrow
“To Feed the Roses,” written by Amy Losi, directed by Laurie Rae Waugh
“Twist of Faith,” written by Michael Gurin, based on an original story by Matt Okin & Michael Gurin, with original songs by Avi Kunstler, directed by Matt Okin
“Undesirable Secrets” (NY Premiere), written and performed by Rodolfo Avarado, directed by William Doll, designed by Rodolfo Alvarado and William Doll
Tickets are $15-$20. For more information and to purchase, go to dreamupfestival.org
Theater for the New City is located at 155 First Ave. (at E. 10th Street), NYC
