2024-2025 SEASON
NEW PERSPECTIVES FESTIVAL
MAY 2025
New Perspectives will celebrate bold and innovative storytelling by featuring three new plays inspired by, based on, or written in response to a classic work.
The submission window for the New Perspectives Festival will run from February 21st - March 7th, 2025.
Criteria -
To be considered, playwrights must submit an original, fully-realized script that is inspired by, based on, or in response to a classic work. (Classic works may include anything within the public domain.) Submissions can be either full-length plays or one acts. Scripts that have had previous readings or workshops will be considered, but the work cannot have been fully produced in the past.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL: RADIO PLAY
DECEMBER 2024
Experience the magic of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol! Brought to you as an immersive audio drama by MAD Company, follow the unforgettable journey of Ebeneezer Scrooge as he confronts his past, present and future in a journey of atonement.
With rich soundscapes, holiday-inspired music, and a talented cast of 7 actors, this timeless tale of redemption and the true spirit of Christmas will transport listeners to the world of Charles Dickens.
FRANKENSTEIN: LIVE
OCTOBER 2024
A complex and tragic relationship, marked by conflict and mutual suffering. A young scientist faces consequences of unchecked ambition, the nature of humanity, and the responsibilities that come with creation. A creature, intelligent and sensitive, struggles to find acceptance and identity, leading to a series of tragic events that culminate in a gripping and thought-provoking narrative.
All brought to you in an immersive live reading. With fully fledged acting, live folly, and atmospheric music, to transport audience members into the world of Frankenstein.