Directors Workshop Presents:

The New Plays Directors Workshop

August 20th - 23rd, 2026

CATTELL THEATRE

The New Plays Workshop features three world-premier short plays. After the performance, stay for an audience discussion with the directors and playwrights. 

THE PLAYS:

Flight Response

Written by Jean Gottlieb

Directed by Gina Palmer

Cast: Shazzie Sobotka, Jimmy O’Hara

The Usual Deal

Written by Allison Reeger Cook

Directed by Edward W Wavak

Cast: Gigi Bisesi, Chris Arnold, Kathi Campbell, Emma Yonker, Jon Mills

Unbridled Fear and the Ring Master

Written by Donald Loftus

Directed by Daina Geisler

Cast: Pete Ellis, Emma Yonker