TDPS's Fearless New Play Festival is a three-day celebration of new scripts in development. On Sunday, February 17, the festival kicks off with a panel discussion with local theatre professionals. After two weeks of rehearsals, we present: (1) a keynote speech by nationally renowned Keynote Playwright Sheila Callaghan and a staged reading of her newest play in development on Thursday, March 7, (2) staged readings of new ten-minute plays by current students on Friday, March 8, and (3) a showcase of new short plays by alumni, followed by a closing night celebration on Saturday, March 9.

The selected current student plays are:

• Bread & Roses by Yiwen Feng
• Dakota by Olivia Litteral
• Delilah Revisited by Jared Strange
• Standardized by Jasmine Mitchell
• Twenty Down by Jamie Bokman
• Pleonasm by Jordan Resnick
• I Don't by Jordan Ealey
• Szia Ruth by Amber Smithers

The selected alumni plays are:

• CrossFit WonderWoman by Sam Mauceri (BA Theatre ’15)
• Ceasefire by Avery Collins (BA Theatre ’16)
• What to do When You're Suicidal but You Can’t Fight Fascists When You’re Dead by Natalie Ann Valentine (BA Theatre ’13)
• Field Glass by Martin Thompson (BA Theatre '15)
• It's a Queer Thing by Radcliffe Adler (BA Theatre ’18)
• The White Talk by Whitney Geohagan (BA Theatre ’18)
• Terrible Lizard by Megan Meinero (BA Theatre ’12)
• Sweet Dreams by Nikki Lust (BA Theatre ’17)