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06/03/2026
The New Works Festival is right around the corner! Be sure to come support your fellow actors and production crew this week with 2 nights of original, creative works by our MFA playwrights. 🎭
New Works Festival
By UCR MFA Playwrights
June 3 & 5
ARTS Studio Theatre
Free and open to the public.
Livestream links can be found on our Linktree.
June 3 | 7:00 PM
BEASTHOOD by Emma Winiarski | Directed by Carly DW Bones
In rural Massachusetts, four tween girls attending a Catholic wilderness survival camp must band together to save their kidnapped counselors while navigating their coming-of-age and far-fetched dreams.
Featuring: River Burnash, Yennie Cannon, Abby Lazar, Juliette Lazard
Dramaturgy: Ammie Jergenson and Josephine Wang
June 5 | 7:00 PM
COYOTE HAZING by Gabby Chavez | Directed by Courtney Ulrich
Forced to survive a night on a secluded mountain top, four pledges will sacrifice everything to prove that they are worthy of being part of the most esteemed fraternity on campus: Zeta Kappa Phi.
Featuring: Hayden Harbison, Winter Johnson, Sebastian Ocampo, Aaron Tackwood, Kyle Whan
Dramaturgy: Colin Loveland and Baylee Muise
Content warning: Violence and conversations of su***de.
Content warning: Strong language and tense situations.
Photos and collage by Erica Tsuei
Introducing: New Works Festival Playwright Emma Winiarski!
TFDP sat down with Winiarski to talk about her childhood experiences at a survival camp, the need for nostalgia as we grow up, and her new play Beasthood! 🪶
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JUNE 3 | 7:00 PM | ARTS Studio Theatre
BEASTHOOD by Emma Winiarski | Directed by Carly DW Bones 🌲
In rural Massachusetts, four tween girls attending a Catholic wilderness survival camp must band together to save their kidnapped counselors while navigating their coming-of-age and far-fetched dreams.
Featuring: River Burnash, Yennie Cannon, Abby Lazar, Juliette Lazard
Dramaturgy: Ammie Jergenson and Josephine Wang
‼️Content warning: Strong language and tense situations
Free and Open to the Public
Video footage by Triniti Jelks
Edited by Cruz Tapia & Matthew Harmon
🤩WOW! Another sold out show TONIGHT!! 🤩
Couldn’t secure a ticket? We still have 2 MORE SHOWS LEFT tomorrow. This is your final reminder to reserve your tickets before the show vanishes like sea foam! 🌊
‼️REMINDER FOR TONIGHT’S SHOW: We will be hosting a talkback with the playwright and dramaturg alongside the cast and production crew. Consider staying after the show! ‼️
SOMETIMES THE RAIN, SOMETIMES THE SEA
By Julia Izumi
May 7-16
Studio Theatre
“Sometimes the Rain, Sometimes the Sea” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
Video by Yennie Cannon
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