NewPlayFest 2014-2022
NewPlayFest 2022
- Escaping the Labyrinth, by Thomas S. Hischak - Des Moines Community Playhouse, Des Moines, Iowa. Opened October 15, 2021.
- Unpacking Mother, by Karen Schaeffer, Market House Theatre, Paducah, Kentucky, Opened February 10, 2022.
- MLM is for Murder (Or, Your Side Hustle is Killing Us), by John Bavoso, Midland Center for the Arts/Center Stage Theatre, Midland, Michigan. Opened February 25, 2022.
- The Cafe Mocha Murders, by Deanna Strasse, Golden Chain Theatre, Oakhurst, California. Opened March 25, 2022.
- Of Men and Cars, by Jim Geoghan, Midland Community Theatre, Midland, Texas. Opened October 21, 2022.
- Launch Day (Love Stories from the Year 2108), by Michael Higgins, Theatre Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Opened October 21,2022.
>> 2022 Winning plays are published in an anthology from Dramatic Publishing Company
NewPlayFest 2020
- Casserole, by Pam Harbaugh - Boise Little Theater, Boise, Idaho. Opened October 18, 2019
- Shattering, by Pat Montley - Tacoma Little Theatre, Tacoma, Washington. Opened January 24, 2020
- On Pine Knoll Street, by Mark Cornell - The Sauk, Jonesville, Michigan. Opened February 6, 2020
- Goat Song Revel, by Dan Borengasser - Manatee Performing Arts Center, Bradenton, Florida. Opened February 6, 2020
- Proprioception, by Marilyn Millstone - Rover Dramawerks, Plano, Texas. Opened September 10, 2021
- The Cayuga Canal Girls, by Laura King - Phoenix Stage Company, Oakville, Connecticut. Opened October, 2, 2021
>> 2020 Winning plays are published in an anthology from Dramatic Publishing Company
Finalists for AACT NewPlayFest 2020 also included:
- Blood and Water, by Andrew Mayo
- Going Wild, by Peter Snoad
- Hand Basket, by Michael Pearce
- Palmetto, by Holli Harms
- Rubber Soul, by Constance Marse
- The Catfish Prince, by Monica Michell
- This Rough Magic, by Richard Manley
NewPlayFest 2018
- Finishing School, by Elaine Liner - Elkhart Civic Theatre, Bristol Indiana. Opened September 8, 2017
- TBD (To Be Determined), by Paul Elliott - Lincoln Community Playhouse, Lincoln, Nebraska. Opened January 19, 2018
- Eternity, by Michael Cochran - Stage III Community Theatre, Casper, Wyoming. Opened January 26, 2018
- Mynx and Savage, by Rebecca Gorman O’Neill - The Vortex Theatre, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Opened April 27, 2018
- Treehouse, by Joe Musso - Cottage Theatre, Cottage Grove, Oregon. Opened August 10, 2018
- Sweet, by Denise Hinson - County Seat Theater Company, Cloquet, Minnesota. Opened September 28, 2018
>> 2018 Winning plays are published in an anthology from Dramatic Publishing Company
Finalists for AACT NewPlayFest 2018 also included:
- Behold, by Tom Cavanaugh
- Bitten by a Boomslang, by Andrew Black
- Familiar Strangers, by Lynda Crawford
- The Assistant, by Ashley Minihan
- The Paymaster, by Michael Feely
- Very Best Coffee, by Briandaniel Oglesb
NewPlayFest 2016
- Lighthouse, by William Baer - Windsor Community Playhouse, Windsor, Colorado. Opened September 25, 2015
- Laguna Beach, Ohio, by Malcolm MacDonald - Stage Right Productions/2nd Street Theater. Opened March 25, 2016
- Wash, Dry, Fold, by Nedra Pezold Roberts - Chicago Street Theatre/Community Theatre Guild, Valparaiso, Indiana. Opened May 20, 2016
- Gracefully Ending, by A. J. DeLauder - Theatre Arlington, Arlington, Texa. Opened July 1, 2016
- The Emperor of North America, by Thomas Hischak - Silver Spring Stage, Silver Spring, Maryland. Opened September 16, 2016
- Shades of Valor, by Karen L. Lewis - Twin City Stage, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Opened October 28, 2016
- Get Out of Dodge, by Jeanne Drennan - Venice Theatre, Venice, Florida - November 3-20, 2016
>> 2016 Winning plays are published in an anthology from Dramatic Publishing Company
NewPlayFest 2014 (Inaugural Year)
- The Boatwright, by Bo Wilson - Grand Rapids Civic Theatre, Grand Rapids, Michigan . Opened September 12, 2014
- End Papers, by Barry Weinberg -Little Theatre of Mechanicsburg, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Opened July 24, 2014
- Jellofish, by Jim Henry - Phoenix Stage Company, Oakville, Connecticut - May 2-11, 2014
- The Vanishing Point, by Nedra Pezold Roberts - California Stage Company Sacramento, California. Opened March 27, 2014
- The Seamstress, by Cece Dwyer - Hickory Community Theatre, Hickory,, North Carolina. Opened January 10, 2014
- Exit Laughing, by Paul Elliott Springfield Little Theatre, Springfield, Missouri. Opened November 15, 2013
>> 2014 Winning plays are published in an anthology from Dramatic Publishing Company