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Meet the cast of Making Home. Written by Ally Thomas and Directed by Emma Sala. Join us for the Not Forgotten Play Festival running August 15th, 16th, and 17th at the Staten Island Playhouse! About the Play: In a warm, memory-soaked kitchen shared by three women across time, Making Home explores the not-so-cozy invisible labor of care, cooking, and holding it all together.
Get your tickets now for the Not Forgotten Play Festival! After Saturdays performance 8/16, we will be having a talk back with all of our playwrights! We hope to see you there! Meet the cast of Summer is Temporary Written by Catherine Crimmins and Directed by McKenna McQueen About the Play: When all the campers and staff go missing except for Cabin 13, Misty, star squirrel scout, teacher’s pet, and brown noser extraordinaire, must navigate her and her fellow scouts through the rapture all while getting as many merit badges as possible
It’s time to introduce the casts of our Not Forgotten Play Festival, running August 15th, 16th, and 17th! Don’t forget, audience participation is essential for the NFPF as the audience decides which play will be expanded at next years New Worlds Festival! Get your tickets now! Meet the cast of “Too Smart To Score” written by Amanda DeLalla and directed by Amanda Rose Benjamin. About The Play: On a rainy day, three eggheaded roommates decide to gather intel on a corruption-fighting vigilante who has evaded the law. The girls’ mission is soon derailed by a visit from the new beefcake on the block…
Today is your last chance to catch The New Worlds Festival! Final performance today at 2pm at the Staten Island Playhouse. Congratulations to Ariana, Kseniya, the directors, cast, and crew on a wonderful run! And don’t forget about the Not Forgotten Play Festival running next weekend August 15th to 17th!
HAPPY OPENING to the Writers, Cast, and Crew of the 2025 WPC New Worlds Festival! You have three chances to catch these new 45 minute plays this weekend at the Staten Island Playhouse! Friday and Saturday at 8pm. Sunday at 2pm. Get your tickets now and hope to see you there! 📸: @havana1933
Ever wanted to know what a playwright is thinking all while eating waffles? Then join us for a Waffle Chat with our New Worlds Festival Writers Ariana Nicoletta and Kseniya Ignatova-Yates after Saturday evenings performance! Enjoy some waffles from Beans & Leaves while asking the writers all your questions about their plays. Get your tickets now!
It’s the week of the New Worlds Festival! 🌎✨ Rehearsals are underway for How I Learned to Steal Horses and Finally Play the Piano by Kseniya Ignatova-Yates. This new play is directed by Courtney Emerson and features Matthew Gilleece, Jenny Kelly, Dani Favaloro, Mélisande Echanique, and Anadina Saladino. In Kseniya’s play, sometimes picking up the pieces can be a real schlep. With the help of a dazzling part time psychic named Glendora, Abby begins to realize that in order to find yourself, you need to look back on where you’ve been. Join us August 8th to 10th for the New Worlds Festival!
WPC is gearing up for our Not Forgotten Play Festival and it’s time to meet our directors! We are thrilled to have an all female directing team this year! Save the dates for the NFPF running August 15th to 17th at the Staten Island Playhouse. And don’t forget tickets are now on sale for the New Worlds Festival opening next weekend!
