New Works Festival

Five one-act plays written, directed, performed, and created by UVA Students

Bake for Life by Rainah Gregory, directed by Lexi Christie

​It’s shoot day for a celebrity special fundraising episode of a baking show for suicide prevention. As the episode unfolds, Olympic athlete Kara is forced to confront personal realities while in the public eye. For mature audiences. Please be advised that this play contains potentially distressing topics. For detailed information, please read the content warning.

Born Under a Single Light by Karen Zipor, directed by Max Tankersely

After an invasion of her country and the disappearance of her husband, Krystina and her two daughters hide in a bunker, patiently waiting for the war to end. However, everything changes when her daughters rewire the radio and discover why they’re really there. For mature audiences. Please be advised that this play contains potentially distressing topics. For detailed information, please read the content warning.

Dinner with the Devil written and directed by Laurel Voss

The daughter of Satan brings her girlfriend home to meet her father. For mature audiences. Please be advised that this play contains potentially distressing topics.  For detailed information, please read the content warning.

This Is Not a Date by Tanaka Maria, directed by Charlie Mooz

This is Not a Date recounts a conversation between two queer people, a confession, and its subsequent aftermath as they navigate and talk through their confusing relationship.

Welcome to Clifton by Avery Erskine, directed by Emilia Couture

Welcome to Clifton moves backwards in time, exploring the lives of four college students as one of them comes to terms with her queerness.

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