2025 Next Act! New Play Summit 14
The Next Act New Play Summit, a joint venture between Capital Repertory Theatre and Proctors, is an annual showcase of new plays designed to shed light on new play development. The summit brings playwrights, directors, actors, and audience members together for a series of workshops and readings, where multiple new full-length plays are given readings.
Rescheduled from early April:
Young Playwrights Contest
5 p.m. Friday, April 4
Featuring readings of six or more ten-minute plays by Capital Region playwrights aged 13-19.
Poetry Slam Contest
8 p.m. Friday, April 4
Enjoy a high-energy, live competition where 10 poets will bring their words to life on stage in a competition for cash prizes! Get your seat to judge the competition. All poems are original and are written by the poets participating. Emceed by dynamic performer D. Colin. Participating poets to be announced soon!
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The Summit was founded on the goal to find a play that theREP wants to produce–furthering the theatre’s commitment to the development of new work. To date, theREP has selected one play to produce as a world premiere from every single Next Act New Play Summit.
This year, we’re excited to align the Next Act week-long festival a few weeks before the world premiere of the 2023 Summit-winning play “Rosie Is Red And Everybody Is Blue” by John Spellos!
Personal Responsibility Statement: Proctors prides itself on offering a diverse selection of arts entertainment. Not all productions may appeal to or be appropriate for every person or for all ages. Patrons are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the shows we offer in order to make informed decisions prior to purchasing tickets.
