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THEA 158New Play Festival

5 creditsUndergraduateStudent Option

Provides playwrights, directors, writers, and performers an opportunity to develop new works in progress and to become familiar with the process of how new works for the stage are written, revised, and presented. The class culminates in a staged reading/workshop performance in the department's New Play Festival near the end of the quarter. This course is open to students with all levels of theatrical/performance experience. Playwrights and projects are selected on the basis of submissions made in the previous quarter.

  • Anyone may enroll in the class with no special permission; however, PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING: This class will workshop plays already selected in the previous spring quarter. • Students who wish to take part as actors in the class should participate in Fall General Auditions on Thur & Fri, Sept 24 & 25 - details on the Theater Arts Auditions page: https://play.ucsc.edu/get-involved/auditions. Acting roles not cast during Generals, as well as non-acting roles, will be assigned during class once it begins. • Students who wish to do design and/or technical work, please submit the Tech Interest Form: https://tinyurl.com/TechIntForm. • Details at https://play.ucsc.edu/get-involved/new-play-festival. • Questions may be sent to the instructor: Prof. Lisa Marie Rollins, lirollin@ucsc.edu.

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When it runs

Fall 2026Open Fall 2026

SectionTypeWhenWhereInstructorSeats
01Studio
Mon Tue Wed Thu 6:00pm–10:00pm
Fri 4:00pm–7:00pm
TA 2nd Stage, TA 2nd StageL. RollinsOpen 7/40

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