
The Studio 2 Theatre will become a hothouse for new works in January! Be part of the growth & nurturing of some soon-to-be great plays.
If you’ve been following AVLT for a while, you know that we’ve a vested interest in daring, new plays. We’ve presented dozens of free readings over the years, and the Next Stage Initiative is the logical step into the future.
The Next Stage Initiative returns in January 2015 with 6 hot playwrights and their works in progress. Included this year will be Jen Schlueter of the much-loved for/word company and her new adaptation (developed with the AVLT ensemble) of Cervantes’ Don Quixote, which will will be fully produced by AVLT later this season.
Recommended if You Like: Exploration, risk, and experimentation

January 8 — 17, 2015
Riffe Center Studio Two
77 South High St.
Pay What You Want
There will be a casual, post-show conversation with the cast and crew after every performance. Playwrights will be included as indicated below.
The Death of Captain Hero – a play reading
by Amy Crider
directed by David J. Glover
Talkback with the playwright.
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Quixote: a radical adaptation – a play reading
by Jen Schlueter
directed by Matt Slaybaugh
Talkback with the playwright.
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After – a workshop staging
by Brett Beach
directed by Francesca Spedalieri
Talkback with the playwright.
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The Burden of Not Having a Tail – a play reading
by Carrie Barrett
Performed by Karie Miller
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Rust on Bone – a play reading
by Bianca Sams
directed by Yolanda Board
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Queens of the Ring – a workshop staging
by Max Glenn
directed by Whitney Thomas Eads
Talkback with the playwright.
MORE INFO.