Welcome to our Greenhouse! One weekend only, we invite you into our Greenhouse to experience 19 contest-winning plays. Inside, we are fostering a community between playwrights, directors, and actors. This is a festival necessary for any theatre enthusiast!

Produced in partnership between New Threads Theatre Company and Next Exit Productions, The Greenhouse Festival of New Works is excited to present staged readings of original plays by professional, emerging, and student playwrights from across the U.S. 

Take a peek at the festival lineup!

ONE FREE EVENT Thursday June 5th/7:30pm-10:30pm: 10 Winning Short Plays by Southeast Playwrights

Friday June 6th/7:30pm-10:00pm: Full-length play – “My Name is Kierkegaard” by Timothy McIntosh/Dir. Gregory Garrison

Saturday June 7th from 2:00pm-5:00pm: Full-length play – “Saint Allison” by Joseph Frost/Dir. Camille Hallstrom

Saturday June 7th from 7:30pm-10:00pm: Full-length play – “Pogo & Sparky” by Paul Heller/Dir. Frank Mihelich

Sunday June 8th from 2:00pm-5:00pm: 6 Winning Short Plays by Student Playwrights 

Sunday June 8th from 7:30pm-9:30pm: Cast Iron Storytelling: Real People telling their Real Stories

But wait—there’s more! Meet & Mingle with the playwrights, directors, and actors during our VIP Gala on Friday June 6th from 6:30pm-7:30pm.

General Admission per Festival event is $15. 

Want to experience the full festival? Festival passes are $45.