Latinx New Play Festival Showcases Local Talent

NORTH AUSTIN, TX—Teatro Vivo in collaboration with Scriptworks invites the community to the 2021 Austin Latinx New Play Festival (ALNPF)on a digital platform from Thursday, May 13 - Saturday, May 15 for audiences to enjoy. Presented in its ninth year, the ALNPF allows playwrights to hear, see, and receive feedback on their original work.

Bringing each playwright together with a dramaturg, director, and actors brings their play to life as a staged reading in front of audiences —taking place virtually in 2021 as a result of COVID-19. Playwrights of the selected pieces will collaborate with a dramaturg and directors hired by Teatro Vivo and Scriptworks to work on their plays and then present them with a facilitated talk back on zoom with the audience immediately following the public reading.

The 2021 Austin Latinx New Play Festival Lineup features:

• Thursday, May 13 at 7 p.m.:

“Machine Learning” by Francisco Mendoza

Directed by Jesus Valles

Dramaturgy by Mateo Hernandez

Stage Managed by Savannah Gonzalez

• Friday, May 14 at 7 p.m.:

“This Bitch: Esta Sangre Quiero” by Adrienne Dawes

Directed by: Daphnie Sicre

Dramaturgy by: Daniel Jáquez

Stage Managed by: Barbara Mojica

• Saturday, May 15 at 3 p.m.

“Have to Believe We Are Magic” by Sara Guerrero (young adult themes, some adult language and content)

Directed by: Si Mon’ Emmett

Dramaturgy by: Melanie Claire Queponds

Stage Managed by: Sunshine Garrison

• Saturday, May 15 at 7 p.m.

“Los Pochos” by Herbert Siguenza

Directed by: Miguel Septién

Dramaturgy by: Diamante Martinez

Stage Managed by: Marliza Mendez

For schedule and more information, click HERE.