Carolina New Works Play Festival
Sat, Aug 01
|The Arts Factory
The UNC Charlotte Department of Theatre, in partnership with Three Bone Theatre, announces the inaugural Carolina New Works Play Festival – July 24-26, 2026, at Rowe Recital Hall, UNC Charlotte and July 31-Aug. 2, 2026, at The Arts Factory
Time & Location
Aug 01, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
The Arts Factory, 1545 W Trade St, Charlotte, NC 28216, USA
About the event
Three plays by North and/or South Carolina playwrights were selected through a comprehensive review, after a three-month solicitation phase. This summer, CNWPF will present three staged readings of each new work over the course of two festival weekends. After each reading, playwrights and artists will host post-show discussions with the audience. Audiences will witness the creative process, and their feedback will actively be a part of the plays’ future life.
Saturday, Aug. 1, 2 p.m. –TRE
Saturday, 7:30 p.m. –How I Got Forgotten
Sunday, Aug. 2, 2 p.m. –You Can’t Smoke in Burbank
Sunday, Aug. 2, 7:30 p.m.TRE
Admission to all staged readings is FREE.