The southwest’s premier new works theatre festival.
Trust us, it’s a process.
Hosted annually by The Phoenix Theatre Company, the Festival of New American Theatre amplifies new voices and expands the canon of American theatre. The 2025 Festival will continue honoring our longstanding commitment to the development of new works, playwrights, and performers and include a variety of events that allow artists of all kinds to see their work come alive onstage. Next year’s festival will run January 17th - February 2nd and will feature: a play reading, two musical readings, two Composer Lyricist Cabarets, Choreography Lab, and a return of the 24-hour Theatre Project. This is an opportunity to witness how a production goes from the page to the stage!
Writers
Submissions for the 2025 Festival are now open. The submission window is Monday, July 1, 2024 - Friday, July 26, 2024 at 5:00pm. Due to time constraints we will be capping submissions at 300 applicants per category. Submitting early is strongly encouraged.
Please review the submission guidelines for full length plays, musicals, and songs here.
Play Submissions: We are overwhelmed by the interest for play submissions and unfortunately we have already reached our cap of 300 submissions. We are still welcoming submissions for musicals and songs!
Submit Your Musical/Songs for the Cabarets Here
24-Hour Theatre Project
Please review the submission guidelines for playwrights and directors for the 24-Hour Theatre Project here.
Submit Your Application for the 24-Hour Theatre Project Here
FAQs
Please find Frequently Asked Questions regarding the Festival of New American Theatre and the 24-Hour Theatre Project here.
To learn about our COVID-19 health and safety procedures, click here.
