New Works Festival

Featuring Catholic Playwrights

September 2025
Twin Cities, MN - Location TBD

Missed the Boat Theatre’s inaugural New Works Festival will take place with staged readings in September 2025 at a Twin Cities, MN, venue to be determined.

This festival is an opportunity designed to support and encourage the development of new plays and musicals from a Catholic Christian worldview. 2-4 scripts will be selected to receive a rehearsal workshop with a director and performers culminating in a public staged reading followed by a moderator-led talkback.

Notification of selection will be made by June 1, 2025.

Submit a play by April 30!

Festival Timeline

April

Submission period for play scripts April 1-30
May

Review phase by panel of judges May 1-31
June 1st

Winners notified & Festival date announced (on or before June 1st)
June

Pairing of directors and playwrights & scheduling conversations
July 3rd

Deadline for Playwright to confirm attendance at Workshop & Festival
Late July/Early August

Actor auditions for staged readings
September

New Works Festival. Exact festival dates will be finalized based on conflicts provided at the time of script submission, to support selected playwrights’ in-person attendance as much as possible.