6:30-6:55: ROŪGE Young Playwrights Presents:
“Press Start: The Story of an (Un)Remarkable Boy” Book & Lyrics Written by Connor Norton & Yifan Li | Music by Yifan Li
7:00 – 7:45 Salt in the Sugar
by Tabetha McNeal
Directed by Medha Marsten & TréVeon Porchia
7:50 – 8:05 Love, Sex, and Palindromes
by Ryan Clemens
Directed by TréVeon Porchia & Samuel Flint
8:15 – 9:45 Departure Lounge
by Kendra Louka
Directed by Medha Marsten & TréVeon Porchia
AND two bonus Short Plays by ROŪGE: Theater Reinvented Young Playwrights – 20min
The Proteus New Plays Festival showcases rehearsed readings of new scripts by Z Playwrights Lab and Z Artist Members. Get a first look and add the most crucial element to developing a play, The Audience!
Each reading is presented twice during the first week of the Proteus Festival, and audiences have the opportunity to rate the plays to help us select the Finalists. Finalist Readings are presented as part of the Proteus Block Party where a last round of audience ratings helps choose the 2025 PNPF Audience Favorite! Your Audience Favorite receives a workshop production 2-week run in January, 2026 as part of our 25-26 Curtain Up! New Plays Series.
ROŪGE Young Playwrights Workshop
A community of artists that consists of the voices of emerging playwrights from marginalized groups. We encourage the development of works that shatter the boxes built around our society. Our community includes artists of color, women, non-binary, and LGBTQIA+ identifying artists ages 18-35.
