A READING GROUP FOR ACTORS & PLAYWRIGHTS

New Plays Aloud is a reading group for actors and playwrights, facilitated by Kate Rich. The group meets monthly on the last day of every month (unless there is a conflict with a holiday or other Pier One programming). Readings include short works, long works, newly published works, and works in progress. New Plays Aloud is free and open to the public. The location for the readings varies. Please check out our calendar of events to find the next gathering!

INSTRUCTOR - KATE RICH

This course is designed to guide participants through the process of writing a compelling ten-minute play. Over four sessions, participants will explore the fundamentals of playwriting, from idea generation to a polished draft. Each session will include a mix of discussion, writing exercises, peer feedback, and practical techniques.

DATES: Wednesdays, 6pm-8:30pm, April 8-29 at Station 12

A TEN-MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL

A selection of new, unpublished works by (mostly) Alaskan playwrights, on stage for the first time.

Produced by Christine Kulcheski and Rudy Multz.

Deadline for submissions: May 15, 2026

It’s the third year of the 10 Minute play festival. You’ve become intrigued, piqued, obsessed even, but still, you’ve only been able to make the effort to spectate. Until now… You’ve unlocked a door with the key of imagination and beyond this plane there lies something enticing, something bizarre, something unbelievably compelling. Whoever the characters, whatever the plot, by some impossible twist, you can’t let go, you can’t walk away, you’re being drawn in…into Another Dimension. 

Performances August 29 - 30 & September 3 - 6