Since its inception in 2006, the
Colorado New Play Summit has invited some of America’s brightest playwrights to hold readings of their new plays. The
Denver Center Theatre Company and other theatres around the country have selected these new works for full production.
The following plays were part of the Colorado New Play Summit:
2009 World Premieres
Inana
by Michele Lowe
Directed by Michael Pressman
Dusty and the Big Bad World
by Cusi Cram
Directed by Kent Thompson
2009 Readings
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Lyrics and Music by Meredith Willson
Book by Dick Scanlon
Based on the original book by Richard Morris
Directed by Kathleen Marshall
Eventide
by Eric Schmiedl
Based on the novel by Kent Haruf
Directed by Kent Thompson
When Tang Met Laika
by Rogelio Martinez
Directed by Terry Nolen
Take Me to the River
by Constance Congdon
Directed by Lisa Peterson
Flooded
by Julie Marie Myatt
Directed by Laurie Woolery
2008 World Premieres
Our House
Conceived by Theresa Rebeck and Daniel Fish
Written by Theresa Rebeck
Directed by Daniel Fish
Following its world premiere in Denver, Our House was produced by
New York’s Playwright’s Horizons.
Plainsong
by Eric Schmiedl
Based on the novel written by Kent Haruf
Directed by Kent Thompson
Lydia
by Octavio Solis
Directed by Juliette Carrillo
Following its world premiere in Denver, Lydia was produced by Mark Taper Forum, Yale Repertory Theatre, Marin Theatre Company and Miracle Theatre Group.
2008 Readings
Inana
by Michele Lowe
Directed by Michael Pressman
Shooting Star
by Steven Dietz
Directed by Susan Booth
Perilous Night
by Lee Blessing
Directed by Israel Hicks
Dusty and the Big Bad World
by Cusi Cram
Directed by Kent Thompson
2007 World Premiere
1001
by Jason Grote
Directed by Ethan McSweeny
2007 Readings
Shadow of Himself
by Neal Bell
Directed by Jody McAuliffe
Our House
Conceived by Theresa Rebeck and Daniel Fish
Written by Theresa Rebeck
Directed by Daniel Fish
Visitors’ Guide to Arivaca (Map Not to Scale)
by Evangeline Ordaz
Directed by Armando Molina
Plainsong
by Eric Schmiedl
Based on the novel written by Kent Haruf
Directed by Kent Thompson
2006 World Premiere
Jesus Hates Me
by Wayne Lemon
Directed by David McClendon
2006 Readings
1001
by Jason Grote
Directed by Sharon Ott
Augusta
by Richard Dresser
Directed by Ed Herendeen
Good On Paper
by Michele Lowe
Directed by Jeremy B. Cohen
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Photo: (l-r) Lanna Joffrey as Dahna and Josh Philip Weinstein as Alan in the Denver Center
Theatre Company production of 1001. Photo by Terry Shapiro