Presenting a staged reading of Yussef Ei Guindi’s play, The Ushers. Charlotte and Graham’s renewed resolve to do good and participate in their community is put to the test.

Round 1 features ten actors selected from a nationwide search, competing with monologues for four judges.

Presenting a first-read of Leela Velautham’s play, Take My Milk for Gall, a prequel to Shakespeare’s Macbeth, charting the breakdown of the Macbeths’ relationship as they fail to produce an heir.

Round 2 features ten actors selected from a nationwide search, competing with cold reads for four judges.

Presenting a staged reading of Harley Elias’s play, The Handless King, a dark comedy about two eunuch scribes arguing over the transition from Cuneiform to Aramaic in 728 BCE.

We welcome you to participate in the colorful Indian Folk Art of Rangoli making as we invite good luck and prosperity into our space and our lives.

Round 3, the final round, features five actors selected from a nationwide search, competing with monologues for cash prizes.

Presenting a first-read of Shyama Nithiananda’s play, Feeding the Cat Incorrectly, Several Times Over. Jo and Jen live parallel lives. When a personal crisis brings them together, Jo is forced to reckon with the limits of her compassion.

Join us for an adult music workshop celebrating music from North Africa to the Middle East and Iran. Learn from professional musicians!

Join us for a youth music workshop celebrating rhythm and instruments from the Middle East. Designed for youth ages 10-15, as part of our two-week SparkFest festival!