Playwrights' Center Hosts New Plays Festival In Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Playwrights' Center in Minneapolis will feature new plays at the 32nd annual PlayLabs festival this month.

The festival runs Oct. 12-18 at the center, located on East Franklin Avenue.

During PlayLabs, writers Joe Waechter, Kathryn Walat and Ken Weitzman each will workshop a new piece with a team of actors, directors, designers and dramaturges. Each play has two public readings.

The festival also features a showcase of work by the center's Jerome and McKnight fellows, a panel discussion about collaboration in theater and a party celebrating the theater community.

All PlayLabs events are free and open to the public.

The 44-year-old Playwrights' Center supports both playwrights and helping move new plays toward production at theaters across the country.

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