Alley Theatre’s All New Festival will be a three-day event of staged readings featuring five of the boldest voices in American playwriting: Mark Bedard & John Tufts, Lisa D’Amour, Chisa Hutchinson, and Marisela Treviño Orta.

Alley All New programming is recommended for mature audiences. The full schedule is available at alleytheatre.org/allnew.

Programming

• Dating Comprehension (October 26 at 10:30 am) - One eligible bachelorette. Five sexy singles. Like, a million possible endings. Meet Bliss, a perpetually single thirty-something looking for her soul mate. So far, she hasn’t had much luck. But that’s where you come in. Make your opinion known, while helping Bliss to navigate a sea of scrubs, duds, and potential true loves. It’s like those dating shows you secretly love to watch, but LIVE and in person.
• A Loco-Motive for Murder (October 25 at 10 am) - All aboard for murder, mystery, and mayhem! Newspaper tycoon Edmand Blablüt is dead, and one of his fellow passengers pulled the trigger. There’s only one man brilliant enough to solve the crime. What’s that? There are two? Okay, there are two detectives, and one of them may or may not be brilliant enough to catch the killer.
• The Smoker (October 25 at 4:30 pm) - Remember smoke breaks? Somewhere on the neutral ground between private apartments and public streets, four humans' bond in three-to-five-minute intervals. The cigs bring pleasure and calm nerves, even as each drag brings them closer to death. But then again, can you really stay healthy in a country that's trying to kill you?
• Womb 2.0 (October 24 at 4:30 pm and October 26 at 4:30 pm) - In the not-so-distant future, an undetectable virus has turned childbirth into a terrifying gamble. It’s Claudia’s first day on the job at WMB, an ultra-secure, ultra-sterile, and ultra-exclusive birthing clinic. Her task is simple: welcome the patients to their nine-month stay in this state-of-the-art facility. Just make sure the wrong things don’t get inside.