Alley All New Festival features three days of staged readings. Since its inception in 2016, the festival has become an incubator for world premieres and will feature new works by the boldest voices of American Theatre.

Readings will include:

• Lunacy, or, The Emperor and Empress of the Moon by Liz Duffy Adams - For all of human history, we’ve wanted to go to the moon. This wildly imaginative spin on Aphra Behn’s Restoration comedy is part period piece and part science fiction. It launches past the original, spanning time, genre, and space. Discover Alley veteran Liz Duffy Adams' latest play, written with input from real NASA scientists.
• African Moms' Book Club by Gloria Majule - A Milwaukee Repertory Theater original commission part of the John (Jack) D. Lewis New Play Development Program Four ultra-wealthy Tanzanian women gather every month, to decide on their next book club read. This month, they chose the Bible. Again. With the arrival of a new member from abroad, tensions rise and cracks begin to form in the women’s perfectly manicured lives and fiercely held beliefs.
• Family Weekend by Jake Brasch - It’s Family Weekend at Rocky Mountain Joy, a substance abuse treatment center in rural Colorado. In the wilderness, families contend with their loved ones, their counselor...and a pesky elk that won’t get lost. Laugh along with this dark comedy about addiction, family, and the limits of love.
• Hippolytus/Phedra by Luis Quintero - Love is one heck of a drug. Phedra, Queen of Troizen, harbors a secret passion for her stepson, the Prince Hippolytus. With King Theseus nowhere to be found, tension in the household rises with each passing moment. Will love triumph over all? Or is it a shortcut to destruction? The Ancient Greek hip-hop infused opera is inspired by Euripides, Seneca, Racine, and Kane.