# New Play Festival - **When:** Fri, Nov 20, 2026, 7:30 PM PST - **Where:** Second Stage, Second Stage, Santa Cruz, CA 95064 - **Price:** Free - **Organizer:** [UC Santa Cruz](https://eventing.ing/organizers/orgz_1m7fjdyxpea9c006nevegb) - **Get tickets on Eventbrite:** https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-2026-new-play-festival-fri-nov-13-tickets-2003625685361?aff=oddtdtcreator New Play Festival is an annual student-run showcase of experimental, short stage readings that focuses on nurturing and showcasing new playwrights in the UC Santa Cruz Theater Arts Program. This year the festival is uplifting two new playwrights, supporting them through developmental drafts, shaping their stories, and giving them the opportunity to collaborate with actors, a director, and designers. The development time culminates in two weekends of staged readings, open to… Source: Eventbrite. Eventing indexes this event and links to the source for tickets and the full description. Same event as JSON: https://api.eventing.ing/events/evnt_1m7fjdyyf4vgqs6jb2af2e