🎠NEW! Tallahassee Theatre Newsletter
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Friends with the Write Stuff will return with its 3rd Annual Playwriting Festival on April 24-26, 2026, filling Theatre Tallahassee’s Studio space with staged readings, lively conversation, and the electric thrill of hearing brand-new work out loud for the first time.
🎠NEW! Tallahassee Theatre Newsletter
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This three-day event celebrates emerging and established playwrights through short play showcases (“Vignettes”), full-length readings with talkbacks, a playwright panel, and networking events designed to connect artists and audiences. With more than 20 playwrights from across Florida represented, the festival offers a fast-paced, welcoming way to discover new voices-whether you’re a theatre regular, an aspiring writer, or simply curious about how plays are made.
Attendees can choose a single session or dive into the full weekend. Programming includes:
Opening reception and community meet-ups
The Write Stuff: Playwrights Unscripted panel discussion
Several Vignettes Showcases featuring short plays across the weekend
Four full-length readings with talkbacks
A special interactive feature: the Stage Write Challenge, where participants receive a prompt, write overnight, and share their new pages during a reveal session
Ticket Options
Full Weekend Pass – $25 (includes all readings/showcases Fri-Sun, reception, networking events, panels/talkbacks, special engagements, and Stage Write Challenge reveal & results)
Single-session tickets – $10 (Friday Night Only; Saturday Day Only; Saturday Night Only; Sunday Day Only; Sunday Night Only)
Friday, April 24
6:00 PM Reception
7:00 PM The Write Stuff: Playwrights Unscripted (panel discussion)
8:00 PM Vignettes Showcase (Short Plays) – Part 1
10:00 PM Stage Write Challenge Kickoff
Saturday, April 25
12:00 PM Stage Write Challenge Reveal
1:30 PM Full-Length Reading + Talkback: Broken (Michelle R. Nickens)
4:00 PM Vignettes Showcase – Part 2
4:30 PM Special Engagement: The Man at the Gate (Brian Davis)
6:00 PM Networking Event
7:00 PM Vignettes Showcase – Part 3
8:00 PM Full-Length Reading + Talkback: Olivia’s Fate (Bert A. Mitchell)
Sunday, April 26
1:00 PM Vignettes Showcase – Part 4
2:00 PM Full-Length Reading + Talkback: Pending Endings (Bev DeMello)
4:00 PM Networking Event
5:00 PM Vignettes Showcase – Part 5
6:00 PM Full-Length Reading + Talkback: The Devouring and the Star (Danielle Wirsansky)
8:00 PM Closing Remarks
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