A New Play
Awards and Recognition
- OTR New Works Staged Reading Series
Reviewer Quotes
“ It’s remarkable just how much complexity Knight weaves into ninety minutes. ”
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This new play will be presented as a reading. Readings are an essential part of the play development process. We are proud to offer this as part of our On The Radar (OTR) New Works Program that aims to support the creation of diverse new stories by emerging U.S. playwrights. Click here to learn more about OTR.
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ABOUT THE SHOW:
When we have more information about the show, we will post it here.
ABOUT OUR 2020 RESIDENT PLAYWRIGHT:
Krista Knight
Krista Knight was the 2020 Chance Resident Playwright and has been lucky enough to develop her play Shooter! here as well as a new musical Crimson Lit – Scarlet Letter Setlist written with queer pop icon Jill Sobule. Career highlights include scripting a ride for Tokyo Disneyland, meeting Václav Havel, pitching a movie to Janelle Monáe, writing a musical dance-a-thon to the death with Dave Malloy, and adapting Trolls for the stage for DreamWorks/Music Theatre International. Her New York Times recommended six-part VR puppet play CRUSH is streaming on the Emmy app. Vanderbilt Writer-in-Residence and 2023/2024 New Georges Audrey Resident and Ingram New Works Fellow. BA: Brown University. MA: Performance Studies from NYU. MFA Playwriting: UCSD. Artist Diploma from the Lila Acheson Wallace American Playwrights Program at Juilliard. She splits her time between NYC and Nashville – where she drives a pink 1972 Chevy Nova. www.KristaKnight.com
This new play will be presented as a reading. Readings are an essential part of the play development process. We are proud to offer this as part of our On The Radar (OTR) New Works Program that aims to support the creation of diverse new stories by emerging U.S. playwrights. Click here to learn more about OTR.
2026 OTR Reading Series Sponsors
National Endowment for the Arts
Amanda DeMaio
Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation
David & Danice Limberg
David & Judy Joss
Michael & Mary Lysik
Rachelle Menaker & Eddie Schuller
Steven & Louise Koch
Articles & Reviews
Reviews coming soon!
Venue Bette Aitken theater arts Center
- Full-Service Bar
- Free Parking
- Conveniently Located
