Year End Series (Y.E.S.) Festival of New Plays
| Country and Region | United States — Kentucky |
|---|---|
| Type of Festival | Drama |
| Location of Festival | Highland Heights, Kentucky USA |
| Festival Contact Information | Northern Kentucky University |
| Festival Description | In 1983, the Year End Series Festival of New Plays (Y.E.S. Festival) premiered at Northern Kentucky University (NKU). The Festival is the only series of new plays produced by an undergraduate program in the country. In prepartation for the Festival theatre faculty at NKU review up to 500 submitted scripts from an international selection and narrow it down to 20 scripts for the Festival. |
| Festival Dates | April 4 - 17, 2011 |
| Festival Links |
Other Sources:
Podcast Interviews:
- If you like this festival — listen to…
- Whit MacLaughlin, New Paradise Laboratories
http://kadmusarts.com/blog/?p=311 - Alice Tuan, playwright
http://kadmusarts.com/blog/?p=318 - Sherry Kramer, playwright
http://kadmusarts.com/blog/?p=326 - Steve Sapp, playwright, poet and co-founder of Universes Poetic Theatre Ensemble
http://kadmusarts.com/blog/?p=512 - Anne Galjour, playwright and actress
http://kadmusarts.com/blog/?p=741
- Whit MacLaughlin, New Paradise Laboratories
Articles and Reviews:
- Y.E.S. Festival premieres three plays, By Kellie Geist (The Northerner, April 11, 2007)
http://media.www.thenortherner.com/
Press Releases:
- NKU’s 13th Biennial Year End Series Festival of New Plays Premieres 3 Plays Plus Student Playwright and Faculty Director
(Cincinati USA)
http://www.cincinnatiusa.com/CinStage/article.asp?CinstagenewsID=81
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