2026 Harvard Playwrights Festival

Date and Time

April 30 - May 2, 2026
06:00PM EDT

Location

Farkas Hall, Room 203
Poster for Harvard Playwrights Festival listing play times and titles

The Harvard Playwrights Festival features readings of new works by 9 advanced playwriting students in. All readings take place in Farkas Hall, Room 203, 12 Holyoke St.

Wednesday, April 29
7pm: “The Kindly Ones” by Hannah Blau HGSE ‘26, directed by James Stanley

Thursday, April 30
6pm: “Where’s The Love” by Sally Ann Williams ‘27, directed by Maggie Kearnan 
7pm: “The Game” by Vander Ritchie ‘26, directed by Cassie Chapados
8pm: “Eight Dates” by Terry McCafferty ‘27, directed by James Stanley

Friday, May 1
6pm: “Falling” by Benjamin Langman ‘26, directed by Luz Lopez
7pm: “One Day in a Cave”  by Kai Nelson ‘27, directed by Cassie Chapados
8pm: “Rest of Our Loves”  by Kayla Reifel ‘26, directed by Maggie Kearnan

Saturday, May 2
6pm: “The Book of Margery Kempe” by Joey Mariani ‘28, directed by Jesse Hawley
7pm: “Content” by John Hammontree, directed by Jesse Hawley

Generously supported by Theater, Dance & Media, the English Department, and Provostial Fund for the Arts & Humanities.