‘26
Afternoon Session
Wyn Alyse Thomas (22, she/her, Buffalo Grove, IL) – Out of the Void
A gay teenager on the verge of leaving for college summons the hosts of a home renovation show from the void of a dream, only to discover they might be going through something too.
Anna Parker (19, she/her, Houston, TX, ★‘25 Alum) – Do Not Pet
At an airport gate, a restless overthinker, his optimistic girlfriend, and a very opinionated TSA dog work through the impossible pressure of being happy on purpose.
Frederick Durocher Jr (19, he/him, Purchase, NY) – The Wanderlust Roadrunner
A roadrunner desperate to escape Route 66 encounters a gregarious prairie dog, a haunted mammoth, and the uncomfortable possibility that home and prison might be the same place.
Ashley Diaz (16, she/her, Norwalk, CT, ★‘25 Alum) – Still Becoming
A young person escaping a turbulent home finds unexpected shelter, unlikely allies, and the slow, hard work of learning to take up space in the world.
Luca Vladimiroff (21, he/him, Cold Spring, NY) – Fata Morgana
A woman reports her brother’s disappearance. The detective is skeptical of her account of a winged horse. But she has evidence.
Audrey Hunter (20, she/her, Dallas, TX, ★‘25 Alum) – Foaming, Biting, Close to Death
A camper bitten by a rabid bat begins to lose his grip on language, reality, and his friendships, while the bat herself has some thoughts about the whole situation.
Evening Session
H.E. Dunkle (she/her, Sioux Falls, SD) – What You Make of It
At Destiny’s Diner, a late-night customer insists the food grants wishes. The person making it isn’t so sure.
Dana Schwartz (she/her, Los Angeles, CA, ★‘25 Alum) – Pas de Deux
A ballerina cursed to stone for thirty years wakes each dawn for one brief hour of movement. The curse lifts tomorrow. She is absolutely certain it’s today.
Franky D. Gonzalez (he/him, Dallas, TX) – Miracles and Magic
Two strangers at a Texas Greyhound station talk through some hard truths about their next destination. And the next.
Marshall Logan Gibbs (they/them, Baltimore, MD) – Interplanetary Paul’s Divorce Spectacular
Paul has rented a black box, built a space suit, and cast his ex-wife as an evil galactic empress. He didn’t think she’d buy a ticket.
Jack Karp (he/him, San Francisco, CA) – The Fine Print
Abraham and Sarah sit across from a very smooth-talking God in a heavenly conference room. The Promised Land has blackout dates, dietary restrictions, and a clause Sarah wishes Abraham had read before the meeting.
Media Partners
Special Thanks
- Actor’s Equity Association
- Nan Barnett
- City of Norwalk
- Dee Dee Colabella
- Amanda Curtin
- Sean Dowd
- Sabrina Godeski
- John Harmon
- Cheryl Kemeny
- Lisa McNulty
- Tony Meneses
- Monday.com
- Gene Morrell
- Mariner Pezza
- Michael Sag
- Lisa Scails
- Jack Singewald
- Mike Singewald
- Dexter Singleton
- Paul Stoogenke, CMA, EA
- Abbie Van Nostrand
- Jenni Werner