Carolina New Works Play Festival by Three Bone Theatre — tickets are free

Carolina New Works Play Festival is a chance to see newly written plays by NC and SC playwrights, as they are presented to an audience for the first time.

The play festival is presented by Three Bone Theatre, and takes place at Rowe Hall at UNC Charlotte, 9119 University Road, and at The Arts Factory at 1545 W Trade Street, Charlotte, North Carolina.

You won’t see a play that been revised and settled into its final form. You’ll be participating while it’s still becoming! Your reaching and post-show feedback is part of what will shape the final piece.

Tickets are FREE, but required, and space is limited. Donations are encouraged. Reserve tickets here.

Read on to learn about each play, as well as the schedule.

Carolina New Works Play Festival Lineup

How I Got Forgotten by Glenn Rawls follows a gay man returning to his small Southern hometown and aging parents.

TRE by T.J.L dives into the last day of senior year for three high schoolers facing the next chapter of their lives.

You Can’t Smoke in Burbank by Skylar Schock explores what happens when ambitious Los Angeles creatives are tempted by ChatGPT.

Schedule and Tickets

RSVP here.

July 24-26 at UNC Charlotte
Rowe Hall
9119 University Road, Charlotte, NC 28223​

• Friday, July 24 at 7:30 p.m. (How I Got Forgotten)
• Saturday, July 25 at 2:00 p.m. (You Can’t Smoke in Burbank)
• Saturday, July 25 at 7:30 p.m. (TRE)
• Sunday, July 26 at 2:00 p.m. (How I Got Forgotten)

July 31-August 2 at Three Bone Theatre
Arts Factory
1545 W Trade Street, Charlotte, NC 28216​

• Friday, July 31 at 7:30 p.m. (You Can’t Smoke in Burbank)
• Saturday, August 1 at 2:00 p.m. (TRE)
• Saturday, August 1 at 7:30 p.m. (How I Got Forgotten)
• Sunday, August 2 at 2:00 p.m. (You Can’t Smoke in Burbank)
• Sunday, August 2 at 7:30 p.m. (TRE)