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[NoHo Arts District, CA] – Yes, NoHo Needs Some SPF16! The Road Theatre Company’s 16th annual Summer Playwrights Festival (SPF16), now one of the largest staged reading festivals in the U.S., returns July 11-20, 2025!
We do theatre in the NoHo Arts District. So whether you are a theatre novice or an avid theatre goer, you will have your pick of shows, especially this summer. The Road Theatre Company and Founding Artistic Director Taylor Gilbert, together with Artistic Director Sam Anderson, remain committed to their meaningful mission to develop and produce new works for the stage. This July, they invite you to the 16th Anniversary of the Annual Summer Playwrights Festival where they will present 24 plays over the span of 10 days with playwrights from across the country and around the world participating. Each reading is followed by a talk-back with the playwright, cast and director..
“It is with great pride that we are able to bring you premieres of all kinds and appreciate your participation in this important process,” says Taylor Gilbert. “Supporting new work and new voices is essential to our community and we hope to see you here.”
24 Plays in 10 Days!
What:
The 16th Annual Summer Playwrights Festival (SPF16)
Tickets:
Festival Passes are available for only $75.00 to have access to all the full-length readings, or buy an individual ticket for a suggested donation of $15.00. No donation is too small.
For more information and to RSVP, go to:
https://roadtheatre.org/event/spf16/
When:
July 11-20, 2025
Where:
The Road Theatre
10747 Magnolia Blvd, NoHo Arts District, CA 91601
“We are very proud to be bringing these new plays from the festival to our audiences.”
The Road Theatre has gone on to produce numerous plays over the years from the Summer Playwrights Festival including its upcoming production Otherkin by N.T. Vandecar, that will open the 2025/2026 season, The Totality of All Things by Erik Gernand (SPF 15), High Maintenance by Peter Ritt (SPF 14), Beloved by Arthur Holden (SPF12), Death House by Jason Karasev (SPF8), Stupid Kid by Sharr White (SPF7) and Through the Eye of a Needle by Jami Brandli (SPF7).
Founding Artistic Director Taylor Gilbert recalls the very moment the festival launched in 2009: “It’s just an idea,” said Scott Alan Smith, associate artistic director emeritus. “Let’s start a playwrights festival!” We said, “Sure, why not?”
Now, 16 years later, we are continuing our tradition of bringing new works to the stage for your enjoyment. We are excited to present 24 new plays up close and personal in our beautiful Magnolia Space. So join us, get comfortable in one of our seats and enjoy this year’s ride at The Road’s 16th annual Summer Playwrights Festival!
FESTIVAL SCHEDULE:
Friday, July 11, 8:00PM PT
The Florida Room by Steven Griffith
Directed by Cameron Watson
Saturday, July 12, 12:00PM PT
Chapter Meeting by Taylor Jon Gonzalez
Directed by Riley Cecil Taggart
Saturday, July 12, 4:00PM PT
The Fugue by Rodrigo Nogueira
Directed by Dana Schwartz
Saturday, July 12, 8:00PM PT
In the Middle by Megan Sass
Directed by Jennifer Chambers
Sunday, July 13, 12:00PM PT
Prayer Circle by Erik Gernand
Directed by Taylor Nichols
Sunday, July 13, 4:00PM PT
Eclipsed: The Sun, The Moon, and Gladys Atkinson Sweet by D.L. Patrick
Directed by Danna Hyams
Sunday, July 13, 8:00PM PT
The Springvale Armadillo by Donald Loftus
Directed by Bruce Katzman
Monday, July 14, 8:00PM PT
Blind Crest by Monet Hurst-Mendoza
Directed by Andre G. Brown
Tuesday, July 15, 8:00PM PT
RED TIDE by Dom Martello
Directed by Ru Kazi
Wednesday, July 16, 8:00PM PT
KAIJU by Dan Caffrey
Directed by Ryan McRee
Thursday, July 17, 8:00PM PT
Maybe You Could Love Me by Samah Meghjee
Directed by Elizabeth Herron
Friday, July 18, 8:00PM PT
HypergaMater by Marjorie Muller
Directed by Victoria Hoffman
Saturday, July 19, 12:00PM PT
bloody noses by Matilda Corley Schulman
Directed by Elina de Santos
Saturday, July 19 4:00PM PT
Tracking by Juliet Izon
Directed by Sam Bianchini
Saturday, July 19, 8:00PM PT
Crisis by Beckett Flynn
Directed by Billy Baker
Sunday, July 20, 11:00AM PT
Hope is a Bird by Dave Carley
Directed by Stephen Tobolowsky
Sunday, July 20, 2:00PM PT
Color Blind by Oren Safdie
Directed by Carlos Lacamara
Sunday, July 20, 7:30PM PT
This is an evening of one-act play readings
Copernicus, Darwin and Freud Walk into a Bar by Dan Borengasser
Directed by John Gowans
FRAGILE by Dana Leslie Goldstein
Directed by Lara Gold
Learn to Live by David J. Valdez
Directed by Brian Ramian
Liver and Onions by Bebe Katsenes
Directed by Emily Jerez
Girl Knocking by Ellen Davis Sullivan
Directed by Jen Bloom
A LONG ROAD by Yaz Canli
Directed by Cathleen Young
The Belly of The Beast by Ken Henry
Directed by Darryl Johnson
About The Road Theatre Company
Located in the heart of the North Hollywood Arts District, L.A. County’s fastest growing arts community, The Road is an ensemble of 150+ theatre artists fiercely committed to the creation and development of new plays. To further that mission, The Road has launched Under Construction, a diverse collaborative group of new and established playwrights dedicated to socially and politically relevant storytelling for the American stage. Celebrating 34 years of groundbreaking work and led by Founding Artistic Director Taylor Gilbert along with Artistic Director Sam Anderson, The Road is a multi-award-winning theatre named as one of the top ten intimate theatre companies in Los Angeles (LA Weekly). Visit www.roadtheatre.org for more info.