Night Owl Theatre presents to you the Third Annual New Works Festival!
This festival showcases student work from Directing and Scriptwriting 11/12, performed and produced by the KSS Night Owl Theatre Company, and mentored by Tova Ciccotelli and Taigen Williams. The various shows spotlight the playful, intelligent, and imaginative minds of KSS’s young writers. You can get your tickets by scanning the QR code attached to the poster or clicking the button below!
There will be two nights of 6 original shows, performed 3 times, from May 25th to the 30th. Doors open at 6:30 and the show begins at 7 pm. Seating is first-come, first-served.
Ticket prices are as follows:
Students: $5
Adults: $10
Trigger Warning: Some of the shows may contain mature themes and language, simulated violence, fake blood, mental illness, and talk of suicide, flashing lights, and loud noises. Please be advised.
May 25th, 27th, & 29th
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Controlled by Willow Ringer
Man and emotions come to life. What will ensue? Who will survive? Trigger Warnings: flashing lights, mature language and subject matter, and violence. 
Dust Bunnies by Audrey Bone
Three childhood best friends move into a dusty old university dorm. Raw emotions and vulnerability arise in the dorm with the changing seasons. How will they deal with the dust, or will it remain dusty forever? Trigger Warning: Suicide, grief, and loss, language 
Business Rivalry by Stella Redding
Longtime Business co-workers Michael and Toni are both offered a CEO position at their company. This sudden opportunity sparks a heated rivalry between the two. May the best man win! 
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Lights Out: The Eternal Darkness by Brayden Sears
During a routine rehearsal at a local theatre, a mysterious murder occurs, forcing the cast and crew into a lockdown as a detective begins an on-site investigation. As interrogations unfold, buried conflicts, power struggles, and long-standing resentments among the director, stage manager, and technical crew come to light. How far will people go to protect their secrets when the stage goes dark... 
Death Visits by Morgan Fagan
On a dark and stormy night, a guest arrives to an old, crumbling manor, inhabited only by the remnants of a doomed family.
Trigger warnings: flashing lights, horror, illness, death 
Baby Teeth by Thomas Abresch
A teen reflects on growing up. 
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May 26th, 28th, & 30th
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Blood Ties by Peyton Spence
Blood Ties is a gripping drama that follows Luca Moretti, a loyal yet conflicted young man torn between family honor and his own moral compass within a powerful crime family. Luca must decide whether blood truly binds stronger than love and choice. Trigger Warning: crime, blood, murder, language, gun violence, graphic or implied violence, organized crime, on-stage death, and domestic violence implied. 
Triskaidekaphobia by Raine Szabo
Tris-Kai-Deka-Phobia is the fear of the number 13. Five strangers are trapped on the 13th floor of a mysterious building, not sure of how they got there. As they attempt to navigate the unknown conditions tensions rise and they find themselves with more questions than answers. Trigger Warning: death, flashing lights, mourning, jump scares, loud noises, mentions of suicide, fake blood. 
On Your Shoulder by Stevie Wilkins
Lee has more than a chip on their shoulder. They also have a rambunctious and scheming Devil, as well as his doting, heavenly counterpart, Angel, hanging around their deltoids. This Oscar-winning (definitely totally 100%) play will have you questioning: what is on *your* shoulder? And also, if you're not unlike this author, maybe your sexuality. Men in corsets dammnit! Trigger warning: death, mental health 
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Baudelaire Boulevard by Lola Ercotti
French people and a lady sailor on the run! Warning - too much fun! 
You Will Not Replace Us by Brooklyn Gotro
The struggles of a high school student who puts their academics before their passions, and the future conflict between generative AI and artists. Trigger Warning: Flashing lights and violence 
I Hate White Rabbits by Jessica Birch
In this poetic play inspired by Alice in Wonderland, three politicians attempt to win over the audience in a political commentary that sparks questioning of their values, and the world around them.
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