A New American Play Festival

Join us for a free weekend of new works! Redhouse presents TEN groundbreaking new plays that feature emerging voices and underrepresented perspectives. With a focus on local and national playwrights, BabelFest represents an opportunity for Redhouse and Syracuse to add its influence to the robust national theater scene. A new play festival that provides a platform for emerging playwrights to develop their work can put Syracuse’s dynamic theater community on the map.

• THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2025
  • Staged Reading of a New Musical: Silhouettes @ 7:00 PM
• FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2025
  • Staged Reading of a New Play: The Plea @ 5:00 PM
  • Seminar: Foundations of Playwriting: Crafting Compelling Stories with Charles Smith @ 5:00 PM
  • First Look Production: An Untitled Murder Docudrama: A Vampire Cowboys First Bite @ 8:00 PM
• SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2025
  • Staged Reading of a New Musical: Silhouettes @ 2:00 PM
  • Seminar:Rewriting & Getting Produced: The Playwright’s Journey with Crystal Skillman @ 2:00 PM
  • Staged Reading of a New Play: The Plea @ 4:30 PM
  • First Look Production: An Untitled Murder Docudrama: A Vampire Cowboys First Bite @ 6:00 PM
  • Short Play Festival: The Mini-Babel @ 8:30 PM
• SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2025
  • First Look Production: An Untitled Murder Docudrama: A Vampire Cowboys First Bite @ 2:00 PM
  • Short Play Festival: The Mini-Babel @ 2:30 PM and 6:00 PM

Babelfest is generously supported by the Syracuse Cultural Festival Funds, Syracuse Sounds of Music Association, The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, and the County of Onondaga with the support of the County Executive and administered by CNY Arts. Corporate partners include The Hayner Hoyt Corporation, CXtec, and Pathfinder Bank.