WWU New Works Tour: Fresh Plays from The Cascades

WWU's Department of Theatre and Dance is delighted to announce the return of our partnership with Northwest Playwrights' Alliance and a tour of new ten minute plays (presented on a fringe tour) all created by folx from the PNW!

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Would you like to Audition?

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Auditions: May 17 & 18, 2025

Tour Starts: January 2026

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About the Tour:

The New Works tour hails from a tradition started in the early 2000s here at WWU’s Department of Theatre and Dance. Bryan Willis, who taught playwriting at the time, was connected with a beautiful performance space in Chacombe, England, which was hosted by Dr. Stephen and Cherry Large.

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The space was created to honor the memory of their daughter, Sophie, who passed away tragically in a car accident when she was 17 years old. Turing that tragedy into action, the Large family turned an old building on their property into a gorgeous space to welcome performers of all types. Sophie’s Barn still hosts many concerts, plays, poetry readings, and other performances in 2025.

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The opportunity for students to tour and learn what that entails used to be a huge part of our program. The faculty and supporting staff of Theatre Arts at Western would like to bring this opportunity back to the students.

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And while we don’t fully know what the scripts will look like just yet, we need to cast in order to give company members a chance to save up funds, write grants, procure passports, and plan their classes for the upcoming academic year.