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    2026 Modern Works Festival

    Thursday, September 17, 2026 - 7:30 PM
    to Sunday, September 27, 2026 - 6:00 PM

    7:30 PM - 6:00 PM See all dates and Times

    Urbanite Theatre

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    09/17/2026 07:30 PM 09/27/2026 06:00 PM America/Anguilla 2026 Modern Works Festival Urbanite’s Modern Works Festival is a bold invitation inside the creative process, where audiences experience new plays as they are being shaped. With a Festival Pass, you gain all-access entry to the work in progress, including staged readings of finalist plays, a kickoff celebration, guest speaker events, artist performances, and post-show conversations that bring audiences and creators into direct dialogue. This festival is a vital part of Urbanite’s commitment to new work. Past finalists have gone on to full productions on the Urbanite stage, including A Skeptic and a Bruja, The Apiary, Westminster, Ahoy Hoy, and 1999. As a passholder, you are not just attending a staged reading. You a... Details & Tickets: https://www.upcomingevents.com/sarasota/events/urbanite-theatre/2026-modern-works-festival-673346?ref=uceaddevent Urbanite Theatre, 1487 2nd Street, Sarasota, FL, 34236

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    Live Entertainment, Live Performance, Performing Arts, Theater / Play

    Neighborhoods

    5 Points (Sarasota)
    Downtown (Sarasota)
    Original Gillespie Park (Sarasota)
    Rosemary District (Sarasota)

    Urbanite’s Modern Works Festival is a bold invitation inside the creative process, where audiences experience new plays as they are being shaped. With a Festival Pass, you gain all-access entry to the work in progress, including staged readings of finalist plays, a kickoff celebration, guest speaker events, artist performances, and post-show conversations that bring audiences and creators into direct dialogue. This festival is a vital part of Urbanite’s commitment to new work. Past finalists have gone on to full productions on the Urbanite stage, including A Skeptic and a Bruja, The Apiary, Westminster, Ahoy Hoy, and 1999. As a passholder, you are not just attending a staged reading. You are part of that journey. Your voice matters, with opportunities to vote for your favorite works and help shape which stories move forward. Experience theatre at its most immediate and alive. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2026 7:30pm Festival Headliner Production FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2026 7:30pm Festival Headliner Production SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2026 2:00pm & 7:00pm, Festival Headliner Production SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2026 2:00pm Festival Headliner Production THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2026 7:30pm Kick Off Party-All Festival Artists & Pass Holders* (light bites and cocktails provided) FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2026 2:00PM Staged Play Reading: Festival Finalist #1 5:00PM Staged Play Reading: Festival Finalist #2 7:30PM Festival Guest Speaker SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2026 2:00PM Staged Play Reading: Festival Finalist #3 5:00PM Staged Play Reading: Festival Finalist #1 7:30PM Staged Play Reading: Festival Finalist #2 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2026 2:00PM Staged Play Reading: Festival Finalist #3 4:00PM Audience Roundtable & Festival Closing Celebration* Finalists & Headliners to be announced later this summer, we are busy reading over 300 submissions! *Indicates an exclusive event for Festival Passholders!

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    Tickets: https://go.evvnt.com/3689558-0

    Website: https://go.evvnt.com/3689558-2

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