Moonbox Productions is thrilled to announce its Boston New Works Festival taking place June in the Calderwood Pavilion and the BCA Plaza Theatres at Boston Center for the Arts. The Boston New Works Festival will be a weekend long festival celebrating new original plays by local playwrights and will showcase 7 original plays on five different stages at the Calderwood Pavilion and the BCA Plaza Theatres.

Schedule:

8:00 p.m: Hitch at Calderwood Pavilion
By James McLindon
Directed by Donovan Holt
A white man in his 30s learns that the young biracial hitchhiker he has picked up is not at all what she seemed and vice versa. Lane, a 36-year-old white man, picks up a young biracial hitchhiker in upstate New York on a summer’s morning. Dee is wary, thinking he’s hoping for a casual hook-up, but she also desperately needs a ride; he says he stopped because she looks scared, an impression that is soon borne out. As they drive on, the lies they tell each other about who they are, where they’ve been and where they’re going, slowly begin to unravel as they learn from each other about missing fathers and missing daughters and families. In the end, both realize they need to face their demons and decide whether to turn back or keep going.

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7:00 p.m: Creature Feature at Calderwood Pavilion
By Micah Pflaum
Directed by Hazel J. Peters
A young man transforming into a monster flees the austere citadel of his birth to seek the sorcerer of the woods. Creature Feature is a deconstruction of John Milton’s court masque "A Masque Performed at Ludlow Castle," (commonly known as "Comus."). The Shepherds of the Citadel warn their charges never to venture into the nearby woods. They tell the story of a sorcerer who dwells there, corrupting travelers into monsters. But for an acolyte hiding his own transformation, braving those woods could be his path to answers. He discovers a realm of wild magic and revelry, but when his faithful friends pursue him into apparent danger, he must confront his fear that he will bring disaster to all he loves.

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8:00 p.m: Fangirl at Calderwood Pavilion
By Luna Abréu-Santana
Directed by Alexis Elisa Macedo
Fangirl tells the story of how a hit teen drama, its passionate fanbase, and an online catfishing scheme can turn even the most resistant into a hardcore super-fan. Jackie Gonzalez is obsessed with Star Thieves, a hit musical TV show about the trials and tribulations of band life. While considered a "loser" at school, Jackie is lovingly embraced by her online fandom community: the "Thieves." In an attempt to publicly humiliate Jackie, high school bully, Quinn, Devises a catfishing scheme where she poses as "Willow," a new stan on the block. As Quinn becomes emotionally invested in the fictional world of Star Thieves, Willow and Jackie’s relationship progresses and they plan to meet at the fandom event of the year: Comic Con. What will happen when Jackie realizes that her online bestie is actually the bully from her everyday life.

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