Br!nk
At the Br!NK New Play Festival we celebrate & develop the work of Midwestern women playwrights.
Join us for the 11th Annual Br!NK New Play Festival
May 17 & 18, 2025
The Baumgartner Center for Dance
Br!NK Residents and Br!NK Br!EF Playwrights to be Announced Soon!
Next Submission window for Br!NK 2025: May 1st - June 30th
What is Br!NK?
Each year, Renaissance Theaterworks puts a call out to Midwestern women playwrights to submit their work.
- Two playwrights are selected to receive the Br!NK Playwright Residency — the opportunity to develop and advance their scripts during a week-long workshop with a director, cast and dramaturg.
- This dedicated team partners with the Br!NK Resident Playwrights, researching and pondering the script from every angle.
- Following the workshop week, the plays are presented as staged-readings for the public at the week-long Br!NK New Play Festival in May!
The Br!NK New Play Festival is unlike a traditional theatrical evening. These staged-readings are focused on the playwright’s work and audience members are encouraged to provide feedback during guided talk-back sessions. Playwrights have the opportunity to meet the actors and directors and mingle with a community passionate about creating and enjoying theatrical works.
Br!NK New Play Festival weekend includes performances of Br!NK Br!efs — a collection of fully-staged ten-minute plays.
Br!NK 2025 is Supported by
