READINGS OF PLAYS-IN-PROGRESS
FREE PUBLIC READINGS
FEBRUARY 14, 21, 28, 2026
IN THE STUDIO THEATRE @ THE ROSE
SATURDAYS @ 7PM
After two seasons online and two seasons on hiatus, this free series—which has been providing plays-in-progress their first audience since 2004—returns to the Studio Theatre @ The Rose!
The three plays-in-progress by Utah playwrights to be read in this season's series are:
PHỞ 69: A ROMANCE by Wendy Dang
February 14
AT CAPACITY - click the wait list button below to be added to the list.
In PHỞ 69: A ROMANCE by first-time playwright Wendy Dang, Mai & Binh are the children of the owners of two rival phở restaurants. Their love story is filled with familial obligation, growth, and an ending everyone deserves.
Cast: Chelsea Chen, Austinn Le
Director: Jerry Rapier
APHASIA by Dee-Dee Darby-Duffin
February 21
AT CAPACITY - please click the wait list button below to be added to the list.
In APHASIA by Dee-Dee Darby-Duffin (EllaMental, "DOLs" as part of LOCAL COLOR, "Fried Chicken" as part of FULL COLOR), a mother and daughter struggle to map out a new way to communicate, which they didn't do all that well in the first place. How do you talk to someone who can't answer you back?
Cast: Sonia Maritza Inoa-Rosado Maughan, Brandwynn Michelle, Yolanda Stange
Director: Latoya Cameron
A.I., TOO by Mahonri Stewart
February 28
AT CAPACITY - but, as with all free events, there are always no-shows. If you show up at the door without a ticket, we'll be sure you have a seat.
In A.I., TOO by Mahonri Stewart (making his Plan-B debut), Robert & Aida have grown both restless and complacent while their robot has grown sentient. A tale of unraveling assumptions, faith crises, and the power of the poetry Langston Hughes.
Cast: Cal Beck, Chelsea Chen, Dee-Dee Darby-Duffin, Kaplan Keener, Nicki Nixon
Director: Cheryl Ann Cluff
Series stage managed by Maisie Bunker Nelson
Series sponsored by Lee & Audrey Hollaar
KILO-WAT BY AARON ASANO SWENSON
FREE PUBLIC READING
IN THE DUMKE AUDITORIUM @ UTAH MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28 @ 10:30AM
Tickets available at the KILO-WAT button below.
We and the Mount Olympus Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League invite you to join us at UMFA for a reading of KILO-WAT, about the life and legacy of Wat Misaka, to commemorate the Japanese American Day of Remembrance. The post-show discussion includes a conversation with Wat's children, Hank Misaka and Nancy Umemura.
Our 2025 world premiere of KILO-WAT was named of the Top 10 Moments of the Utah Enlightenment in 2025 by The Utah Review.
Cast: Bryan Kido
Director: Jerry Rapier
Projection Designer: Aaron Asano Swenson
Sound Designer: Cheryl Ann Cluff
