Iowa New Play Festival 2026 will feature seven readings of new plays written by MFA playwrights MD Frank, Darrin Terpstra, Randy Jackson-Alvarenga, Emily Kaufman-Bell, Gwen Docter, Zoe Senese-Grossberg, and selections from the Undergraduate Playwrights Workshop.

Special thanks to our NPF Reading Series Stage Manager, Meg Dye.

Stage Manager | MEG DYE* Meg Dye is a first-year secondary education and theatre arts major. This fall, she stage managed the workshop 2006, written and directed by Lucas Nelson.

*Undergraduate student. UI Theatre is dedicated to providing hands-on theatre experience for both undergraduate and graduate students.