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Pittsburgh New Works Festival is an annual festival where participating
Pittsburgh -area theatre companies each produce an original one-act play.
[1] Established in 1990 by Donna Rae, the Festival features four weeks of productions of new plays as well as two weeks of LabWorks (formerly staged readings).
[2] The Festival has taken place in numerous locations, originally having performances at
City Theatre 's Lester Hamburg Studio, Open Stage, the Father Ryan Arts Center in
McKees Rocks , and currently Carnegie Stage in
Carnegie .
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Each one-act is produced by a different Pittsburgh theatre company; participating theatre companies have included
Phase 3 Productions ,
Prime Stage Theatre ,
12 Peers Theater ,
Cup-A-Jo Productions ,
Unseam'd Shakespeare Company ,
The Summer Company ,
Pittsburgh Playhouse ,
Stage Right ,
Red Masquers , and
Kuntu Repertory Theatre .
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[8] Each year the Donna Awards (named after Donna Rae) are given out to actors, directors, and playwrights whose work has been judged the best of the festival.
[9] The Festival has provided encouragement and valuable experience to many writers, including F.J. Hartland and Scott Sickles.
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See also
References
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"Pittsburgh New Works Festival » About PNWF" . Pittsburghnewworks.org. April 12, 2010. Archived from
the original on January 19, 2012. Retrieved November 12, 2011 .
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"Pittsburgh New Works Festival » Calendar" . Pittsburghnewworks.org. April 12, 2010. Archived from
the original on August 19, 2011. Retrieved November 12, 2011 .
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"Pittsburgh New works Festival (PNWF) | blog op Myspace" . Myspace.com. Retrieved November 12, 2011 .
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"New Works crowns 'Chris & Alex' " . Post-gazette.com. October 9, 2007. Retrieved November 12, 2011 .
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"The New Works Festival has become a must-see event" . Post-gazette.com. September 10, 1999. Retrieved November 12, 2011 .
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b Carter, Alice T. (September 5, 2010).
"New Works festival continues development mission – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review" . Pittsburghlive.com. Retrieved November 12, 2011 .
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"About PNWF - Pittsburgh New Works Festival" . pittsburghnewworks.org . Archived from
the original on March 14, 2018. Retrieved March 22, 2018 .
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"Pittsburgh New Works Festival » On Stage" . Pittsburghnewworks.org. Archived from
the original on March 10, 2011. Retrieved November 12, 2011 .
^ Carter, Alice T. (October 13, 2009).
" 'Blasphemy of Bees' takes 5 Donna Awards at Pittsburgh New Works Festival – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review" . Pittsburghlive.com. Retrieved November 12, 2011 .