New Ground Theatre Festival

Roe Green, Honorary Producer bio

Every year, Cleveland Play House celebrates the art of playwriting by inviting actors, directors, and dramaturgs to workshop new plays, offer insights to the visiting playwrights, and inspire the next phase of the scripts’ development.

The most exciting part of this festival is hearing an audience respond to a new play being read aloud for the first time — with laughter, tears, gasps, and applause. To learn more about the plays and to purchase tickets to each reading, click the links below!

For an in depth journey inside the world of the plays, click here!

Ticketing Packages for New Ground Theatre Festival 2025

• 3-DAY PASS: CLICK HERE to purchase tickets to all four readings in the festival, May 15-17, for only $60.*
• ONE DAY PASS: CLICK HERE to purchase tickets to the reading on Saturday, May 17 (3:00pm & 7:30pm), for only $35.*
• SINGLE TICKETS: CLICK BELOW to purchase tickets for each reading, for only $20..

*A reception with hors d'oeuvres will be held on Saturday, May 17 at 5:00pm in the Allen Theatre Tomsich Mezzainine. To attend, please select the add-on option at the time of your ticket purchase (below). Tickets to the receiptiion are $40.