Rogue Theater Festival 2023

Rogue Theater Festival is back once again making waves for emerging playwrights. This year, the festival presents over twenty, brand new, one act shows at Theatre Row in New York City and streaming online on ShowTix4U. Rogue is staying true to its name by choosing to not only present mostly full length shows, but to also extend its festival an entire week because of the massive amount of amazing new work submissions this year. A self described ‘mom-and-pop’ theater festival, Rogue prides itself on providing a positive and intimate experience for all the playwrights and performers who participate each year.

Not only has Rogue Theater Festival grown to be able to present full length shows this year and extend the festival by a week, it’s also proud to announce Rogue will now be collaborating with longtime Off Broadway powerhouse Abingdon Theatre Company. Abingdon is a champion for shedding light on playwrights writing on a variety of perspectives and consistently providing a supportive and nurturing environment for their artists, which, to Rogue, is what it’s all about.

The lineup for Rogue this year includes new plays, musicals, staged readings and an entire second week labeled Rogue Theater Festival: Encores! This second week will feature artists that have worked with Rogue in the past and end by presenting the play Senseless by Wayne L. Firestone, which has been developed over his years of participating in the festival.

Rogue Theater Festival at Theatre Row Studio Theatre
June 6th-11th

Downtown: A New Musical in Concert
By Gavin Matthias
Tuesday, June 6th @ 7 PM

Heartbreak in Tompkins Square Park
By Christine Stoddard
Wednesday, June 7th @ 7pm 

Every 7ish Minutes
By Rebecca Kane
Thursday, June 8th @ 7 PM

Surviving the Rosenthals
By Arnie Roman
Friday, June 9th @ 7 PM

Abandon All Hope
By Peter Fenton
Saturday, June 10th @ 7 PM 

Feedback
By Katherine Boorstein
Sunday, June 11th @ 3 PM

Rogue Theater Festival: Encores! at Theatre Row Theatre One
June 13th-18th 

This House is Not a Home
By Kyle Thomas
Tuesday, June 13th @ 7 PM

Hoyt St.
By Francesca Bolam
Wednesday, June 14th @ 2 PM

Nosebleed: A "comedy" about hypotheticals, mail, and crazy loud sex
By Carly Polistina
Wednesday, June 14th @ 7 PM

Senseless
By Wayne L. Firestone
Friday, June 16th @ 7 PM 

Snowball
By Maeve Kelley Baker
Saturday, June 17th @ 2 PM 

Senseless
By Wayne L. Firestone
Saturday, June 17th @ 7 PM

Senseless
By Wayne L. Firestone
Sunday, June 18th @ 3 PM 

Rogue Theater Festival Digital Streaming on ShowTix4U
June 5th-18th 

Wilbur’s New Wife
By Coni Koepfinger

Way Out
By Cindi Sansone-Braff

Sunshine in Every Window
By Rex McGregor

The Garden
By Hannah Bakke and Maxwell Emmett Ward

Helter Shelter
By Phil Way

The Perfect Match
By Johanna Beale Keller

Speed Dating
By Curt Strickland

Scenes from the Lives of Twins
By Larry Rinkel

Three Comedies
By John Tierney

Love’s a Thin Diet
By Ami Losi

Ocean in a Teacup
By Joel Krantz