Starting Gate New Play Festival 2026

Schedule

Fri Nov 07 2025 at 07:30 pm to 09:30 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

210 St James St, Columbia, MO, United States, Missouri 65201 | Columbia, MO

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The Starting Gate New Play Festival brings three local writers together to each write two brand-new 10-minute plays based on a prompt. This year's selection was: Autonomy/Connection.
Meet the playwrights:
Sarah Jost
Sara Lahr
Lewis Shilane
Come see the world premeire of each of these brand new shows!
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210 St James St, Columbia, MO, United States, Missouri 65201

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