# Event Details

- **Event Name**: McKinney New Works Play Reading Festival featuring the Schulte Prize for Young Playwrights
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 12 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Thu, 12 Feb, 2026 at 08:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Thanks to a generous gift from Rainer & Sandra Schulte, MRT proudly presents the inaugural McKinney New Works Play Reading Festival and Young Playwright Competition, a celebration of creativity, storytelling, and NTX voices in theatre. This new event will showcase three original works by local playwrights - two established and the winner of the Schulte Prize for Young Playwrights.  Each original theatrical work will be performed as a live staged reading in the intimate, historic setting of the Heard-Craig Carriage House in downtown McKinney.

The 2026 festival will feature:

* Better Half Dead by Joan Torres on February 12, 2026
 
* Tar-Tuff by Dr. Andrew Harris on February 19, 2026
 
* Book Bound by Jordan Madison Teeling (Winner of the Schulte Prize for Young Playwrights) on February 26, 2026


Tickets: 
Tickets for all three (3) staged readings in the festival are $30, or $15 for individual readings. Secure your seats and be among the first to experience these exciting new works!
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/mckinney/mckinney-new-works-play-reading-festival-featuring-the-schulte-prize-for-young-playwrights/200029403186345
- **Event Categories**: festivals, contests, art, theatre, storytelling
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 26

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Mckinney
- **state**: TX
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Heard Craig Center for the Arts Historical Museum & Wedding Venue/Garden
- **lat**: 33.198584566826
- **long**: -96.617095470428
- **full address**: Heard Craig Center for the Arts Historical Museum & Wedding Venue/Garden, 253 W Herndon St, McKinney, TX 75069, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is McKinney New Works Play Reading Festival featuring the Schulte Prize for Young Playwrights being held?
  - **A:** McKinney New Works Play Reading Festival featuring the Schulte Prize for Young Playwrights takes place on Thu, 12 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Thu, 12 Feb, 2026 at 08:30 pm at Heard Craig Center for the Arts Historical Museum & Wedding Venue/Garden, 253 W Herndon St, McKinney, TX 75069, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing McKinney New Works Play Reading Festival featuring the Schulte Prize for Young Playwrights?
  - **A:** McKinney New Works Play Reading Festival featuring the Schulte Prize for Young Playwrights is organized by Mckinney Repertory Theatre.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** McKinney New Works Play Reading Festival featuring the Schulte Prize for Young Playwrights is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Mckinney, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If McKinney New Works Play Reading Festival featuring the Schulte Prize for Young Playwrights sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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