# 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 festival lovers, culture enthusiasts, and anyone looking for a vibrant, immersive community experience. 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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