BabelFest! 2025, 25 September | Event in Syracuse | AllEvents

BabelFest! 2025

The Redhouse Arts Center

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Thu, 25 Sep, 2025 at 07:00 pm

Redhouse Arts Center

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Date & Location

Thu, 25 Sep, 2025 at 07:00 pm - Sun, 28 Sep, 2025 at 07:30 pm (GMT-04:00)

Redhouse Arts Center

400 South Salina Street, Syracuse, United States

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BabelFest! 2025
CHECK THE AGENDA, WRITE DOWN YOUR DATES, THEN "CHECK AVAILABILITY". Get ready to celebrate ten new works at BabelFest 2025!

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September 25 โ€“ September 28, 2025

A Festival of New American Plays

10 New Plays. 1 Bold Festival. ALL FREE. After an extensive nationwide search, Redhouse Arts Center will ignite its stages this fall with Babelfest, a fourโ€‘day celebration showcasing TEN boundaryโ€‘pushing new works by nationally acclaimed and Central New York playwrights. Theaterโ€‘lovers are invited to experience tomorrowโ€™s classics today and to champion the bold voices creating them - all completely free.


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September 25


๐Ÿ•‘: 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
STAGED READING: Silhouettes
Host: Jordan Ealey

Info: A staged reading of a new musical about two women who meet in a Chicago clinic and confront their fears, choices, and hopes around abortion, motherhood, and control over their own bodies.



๐Ÿ•‘: 09:00 PM - 11:00 PM
The Community Babel
Host: Venue to be Announced

Info: Kick off BabelFest with networking, food, drinks, and the chance to connect with fellow artists.



September 26


๐Ÿ•‘: 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM
SEMINAR: Foundations of Playwriting: Crafting Compelling Stories
Host: Charles Smith

Info: Aspiring playwrights are invited to join this incredible free seminar with nationally respected established playwright Charles Smith.



๐Ÿ•‘: 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM
STAGED READING: The Plea
Host: Jason Zencka

Info: A staged reading of a new play where a young attorney tries to convince a younger client to take a life-changing plea bargain over the course of three meetings in a jailhouse legal visitation room.



๐Ÿ•‘: 08:00 PM - 10:00 PM
An Untitled M**der Docudrama: A Vampire Cowboys First Bite
Host: Qui Nguyen

Info: Headlining the festival is a full production of a brand-new play by Qui Nguyen, the innovative mind behind She Kills Monsters, Vietgone, Alice in Slasherland, and Disneyโ€™s Raya and the Last Dragon.



September 27


๐Ÿ•‘: 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM
SEMINAR: Rewriting & Getting Produced: The Playwrightโ€™s Journey
Host: Crystal Skillman

Info: Aspiring playwrights are invited to join this free seminar with nationally respected established playwright Crystal Skillman.



๐Ÿ•‘: 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM
STAGED READING: Silhouettes
Host: Jordan Ealey

Info: A staged reading of a new musical about two women who meet in a Chicago clinic and confront their fears, choices, and hopes around abortion, motherhood, and control over their own bodies.



๐Ÿ•‘: 04:30 PM - 06:00 PM
STAGED READING: The Plea
Host: Jason Zencka

Info: A staged reading of a new play where a young attorney tries to convince a younger client to take a life-changing plea bargain over the course of three meetings in a jailhouse legal visitation room.



๐Ÿ•‘: 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
An Untitled M**der Docudrama: A Vampire Cowboys First Bite
Host: Qui Nguyen

Info: Headlining the festival is a full production of a brand-new play by Qui Nguyen, the innovative mind behind She Kills Monsters, Vietgone, Alice in Slasherland, and Disneyโ€™s Raya and the Last Dragon.



๐Ÿ•‘: 08:30 PM - 10:00 PM
THE MINI-BABEL: Short Play Festival
Host: CNY Community Foundation Studio

Info: These emerging and established voices will share the spotlight with all-new short works by:

Mookey Van Orden, Johanna Keller, Alex Gherardi, Binaifer Dabu, Martikah Williams, Caitlin Friedberg, and Isaac Betters. All hailing from Central New York!



September 28


๐Ÿ•‘: 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM
An Untitled M**der Docudrama: A Vampire Cowboys First Bite
Host: Qui Nguyen

Info: Headlining the festival is a full production of a brand-new play by Qui Nguyen, the innovative mind behind She Kills Monsters, Vietgone, Alice in Slasherland, and Disneyโ€™s Raya and the Last Dragon.



๐Ÿ•‘: 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
THE MINI-BABEL: Short Play Festival
Host: CNY Community Foundation Studio

Info: These emerging and established voices will share the spotlight with all-new short works by:

Mookey Van Orden, Johanna Keller, Alex Gherardi, Binaifer Dabu, Martikah Williams, Caitlin Friedberg, and Isaac Betters. All hailing from Central New York!



๐Ÿ•‘: 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
THE MINI-BABEL: Short Play Festival
Host: CNY Community Foundation Studio

Info: These emerging and established voices will share the spotlight with all-new short works by:

Mookey Van Orden, Johanna Keller, Alex Gherardi, Binaifer Dabu, Martikah Williams, Caitlin Friedberg, and Isaac Betters. All hailing from Central New York!




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BabelFest! 2025, 25 September | Event in Syracuse | AllEvents
BabelFest! 2025
Thu, 25 Sep, 2025 at 07:00 pm
Free