Local Lab 14 | Apr — Local Theater Company

Local Lab, Boulder’s Premiere New Play Festival | April 25-27 | The Nomad Playhouse, Bldr
ALL ACCESS PASSES ON SALE

Local Lab 14

April 25-27, 2025
The Nomad Playhouse | Boulder, CO
1410 Quince Ave, Boulder, CO 80304

Local Lab is Boulder’s premier new play festival.

3 Staged Readings of New Plays
Post-Show Conversations, Playwrights Panel, and Parties

Local Lab 14 is sponsored in part by Jane Butcher and the Prickly Pear Fund.

 

ALL-ACCESS PASSES provide access to ALL Lab events including staged readings, the playwrights panel, and social gatherings.

ONLY $99

Limited single-reading tickets will be available on April 10, 2025.

 

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Schedule is subject to change. Additional events will be announced in January, 2025.

Day One: Friday, April 25, 2025

FESTIVAL KICKOFF PARTY*
Friday, April 25, 2025
Time: 5-6:30 pm MT
Location: Bus Stop Gallery (4895 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80304). The Bus Stop Gallery is a short, 5-minute drive to The Nomad Playhouse.

Gather with the teams behind each play, the Local staff, and your fellow playgoers to raise a glass to Local Lab 14. Enjoy light refreshments and a mix of alcoholic and non-alcoholic options.

*Included in All-Access Pass. Purchase HERE.

PLAYWRIGHTS PANEL*
Moderated by GerRee Hinshaw and Courtney Cauthon
Friday, April 25, 2025
Time: 6:45 - 7:30 pm MT
Location: The Nomad Playhouse

Sit down with the Local Lab 14 playwrights to discuss their inspirations, processes, and experiences.

*Included in All-Access Pass. Purchase HERE.

READING ONE
Bats#!t
By Steven J. Burge | Directed by Nick Chase

Friday, April 25, 2025
7:30 pm MT
Location: The Nomad Playhouse

Part confessional, part storytelling, all ridiculous. This autobiographical play looks at addiction and mental illness with sharp humor and sensitivity.

Bats#!t was commissioned and developed by American Stage in St, Petersburg, Florida

*Included in All-Access Pass. Purchase HERE.


Day Two: Saturday, April 26, 2025

Saturday, April 26, 2025
Time: 4-6 pm MT
Location: Nomad Playhouse

Details + Tickets coming soon
All-Access Pass Holders will receive a discount for this workshop.

READING TWO
A Bedtime Story for Black Boys on the Moon
By Kori Alston | Directed by Betty Hart

Saturday, April 26, 2025
Time: 7:30 pm MT
Location: The Nomad Playhouse

A Bedtime Story for Black Boys on the Moon is a dark and poetic exploration of the unique brand of loneliness experienced by black boys in America. With just a few gadgets to occupy his endless days, Saint, our protagonist, finds himself hurled into a journey of self-discovery and solitude that challenges his very conception of self. This play asks the question, how do we protect the lightest parts of ourselves from the darkest ones?

*Included in All-Access Pass. Purchase HERE.

LAB CELEBRATION + COMMUNITY MEAL*
Saturday, April 26, 2025
Time: directly following Reading 2
Location: The Nomad Playhouse

It’s time to relax alongside the Local Lab 14 creative teams. Enjoy your preferred beverage, snacks, and the chance to discuss the plays you’ve heard so far.


Day Three: Sunday, April 27, 2025

READING THREE
BloodSuckingLeech
By Amy Tofte | Directed by Diana Dresser

Sunday, April 27, 2025
2 pm MT
Location: The Nomad Playhouse

A dark comedy about a woman struggling to protect her aging mother from catfishers and con artists

*Included in All-Access Pass. Purchase HERE.
Limited individual tickets on sale Feb, 2025