New Directions Festival 2026: Broken

Organizer: School of Theatre, Film & Television

Venue: Tornabene Theatre

Start Time: 7:30pm

The University of Arizona School of Theatre, Film & Television (TFTV) presents the fifth annual New Directions Festival: Broken, a curated evening of original works created entirely by students, March 26-29, at the Tornabene Theatre on the University of Arizona campus. The event is FREE and open to the public. Seating is general admission and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

The annual festival celebrates student innovation, interdisciplinary collaboration, and professional-level mentorship in new work development.

This year’s festival invites audiences to experience a thematically cohesive suite of original plays — and a song — developed around the concept of brokenness, interpreted broadly by student creators within the School’s Live and Screened Performance program.

The curated evening features the following original works:

Jack the People Hater
Written by Josiah Santos. Directed by Rayce Morland.
Explores a broken environment.
Mirror
Written by Josiah Santos. Directed by Rayce Morland.
A story of fractured motherhood.
Rebuilding
Written by Macy Lash. Directed by Lindsey Beardsley.
A play about a broken board game.
Unsent
Written by Maia Nastav. Directed by Rachel Pazos.
A play about a broken sibling bond and a box of teenage angst.
Woof at the Walls
Written by Dawson Stenzel. Directed by Ryan Feeney.
A play about a broken mind.
Super Rich Kids
Written by Lindsey Beardsley. Directed by Ryan Feeney.
A play about a broken friendship.
Something to Remember Me By
Written by Childs Hultquist. Directed by Rachel Pazos.
A play about a broken urn and a “sweeping” change.
Light Through the Cracks
Written by Brigette Rubi. Directed by Thalita DeAndrade.
A reflection on a world that is damaged but still breathing.
Lejos de Vos
Written by Alivia Alexander. Directed by Thalita DeAndrade.
A mini-musical about a broken system.