New Script Series – May 2017

DG's Tap House 127 Main St, Ames, IA, United States

Readings of brand new scripts by local playwrights. May's line up includes scripts by Jake Hopson, Keegon Jackson, and Sarah Carney. Come have a beer and hear some new theatre!

New Script Series – June 2017

DG's Tap House 127 Main St, Ames, IA, United States

Readings of brand new plays by local playwrights Erica Walling, Ashley Diaz, and Taylor Sklenar. Have some drinks and enjoy some theatre!

New Script Series – August 2017

DG's Tap House 127 Main St, Ames, IA, United States

Announcing our August Edition of the New Script Series, featuring readings of Two Slushies and 200,000 Years of Human History, a ten-minute by Ben Sulzberger and Off the Rail, a ten-minute by Hannah Rublaitus. This performance of our August event will be in the Danfoss Room at Ames Public Library and will feature a talkback

New Script Series – September 2017

Lockwood Cafe 4625 Reliable St, Ames, IA, United States

Readings of brand new plays by local playwrights. Announcing our September Edition of the New Script Series, featuring androids and mistaken identities in readings of Autonomy, a short play by Josh Oren, and Return, a short play by Vivian M. Cook. Join us for readings of new, local work and talkbacks with the playwrights. Lockwood

New Script Series – October 2017

Lockwood Cafe 4625 Reliable St, Ames, IA, United States

Readings of brand new plays by local playwrights. Announcing our October Edition of the New Script Series! Dreams and secrets, fears for the future, and unyielding passion. This month will feature Adventures Insomniac by Molly Thorsen and Conviction by Vivian M. Cook. Join us for readings of new, local work and talkbacks with the playwrights.

New Script Series – December 2017

Cafe Diem 229 Main St, Ames, IA, United States

Announcing our December Edition of the New Script Series! Murder mysteries and witches navigating the 21st century, this month will feature The Case of the Murdered Mayor by Sam Rude and The Three Witches and the Magic Rectangle by Sarah Carney. Join us for readings of new, local work and talkbacks with the playwrights. Café

New Script Series – January 2018

Ames Public Library 515 Douglas Ave, Ames, IA, United States

Happy New Year from Focal Theatre Lab! Our New Script Series is back with the January edition. This month features an artist coping with a broken relationship in LUMINOSITY by Erica Walling and pirates with some unexpected motives in HERE BE THE MONSTROUS by Josh Oren. Join us for readings of new, local work and talkbacks

New Script Series – February 2018

Ames Public Library 515 Douglas Ave, Ames, IA, United States

Focal Theatre Lab is back for February! This month features OPEN HEART SURGERY by M. Molly Backes and GILL'S LANDING by Jenna Mertz. Join us for readings of new, local work and talkbacks with the playwrights. The event is free and open to the public. Find us in the Danfoss Room of Ames Public Library

Gun Control Theatre – A ReACT Reading

Elizabeth & Byron Anderson Sculpture Garden Ames, IA, United States

Following the conclusion of the Thoughts and Prayers exhibition and leading up to the March for Our Lives on Saturday, March 24th, Focal Theatre Lab in partnership with ReACT Gallery will present informal readings of plays addressing gun control from a variety of perspectives. The plays will be read outside Morrill Hall in the Anderson Sculpture Garden.