About the Schechner Plays Festival
The Schechner Plays Festival, a performance festival taking place internationally and in New York, will celebrate Schechner’s legacy of performance experiments, academic boundary-breaking, and global exchange.
Productions
Take a look at our catalogue of upcoming shows of Schechner’s creative work, inspired by the 2025 published collection, Schechner Plays. The festival will feature new productions of Schechner's past work as well as never-before-seen plays that will be making their debut.
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What to Expect
Performances & Readings
Experience new productions of Schechner’s work and staged readings from across his oeuvre.
Screenings & Exhibitions
Revisit Schechner’s revolutionary productions and archival photography that expanded the boundaries of performance.
Workshops & Labs
Develop your own craft in participatory workshops, including one given by Richard Schechner himself.
Panels & Conversations
Participate in post-show talkbacks and academic symposiums discussing Schechner’s legendary vision for theatre and performance.
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Be Part of the Festival
Theatre is born between performer and spectator. The festival is a place to encounter and experiment. Come as an audience member or collaborator. There is no single way to be part of the event. Join our mailing list, show your support by donating, or buy tickets when available!
Richard Schechner
Few have had such a far-reaching career as an author, theatre director, workshop leader, professor, and editor as Richard Schechner.
The Schechner Plays Festival is a performed retrospective of Schechner’s creative and academic legacy that includes innovative stagings and staged readings of and from Schechner’s creative work developed by a diverse group of artists many of whom have worked with Schechner during his long career.
