Broadway Bound Theatre Festival, the only theatre festival where playwrights take center stage, will be back and better than ever in the summer of 2024 with a beautiful new theatre space thanks to an exciting new partnership with The Town Players of New Canaan.

When asked about the festival’s return, Festival Director Lenore Skomal said “After five successful seasons and over one-hundred off-Broadway shows produced in New York City since the festival’s beginning, we’re thrilled to bring the festival to my home state of Connecticut and premier our playwrights’ work at the historic Powerhouse Theatre in New Canaan.”

Located in the storybook setting of the town’s Waveny Park, The Powerhouse Theatre is in the former estate’s powerhouse, a charming stone building that once powered the historic Tudor manor house, the centerpiece of the bucolic property and the childhood home of actor Christopher Lloyd.

“TPNC is thrilled to be hosting the Broadway Bound Theatre Festival at the Powerhouse Theatre. As a community theater, it’s a great opportunity to offer our patrons new and original plays by up-and-coming playwrights,” TPNC Co-President Patricia Spugani said.

TPNC has a proud history of producing dramas, comedies, and mysteries with creative and technical stagecraft for over seventy-five years. TPNC Creative Director Deborah Burke shared, “We’re renowned for top-quality productions and pride ourselves in making all feel like a part of our extended theatre family.”

BBTF and its playwrights will have more resources and tools including a great stage, a large pool of talented actors and directors, and an idyllic campus to hone their craft and bring their plays to life, and of course, to a theatre-savvy audience. “Live performances by skilled actors on a professional stage provide a key ingredient that every dramatic writer needs: a supportive and growing audience,” Skomal said.