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New Visions/New Voices 2008: April 25 - 27, 2008

Discussion Leader: Laurie Brooks

Dani Girl, by Christopher Dimond

• Music Composed by Michael Kooman.
• Directed by John Carrafa
• Commissioned by American Conservatory Theatre of San Francisco, California

The Happiest Happiness Medicine Show

• Music Composed by Stuart Day
• Directed by Dave Brown
• Commissioned by Patch Theatre Company of Adelaide, Australia

The Judgment of Bett, by R.N. Sandberg

• Directed by Scott Zigler
• Commissioned by American Repertory Theatre of Cambridge, Massachusetts

Katrina: The Girl Who Wanted Her Name Back, by Jason Tremblay

• Directed by Tom Arvetis
• Commissioned by Adventure Stage Chicago of Chicago, Illinois

The Monster Under the Bed, by Kevin Dyer

• Directed by Richard Shannon.
• Commissioned by Polka Theatre of London, England

Nocturnal, by Ramon Esquivel

• Directed by Richard Perez.
• Commissioned by Bloomington Playwrights Project of Bloomington, Indiana

Pobby and Dingan, adapted by Paula Wing from the book by Ben Lee

• Directed by Stewart Arnott.
• Commissioned by Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People of Toronto, Canada

New Visions/New Voices 2006: May 19 - 21, 2006

Discussion Leader: Jeff Church

Wild Horses, by Rhiana Yazzie

• Directed by Randy Reinholz
• Commissioned by Native Voices at the Autry of Los Angeles, California

K of D, by Laura Schellhardt

• Directed by Laura Kepley
• Commissioned by Trinity Repertory Theater of Providence, Rhode Island

Dream Carved from Stone, by Ric Averill

• Directed by Nancy Halverson
• Commissioned by Children’s Theatre Company of Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Grail, by Rosalba Clemente

• Directed by Michael Gow
• Commissioned by Windmill Performing Arts of Adelaide, South Australia

Tale of a West Texas Marsupial Girl, by Lisa D’Amour

• Directed by Whit MacLaughlin
• Composed by Sxip Shirey
• Commissioned by The Children’s Theatre Company, of Minneapolis, Minnesota

Harriet Jacobs-Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, by Lydia Diamond

• Directed by Hallie Gordon
• Composed by McKinley Johnson
• Commissioned by Steppenwolf Theatre of Chicago, Illinois

Spellbound Child, by Carl Miller

• Directed by Tony Graham
• Composed by Maurice Ravel
• Commissioned by Unicorn Theatre of London, United Kingdom

New Visions 2004: May 21 – 23, 2004

Discussion Leader: Ricardo Khan

Einstein is a Dummy, by Karen Zacarias

• Directed by Rosemary Newcott
• Composed by Deborah Wicks La Puma
• Commissioned by Alliance Theatre Company of Atlanta, Georgia

Anon(ymous): an Adaptation of the Oydessy, by Naomi Iizuka, adapted from the novel by Homer

• Directed by Peter C. Brosius
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• Commissioned by The Children's Theatre Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota

Nothing is the Same, by Y York

• Directed by Mark Lutwak
• Commissioned by Honolulu Theatre for Youth of Honolulu, Hawaii

Perfectly Persephone, the myth of spring, by Kevin Kiling

• Directed by Janet Stanford
• Commissioned by Imagination Stage of Bethesda, Maryland

Witness, by John Urquhart, adapted from the novel by Karen Hesse

• Directed by Vivain Robin Snipes
• Commissioned by Lexington Children's Theatre of Lexington, Kentucky

The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip, by Doug Cooney and David O., adapted from the novel by George Saunders

• Directed by Corey Madden
• Composed by David O.
• Commissioned by Mark Taper Forum P.L.A.Y. of Center Theatre Group's Performing for Los Angeles Youth of Los Angeles, California
  

New Visions 2002: May 17 - 19, 2002

Discussion Leader: Todd London

The Bully Show, by Brian Guehring

• Directed by Kevin Ehrhart
• Commissioned by Omaha Theater for Young People of Omaha, Nebraska

Color Me Dark, by Jerome Hairston, adapted from the novel by Patricia C. McKissak

• Directed by Ricardo Kahn
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• Commissioned by The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and Scholastic Entertainment

Dis/Troy, by Yokanaan Kearns

• Directed by Mark Lutwak
• Commissioned by Honolulu Theatre for Youth of Honolulu, Hawaii

Power Play, by Barry Kornhauser

• Directed by Eric Johnson
• Music Composed by Ron Barnett
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• Commissioned by Blue Shift Theatre Ensemble and Fulton Opera House of Lancaster, Pennsylvania

The Red Badge of Courage, by Joe Sutton, adapted from the novel by Steven Crane

• Directed by Linda Hartzell
• Commissioned by Seattle Children's Theatre of Seattle, Washington

Sacagawea, by Eric Coble

• Directed by Stan Foote
• Composed by Marv Ross
• Commissioned by Oregon Children's Theater of Portland, Oregon

The Selfish Giant, by book, music & lyrics by Russ Brown, adapted from the story by Oscar Wilde

• Directed by Jill Womack
• Commissioned by Theater Reaching Young People and Schools(TRYPS) of Columbia, Missouri

Stories My Mother Told Me: The Oydessy of Telemeca, by Mary Hall Surface and David Maddox

• Co-Directed by David Saar and Jose Cruz Gonzalez
• Commissioned by Childsplay of Tempe, Arizona

New Visions/New Voices 2000: One Theater World

A Joint Project Between the Kennedy Center and ASSITEJ/USA The following six projects were the staged readings constituting New Visions/New Voices during New Visions 2000: One Theater World

Discussion Leader: Todd London

Lake of Panthers, by Eric Coble

• Directed by William Hoffman
• Commissioned by The Cleveland Play House of Cleveland, Ohio

Shim Ch'ong Chon: A Korean Folk Tale, by Doug Kaback

• Directed by James Hanes
• Composed by Hi-za Yoo
• Commissioned by Department of Theatre, California State University Northridge of Los Angeles, California

The Emperor's New Clothes: An Opera for Children, music, lyrics and book by Ric Averill

• Directed by Graham Whitehead
• Commissioned by the Seem-To-Be Players, Lawrence Arts Center of Lawrence, Kansas

The Beggar's Strike, by Carlyle Brown

• Directed by Peter C. Brosius
• Commissioned by The Children's Theatre Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota

Salt & Pepper, by José Cruz González

• Directed by David Saar
• Commissioned by Childsplay, Inc. of Tempe, Arizona

Tommy J & Sally, by Mark Medoff

• Directed by Bob Devin Jones
• Commissioned by The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts of Washington, D.C.

New Visions/New Voices 1998

Discussion Leader: Peter C. Brosius

Caribe, by Saundra McClain

• Directed by Regge Life
• Composed by Kysia Bostic
• Commissioned by Troupe NY, of New York City, New York

The Dream Thief, by Robert Schenkkan

• Directed by John Vreeke
• Commissioned by First Stage Milwaukee of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

The Tales of Wost, by Kevin Lawler

• Directed by Stephanie Anderson
• Commissioned by Omaha Theater Company for Young People of Omaha, NE

Even Steven Goes to War, by Allison Gregory

• Directed by David Saar
• Composed by David Maddox
• Commissioned by A.S.K. Theatre Projects of Tempe, Arizona

The Incredible Disappearing Lady, by Maria Dahvana Headley

• Directed by Pamela Sterling
• Composed by Michael Keck
• Commissioned by Idaho Theater for Youth of Boise, Idaho

Wrestling Season, by Laurie Brooks

• Directed by Jeff Church
• Commissioned by The Coterie Theater of Kansas City, Missouri

Searching for David's Heart, by Cherie Bennett

• Directed by Rob Goodman
• Commissioned by Long Wharf Theatre of New Haven, Connecticut

Black Butterfly, Jaguar Girl, and Other Super Hero Girls, Like Me, Columba, by Alma Cervantes, Sandra C. Muñoz, Marisela Norte

• Directed by Lisa Peterson
• Commissioned by the Mark Taper Forum, P.L.A.Y. of Center Theatre Group's Performing for Los Angeles Youth of Los Angeles, California

New Visions/New Voices 1996

Discussion Leader: Todd London
Panelists: Abigail Adams and Yvonne J. Levette

Cyra and Rocky, by Cherie Bennett

• Directed by Janine Nina Trevens
• Commissioned by TADA! of New York City, New York

Beeswax, by Doug Cooney

• Directed by Deborah S. Nitzberg
• Composed by Craig Ames and Carlos Moran
• Commissioned by City Lights Youth Theatre of New York City, New York

The Highest Heaven, by Jose Cruz Gonzalez

• Directed by John McCluggage
• Commissioned by the San Jose Repertory Theatre of San Jose, California

Song of Rice, Song of Life, by Karen Yamamoto Hackler

• Directed by Peter C. Brosius
• Composed by Kenny Endo
• Commissioned by Honolulu Theatre for Youth of Honolulu, Hawaii

I Believe I'll Run On and See What the End's Gonna Be, by Kim Hines

• Directed by Michael Robins
• Commissioned by Illusion Theater of Minneapolis, Minnesota

Bunnicula, by Jon Klein, adapted from the books by James and Deborah Howe

• Directed by Rita Giomi
• Composed by Chris Jeffries
• Commissioned by Seattle Children's Theatre of Seattle, Washington

Quinly Agonistes (aka A Por Quinly Christmas), by Quincy Long

• Directed by Kathleen Dimmick
• Composed by Michael Silversher
• Commissioned by Sundance Children's Theatre of Salt Lake City, Utah

Children of the Sun, by N. Scott Momaday

• Directed by Tazewell Thompson
• Commissioned by The Kennedy Center of Washington, DC

New Visions/New Voices 1995

Discussion Leader: Linda Hartzell
Panelists: Tomas Hernandez, Phyllis S. K. Look, and Leanne Tintori Wells
Youth Panelists: Julian Breece, Vanessa Brown, Sarah Palmer, and Matthew Wehner

And Now Miguel, by Lynn Alvarez, adapted from the book by Joseph Krumgold

• Directed by Susana Tubert
• Composed by Mauricio Beltran
• Commissioned by Lincoln Center Institute for the Arts in Education of New York City, New York

Across the Plains: The Journey of the Palace Wagon Family, by Sandra Fenichel Asher

• Directed by Amie Brockway
• Commissioned by The Coterie Theater of Kansas City, Missouri

Selkie, by Laurie Brooks Gollobin

• Directed by Nancy Swortzell
• Commissioned by New York University Program in Educational Theater of New York City, New York

Maryushka and Baba Yaga, by Carol Korty

• Directed by Robert W. Colby
• Composed by Scott Wheeler
• Commissioned by Emerson Stage of Boston, Massachusetts

Angels Voices, book and lyrics by Gary Race

• Directed by Gary Race
• Composed by Noa Ain
• Commissioned by The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts of Washington, D.C.

In the Suicide Mountains, by James Still, adapted from the book by John Gardner

• Directed by Peter C. Brosius
• Composed by Michael Keck
• Commissioned by The Mark Taper Forum of Los Angeles, California

tigertigertiger, by Mac Wellman

• Directed by Liz Diamond
• Composed by Michael Roth
• Commissioned by Sundance Children's Theatre of Salt Lake City, Utah

Solid Gold, by Eric L. Wilson

• Directed by Milton R. Zoth
• Composed by Chris Limber
• Commissioned by the Muny Student Theatre of St. Louis, Missouri

New Visions/New Voices 1993

Discussion Leader: Todd London
Panelists: Robert Graham Small, Tazewell Thompson, and Suzan L. Zeder

T-Money & Wolf, by Ric Averill and Kevin Willmot

• Directed by Ric Averill and Kevin Willmott
• Commissioned by Seem-To-Be-Players, Lawrence Art Center of Lawrence, Kansas

Victoria's Christmas, by John B. Davidson

• Directed by Gary Gisselman
• Composed by Roberta Carlson and John B. Davidson
• Commissioned by The Children's Theatre Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota

The Sun's Musicians, by David F. Eliet

• Directed by Roger T. Danforth
• Composed by Nancy Rosenberg
• Commissioned by The Cleveland Play House of Cleveland, Ohio

Imaginary Friends, by Laurie Brooks, adapted from the book by Alison Lurie

• Directed by Alan Levy
• Commissioned by Hartford Children's Theater of Hartford, Connecticut

Alicia in Wonder Tierra, or I Can't Eat Goat Head, by Sylvia Gonzalez S.

• Directed by Albert Pertalion
• Commissioned by Body Politic Theatre of Chicago, Illinois

The First Family of Africa, music, lyrics, and book by Philip Hall

• Directed by Dale AJ Rose
• Commissioned by The Coterie Theater of Kansas City, Missouri

The Matsuyama Mirror, by Velina Hasu Houston

• Directed by Brian Nelson
• Commissioned by East West Players of Los Angeles, California

Afternoon of the Elves, by Y York, adapted from the book by Janet Taylor Lisle

• Directed by Linda Hartzell
• Commissioned by Seattle Children's Theatre of Seattle, Washington

New Visions/New Voices 1991

Discussion Leader: Sandra Deer

Dragonwings, by Laurence Yep, adapted from his book Dragonwings

• Directed by Phyllis S.K. Look
• Commissioned by Berkeley Repertory Theatre of Berkeley, California

Do Not Go Gentle, by Suzan L. Zeder

• Directed by Jim Hancock
• Commissioned by The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts of Washington, D.C.

The Yellow Boat, by David Saar

• Directed by Carol Evans
• Commissioned by Childsplay, Inc of Tempe, Arizona and Metro Theater Company of St. Louis, Missouri

TSKEGEE, by Deborah Sims-Wood

• Directed by Derek Anson Jones
• Composed by Howard Kenney

The Secret History of the Future by James Still

• Directed by Deirdre Kelly Lavrakas
• Commissioned by The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts of Washington, D.C.

A Tale of Two Cities music, lyrics, and book by Wendy Kesselman, adapted from the book by Charles Dickens

• Directed by Moses Goldberg
• Commissioned by Stage One of Louisville, Kentucky

White Sails, Dark Seas by Paul Lavrakas

• Directed by Kim Peter Kovac
• Commissioned by Birmingham Children's Theatre of Birmingham, Alabama

Young Playwrights Roundtable

• Short plays and scenes from the Kennedy Center Young Playwrights Roundtable, written by Erik Blankenship, Thomas Campbell, Josh Frank, Josh Granger, and Jason Kaiser
• Directed by Mary Hall Surface