2023 Cohen New Works Festival Schedule

Opening Ceremony

Monday, April 3 at 10:00-11:00 a.m. | Winship Atrium

We welcome another year of Cohen New Works Festival celebrations, featuring guest speakers and reception as we begin a week-long festival of new and exciting works.

Keynote Speaker: Idris Goodwin

MONDAY, APRIL 3

1:30-2:30 p.m. | La Liga de la Decencia (WIN 2.180)
1:30-2:50 p.m. | El Corrido de la Soldadera (BIP)
1:30-3:00 p.m. | Then We'll Rest (OBT)
1:30-2:30 p.m. | Squid Kid (LAB)

1:00-10:00 p.m. | Plays in Progress (WIN 1.148)

5:00-7:10 p.m. | The Scholarship or Almost is Never Enough (WIN 2.180)
5:30-5:45 p.m. | Beneath the Melanin (WIN 2.112)
5:30-7:40 p.m. | More Blackberries, Please (OBT)
6:30-7:15 p.m. | OH, BUDDY (LAB)
6:30-6:40 p.m. | Raised on Estrangement (WIN 2.112)
7:30-9:20 p.m. | Song of the Damned: An Infernal Musical (BIP)
8:30-8:55 p.m. | [untitled memory project] (WIN 1.172)
9:00-9:45 p.m. | Paper Fangs: A Stop Motion Film (WIN 2.112)
9:00-10:15 p.m. | Falling Into Structured Meaninglessness (OBT)
9:30-9:40 p.m. | slay with us (WIN 2.180)

Installations

Cohen New Works Festival Art Gallery (Second floor Winship)
For Dinner, We Had Reciprocity (WIN 1.134)
GendTent (WIN 2.121)
I can't tell you (Ticket Distributions: In front of Winship beginning at 5:00 p.m.)
machine organ50 (WIN B.202)
Ritual (Payne Lobby)
SPOONS (WIN 1.108)
The Usher (Throughout Winship)

TUESDAY, APRIL 4

10:30-11:15 a.m. | Fishing for Stars (WIN 2.180)
10:30-11:30 a.m. | Squid Kid (LAB)
10:30-10:45 a.m. | Beneath the Melanin (WIN 2.112)

10:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. | Dance in Progress (WIN 1.172)

12:00-12:45 p.m. | Paper Fangs: A Stop Motion Film (WIN 2.112)
12:30-12:50 p.m. | Red,Blue,Yellow: Magenta,Teal,Amber: Violet,Green,Orange (OBT)
1:30-1:40 p.m. | womanhood (WIN 2.120)
2:30-2:40 p.m. | Raised on Estrangement (WIN 2.112)
2:30-2:40 p.m. | slay with us (WIN 2.180)
2:30-4:20 p.m. | Song of the Damned: An Infernal Musical (BIP)
3:30-4:15 p.m. | The Aardvark (WIN 2.112)
4:00-5:00 p.m. | ZAZ: The Big Easy (OBT)
5:30-6:30 p.m. | La Liga de la Decencia (WIN 2.180)
6:00-7:00 p.m. | Petrificationology (Texas Memorial Museum)
7:00-8:00 p.m. | Petrificationology (Texas Memorial Museum)
8:00-9:30 p.m. | Scope of Us (presented by Changing Lives Youth Theatre Ensemble) (LAB)
8:00-10:10 p.m. | The Scholarship or Almost is Never Enough (WIN 2.180)
8:30-8:55 p.m. | [untitled memory project] (WIN 1.172)
8:30-10:00 p.m. | Then We'll Rest (OBT)

Installations

Cohen New Works Festival Art Gallery (Second floor Winship)
For Dinner, We Had Reciprocity (WIN 1.134)
GendTent (WIN 2.121)
I can't tell you (Ticket Distributions: In front of Winship beginning at 5:00 p.m.)
machine organ50 (WIN B.202)
Ritual (Payne Lobby)
SPOONS (WIN 1.108)
The Usher (Throughout Winship)

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5

10:30-11:15 a.m. | Falling Into Structured Meaninglessness (OBT)
10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | Baby Rave (WIN 2.180)

10:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. | Cohen New Works Film Festival (WIN 2.112)

12:30-2:00 p.m. | Equity, Diversity, Inclusion Committee Lunch Hour and Breakout sessions (WIN 1.164)


EDI Lunch is an affinity group meal and dialogue facilitated by Renita James and Malena Pennycook in collaboration with affinity group leaders. More information to be announced.

1:30-1:50 p.m. | Red,Blue,Yellow: Magenta,Teal,Amber: Violet,Green,Orange (OBT)
2:00-2:40 p.m. | ReSourced: Portals of Possibility (WIN 2.180)
3:30-5:20 p.m. | Song of the Damned: An Infernal Musical (BIP)
4:30-6:40 p.m. | More Blackberries, Please (OBT)
5:30-6:50 p.m. | A Green Moment to Share (WIN Patio)
6:00-6:45 p.m. | machine organ50 (WIN B.202)
6:00-7:00 p.m. | Petrificationology (Texas Memorial Museum)
6:30-7:15 p.m. | The Latinx Variety Show (WIN 2.180)
7:00-8:00 p.m. | Petrificationology (Texas Memorial Museum)
7:30-8:45 p.m. | OH, BUDDY (LAB)
8:00-8:45 p.m. | machine organ50 (WIN B.202)
8:00-9:00 p.m. | ZAZ: The Big Easy (OBT)
8:30-9:50 p.m. | El Corrido de la Soldadera (BIP)
9:00-10:00 p.m. | La Liga de la Decencia (WIN 2.180)

Installations

Cohen New Works Festival Art Gallery (Second floor Winship)
For Dinner, We Had Reciprocity (WIN 1.134)
GendTent (WIN 2.121)
I can't tell you (Ticket Distributions: In front of Winship beginning at 5:00 p.m.)
machine organ50 (WIN B.202)
Ritual (Payne Lobby)
SPOONS (WIN 1.108)
The Usher (Throughout Winship)

THURSDAY, APRIL 6

10:30-11:15 a.m. | The Aardvark (WIN 2.112)
10:30-11:15 a.m. | Fishing for Stars (WIN 2.180)
2:00-4:10 p.m. | The Scholarship or Almost is Never Enough (WIN 2.180)
2:30-3:15 p.m. | Falling Into Structured Meaninglessness (OBT)
3:30-3:45 p.m. | Beneath the Melanin (WIN 2.112)
3:30-4:50 p.m. | El Corrido de la Soldadera (BIP)
3:30-4:45 p.m. | OH, BUDDY (LAB)
5:00-5:45 p.m. | Paper Fangs: A Stop Motion Film (WIN 2.112)
5:30-5:50 p.m. | Red,Blue,Yellow: Magenta,Teal,Amber: Violet,Green,Orange (OBT)
6:00-6:10 p.m. | slay with us (WIN 2.180)
6:00-7:00 p.m. | | Petrificationology (Texas Memorial Museum)
6:30-7:50 p.m. | A Green Moment to Share (WIN Patio | UPDATE 4/6/23: WIN 2.116)
7:00-8:00 p.m. | Petrificationology (Texas Memorial Museum)
8:00-8:30 p.m. | Contrapposto (WIN Lawn) POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER
8:00-8:40 p.m. | ReSourced: Portals of Possibility (WIN 2.180)
8:00-10:00 p.m. | More Blackberries, Please (OBT)
8:30-8:40 p.m. | Raised on Estrangement (WIN 2.112)
8:30-9:30 p.m. | Rite of Passage (BIP)
8:30-9:30 p.m. | Squid Kid (LAB)
8:30-8:55 p.m. | [untitled memory project] (WIN 1.172)
9:30-9:40 p.m. | womanhood (WIN 2.120)

Installations

Cohen New Works Festival Art Gallery (Second floor Winship)
For Dinner, We Had Reciprocity (WIN 1.134)
GendTent (WIN 2.121)
I can't tell you (Ticket Distributions: In front of Winship beginning at 5:00 p.m.)
machine organ50 (WIN B.202)
Ritual (Payne Lobby)
SPOONS (WIN 1.108)
The Usher (Throughout Winship)

FRIDAY, APRIL 7 

10:00-10:45 a.m. | machine organ50 (WIN B.202)
10:00-11:30 a.m. | Then We'll Rest (OBT)
10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | Baby Rave (WIN 2.180)
10:30-10:45 a.m. | Beneath the Melanin (WIN 2.112)
10:30-11:30 a.m. | Squid Kid (LAB)
1:00-2:00 p.m. | ZAZ: The Big Easy (OBT)
1:30-1:40 p.m. | womanhood (WIN 2.120)
2:00-2:45 p.m. | The Latinx Variety Show (WIN 2.180)

Installations

Cohen New Works Festival Art Gallery (Second floor Winship)
For Dinner, We Had Reciprocity (WIN 1.134)
GendTent (WIN 2.121)
machine organ50 (WIN B.202)
SPOONS (WIN 1.108)
The Usher (Throughout Winship)

Closing Ceremony

Friday, April 7 at 3:00-4:00 p.m. | Winship Atrium

Celebrate another wonderful New Works Festival at the closing ceremony sendoff. We'll toast the projects and discuss audience experiences before looking ahead to Cohen New Works Festival 2025.