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Nedra’s full-length drama THEY MUST BE WOMEN NOW has won AACT NewPlayFest 2026.
Out of 450 submissions this time, six plays were chosen. The American Association of Community Theatre has run the competition every other year for a decade now, resulting in more than 30 world premieres in 22 states.
Remarkably, this is the third time Nedra has won. THE VANISHING POINT won in 2013 and had its premiere at California Stage Company, Sacramento, CA, and WASH, DRY, FOLD won in 2015 and had its premiere at Chicago Street Theatre, Valparaiso, IN.
The premiere of THEY MUST BE WOMEN NOW will take place at Vortex Theatre in Albuquerque, NM, in 2026 (dates TBD). The win is significant—it carries a $1,000 prize, publication and licensing by Dramatic Publishing Company, and royalty fees during the production run.
©2021 Nedra Pezold Roberts
Nedra’s full-length drama THEY MUST BE WOMEN NOW has won AACT NewPlayFest 2026.
Out of 450 submissions this time, six plays were chosen. The American Association of Community Theatre has run the competition every other year for a decade now, resulting in more than 30 world premieres in 22 states.
Remarkably, this is the third time Nedra has won. THE VANISHING POINT won in 2013 and had its premiere at California Stage Company, Sacramento, CA, and WASH, DRY, FOLD won in 2015 and had its premiere at Chicago Street Theatre, Valparaiso, IN.
The premiere of THEY MUST BE WOMEN NOW will take place at Vortex Theatre in Albuquerque, NM, in 2026 (dates TBD). The win is significant—it carries a $1,000 prize, publication and licensing by Dramatic Publishing Company, and royalty fees during the production run.
©2021 Nedra Pezold Roberts