Past Festivals

Emerging Artists Theatre’s Spark Theatre Festival NYC ran from September 9 – 29, 2024 in New York City. Nearly 60 performances were presented across three weeks, including plays, musicals, solo shows, dance, and more. 

This Fall’s Festival included nine performances of
OBSERVANT, by Pamela Weiler Grayson and Directed by Shellen Lubin. 

Three generations of women confront their relationships to their Jewish identities—and to each other. Comedy and tragedy entwine, like braided challah, when a mass shooting in their community tests the bonds of faith and family.

Emerging Artists Theatre’s Spring 2024 Spark Theatre Festival NYC ran from March 4 to 24, 2024, at the 28th Street Theater in the Flatiron district of New York City. Nearly 60 performances will be presented across three weeks, including plays, musicals, one-person shows, dance, alternative art forms.


The Fall 2023 Spark Theatre Festival NYC ran from October 30 – November 19, 2023 and included 53 new works for the stage. Scroll down to view the incredible variety of productions that took part in our biannual festival of diverse performances.

NEW WORK SERIES

Fall of 2023 marked the 30th anniversary of Emerging Artists Theatre, and to commorate the occasion, EAT rebranded and renamed our popular “New Work Series” to the “Spark Theatre Festival NYC. Below are links to the programs from the New Work Series before our renaming.

(coming soon)