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KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Theatre Kalamazoo will host a festival featuring new plays by Kalamazoo playwrights on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 9-10, in the Judy K. Jolliffe Theatre, formerly Epic Theatre, in downtown Kalamazoo. The event is free and open to the public, and no reservations are necessary.

Sponsored by É«É«À²K 102.1 FM, the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo and the Irving S. Gilmore Foundation, plays contain mature content and are not intended for younger audiences, unless otherwise noted.

2018 selected plays

• "The Alleyway" by Emma Franzel, produced by Center Stage Theatre.
• "Bloody Waters" by Kendra Flournoy, produced by Face Off Theatre Company/Black Arts and Cultural Center.
• "Homemakers, 1967" by Gordon Bolar, produced by the Kalamazoo Civic Theatre.
• "If Henry Didn’t Kill His Wives" by Darcy Sturges, produced by Kalamazoo College Theatre Arts.
• "Just Suppose" by Tucker Rafferty, produced by the Farmers Alley Theatre.
• "Sacrament" by Dan Lafferty, produced by Center Stage Theatre.
• "Spells for Gay Black Suns, Signed by the Heart" by Robert Davis, produced by É«É«À² Theatre and Queer Theatre Kalamazoo.
• "The Velveteen Rabbit" by Darcy Sturges, produced by Kindleberger Arts Commission.

Performances

Friday, Feb. 9

• 7 p.m., "The Velveteen Rabbit," family-friendly performance
• 8 p.m., "Homemakers, 1967," "If Henry Didn’t Kill His Wives" and "Sacrament"

Saturday, Feb. 10

• 1 p.m., "The Velveteen Rabbit," family-friendly performance
• 2 p.m., "The Alleyway," "Bloody Waters," "Just Suppose" and "Spells for Gay Black Suns, Signed by the Heart"
• 4 p.m., "Homemakers, 1967," "If Henry Didn't Kill His Wives" and "Sacrament," followed by a talkback
• 8 p.m., "The Alleyway," "Bloody Waters," "Just Suppose" and "Spells for Gay Black Suns, Signed by the Heart," followed by a talkback

The Jolliffe Theatre is located inside the Epic Center at 359 S. Kalamazoo Mall, in Kalamazoo.

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