Broadway And Screen Artists Participate In UC Davis New Stage Works Festival

The Ground and Field Theatre Festival, the UC Davis-based forum for new stage works, will launch its fourth year in September with a new name - Catalyst: A Theatre Think Tank - and some high-profile theatre and television artists.

As in the past, playwrights, composers and lyricists will develop new works under the guidance of the festival's co-artistic directors Mindy Cooper, Broadway veteran and UC Davis professor of theatre and dance, and Lisa Quoresimo, assistant professor of theatre and dance at Southern Utah University. Due to COVID-19, Catalyst will be a virtual festival this year with online rehearsals and performances. The online process gives Catalyst a national footprint and allows creative teams to collaborate from various locations across time zones. The first event takes place in September.