Ensemble Studio Theatre and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation have announced the lineup for the spring 2025 First Light Festival. Each year, the festival shares a first look at projects commissioned and currently in development under the EST/Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Science & Technology Project, which focuses on plays that challenge and broaden the view of science in the popular imagination.
The spring lineup includes new works by Miz Hashimoto (The Bees Call Me Eva), Jacquelyn Reingold (Fear Less), and Vern Thiessen (Uncommon Scent).
"The breadth of the plays in First Light this year is thrilling," Linsay Firman, Program Director of the EST/Sloan Project, said in a statement. "They span multiple time periods and continents, range
from broadly comic to intimately personal, and reveal unique aspects of how science shapes our lives. It's going to
be a delight to see how the upcoming workshops evolve these fascinating plays."
All First Light Festival presentations are held at Ensemble Studio Theatre and are free and open to the public, with the exception of Fear Less, which is invitation only.
Reservations are required and can be made .
