PlayFest is a reading festival highlighting the work of 4 student playwrights whose work was selected from multiple submissions. Selected playwrights have worked the entire semester developing their work with student directors and dramaturgs. Guest artists from the professional theatre world have been invited and they will adjudicate for the festival and give creative teams critical feedback, not only of the performances, but also the development of the scripts. PlayFest runs from Thursday, April 23 through Saturday, April 25. Each play will be performed a single time across the three days; please see below for the complete schedule. Thursday, April 23, 8pm *Venus* Written by Jocelyn Fradette Directed by Maya Elowe Friday, April 24, 8pm *The Shot* Written by Simon Nigam Directed by Naomi Parr Saturday, April 25, 4pm *BIT, or How to Break Things Off With a Hundred-Year Lover* Written by Charles Cole Directed by Jeffrey Wagner Saturday, April 25, 8pm *Flies in the Maafe* Written by Oummu Kabba Directed by Gonzalo Delgado Special Guests: Sigrid Gilmer is a nationally recognized playwright. Her plays have been produced across the United States: Titles include *Harry and the Thief*, *Frilly*, *The Great White Way*, and *Glory Chicken* which is set to premiere in May. She has written for a number of television shows, including, *Claw*, *Gossip Girl*, and *Genius: MLK/X*, just to name a few. Andrew Morton is a Lead Facilitator at Telling It. Originally from the UK, Morton is a queer immigrant, playwright, and theatre-maker currently based in Detroit. As the founding producing artistic collaborator at Every Soul Arts, he leads healing-centered arts projects amplifying the voices of young people impacted by homelessness, including the award-winning Sofa Stories project.