Theater Alliance’s signature new works initiative returns with the Hothouse New Works Block Party, a public festival-style celebration of bold voices and fresh stories from the DMV. The Block Party invites audiences into the heart of the creative process, where works-in-progress meet a live audience for the first time. The festival will feature a slate of new play readings and excerpts from local DMV playwrights, alongside sneak peeks of works-in-progress from the writers of Theater Alliance’s 2026-27 mainstage season and emerging playwrights from our civic engagement programs. The Hothouse New Works Block Party continues Theater Alliance’s twenty-plus year commitment to developing new work: an incubator, amplifier, and pipeline for playwrights at every stage of their career, right here in DC.