NOW CASTING

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Face Off Theatre Company invites Black playwrights to submit original short works for our 2026 Black Playwright Festival, part of our season theme Because We Are the Story.

We are seeking bold, authentic plays that explore freedom, resistance, identity, and the unfinished work of liberation. Selected works will be featured as staged readings in February 2026.

Submission Details
• Original short plays (10–20 minutes)
• Open to emerging & established Black playwrights
• Deadline: Friday, January 9

📧 Submit to: [email protected]
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Your voice matters. Your story matters. Freedom isn’t finished.​

Answer the Call, SUBMIT HERE

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Now Casting: 2026 Season
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Face Off Theatre Company is holding General Season Auditions for our 2026 season AND Elevated Actor's Cohort.  The season will feature bold new work, reimagined classics, touring productions, and professional/educational opportunities
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Artists are considered across the full season with one audition.

Audition Info & Sign-Up

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"Unwavering commitment to excellence is clear. By consistently producing powerfully relevant and necessary work that no one else in the region is doing, they’re raising important questions and dialogue about race in America — primarily generated by people of color. And it’s perhaps the only company in the state fully committed to this work."
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Awards and Acclaim

Dirt, Ash, Dead Tree
Winner of Two 2022 Wilde Awards (Encore Michigan)
​Michigan’s leading theatre news organization
Best Play and Best Director - Yasir Muhammad

Bambiland
Winner of 2023-2024 Wilde Awards (Encore Michigan)
​Michigan’s leading theatre news organization
Best Director - Marissa Harrington

Bambiland
Winner of 2023-2024 Wilde Awards (Encore Michigan)
​Michigan’s leading theatre news organization
Best New Script - Kendra Ann Flournoy

Bambiland
Winner of 2023-2024 Wilde Awards (Encore Michigan)
​Michigan’s leading theatre news organization
Best Lead Actor - Delanti Hall

Be In The Know!

Face Off Theatre Company
Marissa Harrington, Managing Artistic Director
[email protected]
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​Mailing Address: 814 Palmer Ave Kalamazoo, MI 49001

Face Off Theatre Company is a sponsored project of Stara Collaborative.