The Genesis Festival of New Voices

The Genesis Festival of New Voices began in 1990 as the brainchild of Artistic Director Ricardo Khan and then New Play Development Director Sydne Mahone as a means of giving voice to young writers and new, cutting edge forms of theatre in a nurturing and creative environment. Among plays that have found their way from Genesis to the world’s stages are George C. Wolfe’s Spunk, Anna Deveare Smith’s Dream, Linda Nieves-Powell’s Yo Soy Latina and original works by Ntozoke Shange, Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis.