History
Ground & Field Theatre Festival (GFTF) was formed to create and develop new plays and musicals. Co-produced by the UC Davis Theatre and Dance Department and the Theatre and Dance Ensemble, new plays and musicals were developed by the Ensemble nourishing their playwright’s vision and growing dynamic storytelling for our time. The intensive included workshops and invited readings that culminate with the public Festival performances. GFTF was committed to welcoming exciting new voices from across the nation while giving particular consideration to those projects exploring sustainability and agriculture, either through narrative, practice or production.
Projects
Fall 2017
Born by Phobe Farber; The Dead Kid by Max Gutmann; Set in Play by Dan Born; 2+2+1 by Janine DeMaria
Hysterical by Elena Stauffer; The Briars by Briandaniel Oglesby; Things Change Aidaa Peerzada; Posthaste by Elford Alley
Near Love Songs by Ethan Treiman; After Life by Gary Soto; Between Dirt & Sky by Lisa Queresimo; Warikiru by Jon Rossini
Fall 2018
Summertime by Mark Rigney; Daisy Violet the Bitch Beast King by Sam Collier; Light Delay by Jessica Andrewartha
[un]Earthed by Lavinia Roberts; A Punchline by Michael Schwartz; Ensemble Devised Works Performance
Fall 2019
Fat Kid Rules the World, conceived and directed by Marc Eardly, book and lyrics by Jay Falzone and additional music and lyrics by Matt Gumley and Evan Jay Newman, based on the YA novel by K.L. Going;
Ranked, A New Musical, book by Kyle Holmes, music and lyrics by David Taylor Gomes
Burst by Rachel Bublitz; Sustain Me by Sarah M. Vander Schaaff; Shining by Aidaa Peerzada; Over There Outside by Janine DeMaria
Paper or Plastic book by Hazel Jade and Jeff Brown, music and lyrics by Joe Stevens and Keaton Wooden