Ojai Playwrights Conference New Works Festival 2025

Join us for Ojai Playwrights Conference’s 2025 New Works Festival

A celebration of new voices and new plays for the American theater! 

Register to purchase Festival Passes or Single Tickets on this page!

From July 31st - August 3rd, OPC will welcome the public to the beautiful campus of The Thacher School in Ojai for our New Works Festival! Come see performances of five fresh new plays as well as other events designed to foster connections between the playwrights of today, the artists of tomorrow, and YOU.

NEW WORKS FESTIVAL PASSES & BENEFITS

2025 New Works Festival passholders receive unique opportunities and benefits throughout the Festival, and they also become part of a community of people invested in OPC and our efforts to build connections and access for all. 

OPC FESTIVAL EXPERIENCE

Join us to experience all that the Festival has to offer! This all-access pass includes preferred seating for all Festival events Thursday - Sunday, an exclusive champagne toast with the artists before the first performance on Friday evening, and the option to join us for two meals*.

$400: includes all events with preferred seating, two meals (between performances Saturday & Sunday)
$320: includes all events with preferred seating, no meals

A DAY WITH OPC 

Join us for the day in Ojai! This one-day pass includes preferred seating for both performances on Saturday, August 2nd OR Sunday, August 3rd, and the option to join us for a meal* in between performances.

$120: includes two performances with preferred seating and one meal (between performances Saturday OR Sunday)
$80: includes two performances with preferred seating, no meal

*THE MEALS:
Saturday, August 2, 6pm: Artists Dinner - Join us for a Dinner with the OPC 2025 Directors & Dramaturgs
Sunday, August 3, 1pm: Playwrights Lunch - Join us for Lunch with the OPC 2025 Playwrights

SINGLE TICKETS: PAY WHAT YOU CAN

We believe that the power of theater lies in its collective experience. And in the development of a new play, the opportunity to have a broader audience witness the work can make a significant impact. To provide access for a more expansive audience, we are again thrilled to share that all single tickets for the 2025 Festival will be donation-based, or PAY WHAT YOU CAN. 

We are grateful to our single-ticket buyers who pay the suggested donation of $35 (or more) when making their reservation, as well as to our Festival passholders. Your generosity helps cover the cost of others who pay what they can.