Pride Plays
@ Woolly Mammoth 2025
Project Overview
Pride Plays is a multi-day festival produced by Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company that celebrates LGBTQIA+ voices through theatre, community programming, and cultural events. In June 2025, the festival featured six full-length plays, alongside artist talkbacks, late-night sound sessions, local performances, and interactive installations.
Challenges & Goals
Host a festival series for the first time in the theatre’s history. Align Woolly as a hub for experimentation and artistic innovation
Through offering 6 full length readings over 3 days, provide job opportunities for local actors, directors, stage managers
Beyond plays, the festival should include installations, talkbacks, celebrations, and youth engagement to transform Woolly Mammoth into a community hub, not just a theatre.
Strategically partner with World Pride / Capital Pride Alliance given the ethos and programming alignment of Pride Plays.
Outcomes & Impact
Strong attendance and demand: All performances sold out, and created a waitlist procedure for additional seats
Community resonance: festival attendees engaged not only with the plays but with the broader cultural programming and installations, reinforcing belonging and pride
Artist elevation and pipeline growth: participating playwrights and collaborators gained exposure and critical feedback, strengthening future opportunities
Institutional momentum: Pride Plays reinforced Woolly Mammoth’s reputation as a forward-looking, inclusive theatre committed to representation and experimentation
Partnered and received funding from World Pride and Metro Weekly
