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UpStage Napa Valley’s PlayFest 2026

UpStage Napa Valley’s PlayFest 2026

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Event Details

This year’s PlayFest embraces the world of Noir through a collection of nine original short plays written and performed by playwrights, selected from submissions to our annual Winter Call for New Voices of Theater.

Three different plays each weekend

THIRD WEEKEND – November 20, 21 & 22

“Torrid Taxes” by Laurie Spector follows a tax accountant and his desperate client, promising to prove that even tax season can have a Noir side. The play stars Robyn Myers and Jimmy Adams.

“Crown of Blood: The Elsinore Murders” by Michael Waterson takes audiences into the dark
world of Shakespeare and Hamlet, reimagined through the lens of Noir. The production stars Alex Lyman, Sarah Nathan, and Luis Carbajal.

“The Last Visitor” by David Schoenfeld stars Dianne Fraser and Brad Darfler.

Friday & Saturday at 7:30 pm
NEW TIME – Sunday at 1:30 pm

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