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UpStage Napa Valley’s PlayFest 2026

UpStage Napa Valley’s PlayFest 2026

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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

FIRST WEEKEND – November 6, 7 & 8

“The Maltese Walter” by John Minigan stars Aaron Love as a therapist, with Alex Lyman as a mild-mannered accountant who suffers from “Film Noir power.” Hannah Kaczmarczyk plays his fiancée.

“Donner for Christmas” by Susan Jackson is a playful take on the films of legendary director Alfred Hitchcock, starring Mara McGrath, Fred Ireland, and Jimmy Adams.

‍”Give the Devil His Due” by John Franceschini, a client hires a detective to find a missing nightclub singer. The mystery stars Trina Justman and Luis Carbajal

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

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