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        • The Picture of Dorian Gray
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        • Charlotte's Web
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      • 2021 >
        • The Diviners
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        • The Glass Menagerie
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        • The Night Fairy
        • Assassins
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        • Antigone
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        • The Little Prince
        • Tuck Everlasting
        • Macbeth
        • A Little Princess
        • The Secret Garden
      • 2019 >
        • The Cripple of Inishmaan
        • The Madness of Edgar Allan Poe
        • The Legend of Arthur
        • The Little Mermaid JR.
        • The Old Man and The Old Moon
        • The Time Machine
        • Newsies
        • The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
      • 2018 >
        • Frankenstein
        • The Giver
        • Peter Pan
        • Time Again in Oz
        • The Hunchback of Notre Dame
        • Romeo + Juliet
        • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
        • Treasure Island
      • 2017 >
        • Sideways Stories from Wayside School
        • The Seagull
        • Lord of the Flies
        • Seussical
        • Radium Girls
        • Alice in Wonderland
        • Peter and the Starcatcher
      • 2016 >
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        • A Wrinkle in Time
        • Love/Sick
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    • Upcoming Productions >
      • The Pillowman
    • Outcry Reads >
      • Play Submission
    • Past Productions >
      • Let The Right One In
      • House of Stairs
      • Lipstick Traces
      • Dreams of Icarus
      • Spring's Awakening
      • Bat Boy
      • My Name is Asher Lev
      • Hearts Like Fists
      • Isaac's Eye
      • Circus Tracks
      • The Four of Us
      • dark play or stories for boys
    • Past Readings >
      • The Way He Looks at You
      • Austin & Huntsville
      • Space, Time, Love Trilogy
      • History
    • Press
  • Outcry Youth Theatre
    • Upcoming Auditions >
      • Willy Wonka
    • Upcoming Productions >
      • Alice in Wonderland
      • Puffs
      • Willy Wonka
    • Classes
    • A Night of Outcry
    • What to Expect/FAQs
    • Past Productions >
      • 2023 >
        • Finding Nemo JR.
        • Matilda JR.
        • Spring Awakening
        • Hamlet
        • Anne of Green Gables
        • Sunday in the Park with George
      • 2022 >
        • The Picture of Dorian Gray
        • Fantastic Mr. Fox
        • The SpongeBob Musical
        • Annie JR.
        • Anna Karenina
        • Charlotte's Web
        • Pippin
      • 2021 >
        • The Diviners
        • The Witches
        • The Glass Menagerie
        • Cabaret
        • Frozen JR.
        • Big Fish
        • The Great Gatsby
        • The Night Fairy
        • Assassins
      • 2020 >
        • Antigone
        • Moana JR.
        • The Little Prince
        • Tuck Everlasting
        • Macbeth
        • A Little Princess
        • The Secret Garden
      • 2019 >
        • The Cripple of Inishmaan
        • The Madness of Edgar Allan Poe
        • The Legend of Arthur
        • The Little Mermaid JR.
        • The Old Man and The Old Moon
        • The Time Machine
        • Newsies
        • The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
      • 2018 >
        • Frankenstein
        • The Giver
        • Peter Pan
        • Time Again in Oz
        • The Hunchback of Notre Dame
        • Romeo + Juliet
        • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
        • Treasure Island
      • 2017 >
        • Sideways Stories from Wayside School
        • The Seagull
        • Lord of the Flies
        • Seussical
        • Radium Girls
        • Alice in Wonderland
        • Peter and the Starcatcher
      • 2016 >
        • A Year with Frog and Toad
        • Eurydice
        • A Wrinkle in Time
        • Love/Sick
    • Graduates
    • Merch Store
  • Box Office
  • Donate
  • Podcast
    • Listen
    • iTunes Podcasts
    • Amazon Music
  • About Us
    • Mission Statement and Staff
    • Sponsors
    • Awards
    • Contact/Address
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About Outcry Reads

Outcry Reads is a yearly series of play readings. Outcry Theatre produces four readings of new works by local Dallas-Fort Worth playwrights. Local actors are cast, and an Outcry staff member directs the readings. The readings take place at the Outcry Theatre Rehearsal Location in Plano, Texas. The readings are free to attend, with limited seating for up to 20 audience members. A talkback follows the readings, moderated by the director, where the audience members and actors discuss the play with the playwright.
2023-2024 Reading Dates
The Way He Looks at You by Trent Sutton
Friday, September 8, 2023, 7pm
THE WËRSPIRIT by Ethan Taylor
Friday, December 8, 2023

Friday, February TBA, 2024
Friday, May TBA, 2024
Reading Location
Outcry Theatre Rehearsal Location
1915 North Central Expressway, Suite 120
Plano, TX  75075

Submission Guidelines

  • All submitting playwrights must live in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex and be able to attend the reading and the rehearsal that will take place the previous Friday.
  • Playwrights will need to provide a list of what they would like to learn from the talkback, including specific questions they would like answered.
  • Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis.
  • Playwrights may only submit one play per season.
  • Only non-musicals will be considered.
  • Plays must be between 45 and 135 minutes.
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Funded in part by the City of Plano, ​the Texas Commission on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Town of Addison
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