2025 Keen Teens Festival of New Work
Featuring world premiere one-acts by Kyle Bass, Alyssa Haddad-Chin, and Amy E. Witting
May 16—18, 2025
Join us for the 19th annual Keen Teens Festival of New Work, featuring 3 world premiere one acts written specifically for today’s high schoolers, and starring 30 NYC teens!
Keen Teens is a unique educational program from the award-winning Off-Broadway theater, Keen Company. This free program for teens provides invaluable mentorship opportunities: working alongside professional writers, directors, and designers to rehearse and premiere new plays. By commissioning one-acts specifically designed for the high school stage, Keen Teens creates work that speaks to teens on their level, presenting a perspective which is as complex and multilayered as the students themselves. The 12-week program culminates in the Off-Broadway premiere of each new piece during the Keen Teens Festival of New Work at Theatre Row, and the subsequent publishing and licensing by Concord Theatricals.
Be the first to see the Off-Broadway debut of 30 young actors, and the premiere of work which will soon be produced on high school stages around the world!
Keen Teens is made possible through the generous support of The Axe-Houghton Foundation, The Marta Heflin Foundation, and our Keen Teens Ambassadors like you!
All Tickets: $20
Performance Venue
Theatre Two in Theatre Row
410 West 42nd Street
New York, NY 10036
Between 9th & 10th Ave
Show Schedule
Friday at 8pm
Saturday at 2pm & 8pm
Sunday at 2pm
Content Warning
Keen Teens deals with modern teenage realities, including some strong language and political and cultural discussions.
Meet the Artists
Kyle Bass (Playwright)
Alyssa Haddad-Chin (Playwright)
Amy E. Witting (Playwright)