SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN FOR THEATRE ASPEN’S SEVENTH ANNUAL “SOLO FLIGHTS”
Press Contacts:
Rick Miramontez / Ellie Detweiler
rick@omdkc.com / ellie@omdkc.com
212 695 7400
Theatre Aspen Contacts:
Emily Taylor / Britt Marden
eTaylor@theatreaspen.org / britt@theatreaspen.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE
SUBMISSIONS NOW BEING ACCEPTED
FOR
THEATRE ASPEN’S
SEVENTH ANNUAL
“SOLO FLIGHTS” FESTIVAL
Aspen, CO (January 26, 2026) – Theatre Aspen is now accepting submissions through Friday, April 10 for the organization’s seventh annual one-person show festival, Solo Flights, to be held from September 8-13, 2026, at Theatre Aspen’s Hurst Theatre.
Solo Flights is an annual weeklong developmental festival of one-person shows presented in the beginning stages of their making. Launched in 2019, the festival has brought a variety of diverse works and celebrated playwrights, actors and directors to Theatre Aspen. Artists have included Adam Kantor, Margaret Cho, Gordon Greenberg, Marc Kudisch, Anthony Rapp, Justin Tranter, Sammi Cannold, Guy Davis, Marsha Mason, Judith Ivey, Phylicia Rashad, Regina Taylor, Bryce Pinkham, Kate Baldwin, Taylor Trensch, Beau Bridges, Jeff Hiller, Lorin Latarro, Kaye Winks, Sarah Stiles, Christine Quintana, Emma Ramos, Richard Greenberg, Lameece Issaq, Michael Gaston, James Naughton, James Whiteside and more.
In addition to the performances, Solo Flights features signature events including talkbacks, creative discussions and panels, and special receptions.
In 2022, Theatre Aspen created the Solo Flights Project Advancement Fund which provides $10,000 grants to two chosen festival works to support future development. This year once again, a selection panel of distinguished theatre makers, to be announced, will choose two works to receive the 2026 grants. The 2025 grant recipients were The Goldsmith by Sharone Sayegh and The Vampire by Alec Silberblatt.
Submissions for the 2026 Festival can be sent to soloflights@theatreaspen.org.
The deadline for submissions is Friday, April 10. The basic requirements are:
- A play, musical or dance show written for one actor (musicals can include an MD/Accompanist)
- Ideally one act
- The piece should be early in its development with the sole purpose of the festival to work on the script
- Thematically there are no restrictions!
- Please include a PDF of your current script and any associated music files
For more information, please visit www.theatreaspen.org/solo-flights.
ABOUT THEATRE ASPEN
As Theatre Aspen enters its 43rd season in 2026 it continues to rekindle a sense of discovery in audiences who live in and visit the Roaring Fork Valley by producing big theatre in a small space with intimate storytelling. Each season, Theatre Aspen promises to bring world-class theatre dramatically closer, with innovative and imaginative productions of both plays and musicals. These productions are complemented by an assortment of community events, including cabarets, educational programs and performances, collaborations with other Aspen arts organizations, and new works presentations. Theatre Aspen also boasts an impressive Apprentice Program, one of the largest in the country, devoted to training the next generation of theatrical artists and administrators. For more information on Theatre Aspen, visit TheatreAspen.org or call (970) 925-9313.
# # # #
TheatreAspen.org
instagram.com/theatreaspenco
twitter.com/TheatreAspen
facebook.com/TheatreAspen