Although New Voices is often thought of as an outlet for student plays, this year's program included works by seven alumni playwrights.
Many graduates participate in the annual festival as actors, directors and dramturgs.
New Voices is open to the entire WPI community, and if you love theatre, you'll never leave it. He is on the board of directors of Centastage Performance Group and has worked with Coyote Theatre in Boston, Worcester's Foothills Theatre, the Double Image Theatre in New York City and various off-Broadway houses. I submit every year because as a playwright, I thrive on seeing my works produced, and I always enjoy seeing what the students do with my plays. Although O'Donnell might possibly hold the record for being produced in the greatest number of festivals, he defers to Tom Russell '95 as having the most plays produced in New Voices. Sex, Death and Travel opened at the Tawes Theatre at the University of Maryland this summer.