New Play Festival #1
February 19-21, 2026
Written by MFA student Carl(os) Roa
Directed by Velani Dibba
About the show: Co-written by Carl(os) Roa and ChatGPT, a Turner Prize is an exploration of what it means to be an artist under late-stage capitalism. The world is dying, but starving artist &rade only cares about one thing: winning the Turner Prize. Too bad they’re not even eligible. Meanwhile, the more successful Randie faces the scrutiny of dealing with white gallery owners, white art critics, and an artistic landscape that seeks to flatten her work. Jealous, desperate, and spiraling, &rade starts feeding Randie’s art into Zephyr: an AI service that distorts and reshapes art into something unrecognizable. a Turner Prize wrestles with the question: what is the impact of art under the backdrop of our mass extinction?
Performance schedule:
Thursday, February 19 – 8:00 p.m.
Friday, February 20 – 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 21 – 2:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m.
Attend a Performance
Parking
Visitor parking is $17/day and available in Structure 3 - 245 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA 90095
Directions
From the ground level of Structure 3, enter the underpass. Walk straight alongside Melnitz Hall and Macgowan Hall. Turn left at the plaza and look for the signage indicating Macgowan Hall. The black box theater is located on the first floor in room 1340.