Playwrights' Forum Festival Since 1983, the Spokane Civic Theatre has been giving local and regional playwrights the chance to show the people what they’ve got. The 34th annual Bryan Harnetiaux Playwrights’ Forum Festival features 10 one-act plays premiering on the Civic Theatre stage. Watch The Invention of Pickle Ball by Rachel Carnes from Eugene, Oregon, for your fill of sports theater or Lily by Bryan Harnetiaux, the Civic’s playwright-in-residence for over 40 years. The plays are shown in rotation over the course of three days so audiences have a chance to see all of the playwrights’ unique creations no matter their schedule.
If "summer theater" conjures images of actors holding skulls aloft and waxing existential in a park, you're in luck. Because this summer's offerings both meet.