FIRST STAGE'S 2026 AMPLIFY FESTIVAL
FREE EVENT!
Thursday, July 2, 2026
Indian Community School
10405 W St Martins Rd | Franklin, WI 53132
First Stage's Amplify Festival invites artists and audiences from all different backgrounds to share with our community in the creation of new work, fostering a place
of creation where all voices are heard and the work developed is an authentic reflection of our community.
Following each reading, there is a talkback where audience members are encouraged to engage in dialogue with the playwrights, helping shape the development of potential future productions at First Stage.
Join First Stage and Indian Community School for readings of two new plays:
JULY 2 AT 5:30 PM | INDIAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL BIG CITY HARMONY
By Ty Defoe
Directed by Sharon McCune
For Ages 7+
Harmony, a young Anishinaabe girl, moves from the reservation to the big city with her family, learning valuable lessons in her own culture as she navigates adventures while trying to make friends at a new school. Taking place in the future, Harmony shares the ability to shapeshift with her Grandmother Hazel and learns to speak the language of wolves aiming to release her own voice into the wild!
FREE EVENT!
JULY 2 AT 7 PM | INDIAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL THE BARREN GROUNDS
By Sharon McCune & Jeff Frank
Adapted from the book by David A. Robertson
For Ages 8+
Morgan and Eli, two Indigenous children are brought together in a foster home in Winnipeg, Canada. Though their backgrounds are different, their struggles to adjust in their
new home and school are similar. In an old attic under renovation, they discover a portal to another world where it is perpetual winter. Together with the help of their new friend Ocheck and
a sassy squirrel, they embark on an adventure to retrieve the birds of spring and save Askí.
FREE EVENT!
These readings are part of World Premiere Wisconsin, a statewide festival celebrating new plays and musicals running throughout 2026. To learn more, visit www.worldpremierewisconsin.com.