Event Information

PUP Fest is back! This year's Playwright's Under Progress (PUP) Festival will take place on Saturday, June 6, 2026 at 12 pm AND 2 pm at Dallas College - Richland Campus (12800 Abrams Rd, Dallas, TX 75243), Building F - Fannin Hall - Blackbox Theatre.

PUP Fest 2026 features 6 plays written and performed by teenagers across North Texas! Junior Players and Kitchen Dog Theater started Playwrights Under Progress (PUP) Fest in 2002 as a new piece of Kitchen Dog Theater's New Works Festival. An annual anticipated event, PUP Fest is also a component of the Dallas Playwriting Arts Collective (D-PAC), a partnership between Junior Players, Kitchen Dog Theater, and the Dallas Independent School District to provide innovative programs and opportunities for high school playwrights. The D-PAC partnership allows Junior Players and Kitchen Dog to serve an additional 1,000 DISD students through ongoing playwriting master classes throughout the school year.

This event is FREE but RSVPs are REQUIRED. Please visit juniorplayers.org/rsvp to reserve your tickets today!

Price: USD 0.00

Time: 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm