Creative Works of Lancaster and the Lancaster Dramatists' Platform (LDP) will present readings of new plays by local playwrights on Saturday, Aug. 27, at 1 p.m. on the second floor of Tellus360, 24 E. King St., Lancaster, in the An Droichead room.

After a several-year hiatus from public readings, during which many drafts were read around a table or on Zoom, members of the LDP will again share their work with an audience. The event will feature pieces by five playwrights: David Nice, John Reshetar, Tyler Joseph Rossi, Rachel Luann Strayer, and Bruce Walsh. The plays will be performed as readings by local actors.

Originally formed in 2005, LDP seeks to build community through story, inviting writers of different experience levels, backgrounds, and identities to take part in each other's processes. LDP exists to support and encourage central Pennsylvania playwrights by providing a friendly, structured environment where they may develop their craft; by platforming their work through public readings; and by connecting them to the national playwriting community. To learn more, visit http://www.lancasterdramatists.org.

Creative Works of Lancaster, a nonprofit providing nomadic theatrical encounters in and around the city of Lancaster, has been LDP's fiscal sponsor since 2010, and the two groups have collaborated extensively. Creative Works' mission is to nurture and promote creative opportunities throughout the community. Over the last dozen years, LDP playwrights have participated as writers for many Creative Works events, and Creative Works has done full productions of several LDP members' plays. To learn more, visit http://www.creativelancaster.org.

Creative Works utilizes a "pay what you decide" ticketing model with no fixed ticket prices. Audience members pay what they think the experience was worth after the performance. Tickets can be reserved at http://www.creativelancaster.org and will be available at the door.