Teatro Vivo and Scriptworks present the 2021 iteration of this annual festival, providing an opportunity for playwrights to hear, see, and receive feedback on their original work. The festival brings each playwright together with a dramaturg, director, and actors to bring their play to life as a staged reading in front of an audience – online, this year. The lineup: Machine Learning by Francisco Mendoza, directed by Jesus Valles, Thu., May 13, 7pm; This Bitch: Esta Sangre Quiero by Adrienne Dawes, directed by Daphnie Sicre, Fri., May 14, 7pm; Have to Believe We Are Magic by Sara Guerrero, directed by Si Mon’ Emmett, Sat., May 15, 3pm; Los Pochos by Herbert Siguenza, directed by Miguel Septién, Sat., May 15, 7pm.