· "Exotic Deadly: or the MSG Play" by Keiko Green · "Lorena, A Tabloid Epic" by Eliana Pipes · "Pilar and Paloma" by Milta Ortiz All six plays will be developed through workshops and presented to the public virtually, as part of a collaboration between UCSB and NNPN. “We are delighted to have been able to bring this opportunity to our Affiliated Artists of color and are excited to see and share the results of this amazing partnership with UC Santa Barbara with our Member Theaters and new play theater-makers," said Nan Barnett, NNPN executivedDirector. Along with LAUNCH PAD, the festival is co-sponsored by two other initiatives in the Department of Theater and Dance: New and Reimagined Work, run by Professor Vickie J. Scott, which aims to encourage and support new plays while nurturing the next generation of playwrights, directors, choreographers, designers, administrators and performers, and AMPLIFY, a student-led organization mentored by Professor Anne Torsiglieri, committed to sharing and promoting the voices and stories of underrepresented people in order to encourage justice, equity, diversity and inclusion on campus and beyond.