New2You Festival of New Works

Hand2Mouth Theatre’s New2You Festival will play March 27-April 4 in the Annex at PICA (Portland Institute for Contemporary Art), 15 NE Hancock St, Portland, OR 97212.

This year’s festival will explore the theme “body & technology.” For more information or for tickets, visit our website at http://www.hand2mouththeatre.org/new2you-2026.

“This year, the festival will feature performances that highlight the creators’ expertise in absurdism, clowning, movement, music, storytelling, sound design, and projection art, among other talents. The festival will offer something for everyone.”
-Michael Cavazos, H2M Artistic Director

Nine new original works will be presented throughout the festival:
“Soft Machine” by Trick Pony Theatre
“KEEPERS” by Olga Kravtsova and Piper Francis
“Mama’s Emoji” by Rui Dun
“Assessment Tools” by Maia McCarthy
“A Cyborg Sissy” by Pepper Pepper
“System Check” by Nurys Herrera
“The Surgery” by Nathalie Owen FitzSimons
“The Parallax View” by Daye Thomas and Dylan Hankins
“ENTER YOUR PROMPT HERE ” by Hand2Mouth’s 2026 Youth Devising Residency ensemble

Hand2Mouth is a group of artists who make plays and places for people today. We celebrate the potential of the live encounter and investigate the passions of our hearts and times in order to build new windows that open to the world. Driven by connection and joy, we use evolving methods to create original performance events that are bold and accessible.