The Hanford Theater Fest is more than a collection of short plays. It is an opportunity to experience theater as it is meant to be experienced: live, immediate and created in partnership with the people sitting in the audience. This year’s festival features five short plays by five playwrights: FRIDGE by Jennifer O’Grady, WHY CAN’T YOU by Ron G. Rosenfeld, WINTER LIGHT by Christine Foster, GOWN by Robert Weibezahl and RESEARCH by S.J. Roth. But the festival will also offer something a little...

A stage reading is more than simply actors reading words from a script. It is an opportunity for a playwright to hear a play come alive, discover what works, and learn what may need to be developed before the work becomes a fully produced play. Hanford Multicultural Theater Company (HMTC) understands the importance of giving playwrights a place to develop their work. In 2022, HMTC presented its first staged reading, a play written by HMTC Executive Artistic Director Silvia Gonzalez S....

Hanford Multicultural Theater Company (HMTC) is proud to partner with Warriors of the Wind for a special community screening that explores veterans, healing, resilience, and the power of human connection. On August 25 at 7:30 p.m., HMTC will present the cinematic docuseries on the big screen at the Lil’ Brick Theater, 119 ½ N. Douty St. in Hanford. Born from one Marine’s determination to prevent the loss of more friends to the veteran suicide epidemic, Warriors of the Wind travels through...