Playwright Lisa Ramirez’s “All Fall Down” will be a part of the L.A. Writer’s Workshop Festival at the Kirk Douglas Theatre. (photo courtesy of Center Theatre Group)

Los Angeles audiences will have the opportunity to experience new theatre thanks to Center Theatre Group’s L.A. Writers’ Workshop Festival which will take place over the course of two weekends, Sept. 9-11 and Sept. 16-18 at the Kirk Douglas Theatre. For the first time in the history of Center Theatre Group’s L.A. Writers’ Workshop, all 10 playwrights in the group will have their work presented at the Culver City-based theatre.

Since its inception in 2005, Center Theatre Group has supported a cohort of playwrights to help them author new plays with the L.A. Writers’ Workshop. This year 10 women — Jami Brandli, June Carryl, Penelope Lowder, Lisa Ramirez, Jessica Ko, Pia Shah, Judy Soo Hoo, Julie Taiwo Quarles, Tisha Marie Reichle-Aguilera and DeLanna Studi — have worked together over the past months under the guidance of Center Theatre Group Associate Artistic Director Luis Alfaro to write 10 plays, which will be presented for the first time in front of audience members.

“By focusing on writers, all women, telling stories from their individual community perspectives, has resulted in plays that center women and Los Angeles in their narratives,” said Center Theatre Group associate artistic director Luis Alfaro. “The story of Los Angeles is as diverse as these 10 playwrights that are expressing its hopes and dreams, and even more.”

The L.A. Writers’ Workshop Festival includes a variety of stories from women playwrights ranging from female magicians, the exploration of American singer, songwriter and activist Nina Simone, the kinship of teachers, trademarking African culture, as well as Cherokee circular storytelling, to name a few.

Plays by Judy Soo Hoo, Penelope Lowder, Jessica Ko, Pia Shah and Lisa Ramirez will be read Sept. 9 to Sept. 11, followed by June Carryl, Tisha Marie Reichle-Aguilera, Julie Taiwo Quarles, DeLanna Studi, and Jami Brandli on Sept. 16 to Sept. 18. The complete lineup and details about each new work are listed below.

Tickets — $10 for a reading or $30 for a Festival Pass — are currently on sale for the L.A. Writers’ Workshop Festival and are available at centertheatregroup.org or (213)628-2772.