(Photo courtesy of Phoenix Theatre)

This weekend, Phoenix Theatre begins its annual Hormel Festival of New Plays and Musicals. That includes an evening of short new plays and a 24-hour theater project.

Our guests were Pasha Yamotahari, Phoenix Theatre’s resident dramaturge and assistant to the producing artistic director, and playwright Donna Hoke, who has contributed two plays to the new works festival: "Christmas 2.0" and "Survival Strategy."