The New Works Development for Disabled Artists (NWD(2)A) program is a partnership between Common Senses and Great Plains Theatre Commons. This program is designed to support Omaha-Metro and surrounding artists who identify as having a disability in the next step of developing a new theatrical work in progress. The experience is formatted to be fully accessible, beginning with the GPTC New Play Festival and ending with a showcase at the Common Senses Festival. It is a celebration of artistic expression that supports unique visionaries and their stories, which make our community, and the world, stronger.

The showcase will feature the works of Abz Cameron and Karma LiLoLa. Abz will share  the process of creating Oh, to Be a Kid Again –  an immersive, play-based installation centered on discovery and exploration as  a means of regulation and reconnection. The installation invites participants into a tactile, low-pressure environment designed to encourage curiosity and interaction without expectation.

Karma LiLoLa  will perform Magna Karma, a 30 minute interactive sensory theatre experience centered on a ritualized world built around transformation, participation, movement, and temporary visual landscapes.

The showcase will culminate in an audience Q&A with the artists.