SoftLaunch 2026

SoftLaunch is a weekend-long performance festival/conference that seeks nothing less than a complete reinvention of what theatre can be. Installation art, immersive and participatory performances, improvised music composition, and solo shows disguised as multimedia breakdowns and yoga classes—all these types of projects and more have found a home in SoftLaunch. The rule is: If your project does not fit the normal theatre mode, it belongs in SoftLaunch. Audience members can wander as they wish to see different performance experiments that range from workshop to fully produced, and everywhere in between. The Gordon Square Theatre and the James Levin Theatre are ADA-compliant. The former features a ramped entrance, and the latter features a patron elevator. Both have an all-gender, wheelchair-accessible restroom. Soft Launch performances will take place in both of these theatres as well as rooms, lobbies, hallways, nooks, and landings around CPT's main building. These non-traditional performance spaces vary in their accessibility. January 15, 2026 - January 17, 2026 Performances: 7:00-10:30pm, Thu/Fri/Sat, Jan 15–17, Various locations around the CPT campus. Thursday: $20 Friday and Saturday: $30 (General Admission), $20 (Students/Seniors) Weekend Pass: $50. 1 patron per pass, includes admission to multiple days and 1 complimentary drink ticket. Choose-What-You-Pay General Admission (Limited): Rush, day-of tickets available in person only at the door on a first-come, first-served basis, starting at 6pm each night. 20 $1 & 20 $10 tickets for a total of 40 available per performance.