The Yale School of Drama presents the ninth annual Carlotta Festival of New Plays from May 9 to 16 at the Iseman Theater, 1156 Chapel St., New Haven. The festival is comprised of three fully-produced plays by graduating playwrights performed in repertory with 12 performances over eight days.

The festival is named for Carlotta Monterey, the widow of Eugene O'Neill, who chose Yale University Press as the publisher of her late husband's play "Long Day's Journey into Night."

The plays featured in this year's festival are "Cardboard Piano" by Hansol Jung, "Bird Fire Fly" by Mary Laws, and "Thunderbodies" by Kate Tarker.

Tickets to each play are $20; $10 for students. Tickets may be purchased online at drama.yale.edu; by calling (203) 432-1234; or at the Yale Repertory Theatre Box Office, 1120 Chapel St., New Haven.