You have to give the D.C. theater community props for organizing something to keep us poor souls stuck in the city for Labor Day Weekend occupied.

The annual Page-To-Stage festival, held each year at the Kennedy Center, gives sneak peeks at a number of new works currently in development. The best part? No tickets are required, and all the events are free (first come, first served, of course). Here are just a few buzzworthy offerings featured:

The Offensive: Imagine if Borf went political. Or at least coherently political. This work, staged by Art Riot Theatrical Co., features the tale of a 14th century graffiti artist in jail for insulting his country’s leader. (Sunday 7:30 p.m.)

Cautionary Tales for Adults and the Many Adventures of Trixie Trickles: A children’s storybook character delivers satirical life lessons (Sunday 7 p.m.)

Americamisfit: It’s described as “Of Mice And Men meets Natural Born Killers.” And to think it hasn’t been done before. (Saturday 2 p.m.)

Words And Music: The Stephen Schwartz Project: This DCist owes a debt to composer Schwartz, for without his Pippin, staged by high schools everywhere, she may never have developed an interest in theatre. This offering is a new revue of his work (6 p.m. Saturday); Metrostage also shows excerpts from its upcoming new musical as well.

Swansong: A look into what may have happened as Ben Jonson attempted to compile the first folio of Shakespeare’s Work (Monday 7:30 p.m.)

Holding Pattern: Signature’s airport-set play features acclaimed local actress Nancy Robinette, which automatically means we’re interested. (Monday 7:30 p.m.)

The Spindle: Sleeping Beauty + (homosexuality + incest) = Venus Theatre’s work in progress (Sunday 7:30 p.m.)

There are many glimpses into shows we’ll undoubtedly check out later this year, from Synetic’s Frankenstein to Rorschach’s Birds. For a full schedule, check online.