We’re still in the first, warm days of fall, but Performance Network is hoping you’ll all be in the mood to gather around the fireside — figuratively speaking, anyway.

The four-day Fireside Festival, which offers staged readings of new work from local playwrights, kicks off at the Network on Sunday, September 27, with Joseph Zettelmaier’s “Night Blooming,” followed by: Jason Sebacher’s “Victoriana” on Monday evening; Russ Schwartz’s “Thorstein the Staff-Struck: A Tale from the Icelandic Sagas” on Tuesday; and Kim Carney’s “The War Since Eve” on Wednesday.

All readings happen at 8 p.m. at the Network (120 E. Huron St.), and admission is pay-what-you-can, with a suggested donation of $10. To order tickets, call 734-663-0681, or visit the Performance Network web site, which also contains more details and play summaries.