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BUILDING THE WALL to Open Off-Broadway with Ripple Effect Artists at Urban Stages
by A.A. Cristi - May 22, 2026

Ripple Effect Artists will present Robert Schenkkan's BUILDING THE WALL in a limited Off-Broadway run at Urban Stages, featuring post-show talkbacks with the Immigration Defense Project and New York Immigration Coalition.

SPF NYC 2025 Short Play Festival Unveils Week Three Winner 
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 26, 2025

The 14th annual Players Theatre NYC Short Play Festival Short officially concluded last weekend with Week 3 at the Players Theatre in the West Village. See the winner here!

New Deal Creative Arts Center & New Players Company Present Free Public Reading Of Louisa Vilardi's New Play TOUGH LOVE
by Stephi Wild - Jan 4, 2020

New Players Company of Ridgewood, NJ and The New Deal Creative Arts Center of Hyde Park, NY present a free public reading of Tough Love, a new play in development written by playwright Louisa Vilardi. Tough Love is a mix of comedy and drama that explores how much it takes to give up or give in when it comes to marriage and family.

New Deal Creative Arts Center Holds Sold Out, Powerful Reading Of Louisa Vilardi's TOUGH LOVE
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 2, 2019

The New Deal Creative Arts Center presented a sold out public reading of Tough Love, a new play written by playwright Louisa Vilardi. The reading was held at Clove Creek Dinner Theater on Sunday, September 29, 2019 to a packed audience. Tough Love is a mix of comedy and drama that explores how much it takes to give up or give in when it comes to marriage and family. An interactive talk back followed the performance and the crowd conveyed how the piece moved them to both laughter and tears. Many expressed their connection to Vilardi's new work and were confident in the future success of the play.

New Deal Creative Arts Center Presents Free Public Reading Of Louisa Vilardi's New Play
by Julie Musbach - Sep 26, 2019

The New Deal Creative Arts Center presents a free public reading of Tough Love, a new play written by playwright Louisa Vilardi, a Hopewell Junction resident. Tough Love is a mix of comedy and drama that explores how much it takes to give up or give in when it comes to marriage and family.