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PlayPenn Renames Tuition-Free Playwrights Cohort as The Playwright Entrepreneur Program, Reveals 2026 Cohort
by Stephi Wild - Dec 19, 2025

PlayPenn, the national center for new plays and playwrights devoted to nurturing bold new voices in contemporary theatre, has announced its 2025/2026 Cohort and the reimagining of one of its core artistic programs.

Lakewood Playhouse Launches Inaugural FESTIVAL OF NEW VOICES Showcasing Emerging Playwrights
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 11, 2025

Lakewood Playhouse debuts its Festival of New Voices October 15–19, 2025, featuring seven original plays and post-show talkbacks. The festival spotlights emerging playwrights from across the U.S., offering audiences a front-row seat to the development of tomorrow’s theatre.

La MaMa Umbria's 2023 Playwrights To Present Work At La MaMa Experimental Theater Club
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 19, 2024

Experience ten new plays from the 2023 La MaMa Umbria Playwright Retreat at La MaMa Experimental Theater Club, June 21-23.

ViBe Theater Experience Names New Co-Executive Directors Beryl Briane Ford And Michelan Le'Monier
by A.A. Cristi - May 17, 2022

viBe Theater Experience's Board of Directors have announced the appointment of Beryl Briane Ford and Michelan Le'Monier as the organization's new Executive Co-Directors. The organization has been under their interim leadership in this capacity since November 2021, and viBe's Board unanimously approved their permanent appointments in March 2022.

Premiere Stages At Kean University Announces 2022 Premiere Play Festival Finalists
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 8, 2022

Premiere Stages, the professional theatre company in residence at Kean University, has selected its four finalists for the 2022 Premiere Play Festival. Now in its 17th year, the Festival is an annual competition for unproduced scripts that offers developmental opportunities to playwrights with strong affiliations to New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Delaware. This year's finalists were selected from 655 submissions.

Premiere Stages at Kean University Announces Semi-Finalists for 2022 Play Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 18, 2022

Premiere Stages, the professional theatre company in residence at Kean University, has announced the 2022 Premiere Play Festival Semi-Finalists.

Center Theatre Group Announces 2021-2022 L.A. Writers' Workshop Participants
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 11, 2021

Center Theatre Group has selected participants for the 2021-2022 L.A. Writers' Workshop, where local playwrights are invited to spend a year in residence at the company researching and writing new works with the feedback from artistic staff and their fellow writers.

American Blues to Host Reading of Award Winning Play By Yussef El Guindi
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 3, 2021

American Blues Theater, under the continued leadership of Artistic Director Gwendolyn Whiteside, announces a virtual reading of the winner of the 2021 Blue Ink Playwriting Award, Refugee Rhapsody by Yussef El Guindi, directed by Kaiser Ahmed. 

CHANGEMAKERS World Premiere Announced, Featuring 20 Original, Short Plays & Musicals Inspired by Community Leaders
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 26, 2021

Now streaming online, Changemakers, a collection of 20 original, two-minute plays and musicals inspired by community leaders, activists, and front-line workers who have fought for change over the course of the past year.

Seven Writers Selected For Echo Theater Company's 2021 Playwrights Lab
by A.A. Cristi - May 13, 2021

Los Angeles-based Echo Theater Company, dedicated to creating new work for the theater, has announced the names of seven playwrights who will participate in the company's 2021 Playwrights Lab.

American Blues Theater Names Yussef El Guindi 2021 Blue Ink Playwriting Award Winner
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 11, 2021

American Blues Theater has announced the winner of the 2021 Blue Ink Playwriting Award is Refugee Rhapsody by Yussef El Guindi. A staged reading of his play will be presented as part of the virtual 2021 Blue Ink Playwriting Festival.

Virtual Theatre This Weekend: July 11-12- with Audra McDonald, Andrea Burns & More!
by Nicole Rosky - Jul 11, 2020

This weekend (July 11-12) in live streaming: Audra McDonald sings with Seth Rudetsky, Andrea Burns takes over at Stars in the House and so much more!

The Alternative Theater Company Announces The Cast Of BelieveAbility Reading
by Stephi Wild - Jun 18, 2020

The Alternative Theater Company presents BELIEVEABILITY, the July 12th Second Virtual Reading in a series of 10-minute original plays that explore  the subject of faith from refreshing and relevant points of view. 

New Jersey Theatre Alliance's Stages Online Offers Digital Content For All Ages During Difficult Times
by A.A. Cristi - May 7, 2020

New Jersey Theatre Alliance has announced the launch of Stages Online. Stages Online is a digital platform for audiences to engage with virtual opportunities from New Jersey's professional theatres within the safety of their homes. 

Dreamcatcher Repertory Theatre Offers Online MEET THE ARTIST New Play Readings
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 27, 2020

Dreamcatcher Repertory Theatre, professional Theatre in Residence at the Oakes Center in Summit, will present its annual Meet the Artist new play reading series on Wednesdays, May 6, 13, and 20. All readings will take place on Zoom, and require advance registration.

Primary Stages Announces Additional Programming for PRIMARY PLUS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 14, 2020

PRIMARY STAGES announced today additional programming for Primary Plus, a series of online programs aimed at helping artists connect with Primary Stages and with each other. For additional details about each program and the most up-to-date information please visit primarystages.org/explore/primary-plus.

CBS Announces Writers For Its '2019-2020 Writers Mentoring Program' Initiative
by Kaitlin Milligan - Oct 23, 2019

CBS today announced the six writers selected to participate in the 2019-2020 Writers Mentoring Program. Since its inception in 2004, the program has served to provide mentorships, access and opportunity for writers.

Producer Patrick Jerome Premieres ASSASSIN BEHIND THE GLASS at the Boston International Film Festival
by Kaitlin Milligan - Mar 5, 2019

 'Assassin Behind the Glass' is a contemporary urban story that questions whether 'snitching' is an honorable virtue, a death sentence, or perhaps a little bit of both.

LOVE>> Film Screenings Presents Filmmakers Trumping Hate
by BWW News Desk - Feb 9, 2017

'As artists, we have to respond; we have to say something...' chandra thomas, an actor-writer-producer, made that statement to a friend after the 2016 election during the heightening spike in hate and violence against marginalized people in this country.

LOVE>> Film Screenings Presents Filmmakers Trumping Hate
by BWW News Desk - Jan 31, 2017

'As artists, we have to respond; we have to say something...' chandra thomas, an actor-writer-producer, made that statement to a friend after the 2016 election during the heightening spike in hate and violence against marginalized people in this country.