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FROM 145TH TO 98TH STREET Comes to Urbanite Theatre
by Stephi Wild - May 7, 2025

 Urbanite Theatre’s eleventh season will culminate in an exhilarating world premiere of FROM 145TH TO 98TH STREET this month. Learn more about the upcoming performance here!

World Premiere of OAK Comes to the Urbanite Theatre
by Stephi Wild - May 7, 2024

Urbanite Theatre’s milestone tenth season is set to close with the world premiere of OAK, directed by Mikael Burke (May 31-June 30, 2024).

OTHELLO Comes to Bishop Arts Theatre Center in October
by Stephi Wild - Sep 7, 2023

Bishop Arts Theatre Center (BATC) will kick off its 30th Anniversary season with an adaptation of Othello by BATC’s playwright-in-residence Franky D. Gonzalez. Learn more about the play and how to get tickets here!

THAT MUST BE THE ENTRANCE TO HEAVEN Comes to the Urbanite Theatre
by Stephi Wild - May 18, 2023

Urbanite Theatre will present a second World Premiere for its final production of the 2022/23 season, THAT MUST BE THE ENTRANCE TO HEAVEN by Franky D. Gonzalez. This production was first commissioned by Urbanite Theatre in 2020 as part of the Charles Rowan Beye New Play Initiative.

Berkeley Repertory Theatre's The Ground Floor to Celebrate 10th Anniversary With Upcoming Residency Lab
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 4, 2022

Berkeley Repertory Theatre’s Artistic Director Johanna Pfaelzer and Director of the Ground Floor Madeleine Oldham announced the Residency Lab participants and the return to full capacity of the Residency Lab portion of The Ground Floor: Berkeley Rep’s Center for the Creation and Development of New Work.

Urbanite Theatre Announces 2022-2023 Season Featuring a World Premiere, Regional Premiere & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 11, 2022

Urbanite Theatre, Sarasota, Florida's premiere destination for bold, contemporary black-box theater, announced its 2022-23 season, which includes four main productions and two special engagements.

Playwrights' Center Announces 2021-2024 Core Writers
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 24, 2021

As the industry and theater artists grapple with equity and the many issues facing the field, the 2021-2024 Core Writers Mathilde Dratwa, L M Feldman, Franky D. Gonzalez, Yilong Liu, TyLie Shider, Deborah Yarchun, and Nathan Yungerberg will be given the space and support to create over the next three years.

Franky D. Gonzalez Announced as 4 Seasons Residency 2021-22 Recipient Playwright
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 30, 2021

The 4 Seasons Residency has announced the second year of programming in support of playwright Franky D. Gonzalez. The Residency takes a holistic, artist-centered approach to new play development, employing an innovative model of deep collaboration between institutions toward the professional and creative growth of an individual artist.