Chisa Hutchinson

Photos: Stars Walk the Red Carpet at the Dramatists Guild Foundation Gala
by Jennifer Broski - Oct 21, 2025

The Dramatists Guild Foundation hosted its annual Gala  at Ziegfeld Ballroom. This year’s Gala celebrated 25 years of the DGF Fellows program, fostering emerging dramatists through mentorship and collaboration to prepare their next great story for the stage. Check out photos here!

Paulo Szot, Carolee Carmello, Christine Ebersole and More to Join DGF Gala
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 10, 2025

Dramatists Guild Foundation has revealed the line-up for the organization’s annual Gala, including Paulo Szot, Carolee Carmello and more. See the full lineup here!

Dramatists Guild Foundation Reveals Aurin Squire as 2025 Thom Thomas Award Winner
by Stephi Wild - Oct 9, 2025

The Dramatists Guild Foundation (DGF) has announced award-winning playwright, journalist, and multimedia artist Aurin Squire as the recipient of the 2025 Thom Thomas Award.

Dramatists Guild Foundation Names Madeline Myers as 2025 Stephen Schwartz Award Recipient
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 7, 2025

Dramatists Guild Foundation has named musical theater composer and lyricist Madeline Myers as the 2025 recipient of the Stephen Schwartz Award. Learn more here!

Alley Theatre Unveils Casts for the 2025 Alley All New Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 15, 2025

Alley Theatre has revealed the cast for the 2025 Alley All New Festival, a three-day festival of staged readings. Learn more about the upcoming events and see how to purchase tickets!

Executive Director Shane D. Hudson to Depart Primary Stages in Fall 2025
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 4, 2025

Executive Director Shane D. Hudson will depart Primary Stages this fall following a ten-year tenure. Learn more about Hudson and about the changes to the company.

Amber Ruffin to Host 2025 Dramatists Guild Foundation Gala
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 19, 2025

Dramatists Guild Foundation has revealed that Amber Ruffin, Tony, Emmy and Writers Guild nominated writer, comedian and New York Times best-selling author, will return as host of the organization’s annual Gala. Learn more!

En Garde Arts Unveils 2025-2026 Season With Premieres By Hansol Jung & Dustin Wills and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 12, 2025

En Garde Arts has revealed its upcoming 2025-2026 Season that includes two world premieres and five projects in development including two new commissions. Learn more!

Chisa Hutchinson and More to be Honored by Dramatist Guild Foundation
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 6, 2025

Dramatists Guild Foundation has revealed Playwright and Educator Chisa Hutchinson and more will be honored at the organization’s annual Gala on October 20, 2025, at Ziegfeld Ballroom. Learn more!

Alley Theatre Reveals Programming for the 2025 Alley All New Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 4, 2025

Alley Theatre’s All New Festival will return this fall as it features a three-day festival of staged readings. See the lineup here and learn how to purchase tickets.

THE 24 HOUR PLAYS Celebrate The Fifth Anniversary With Secret Show And New Pieces
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 7, 2025

This week, The 24 Hour Plays gathered with artists and supporters in Brooklyn to celebrate the fifth anniversary of The 24 Hour Plays: Viral Monologues. The company held a secret screening last Monday, hosted by alum Hugh Dancy.

Photos: Chisa Hutchinson's AMERIKIN Opens at Primary Stages
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 20, 2025

PRIMARY STAGES is presenting Amerikin, written by Chisa Hutchinson and directed by Jade King Carroll. Get a first look at opening night photos here!

Primary Stages to Present The 2025 Fresh Ink Reading Series
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 5, 2025

PRIMARY STAGES has revealed programming for the 2025 Fresh Ink Reading Series, the first opportunity to hear brand new plays from the playwrights in the Dorothy Strelsin New American Writers Group. Learn more and see how to attend.

Feature: Pulitzer Winner TOPDOG/UNDERDOG Centers Black Stories at Passage Theatre
by Chloe Yang - Mar 4, 2025

In a historic Gothic church turned playhouse in Trenton’s Mill Hill neighborhood, two brothers take the stage in a story that plays for deadly stakes. Passage Theatre Company’s production of Suzan-Lori Parks’ Pulitzer Prize-winning TOPDOG/UNDERDOG marks both a departure and a homecoming for Trenton’s only professional theater company.

Primary Stages: 'WE WILL NOT COMPLY' With New NEA Funding Mandates
by Joshua Wright - Feb 20, 2025

Primary Stages announces that new National Endowment for the Arts mandates may jeopardize current and future federal grants, prompting a board matching grant and a call for donations.

Cast Set for Chisa Hutchinson's AMERIKIN at Primary Stages
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 5, 2025

PRIMARY STAGES will present Amerikin, written by Chisa Hutchinson and directed by Jade King Carroll. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Dramatists Guild Foundation Names Gloria Oladipo As 2024 Thom Thomas Award Winner
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 19, 2024

The Dramatists Guild Foundation has named Gloria Oladipo as the recipient of the 2024 Thom Thomas Award, given annually to an alumnus of the DGF Fellows program who demonstrates great artistic skill. Learn more about Oladipo!

Primary Stages Unveils 2024/2025 Cohorts of Writers Groups
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 18, 2024

PRIMARY STAGES has revealed the 2024/2025 cohorts of the Dorothy Strelsin New American Writers Group and the Echoes Writers Group. Learn more about the groups and about the plays the have been produced.

Chautauqua Theater Company to Commission Musical Adaptation of Kwame Alexander's THE CROSSOVER
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 21, 2024

Chautauqua Theater Company has announced their commission and development of a musical adaptation of The Crossover, the critically acclaimed novel by New York Times best-selling author and Chautauqua Institution's Michael I. Rudell Artistic Director of Literary Arts and writer-in-residence Kwame Alexander.

59E59 Theaters Unveils Winter 2025 Season Productions
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 12, 2024

Discover the upcoming productions for the Winter 2025 season at 59E59 Theaters, featuring a diverse lineup of plays and performances that promise to captivate audiences in New York City. Learn how to purchase tickets.