Dana Leslie Goldstein

New Theatre Developer PlayGround to Celebrate 30 Years with Gala in Four Cities
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 18, 2024

One of the nation’s oldest and most respected developers of new works for the theatre, PlayGround will mark its third decade of incubating new plays by hosting simultaneous parties in New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco on Monday, September 16, 2024. Learn how to attend.

Lineup Set for 2024 EstroGenius Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 29, 2024

FRIGID New York and Manhattan Theatre Source has revealed the plays and playwrights for the 2024 EstroGenius Festival 10-Minute Play Series and the Genius in Development Reading Series at UNDER St. Marks. Learn more about the festival!

AMT Theater Unveils Lineup for 2nd Annual New Play Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 19, 2024

AMT Theater's has revealed the lineup for its 2nd Annual New Play Festival. Learn about the plays being presented!

YI Love Jewish Announces the Acclaimed Cast of A Timely Play Addresing Free Speech On Campus: GO DOWN, MOSES
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 3, 2024

YI Love Jewish, a renowned cultural organization dedicated to fostering understanding and appreciation of Jewish life, culture, language, and history, has announced the cast of its upcoming staged play reading of 'GO DOWN, MOSES,' by Dana Leslie Goldstein. 

Celebrate PlayGround's 30th Anniversary With FLASHBACK: 1994
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 2, 2024

Join PlayGround in celebrating its 30th anniversary with a musical Monday Night inspired by the year of PlayGround's founding, 1994! Admission is free, but reservations are required. Donations accepted.

PlayGround-NY's Season 3 Monday Night PlayGround Blasts Off Next Month with ORIGIN STORY
by Blair Ingenthron - Sep 24, 2023

Thirty-six New York writers have just four-and-a-half days to generate their original scripts inspired by the prompt as they vie for one of six slots in the first round of this year's Monday Night PlayGround, performed at The Producers Club on October 23rd at 7pm ET.

New Ambassadors Theatre Company to Present BLURRING BOUNDARIES Short Play Festival This Month
by Blair Ingenthron - Jun 10, 2023

New Ambassadors Theatre Company will plunge into unexplored depths with seven boundary-pushing short plays amplifying LGBTQ+, BIPOC, and marginalized voices.

PlayGround-NY Concludes Season 2 In-Person With BEST OF PLAYGROUND New York Gala!
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 3, 2023

Playwright incubator PlayGround-NY celebrates the best writers and short works from its second season and its first in-person performance at this year's BEST OF PLAYGROUND-NY GALA, Monday, April 24, 7pm EDT, live at The Producers Club (358 W 44th St) and simulcast online!

Con Vivo Music to Present World Premiere Of CHILLTOWN BOOGIE By Alon Nechushtan in October
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 6, 2022

Con Vivo Music will present the world premiere of Chilltown Boogie by Alon Nechushtan on Sunday, October 2, 2022 at 12:30pm, beginning at J Owen Grundy Pier. This original new opera is inspired by the events surrounding the formation of Hudson County and Jersey City.

Brave New World Rep Presents BNWorks 2022
by Stephi Wild - Jan 26, 2022

Brooklyn's Brave New World Repertory Theatre has announced the fifth edition of its annual new play reading series, Brave New Works 2022: Ditmas Park. In this yearly series, Brave New World Rep (BNW) looks for new plays that address specific hot-button issues of social justice ranging from Race in America and Diversity to Climate Change and Police Reform.

Brave New World Rep to Present BRAVE NEW WORKS 2022: DITMAS PARK
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 4, 2022

In this yearly series, Brave New World Rep (BNW) looks for new plays that address specific hot-button issues of social justice ranging from Race in America and Diversity to Climate Change and Police Reform. This year, the topic is: Stories from the Queer/LGBTQIA+ Community.

American Stage Announces Plays for 21st Century Voices: 2022 New Play Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 23, 2021

American Stage has announced their sixth annual 21st Century Voices: New Play Festival for 2022.  This year’s festival will feature inspiring new plays that focus on multicultural storytelling performed live in-person at American Stage for one weekend Jan. 7-9.

Jewish Plays Project Welcomes Clea Alsip, Gus Birney, Grantham Coleman And More To New Plays In Development
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 25, 2021

The Jewish Plays Project has announced the acting company of the 10th Annual Jewish Playwriting Contest. The ten works feature acclaimed actors including Clea Alsip (M. Butterfly, Nantucket Sleigh Ride), Gus Birney (Dickinson, The Mist), Twinkle Burke (Gotham, Bull), Grantham Coleman (The Great Society, Much Ado About Nothing), and more.

Finalists And Semi Finalists Revealed For 2021 Bay Area Playwrights Festival
by A.A. Cristi - May 4, 2021

Playwrights Foundation, the West Coast's premier launchpad for plays and playwrights, has announced the semi finalists and finalists for the 44th annual Bay Area Playwrights Festival (BAPF) scheduled to stream online July 16-25, 2021.

Female Playwrights Take Center Stage in 10th Annual National Jewish Playwriting Contest
by Stephi Wild - Apr 14, 2021

The Jewish Plays Project has announced its second annual digital contest as part of the 10th Annual Jewish Playwriting Contest. The contest opens on April 15th.

Brave New World Rep Presents GO DOWN MOSES
by Stephi Wild - Mar 23, 2021

Wrapping up its fourth annual new play reading series Brave New Works 2021: Zoom, Brooklyn’s Brave New World Repertory Theatre announces its third and last offering, Go Down Moses by Dana Leslie Goldstein, set for March 28 at 7pm.

Brave New World Repertory Theatre Announces BRAVE NEW WORKS 2021: ZOOM Featuring Blair Underwood and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 28, 2021

Brooklyn’s Brave New World Repertory Theatre has announced its fourth annual new play reading series Brave New Works 2021: Zoom. Brave New Works has sought out new plays that address a number of hot-button issues - Race in America, Diversity, Climate Change, and now Police Brutality and Reform.

Brave New World Repertory Theatre Announces BRAVE NEW WORKS 2021: ZOOM
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 19, 2021

Brooklyn’s Brave New World Repertory Theatre has announced its fourth annual new play reading series Brave New Works 2021: Zoom. Brave New Works has sought out new plays that address a number of hot-button issues - Race in America, Diversity, Climate Change, and now Police Brutality and Reform.

Top 10 Plays Announced In The 10th Annual National Jewish Playwriting Contest
by Stephi Wild - Dec 28, 2020

The Jewish Plays Project has announced the 10 finalists for the 10th Annual Jewish Playwriting Contest. Over 250 playwrights from forty states and eight countries submitted plays to the contest. This year, nine of the 10 finalist plays were written by women, the most in the JPP's history.

Players Club of Swarthmore to Present ALL THE DEAD FROGS as Part of New Play Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 13, 2020

On Wednesday, Oct 21 at 8 pm, the Players Club of Swarthmore will present a live reading, via web streaming, of All the Dead Frogs, a new play by Sam M. Friskey.