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Hedgerow Theatre Company Unveils 2025�"26 Mainstage Season and New Accessibility Initiatives
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 15, 2025

Hedgerow Theatre Company has announced its 2025–26 Mainstage season, featuring four productions—including three regional premieres—and a slate of new accessibility programs.

Refracted Theatre Company Reveals Final Two Plays in THE SHORTLIST
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 25, 2025

Refracted Theatre Company has revealed the final two plays as part of the The Shortlist: A Refracted Festival at the Den Theatre. Learn more about the festival here!

Hedgerow Theatre Will Open 2025�"26 Season With Marie Jones’ FLY ME TO THE MOON
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 23, 2025

Hedgerow Theatre Company will launch its 2025–26 season with Fly Me to the Moon by Northern Irish playwright Marie Jones. Directed by Emma Gibson and starring Barrymore Award winners Marcia Saunders and Susan McKey.

Refracted Theatre Company to Present THE SHORTLIST, A Refracted Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 16, 2025

Refracted Theatre Company will present The Shortlist: A Refracted Festival at the Den Theatre. Learn more about upcoming events and see how to purchase tickets.

Playwrights Foundation Reveals Finalists and Semi-Finalists for 47th BAY AREA PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 27, 2025

Playwrights Foundation has revealed the semifinalists and finalists for the 47th Bay Area Playwrights Festival, which will be presented in a hybrid festival. Learn more!

DREAM HOU$E & More Set for Refracted Theatre Company 2025 - 2026 Season
by Josh Sharpe - Mar 27, 2025

Refracted Theatre Company has shared its 2025 season, including Dream Hou$e, written by Eliana Pipes and directed by Laura Alcalá Baker, and Role Call, Refracted’s series of free, community reading series.

Short Play Anthology ALL GOOD THINGS MUST BEGIN Out Now
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 28, 2024

The Arts & Climate Initiative and Centre for Sustainable Practice in the Arts released an anthology of short plays, ALL GOOD THINGS MUST BEGIN, exploring future visions with themes of regeneration and justice. Learn more!

Hedgerow Theatre to Stream US Premiere of Tim Crouch's BEGINNERS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 26, 2024

Hedgerow Theatre Company will stream Tim Crouch's Beginners. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets!

US Premiere Of Tim Crouch's BEGINNERS Comes to Hedgerow Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Mar 27, 2024

Hedgerow Theatre Company will welcome audiences across generations to Beginners, a wonderfully inventive play by Obie Award-winning theatre-maker Tim Crouch that explores a time of pivotal transition and the “wafer-thin divide between childhood and adulthood.”

Gloucester Stage Will Present WATER'S RISING: Festival Of New Climate Action Plays
by Stephi Wild - Mar 26, 2024

GLOUCESTER STAGE COMPANY has announced the inaugural launch of its festival, Water's Rising: Festival of New Climate Action Plays. Timed to coincide with Earth Day, this inaugural festival will showcase staged readings of three new plays that delve into the multifaceted themes of climate change.

Hedgerow Theatre Extends Production Of Enda Walsh's THE NEW ELECTRIC BALLROOM
by Blair Ingenthron - Feb 24, 2024

Hedgerow Theatre Company is currently presenting The New Electric Ballroom, a modern classic from the pen of Irish playwright Enda Walsh. Learn more about the extension here!

New Australian Play AFTER REBECCA Comes to The Fringe Stage
by Blair Ingenthron - Feb 18, 2024

Internationally produced writer Emma Gibson (War Stories, Tourmaline, Johnny Castellano is Mine, The Pyjama Girl) reimagines Daphne Du Maurier's gothic novel Rebecca if it was written today. Learn more about the production here!

Hedgerow Theatre to Kick Off The New Year With Enda Walsh's THE NEW ELECTRIC BALLROOM
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 9, 2024

Hedgerow Theatre presents Enda Walsh’s The New Electric Ballroom, a modern classic that explores the complexities of women of a certain age. Directed by Emma Gibson, this production features an all-female design and production team.

Finalist Scripts Revealed For The Women's Prize For Playwriting 2023
by Stephi Wild - Dec 19, 2023

The Women’s Prize for Playwriting, produced by Ellie Keel and Paines Plough, has announced the five finalist scripts for The Women’s Prize for Playwriting 2023, selected from 1,002 entries.

Shortlisted Scripts Revealed For The Women's Prize For Playwriting 2023
by Stephi Wild - Nov 24, 2023

The Women's Prize for Playwriting, produced by Ellie Keel and Paines Plough, today announces the 20 shortlisted scripts for The Women's Prize for Playwriting 2023, selected from 1,002 entries. Launched in 2019, the Prize is designed to celebrate and support exceptional playwrights who identify as female or non-binary by providing them with a national platform.

Longlisted Scripts Revealed For The Women's Prize For Playwriting 2023
by Stephi Wild - Oct 26, 2023

The Women's Prize for Playwriting has announced the 50 longlisted scripts for The Women's Prize for Playwriting 2023, selected from 1,002 entries.

ALL GOOD THINGS MUST BEGIN Launches Downstage's 20th Season
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 25, 2023

To kick off their 20th season, Downstage is coming together with the Immigrant Council for Arts Innovation and Climate Change Theatre Action for All Good Things Must Begin, from November 17 - 19, 2023 at Motel Theatre, Arts Commons.

Needs More Work Productions Presents Climate Activism In The Groundbreaking Show TOMORROW
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 23, 2023

Join Needs More Work Productions for the premiere of 'Tomorrow,' a collection of short plays exploring climate justice. Don't miss this engaging and thought-provoking show!

Finalists/Semifinalists Revealed For 46th Bay Area Playwrights Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 1, 2023

Playwrights Foundation, the West Coast's premier launchpad for exceptional new plays and playwrights, has revealed the semifinalists and finalists for the 46th Bay Area Playwrights Festival, which will be presented in a hybrid festival.

Pittsburgh Public Theater Announces 2022/2023 New Play Contest
by Stephi Wild - Nov 16, 2022

Pittsburgh Public Theater has announced the third annual New Play Contest. The competition is open to writers based in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia.