Isabelle Chirls

Write Club's 2nd Annual Summer Playfest Returns This August
by Nicole Rosky - Aug 16, 2026

Playfest is WRITE CLUB's short-play festival, giving emerging NYC-based playwrights and directors the resources, venue, and support to bring fully staged (not workshopped) short plays to a live audience, each running 10 to 25 minutes and featuring a cast of 1 to 4 actors. The festival grew out of WRITE CLUB, an artist collective founded in April 2024 by Ethan Manuel Homen and Akari Alishio, built around closing the gap in access to traditional theater spaces for writers from marginalized backgrounds. Last year's inaugural Playfest sold out.

VERY BLUE LIGHT to Open at The Tank, Led by Dom Martello
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 6, 2026

The Tank will present the New York premiere of VERY BLUE LIGHT by Daphne Silbiger, following two women reuniting with a childhood friend in Marfa, Texas amid shifting politics and technology.

VERY BLUE LIGHT to Make New York Premiere at The Tank NYC
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 22, 2026

The Tank NYC and producer Isabelle Chirls will present the New York premiere of Daphne Silbiger's Very Blue Light, directed by Emily Moler, exploring technology, politics, and the natural world in Marfa, TX.

THE 24 HOUR PLAYS NATIONALS Reveals 2026 Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 3, 2026

The 24 Hour Plays revealed the full company for its Nationals intensive in New York and Los Angeles, featuring emerging actors, directors, playwrights, and more culminating in Off-Broadway productions at Classic Stage.

SLANTED FLOORS Returns to Its Greenpoint Apartment for Limited Run
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 22, 2026

SLANTED FLOORS, the site-specific play starring Kyle Beltran and Adam Chanler-Berat, returns to its original Greenpoint apartment for a strictly limited 150-seat engagement, directed by Ryan Dobrin.

ARE YOU LISTENING? New Play Adapted From The Graphic Novel By Tillie Walden Debuts At The Makers’ Space
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 26, 2026

ARE YOU LISTENING?, a new play adapted from Tillie Walden's graphic novel, will premiere at The Makers' Space from February 4-8, 2026. Directed by Ciera Miller.

New Play GRAY MUD by Brie Leftwich to Premiere at Theater for the New City
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 24, 2025

Playwright Brie Leftwich’s Gray Mud will premiere at Theater for the New City from November 7–23, directed by Damayanti Wallace. The play explores adolescence, friendship, and identity at a summer camp in the New Jersey Pine Barrens.

Kyle Beltran and Adam Chanler-Berat to Star in Site-Specific Play for Audience of Five
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 12, 2025

Lucille Lortel and Drama Desk nominee Kyle Beltran and Lortel nominee Adam Chanler-Berat will star in a site-specific play, Slanted Floors, created by Billy McEntee. Learn more!