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Cast & Creative Teams Announced For South Carolina New Play Festival
by Emmy Rice - Jul 12, 2025

SCNPF is a festival like no other, presenting a multi-day lineup of developmental readings of new plays and musicals, outdoor variety shows and street fairs, cabarets, workshops and masterclasses, and a musical theater scholarship contest that transforms Greenville into a hub of theatrical innovation from Thursday, August 7, to Sunday, August 10. 

Ensemble Studio Theatre Announces Spring FIRST LIGHT FESTIVAL
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 8, 2025

Ensemble Studio Theatre and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation have announced the line-up for the Spring 2025 First Light Festival. Since 1998, the EST/Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Science & Technology Project has developed over 300 plays that challenge and broaden the view of science in the popular imagination. 

HAVE YOU MET JANE GOODALL AND HER MOTHER? Extends At Ensemble Studio Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 24, 2025

Ensemble Studio Theatre and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has announced the extension of the world premiere comedy HAVE YOU MET JANE GOODALL AND HER MOTHER? by Michael Walek, an alumnus of the theatre’s Youngblood playwrights program. 

HAVE YOU MET JANE GOODALL AND HER MOTHER? Special Events Announced At Ensemble Studio Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 28, 2025

Three Saturday post-show panel discussions on the scientific, historical, and cultural context have been announced for the world premiere comedy, HAVE YOU MET JANE GOODALL AND HER MOTHER?.

Cast Set For HAVE YOU MET JANE GOODALL AND HER MOTHER? at Ensemble Studio Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jan 27, 2025

Ensemble Studio Theatre will continue the 56th season at EST with a world premiere new comedy HAVE YOU MET JANE GOODALL AND HER MOTHER? by Michael Walek, an alumni of the theatre’s Youngblood playwrights program.

Cast Set For Ensemble Studio Theatre's FRANKLINLAND
by Stephi Wild - Aug 21, 2024

Ensemble Studio Theatre will open its 56th Season with the New York premiere of FRANKLINLAND. Learn more about the full cast here!

Ensemble Studio Reveals Season With Comedies By Lloyd Suh and Michael Walek
by Stephi Wild - Jun 21, 2024

Ensemble Studio Theatre has announced its season, which will include two new comedies by alumni of the theatre’s Youngblood Playwrights Program, commissioned and developed through the EST/Sloan Project.

Ensemble Studio Theatre Unveils Exciting Lineup for the 2023-24 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 9, 2023

Get a sneak peek into the highly anticipated 2023-24 season at Ensemble Studio Theatre, featuring an impressive lineup of plays and events that are sure to captivate theater enthusiasts. Find out what to expect and mark your calendars for an unforgettable theatrical experience.

Ensemble Studio Theatre to Present FIRST LIGHT FESTIVAL Beginning Tomorrow
by Blair Ingenthron - May 6, 2023

Ensemble Studio Theatre (Estefanía Fadul and Graeme Gillis, Co-Artistic Directors) and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (Doron Weber, Vice President and Program Director) have announced the lineup for the 2023 First Light Festival, part of the EST/Sloan Project to develop plays exploring science and technology.  

Jeanne Dorsey's THE KIT: MADE BY MARTHA Will Have Premiere Reading as Part Of The Alfred P. Sloan 2023 First Light Festival
by Stephi Wild - Apr 5, 2023

Bechdel Project and Ensemble Studio Theatre will present the world premiere reading of Jeanne Dorsey's play, The Kit: Made by Martha, directed by Jackson Gay, on May 7th (3pm) and 8th (7pm) in New York City at Alchemical Studios

Mary Elizabeth Hamilton's SMART to Premiere at Ensemble Studio Theatre This Spring
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 23, 2023

Ensemble Studio Theatre and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation have announced that Mary Elizabeth Hamilton, an EST Youngblood Graduate, will make her Off-Broadway debut with her new play SMART.

Ensemble Studio Theatre Announces Sloan Project Commissions
by Stephi Wild - Feb 9, 2023

Ensemble Studio Theatre and The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation have announced new EST/Sloan Project commissions for the 2022-2023 season.

Ensemble Studio Theatre Names Estefanía Fadul and Graeme Gillis New Co-Artistic Directors
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 31, 2023

Ensemble Studio Theatre has appointed Estefanía Fadul and Graeme Gillis the new Co-Artistic Directors of the 55-year-old award-winning off-Broadway theater company.

Ensemble Studio Theatre & the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Announce the 2022 First Light Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 25, 2022

ENSEMBLE STUDIO THEATRE along with The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation have announced the lineup for the 2022 First Light Festival, part of the EST/Sloan Project to develop plays exploring science and technology.  

World Premiere Of WHAT YOU ARE NOW Will Now Begin Previews March 9 at Ensemble Studio Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 13, 2022

Ensemble Studio Theatre and The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation announced today that the World Premiere of what you are now by Sam Chanse (Fruiting Bodies), directed by Steve Cosson (Whisper House), and co-presented by The Civilians (Steve Cosson, Artistic Director), will now begin previews on Wednesday March 9, 2022, out of an abundance of caution for the health and safety of both the production and audiences.

Ensemble Studio Theatre to Present the World Premiere of WHAT YOU ARE NOW
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 3, 2021

ENSEMBLE STUDIO THEATRE and The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation have announced the World Premiere of what you are now by Sam Chanse (Fruiting Bodies), directed by Steve Cosson (Whisper House), co-presented by The Civilians. 

PLAYING ON AIR Announces Summer Season Featuring Tonya Pinkins, Julie Halston, Condola Rashad and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 29, 2020

Audio drama podcast Playing on Air has announced its August 2020 mini-season, featuring four favorite short plays. After a successful spring season, Playing on Air brings back four audio gems.

Ensemble Studio Theatre Has Released Details for the 2020 FIRST LIGHT FESTIVAL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 13, 2020

ENSEMBLE STUDIO THEATRE (EST) (William Carden, Artistic Director) and The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (Doron Weber, Vice-President, Programs) have announced details for the 2020 First Light Festival, part of the EST/Sloan Project to develop plays exploring science and technology.

LITTLE WOMEN Comes to The Hangar Theatre
by Julie Musbach - Jul 30, 2019

The Hangar Theatre Company continues its 45th season with a reimagined take on the classic story, Little Women. This adaptation by Kate Hamill runs August 8-17 with matinee and evening performances. Kate Hamill, a Lansing native and Ithaca College alumna, is currently one of the top five most-produced playwrights in the nation. 

Ensemble Studio Theatre And Radio Drama Network Announce Lineup For 37th Marathon Of One-Act Plays
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 8, 2019

Ensemble Studio Theatre (EST) (William Carden, Artistic Director, Sarah McLellan, Executive Director) and the Radio Drama Network (Melina Brown, President) announced today the lineup for the 37th Marathon of One-Act Plays. This year's selection of fifteen plays were chosen from 1120 submissions. They will be presented across three different series from Sunday, May 12, 2019 through Saturday, June 29, 2019.'