Phillip Christian

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!

Dramatists Guild Foundation to Present Work of 2024-2025 Musical Theater and Playwriting Fellows
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 6, 2025

The Dramatists Guild Foundation will present selections of work by the 2024-2025 Class of Musical Theater and Playwriting Fellows. Learn more and see how to attend.

Full Cast and Creative Team Set for THE MAENADS at The Tank
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 27, 2025

The Tank has revealed the full cast and creative team for The Maenads by Stephen Foglia and directed by Phillip Christian Smith. Learn more about the production here!

The Parsnip Ship Releases Six New Audio Plays Featuring Queer Voices And Genre-Defying Stories
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 1, 2025

The Parsnip Ship, the Brooklyn-based audio theater podcast celebrated by The New York Times as one of “5 Podcasts to Bring Theater Into Your Home,” has released six new audio dramas as part of its latest programming slate. The new episodes, available for free across streaming platforms, highlight the company’s commitment to accessibility, community, and fearless storytelling.

HOLES IN THE SHAPE OF MY FATHER and More Set for The Tank Fall 2025 Programming
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 30, 2025

The Tank has revealed their Fall 2025 Core Productions. The fall season will begin in September with Holes in the Shape of My Father, written and performed by Savon Bartley. See the full season here!

Dramatists Guild Foundation Reveals 2024-2025 Fellows Class
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 30, 2024

Dramatists Guild Foundation has revealed the 2024-2025 class of Fellows. The program propels the most promising creative talents to their full potential to help shape the future of theater. Learn more about the Fellows.

Ensemble Studio Theatre Announces New Play Commissions & First Light Festival
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 17, 2024

Ensemble Studio Theatre has announced new play commissions and the First Light Festival, featuring works by emerging playwrights and innovative performances.

Press Play: The Parsnip Podcast Experience to Present Day of Interactive Listening Experiences
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 4, 2024

The Parsnip Ship will present a free in-person day of interactive listening experiences, including live podcast recordings of radio plays and performances by independent musicians.

The Parsnip Ship Will Host PRESS PLAY: The Parsnip Podcast Experience
by Stephi Wild - May 31, 2024

​​​​​​​The Parsnip Ship has announcedPress Play: The Parsnip Podcast Experience, a free in-person day of interactive listening experiences, including two live podcast recordings of radio plays and independent musicians.

Cast & Directors Set For PlayLab Festival
by Stephi Wild - Apr 25, 2024

Florida Repertory Theatre has announced the casts, directors, and stage managers for its 2024 PlayLab Festival. Creative teams and casts, including Florida Rep ensemble members and returning guest artists, alongside others many making their Florida Rep debuts, join five playwrights from New York and Los Angeles, and around the country.

FORGE NYC Reveals Recipients of 2024 FORGE Fellowship
by Stephi Wild - Apr 4, 2024

The arts consultancy and service organization FORGE NYC have announced the recipients of their 2024 FORGE Fellowship.

The Brick Announces Peek Pique Peak Featuring Four Evenings Of Split Bills, Running September 7-10
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 24, 2023

The Brick presents Peek Pique Peak: Split Bills featuring Phillip Christian Smith, lumberob, Lena Engelstein and Jo Warren, Rose Tang, and Nathan Repasz, September 7-10.

FRIGID New York presents The Fire This Time Festival Reading Series
by Stephi Wild - Aug 16, 2023

FRIGID New York will present The Fire This Time Festival Reading Series on Sunday, September 3 at 7pm, Monday, September 11 at 7pm, and Sunday, September 17 at 7pm at The Kraine Theater (85 E 4th St, New York, NY 10003).

Playwrights Foundation Reveals Finalists/Semifinalists For 46th Bay Area Playwrights Festival
by Stephi Wild - Jun 2, 2023

Playwrights Foundation, the West Coast's premier launchpad for exceptional new plays and playwrights, has announced the semifinalists and finalists for the 46th Bay Area Playwrights Festival (BAPF), which will be presented in a hybrid festival (both in-person and streamed attendance options) April 12-21, 2024, per Playwrights Foundation's recent announcement to shift to a biennial festival structure.

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.

Exquisite Corpse Company Reveals Spring Writers Lab Cohort
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 26, 2023

Exquisite Corpse Company will welcome playwrights Aliyah Curry, Ashley Lauren Rogers, Phillip Gregory Burke, Nelson Diaz-Marcano, Madison Wetzell, and Kaela Mei-Shing to the 2023 Writers Lab.

Forge NYC Announces The 2023 Forge Fellows
by Stephi Wild - Apr 6, 2023

Joining FORGE from across the U.S. and the world–and bringing their expertise in a vast array of fields including video game design and hairstyling alongside screenwriting, live performance, visual art and multimedia –these sixteen makers have been awarded a fully-subsidized six-month engagement with FORGE NYC, bookmarked with 14 points of contact curated to help them build the skills, systems, plans, and practices that will carry them not only through their current projects, but their life's work as creators. 

Sunday Morning Michael Dale: The Fire This Time Festival's 13th Year of Spotlighting Early-Career Playwrights From The African Diaspora
by Michael Dale - Jul 10, 2022

With a name lending new urgency to a rhyming couplet from the African-American spiritual 'Mary, Don't You Weep' ('God gave Noah the rainbow sign / No more water, the fire next time') the annual Fire This Time Festival has produced dozens of ten-minutes plays in its mission to 'provide a platform for early-career playwrights from the African diaspora to explore new directions for 21st century theater'.

Cast Announced for 13th Annual The Fire This Time Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 6, 2022

FRIGID New York will present the 13th Annual The Fire This Time Festival at The Kraine Theater, July 7-10. The festival will feature World Premiere 10-minute plays by early career and under-represented playwrights from the African diaspora, co-directed by Zhailon Levingston and actor, writer, director and TFTT alum Tracey Conyer Lee. 

13th Annual The Fire This Time Festival To Play The Kraine Theater in July
by Stephi Wild - May 17, 2022

FRIGID New York will present the 13th Annual The Fire This Time Festival at The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street between 2nd Avenue and Bowery), July 7-10 with performances on Thursday, July 7 at 7pm, Friday, July 8 at 7pm, Saturday, July 9th at 2pm, Saturday, July 9th at 7pm, and Sunday, July 10th at 3pm.