Rachel Leighson

The 7th Annual Rogue Theater Festival To Present 37 New Productions
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 14, 2025

Rogue Theatre Festival (RTF) returns with a bold and eclectic lineup for their 7th annual celebration of new works. This year, the festival will showcase 37 original plays and musicals, including fully staged productions, short plays, staged readings, and digital streaming performances.

Cultivate Theatre Project To Present CLEAN SLATE At Rogue Theatre Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 18, 2025

Cultivate Theatre Project and Rogue Theatre Festival will present the first staged reading of Rachel Leighson's Clean Slate in August. Learn more and see how to attend.

Rogue Theater Festival Unveils Seventh Annual Festival Lineup
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 3, 2025

Rogue Theater Festival is back and bigger than ever, celebrating it's seventh annual festival with works that will be presented by the festival in August, 2025 at The Flea in New York City and streaming on CUR8 globally.

CLEAN SLATE Reading to be Presented by The Larking House This Month
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 7, 2024

The Larking House Theater in Anaheim will host a free Zoom reading of Rachel Leighson's play CLEAN SLATE. The play explores life after a nuclear war through four diverse characters. Learn how to watch!

Uproar Theatrics Acquires Rights To Rachel Leighson's LITTLE EGG, BIG WORLD
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 12, 2024

Uproar Theatrics announced the acquisition of Rachel Leighson's LITTLE EGG, BIG WORLD, now available for licensing. The play, which premiered Off Broadway in 2022, explores themes of family and belonging.

Cultivate Theatre Project Announces Inaugural Cohort And Reading Date In Brooklyn
by A.A. Cristi - May 22, 2024

Cultivate Theatre Project has announced its inaugural cohort and reading date on June 9th at CPR – Center for Performance Research, featuring three new short plays focusing on environmental issues in New York City.

'Shakespeare in the Raw' Production of HENRY V Will Be Performed by First Maria Ensemble and Knickerbocker Players in March
by Stephi Wild - Feb 27, 2024

From March 15 to 17, First Maria Ensemble and Knickerbocker Players will present a 'Shakespeare in the Raw' production of 'Henry V' at Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater, 10 West 64th Street.

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.

Shakespeare Sports Theatre Company to Present Michael Hagins-Helmed Staged Reading of HENRY VI Part 1 and 2
by Blair Ingenthron - Jul 16, 2023

Shakespeare Sports Theatre Company will present a staged reading performance of Henry VI Part I and II directed, adapted, and fight choreographed by Michael Hagins on August 27th at 7:30 pm at The Great Room in South Oxford Space, Art New York, Brooklyn, NY.

Chelsea Pace, Katy Sullivan & Christine Toy Johnson Named Keynote Speakers for 2023 National Women's Theatre Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 14, 2023

The National Women’s Theatre Festival, the nation's largest symposium on gender and theatre, has announced the full schedule of WTFCon23. See full programming!

EXCEPT MR. DICKINSON World Premiere to be Presented by 15th Street Friends
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 12, 2022

15th Street Friends will present the Equity world premiere of August Nigro's 'Except Mr. Dickinson' directed by Jonathan Fluck on October 14, 15, 21, and 22. 

Photos: First Look At LITTLE EGG, BIG WORLD At Theatre Row
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 21, 2022

A story of donor conception and reproductive justice takes the stage with Little Egg, Big World is premiering June 24th at 8pm as part of Broadway Bound Theatre Festival. Get a first look at photos!

Cast Announced For LITTLE EGG, BIG WORLD at Broadway Bound Theatre Festival
by A.A. Cristi - May 19, 2022

Casting has been announced for 'Little Egg, Big World,' a first-of-its-kind play about donor conception, presented by Broadway Bound Theatre Festival.

LITTLE EGG, BIG WORLD To Premiere at Theatre Row, June 2022
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 16, 2022

Following a successful staged reading with the National Women's Theatre Festival, Little Egg, Big World, by Rachel Leighson (Blood on My Mother's Apron) will premiere Off Broadway at Theatre Row for a one-night-only presentation on June 24th at 8:00pm. Courtney Seyl (Compulsion, Mirrors) will direct and Ian McQueen (Cabaret on the Couch, Blood on My Mother's Apron) will produce. This presentation is co-produced by the Broadway Bound Theatre Festival.

National Women's Theatre Festival Presents OCCUPY 22
by Stephi Wild - Jan 25, 2022

The National Women's Theatre Festival proudly presents Occupy The Stage 2022: The Remix! Occupy began in 2016 as a performance-as-protest to the lack of plays being produced by women playwrights across U.S. stages and has become an annual affirmation of the multitudes of brilliant, diverse work being written by women and underrepresented gender playwrights.

Photos: First Look At Rachel Leighson's BLOOD ON MY MOTHER'S APRON
by Stephi Wild - Sep 5, 2021

Marth Brown and Patricia Lawrence lead the cast as Polly and Amelia Dyer. The show is written by Rachel Leighson, directed by Josie McAdam, and produced by Ian McQueen. Get your first look at the cast in costume!

Casting Announced For BLOOD ON MY MOTHER'S APRON
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 30, 2021

Casting has been announced for 'Blood on My Mother's Apron', a new play premiering Off Broadway as part of the Broadway Bound Theatre Festival. Ten years after Jack the Ripper shook British society to its core, another brutal crime hits the headlines: Amelia Dyer is arrested on suspicion of murdering over 300 infants.

BBTF 2021 to Open September 6th At Theatre Row
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 7, 2021

BBTF will be the first theatre festival to open again live at Theatre Row, 410 42nd St. NYC NY September 6 through October 3, 2021. COVID-19 compliant, BBTF looks forward to safely sharing the work of their originally scheduled 2020 Season playwrights, with five additional playwrights, to create the BBTF 2021 Season.

BWW Feature: And The Nominees Are... BEST HOST OR EMCEE
by Stephen Mosher - Dec 14, 2020

It is all about keeping the party going, and the emcees nominated for Broadway World Awards know just how to do that.