American Playwrights News

The joint effort of Baltimore's theaters to present the entire Pittsburgh Cycle is a cause for celebration, and this production, the second in the cycle, is superb.

Creative Nations, an Indigenous Artists Collective, announced its First Storyteller's Festival, featuring plays and a musical by emerging Indigenous artists. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Signature Theatre has announced Emily Shooltz as the organization’s new Artistic Director. Shooltz will step into the role November 1, following a nationwide search for a dynamic candidate with the experience and daring to carry Signature’s mission and unique producing model into the future.

Esurient Arts will kick off the Houston Black Theatre Week with The All Call Auditions for Black identifying actors and presentations by BIPOC designers and female identifying designers on Sunday, September 22, 2024.

The White Theatre presents a world premiere production of “Tree of Life,” a new two-act play, by Kansas City career writer and playwright Victor Wishna.  “Tree of Life” documents the journey of a sacred “Torah” that has rested in the arc of a small-town Iowa synagogue over more than a century.

American Theater Group (ATG), Central NJ's professional regional theater company, will present the endearing My Italy Story by NJ playwright Joseph Gallo as its 2024-25 Season Opener, followed by the exhilarating and Tony Award-winning musical Purlie written by Ossie Davis, Philip Rose and Peter Udell with music by Gary Geld.

Geffen Playhouse revealed its selection of LA-based writers to participate in the 2024/2025 cycle of The Writers’ Room. Learn more about the writers and the program!

Atlantic Theater Company will present the Judith Champion Caribbean MixFest. Learn more about the programming and see how to purchase tickets.

In Provincetown, Massachusetts, the board, artistic and managing directors of the Provincetown Theater have announced the sixth annual Provincetown American Playwright Awards will be presented during the non-profit’s annual fundraising gala on Sunday, August 25 at the historic Provincetown Inn at One Commercial Street in Provincetown, MA. 

Juilliard has detailed the full programming for its 2024-25 season, with more than 800 live music, dance, and drama performances at the school and beyond. The 2024-25 academic year and performance season offer a wealth of new music, world premieres, and new festivals that bring students, guest artists, and artistic leaders together from different disciplines.

In collaboration with Duluth Playhouse, New Native Theatre will present Fallenstar: The Watchoverers, an exciting new superhero play by Ramón Esquivel. Running October 11 - 13, 2024 at the NorShor Theatre, this Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA) play has been commissioned by the BIPOC Superhero Project.

Hundreds of lovers of new theatre will gather this August for an advance look at tomorrow's hits at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley's 21st Annual New Works Festival, running August 9-18. See the full lineup here!

St Jude's Players will present SILENT SKY by Lauren Gunderson.

The New Harmony Project introduces PlayFest Indy, a new festival celebrating innovative plays and playwrights in Indianapolis.

Playwrights Horizons has announced Casey York as its new Managing Director.

The Board of Trustees of Second Stage Theater have announced that Evan Cabnet, currently Artistic Director of Lincoln Center Theater’s LCT3, will be Second Stage Theater’s new Artistic Director.

Ma-Yi Theater Company has announced a call for applications to the Ma-Yi Writers Lab, the largest resident company of Asian-American playwrights ever assembled.

Urbanite Theatre has announced its 2024/25 season, which will celebrate its eleventh year with three regional premieres and one world premiere, along with the return of the Modern Works Festival.

The short film Music in the Air from Tom Cavanaugh and AJ Ciccotelli will screen on Friday, June 28th at 6:00pm for the Gala Opening Night Shorts Program at Jersey Shore Film Festival. The screening will be held at the Baronet Rooftop at the Asbury Hotel.

In this edition, we hear from Manhattan Theatre Club Artistic Director Lynne Meadow and Executive Director Chris Jennings, who contributed the below essay about their three  Tony-nominated plays, Jaja's African Hair Braiding, Prayer for the French Republic, and Mary Jane.