The Dramatists Guild Foundation celebrated Tony and Academy Award nominee and Grammy Winner Henry Krieger on Tuesday, December 11, at a salon hosted by Leonard Majzlin.
The Dramatists Guild of America is the originator of the Dramatists Guild Fellows program, with a mission is to enhance the sense of community among developing American dramatists by offering a year-long workshop designed to augment their training with practical experience and career information resources.
In keeping with their mission of supporting emerging writers, the Dramatists Guild Foundation (DGF) hosted some award-winning student writers at their recent gala in New York City. The winners of theNext Generation Works Thespian Playworks and Thespian Musicalworks writing competitions for members of the International Thespian Society (ITS) were the Foundation's guests at the invitation of Rachel Routh, DGF Executive Director.
In anticipation of White Ribbon day, also known as the International Day for the eradication of violence against women, NewYorkRep will present a staged reading and town hall discussion of A BAD NIGHT, a new docu-drama co-written by Nicole Pandolfo and Amy E. Witting, at Playwrights Horizons, this Sunday November 18that 12:00pm and 3:00pm. Markus Potteris set to direct.
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Last night, the Dramatists Guild Foundation (DGF) held its annual Dramatists GuildFoundation Gala at the Manhattan Center in NYC. BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos from the event below!
A Therapy Session with Myself, a full-length, semi-autobiographical drama by Anthony J. Piccione about the inner struggles of living with mental illness and Asperger's syndrome, premieres January 2019 at the Hudson Guild Theatre, 441 W 26th Street, as part of the New York Theatre Festival's 2019 NYWinterfest.
The Tank (Meghan Finn and Rosalind Grush, Artistic Directors) will present the world premiere of Kev Berry's THE ORANGE TERROR CYCLE, PART 1: CHAPTERS 1-20 directed by Alex Tobey. The cast will include Kev Berry, Alejandro Cervantes, Rachel Horwitz, and Teresa Langford. Performances are November 11 and 12 at 7:00 PM. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at http://thetanknyc.org/.
On November 1st, The Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival, headquartered in Auburn, N.Y., will begin accepting submissions for new musicals in all stages of development to be considered for the 2019 season of The PiTCH. The PiTCH is a new works series offering residency and retreat for creative teams, and the opportunity to develop and "pitch" their new musical to engaged and enthusiastic audiences. Teams benefit from dialogue and feedback immediately following their "pitch." Submission deadline is Nov. 30, 2018.
Dramatists Guild Foundation would like to formally announce the 2018-2019 class of DGF Fellows. The new Fellows class includes Rae Binstock, Erika Dickerson-Despenza, Mathilde Dratwa, Benjamin Velez and Aryanna Garber, Melissa Li and Kit Yan, Charles Gershman, Nambi E. Kelley, and Zack Zadek.
The Dramatists Guild Foundation (DGF) will honor writer, lyricist and composer Sheldon Harnick at their annual DGF Gala on Monday, November 12 at Manhattan Center in NYC. In addition to celebrating one of American theater's most-beloved creators, the evening will shine a light on two esteemed patrons of the arts: Estee Lauder Companies' Executive Group President John Demsey and Chairman of Douglas Elliman's Retail Group Faith Hope Consolo.
The Dramatists Guild Foundation celebrated Tony Award nominee Kyle Jarrow on Monday, October 1, at a salon hosted by DGF Advisory Board Member Kara Unterberg. Kyle presented songs from across his entire body of work, and the evening featured performances from Tony Award nominee Lauren Worsham.
Williams Street Repertory (Founding Artistic Director Richard Kuranda) is excited to present the world premiere of Deborah Yarchun's (2017 - 2018 Dramatists Guild Foundation Fellow)"Bomber's Moon" at Raue Center For The Arts. This dark, romantic and intense two-character drama opens September 28, 2018 and runs select dates through October 21, 2018.
TodayTix will celebrate its five-year anniversary with a concert to benefit Dramatists Guild Foundation (DGF) New Voices program, on September 24th at 7:30pm at National Sawdust in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
The eleventh season of New York Theatre Barn's New Works Series continues today, September 4, 2018 with pre-premieres of two new musicals: Borders and Inside My Head.
The eleventh season of New York Theatre Barn's New Works Series continues on Tuesday, September 4, 2018 with pre-premieres of two new musicals: Borders and Inside My Head.
Premiere Stages at Kean University will present Nicole Pandolfo's 'Brick City' from September 6 to September 23. Broadwayworld.com NJ had the opportunity to interview Pandolfo about her writing career and Brick City.
Williams Street Repertory (Founding Artistic Director Richard Kuranda) is excited to announce the world premiere of Deborah Yarchun's (2017 - 2018 Dramatists Guild Foundation Fellow, ) "Bomber's Moon" at Raue Center For The Arts. An homage to 1930s films with a contemporary twist, this dark, romantic and intense two-character drama explores identity, isolation and encounters that can alter the course of one's life. "Bomber's Moon" opens September 28, 2018, and runs select dates through October 21, 2018.
Capital Stage presents its annual new works festival PLAYWRIGHTS' REVOLUTION, a series of staged readings of new plays. As Sacramento's leader of bold, thought-provoking theatre, Capital Stage created PLAYWRIGHTS' REVOLUTION, to identify and develop new plays and playwrights.
The Dramatists Guild of America is pleased to announce more recipients of their annual awards, which will be presented at their national conference on Saturday, July 28, 2018, at The Hilton Midtown in New York.
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