Dramatists Guild News

What happens when a famous musician decides to move in, at least temporarily, with a low-key suburban family? He wants anonymity. They are enthralled with celebrity.

McCarter Theater will welcome audiences to Pearl Cleage's love letter to friendship and the Harlem Renaissance, BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY, on stage in the Berlind Theatre May 6th through the 28th. The play marks the McCarter directorial debut of Associate Artistic Director Nicole A. Watson. 

Playwright incubator PlayGround-Chicago celebrates the best writers and short works from its inaugural season and its first in-person performance at the BEST OF PLAYGROUND-CHICAGO GALA.

To celebrate the upcoming production of shadow/land, playwright Erika Dickerson-Despenza has released a playlist. The production begins performances in the LuEsther Hall with a Joseph Papp Free Performance on Thursday, April 20 and runs through Sunday, May 21. shadow/land officially opens on Thursday, May 4.

Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre has announced the company’s 2023 season of four productions. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets!

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 4/6/2023 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

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

Grippo Stage Company presents the world premiere of Shaw vs. Tunney, written by award-winning playwright Douglas Post and directed by Nick Sandys, based on “The Prizefighter and The Playwright” by Jay R. Tunney, May 25 - July 8, at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave. in Chicago.

Members of the Broadway community and beyond will take part in a concert of select songs from a new queer musical penned by SMJ, Natalie Myrick, & Sarah Flaim on Sunday, April 23rd.

In the short play Dress Blues, two young men, Christopher and Nicholas are partners in The Peak of Chic Boutique, a high-end clothing store on a fashionable street in Boston. A wealthy customer, Mrs. Simmons, wants to make a purchase, but her emotional distress makes things difficult. The middle-aged woman wants something that will make her look her absolute best, so that her husband won't be distracted by the pretty young things in his office.

Playwright incubator PlayGround-NY celebrates the best writers and short works from its second season and its first in-person performance at this year's BEST OF PLAYGROUND-NY GALA, Monday, April 24, 7pm EDT, live at The Producers Club (358 W 44th St) and simulcast online!

Prospect Theater Company's annual Spring Gala will be co-hosted by Ali Ewoldt and Jelani Remy, and will feature presenters including Renée Elise Goldsberry, Telly Leung and more. Learn how to purchase tickets!

The Playwrights Realm will present the 2023 INK’D Festival of New Plays (April 24–27), the annual culmination of their Writing Fellows program.

AEA forms PAC to support members. Biden admin mulls higher visa fees for international artists. Playwright Sarah Mantell wins Susan Smith Blackburn Prize for 'Futurity'. Lucille Lortel Theatre expands, buys building in Chelsea for new works; Caridad Svich and Michael Heitzman named Artistic Directors.

Kumu Kahua Theatre, in collaboration with Bamboo Ridge Press have announced the April prompt for their monthly playwriting contest, Go Try PlayWrite.

This April, the Drama Book Shop will be teaming up with the Dramatists Guild for End of Play. 2023.

The cast is set for the world premiere of Good Bones, the next play from Pulitzer Prize-winner James Ijames.

The Public Theater will present the return of the theater’s acclaimed MOBILE UNIT with a free touring production of THE COMEDY OF ERRORS.

Acclaimed Black Filipinx playwright and Kilroys List honoree Roger Q. Mason will receive a developmental reading of their new play Waiting for a Wake with Page 73 at Open Jar Studios. Learn more about how to attend!

RED BULL THEATER is presenting the first of its two Off-Broadway productions, Arden of Faversham, at the newly renovated Lucille Lortel Theatre. Now is the last chance to see this production! Learn how to purchase tickets.