Jessica Dickey News

Maria Celeste—the brilliant and devoted daughter of Galileo Galilei—steps out of the shadows in Searching for Galileo’s Daughter, the newest addition to the L.A. Theatre Works catalogue of state-of-the-art audio theater.

Manhattan Theatre Club has revealed the lineup for the 2025 Ted Snowdon Reading Series. Performances include How to Draw a Triangle By Jake Brasch, directed by Colm Summers and more. Learn more about the lineup and learn how to purchase tickets.

Alex Lin will be honored with the National Theatre Conference's prestigious Barrie and Bernice Stavis Playwright Award, supported by Jean Bruce Scott and Julie Jensen, presented annually to recognize an outstanding emerging playwright. Learn more!

GALILEO’S DAUGHTER is a strong representation of WAM theater’s mission and values that include “producing theatrical events for everyone, with a focus on women theatre artists and / or stories of women and girls”.

IAMA Theatre Company will host its 7th Annual New Works Festival this December, featuring eight new plays presented as staged readings. See the full lineup and learn how to purchase tickets.

WAM Theatre will present Center of the Universe, an original performance created and performed by WAM’s Elder Ensemble. Directed by Michael Kennedy and KD McTeigue, Center of the Universe takes inspiration from the performers’ own lives, Greek mythology, and Galileo’s Daughter by Jessica Dickey. Learn more!

The cast and creative team have been revealed for WAM Theatre's Fall Main Stage production of Galileo's Daughter by Jessica Dickey. Rattled by a personal crisis, a playwright flees to Florence to study the letter between Galileo and his eldest daughter Maria Celeste. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Caroline Kinsolving will lead the cast in the co-production of GALILEO'S DAUGHTER, a story about two women. Learn more about this compelling performance and its exploration of historical themes.

WAM Theatre announced the cast for GALILEO'S DAUGHTER, running in the Berkshires from Oct. 18 to Nov. 3. The production will feature actors portraying historical figures in a story blending science and faith.

Artistic Director Genée Coreno and Managing Director Molly Merrihew have announced that WAM Theatre's Fall production of Galileo's Daughter by Jessica Dickey (The Amish Project, The Rembrandt, Row After Row) will be a co-production with Central Square Theater.

Lina Patel wins the Cornelia Street Playwriting Award for 2024, recognizing her outstanding contributions to contemporary theater.

WAM Theatre has launhced a BIPOC Production Apprenticeship Program as part of its 15th Anniversary Season. The paid opportunity is designed to provide career development opportunities from college to the field for women-identifying  and non-binary theatre artists from historically marginalized groups.  

Remy Bumppo Theatre Company will present “Punch-Drunk Love Song: Romance on Stage, Screen, and Beyond,” Saturday, March 9, at 8 p.m. Learn more about the event!

​WAM Theatre has unveiled its 2024 season centering new paths and brave futures, through four innovative theatrical stories and a special 15th Anniversary Benefit.

Manhattan Theatre Club has announced the lineup for the 2024 Ted Snowdon Reading Series.

Emmy award-winning actor Richard Schiff (The Good Doctor, The West Wing), Ginnifer Goodwin and fellow Once Upon A Time co-star and real-life husband Josh Dallas, and Shannon Cochran (The Ring) star in a new L.A. Theatre Works audio theater recording of Nan and the Lower Body by playwright Jessica Dickey.

BroadwayWorld chats with playwright Heidi Armbruster about 'Mrs. Christie' her madcap mystery making its West Coast premiere at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley October 4 to 29. Her play is an imaginative and speculative romp that connects the famed mystery writer's 11-day disappearance in 1926 with the story of a present-day woman struggling to find herself.

The latest recipients have been announced for the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Initiative commissions for new theatrical works surrounding themes of science, math, and technology.

Broadway World talks to playwright & actor Jessica Dickey about her captivating new book 'Sistering' written with her sister Danielle Neff, a United Church of Christ pastor, about maintaining their unusually close bond while following very different paths in life.

Rising Phoenix Repertory has announced Amy Berryman as the recipient of this year’s Cornelia Street American Playwriting Award. The honor is presented to an emerging playwright of exceptional work ethic, character, and talent.