The Seven Devils Playwrights Conference announced its 2026 cohort of eight playwrights, selected from a record 966 submissions, for two weeks of free staged readings and workshops in McCall, Idaho.
Play On Shakespeare has expanded its programming by launching new partnerships - including with the award-winning Ojai Playwrights Conference - to commission contemporary playwrights as part of a rigorous translation process.
The Tank will present Capricorn 29, written by Alex Hare and Julia Izumi, and directed by Alex Hare. The hour-long screening will be preceded by a live performance of original songs from Galindo.
California Repertory at CSULB will present Julia Izumi’s Sometimes the Rain, Sometimes the Sea October 2–11, 2025. Directed by Alana Dietze, the whimsical reimagining of The Little Mermaid explores unrequited love, memory, and the chaos of storytelling.
Late in Julia Izumi's play, Akira Kurosawa Explains His Movies and Yogurt (with live and active cultures!), one of the characters asks, 'Is that what the whole yogurt thing is about because I'm not getting it?' It's one of several goofball/meta moments in this very theatrical play and marks the spot where Izumi acknowledges that her chosen title may not make sense. But the play itself very much makes sense.
On May 1, 2025, Emerald Phoenix LLC will present an invitation-only industry reading of Kleban Award-winner Christian Duhamel's new play, THE GIRL WHO TURNED INTO A FEATHER.
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company will present the whimsical world premiere of Akira Kurosawa Explains His Movies and Yogurt (with live and active cultures!). Written and performed by Julia Izumi, directed by Aileen Wen McGroddy.
New Georges has revealed its 2025 Spring Season. The 2025 season will kick off in March with Two Sisters Find A Box of Lesbian Erotica in the Woods. Learn more about the season and see how to purchase tickets.
As Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company marches into its 45th anniversary, the Tony Award-winning theatre announces new shows for 2025. Learn more about the lineup here!
The 49th Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival by Concord Theatricals revealed six winning plays. Learn more about the winners!
Presented by Concord Theatricals, The Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival (OOB), the nation's premier short play competition, has announced that 2010 OOB winner Jen Silverman is this year's Honorary Festival Playwright.
Discover the exciting lineup for the JAW Festival of New Plays, featuring innovative works from emerging playwrights.
The Leah Ryan Fund has announced the winner of the 2024 Leah Prize, Kaela Mei-Shing Garvinʼs Ping Pong Play.
Playwrights Horizons will present Erin Courtney’s You Can’t Hide from Yourself, directed by Kate Bergstrom—the latest episode of Soundstage. Listen now!
Izumi discovered her love for playwriting accidentally while in college. An advanced playwriting class desperately sought students, so Izumi signed up despite not taking the beginner's class. During her senior year of college, she wrote a full-length play. When she watched the staged reading, she realized her truth.
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