Lauren Yee News

PlayGround announces a call for playwrights for its 2026-27 Writers Pool across San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago, with applications due by April 30, 2026.

Lauren Yee’s Mother Russia has extended its run at Signature Theatre. Performances will now run through March 22 at the Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre.

South Coast Repertory has revealed the lineup for the 28th Pacific Playwrights Festival, anchored by two world premieres of fully staged productions.

Read reviews for Mother Russia at Signature Theatre, the New York premiere of Lauren Yee’s dark comedy directed by Teddy Bergman. The production stars Steven Boyer, Adam Chanler-Berat, Rebecca Naomi Jones, and David Turner and runs through March 15.

The Blank Theatre is now seeking submissions from playwrights 19 years of age and younger for its 34th Annual Young Playwrights Festival. The festival is a nationwide competition that produces the work of 12 young writers each year.

The Spring 2026 season has officially begun, and with it, comes new plays for theatre lovers of all kinds. Whether you live for intense dramas or would rather escape with zany comedies, there's something for everyone both on and off-Broadway in February 2026.

What's happening off-Broadway? BroadwayWorld is here to guide you through the top picks for theatre this month. February is filled with world premieres featuring well-known stars. See the full list!

Works & Process will present a chance to go behind the scenes with Signature Theatre resident artists Lauren Yee and Heather Christian about their upcoming productions: Mother Russia and Animal Wisdom.

The Jewish Plays Project has announced the 7 finalists for the 15th National Jewish Playwriting Contest, chosen from over 325 submissions from 27 states and 7 countries.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is December 5, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

The cast has been revealed for Signature Theatre's upcoming off-Broadway production of Lauren Yee’s Mother Russia. Performances are scheduled from Feb. 3 through March 15 at the Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre.

Throughout spring 2026, Works & Process will present a full slate of dynamic programs at Guggenheim New York, along with a special Martha Graham Dance Company performance at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice on May 8, coinciding with the opening of the Venice Biennale.

The Fall 2025 season is in full swing, and with it, comes new plays for theatre lovers of all kinds. Whether you live for intense dramas or would rather escape with zaney comedies, there's something for everyone both on and off-Broadway in Winter 2025/26.

The Denver Center Theatre Company has announced playwrights, dates, and details for the 2026 Colorado New Play Summit (CNPS). The 20th annual festival will take place over one weekend on February 14-15.

Center Theatre Group is offering a slate of artistic programming that helps identify and support the next generation of great plays and playwrights. Learn more!

The Dramatists Guild Foundation hosted its annual Gala  at Ziegfeld Ballroom. This year’s Gala celebrated 25 years of the DGF Fellows program, fostering emerging dramatists through mentorship and collaboration to prepare their next great story for the stage. Check out photos here!

East West Players has announced updates to its upcoming production lineup, along with a special celebration highlighting 60 years of artistic achievement. Learn more here!

The Dramatists Guild Foundation will present selections of work by the 2024-2025 Class of Musical Theater and Playwriting Fellows. Learn more and see how to attend.

Westminster University’s theatre season will kick off with The Hatmaker’s Wife from award-winning playwright Lauren Yee, directed by Dr. Kimberly Jew. Students will perform in The Hatmaker’s Wife in the Dumke Student Theatre.

Westminster University Theatre Department will present Lauren Yee’s The Hatmaker’s Wife October 2–4 and October 9–11, 2025, at the Dumke Student Theatre in Salt Lake City.