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New York Theatre Workshop Announces 2022/23 2050 Artistic Fellows
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 28, 2022

New York Theatre Workshop has announced the playwrights and directors selected for the 2022/23 Season 2050 Artistic Fellowship. The 2022/23 Artistic Fellows are Miranda Cornell, Thaddeus McCants, Aileen Wen McGroddy, Attilio Rigotti, Andrew Rodriguez and Minghao Tu.

Ojai Playwrights Announces 2022 New Works Festival Featuring Vivian Barnes, Lyndsey Bourne, Bill Cain & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 24, 2022

Ojai Playwrights Conference has announced 11 playwrights for the 25th Anniversary New Works Festival taking place August 7-14, 2022, in Ojai, CA, marking a return to in-person workshops and live performances after two years of working online.

Dorset Theatre Festival Adds Staged Reading of I NEED THAT Starring Danny DeVito to Summer Lineup
by Stephi Wild - May 18, 2022

Dorset Theatre Festival has added a star-studded event to its 45th season. The developmental staged reading of I Need That by Theresa Rebeck, directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel, will star Danny DeVito, Lucy DeVito, and Ray Anthony Thomas.

Premiere Stages At Kean University Announces 2022 Premiere Play Festival Finalists
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 8, 2022

Premiere Stages, the professional theatre company in residence at Kean University, has selected its four finalists for the 2022 Premiere Play Festival. Now in its 17th year, the Festival is an annual competition for unproduced scripts that offers developmental opportunities to playwrights with strong affiliations to New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Delaware. This year's finalists were selected from 655 submissions.

Repertorio Español to Present World Premiere Adaptation of Isabel Allende's EVA LUNA
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 6, 2022

Repertorio Español will premiere the stage adaptation of Eva Luna by Caridad Svich based on the celebrated novel of the Chilean-American writer Isabel Allende. The new production will be directed by the Colombian-American director Estefanía Fadul and will premiere on Friday, June 3rd, 2022, at 8 pm on the iconic (Gramercy Arts Theatre) stage.

Premiere Stages at Kean University Announces Semi-Finalists for 2022 Play Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 18, 2022

Premiere Stages, the professional theatre company in residence at Kean University, has announced the 2022 Premiere Play Festival Semi-Finalists.

Andy Boyd, syd island, Philip Santos Schaffer, and Soomi Kim Develop New Work In The Assembly's Deceleration Lab
by Stephi Wild - Mar 4, 2022

The Assembly announces its third cohort of artists in the Deceleration Lab, an initiative to foster new theatrical projects that experiment with multi-perspective and multi-disciplinary models of creation.

Inaugural Short List Announced for 2022 Yale Drama Series Prize
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 25, 2022

The 2022 Yale Drama Series Prize, one of the theatre world’s most prestigious playwriting prizes, announced today the eight plays chosen for its first-ever Short List.

American Blues Theater Announces Blue Ink Award Winner, Mardee Bennett
by Stephi Wild - Feb 18, 2022

American Blues Theater, under the continued leadership of Artistic Director Gwendolyn Whiteside, announces the winner of the 2022 Blue Ink Award is The Reapers on Woodbrook Avenue by Mardee Bennett. As part of the award, Bennett receives a $2,500 cash prize, a staged reading at American Blues Theater, and the opportunity to further develop his script with American Blues Theater.

Nia Calloway, Rachel Lin & More To Develop New Solo Plays For AFO's 2022 Solo Collective
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 4, 2022

All For One Theater has selected 5 playwrights who will create and develop five brand new solo plays as part of All For One's 2022 Solo Collective development series: Nia Calloway (HOMEBODY: A Ritual Party), Rachel Lin (Dear John), Matthew Paul Olmos (the un'admiring), Reynaldo Piniella (Black and Blue), and Jason Odell Williams (Destroying David).

Participants Announced For 2021/2022 Cycle Of The Writers' Room
by Stephi Wild - Oct 27, 2021

The participants are Vivian Barnes, Lisa Sanaye Dring, Weston Gaylord, Nicholas Pilapil, Michael Shayan, and the musical-writing team of Alexandra Kalinowski, Tova Katz and Katie Lindsay.

Moving Arts Presents 8th Annual MADlab's First Look Reading Series This Weekend
by Gigi Gervais - Oct 9, 2021

Moving Arts announced it will present readings of five new plays this weekend, October 9-10, 2021, as part of its Eighth Annual First Look Reading Series.

Jessica Hecht, Drew Droege, Jessica Jade Andres & More to Take Part in THE 24 HOUR PLAYS: VIRAL MONOLOGUES
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 5, 2021

The 24 Hour Plays: Viral Monologues will return on Tuesday, October 5th, with an all new series of unforgettable performances. Eighteen actors have been paired with writers who have crafted unique pieces especially for them. From 6 PM until 10 PM, new monologues will be published every 15 minutes.  

F*It Club to Present THE SPRING FLING: HAPPILY EVER AFTER
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 30, 2021

F*It Club, the New York Innovative Award-winning film and theatre company, will complete ten years of its annual series of short, commissioned world-premiere plays at the IRT Theater as part of their 3B Development Series in Manhattan's West Village with The Spring Fling: Happily Ever After.

Five Young Writers Selected To Be 'National Young Playwrights In Residence' At Echo Theater Company
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 31, 2021

Five early career, young playwrights have been selected as Echo Theater Company “National Young Playwrights in Residence” for 2021-22. The unique NYPR program uses digital platforms to connect young playwrights across the U.S. with professional mentors.

Primary Stages Announces Plans for 2022 In-Person Return, Plus New Artistic Development Programs
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 30, 2021

PRIMARY STAGES has announced new artistic development programs, as well as their path towards reopening to in-person theater in Spring 2022.

Dorset Theatre Festival Announces 2021 Pipeline Presentation Featuring A New Play By Heidi Armbruster
by Stephi Wild - Jul 13, 2021

Heidi Armbruster, will spend three weeks in Vermont developing a new one-woman show directed by Dina Janis that will be presented as a staged reading in a limited series of matinee performances at the Festival's new outdoor stage at Southern Vermont Arts Center. 

14 Playwrights Set For Ojai Playwrights Conference 2021 Season
by Stephi Wild - Jul 8, 2021

Each play will be streamed twice. Full festival passes including both weekends, and separate passes for each weekend are available. Limited individual play tickets will be available at a later date.  Learn more about how to purchase tickets here!

Scenes from ANGELS IN AMERICA, Liesl Tommy and More Take Home 2021 Drama League Awards
by Nicole Rosky - May 21, 2021

Tonight's the night!  The 87th Annual Drama League Awards will be streamed today, May 21, 2021 at 7:00PM ET. Who will win? BroadwayWorld is updating the list live!

Primary Stages Announces Virtual Celebration of 25 Years of The Dorothy Strelsin New American Writers Group
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 19, 2021

PRIMARY STAGES announced today that they will hold a digital celebration for the 25th Anniversary of The Dorothy Strelsin New American Writers Group on Thursday May 20, 2021 at 5pm ET. The evening will also celebrate Noelle Viñas, the recipient of the 2021 Jeffry Melnick Award.

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