SoHo Playhouse has chosen Hungry Women, a new play by Melissa Maney and directed by Iris Dukatt, as a winner of its 2025 Lighthouse Series. The full-length piece will debut at the downtown venue for a six-week Off-Broadway run in May 2026.
New Perspectives Theatre Company will present its 17th annual Women’s Work Short Play Festival, running August 4–9, 2025 at NPTC Studio in Manhattan. Check out photos of the new works below!
This year’s LaBute Festival is filled with six strong scripts that are enhanced by Bryan McLaughlin and Avery Harrison’s direction. Both directors help their actors find and create intriguing characters in completely original stories.
SoHo Playhouse has revealed the six finalists for the 2025 Lighthouse Series. Learn more about the series and see how to attend upcoming performances here!
New Perspectives Theatre Company has announced Artificial Intelligence: The Meganne George Women’s Work Short Play Festival, running August 4–9, 2025 at NPTC Studio, 458 West 37th Street in NYC.
Hungry Women, an audacious and hauntingly funny new play by Melissa Maney, has been named a finalist in Soho Playhouse's Lighthouse Series, a curated festival that uplifts daring new voices in New York theater.
The Tank is presenting Melissa Maney's new play, Emily D - Star-Crossed Employee, as a part of their 'The Tank Presents' series. This marks Maney's second collaboration with The Tank after Emily D was selected for The Tank's 2023 'LimeFest'.
Get ready for an unforgettable summer filled with entertainment as The Tank announces its exciting lineup for the Summer 2023 festivals. Discover the hottest acts and events happening at The Tank's summer festivals, featuring a diverse range of music, comedy, and more. Don't miss out on experiencing the best of entertainment this summer.
'Glitched,' written and directed by Melissa Maney, is a dark fantasy horror story in which a woman faces a phobia on a carnival ride but finds more to fear than she'd bargained for. Theater for the New City's Dream Up Festival will present the play's world premiere August 26 to September 4.
October has come to a close, but not without a few creeps, crawls, and all-out scares-- in the ghouls trick or treating, and on a stage in Greenwich Village. The Players Theatre Short Play and Musical Festival and Be Bold! Productions encourage playwrights to mine this precious resource by offering an annual BOO-themed festival each October. Scroll down for a peek at this year's shows!
On October 5th at 5:30pm, the first staged reading of A Therapy Session with Myself - a new full-length drama about dealing with mental illness - will be presented at the Dramatists Guild Fund's Music Hall.
On October 5th at 5:30pm, the first staged reading of A Therapy Session with Myself - a new full-length drama about dealing with mental illness - will be presented at the Dramatists Guild Fund's Music Hall.