Playwrights Unit News

Goodman Theatre has welcomed seven early-career artists who will join the Theatre for its 99th season as directing fellows and playwrights-in-residence. Learn more about the artists!

Barry Primus's new play, SOUP IN THE SECOND ACT, will be presented at Theater for the New City from September 26 to October 6. Learn more about the resident theater production.

People's Theatre Project announced the 2024 Playwrights Unit cohort featuring Max Garcia, Montserrat Mendez, and Christin Eve Cato. The program will conclude with a Reading Festival in December.

Discover the exciting lineup for Goodman Theatre's Summer 2024 season, featuring a mix of classic plays, contemporary works, and world premieres. Enjoy diverse and dynamic performances all summer long.

Steep Theatre will be back on stage in 2024 with two new productions that continue the company's tradition of bringing new work to Chicago audiences.

Urbanite Theatre’s milestone tenth season is set to close with the world premiere of OAK, directed by Mikael Burke (May 31-June 30, 2024).

Ensemble Studio Theatre will host its Spring 2024 Benefit on Tuesday, May 7 at City Winery, celebrating EST’s past, present, and future.

Experience the 23rd annual Paprika Theatre Festival, a crucial platform for emerging artists in Toronto. Learn more about the events and see how to purchase tickets.

Theatre Passe Muraille will present the World Premiere of their co-production with Silk Bath Collective, WOKING PHOENIX. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

Ensemble Studio Theatre and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation have announced the line-up for the 2024 First Light Festival, part of the EST/Sloan Project to develop plays exploring science and technology.

Playwrights Canada Press releases a new anthology celebrating 2SLGBTQIA+ voices in the theatre community. Explore the diverse and powerful stories of this groundbreaking collection.

The winners of Playhouse on the Square's NewWorks@TheWorks competition have been announced. Find out who will be showcasing their new works in this exciting event.

Palm Beach Dramaworks presents the Perlberg Festival of New Plays, featuring a lineup of exciting new works. Don't miss this opportunity to experience innovative and thought-provoking theater.

The Mill Theatre and Theaterlab present a workshop production of Come Here to Me, a new play by Dianne Nora and directed by Jaclyn Biskup. Performances begin November 1st, running through November 5th.

Learn about the newly introduced Jeff Impact Fellowships by The Jeff Awards, which aim to honor and celebrate the achievements of inspiring multi-hyphenate artists of color. Discover how these inaugural fellowships are recognizing and supporting diversity in the arts industry.

Touchstone Theatre and Ruby Slippers Theatre present the world premiere of HURRICANE MONA, a climate crisis comedy by Pippa Mackie. Playing November 18 - December 3, 2023 at the Historic Theatre, The Cultch.

Audible Inc. celebrates the fifth anniversary of Audible Theater with new shows: The Energy Curfew Music Hour, Nobody Cares starring Laura Benanti, and the world premiere of Dead Outlaw. Read more about these upcoming productions and the expansion of Audible Theater's programming.

Peninsula Players Theatre, America's oldest professional resident summer theater, presents performances of 'Ken Ludwig's Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery' beginning on September 6 for a six-week run at Door County's premiere professional theater. 

Touchstone Theatre has revealed its 2023/24 season programming, a dynamic lineup featuring four unforgettable Canadian works including two long-awaited world premieres. The announcement comes with the news that this will be artistic director Roy Surette's final season with the company, citing his intention to retire as AD but continue his freelance career:

Chicago's Raven Theatre Company today announced Terry Guest as the director for the World Premiere production of brother sister cyborg space, written by Paul Michael Thomson, which runs February 8 - March 17, 2024, at Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark St.