Playwrights Horizons

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Playwrights Horizons History

Playwrights Horizons is a writer's theater dedicated to the support and development of contemporary American playwrights, composers and lyricists, and to the production of their new work. In a city rich with cultural offerings, Playwrights Horizons' 50-year-old mission is unique; we are the only major theater in New York with this specific mission. We have distinguished ourselves by the caliber of our work and our steadfast commitment to the voice of the American writer. It is a mission that is always timely, and it is essential to the future of the American theater.

Shows at the Playwrights Horizons

DATES PRODUCTION

9/30/2026 - Jerome (2026)
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6/30/2026 - Rheology (2026)
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6/30/2026 - The Dinosaurs (2026)
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5/31/2026 - No Singing in the Navy (2026)
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12/31/2025 - 2/23/2025 The Antiquities (2024)

12/31/2025 - Hold Me in the Water (2025)

12/31/2025 - 12/19/2025 Practice (2025)

12/31/2025 - Nothing Can Take You from the Hand of God (2025)
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5/30/2025 - 7/6/2025 Prince F****t (2025)

2/26/2025 - 3/26/2025 The Great Privation (2025)

10/10/2024 - 11/17/2024 In the Amazon Warehouse Parking Lot (2024)

2/21/2024 - 4/14/2024 Teeth (2024)

10/6/2023 - 12/17/2023 Stereophonic (2023)

5/19/2023 - 6/25/2023 Wet Brain (2023)

2/12/2023 - 3/19/2023 The Trees (2023)

10/28/2022 - 12/11/2022 Downstate (2022)

6/22/2022 - 7/10/2022 Corsicana (2022)

1/19/2022 - Tambo & Bones (2022)

5/15/2020 - A Boy's Company Presents: (2021)

2/14/2020 - Unknown Soldier (2020)

9/13/2019 - 11/17/2019 Heroes of the Fourth Turning (2019)

5/24/2019 - A Strange Loop (2019)

2/15/2019 - If Pretty Hurts Ugly Must Be a Muhfucka (2019)

11/25/2018 - Noura (2018)

9/1/2018 - 10/14/2018 I Was Most Alive with You (2018)

6/1/2018 - 7/15/2018 Log Cabin (2018)

4/13/2018 - 5/27/2018 Dance Nation (2018)

3/16/2018 - 4/29/2018 This Flat Earth (2018)

1/11/2018 - 2/25/2018 Miles for Mary (2018)

12/15/2017 - 1/28/2018 Mankind (2018)

8/2/2017 - For Peter Pan on her 70th Birthday (2017)

6/19/2017 - 6/19/2017 Hollywood Nurses (2017)

5/19/2017 - 7/2/2017 Bella: An American Tall Tale (2017)

2/17/2017 - 4/2/2017 The Light Years (2017)

11/11/2016 - 12/23/2016 Rancho Viejo (2016)

9/30/2016 - 11/13/2016 A Life (2016)

8/19/2016 - 10/2/2016 Aubergine (2016)

5/13/2016 - 6/26/2016 Indian Summer (2016)

11/20/2015 - 1/3/2016 Marjorie Prime (2015)

5/16/2014 - 6/29/2014 Fly By Night: A New Musical (2014)

3/28/2014 - 5/11/2014 Your Mother's Copy of the Kama Sutra (2014)

2/7/2014 - 3/23/2014 Stage Kiss (2014)

11/15/2013 - 12/29/2013 The (Curious Case of the) Watson Intelligence (2013)

5/8/2013 - 7/7/2013 Far From Heaven (2013)

3/22/2013 - 5/26/2013 The Call (2013)

2/15/2013 - 4/17/2013 The Flick (2013)

11/24/2012 - 1/13/2013 The Great God Pan (2012)

10/12/2012 - 12/15/2012 The Whale (2012)

8/24/2012 - 10/28/2012 Detroit (2012)

11/19/2011 - 12/23/2011 Maple and Vine (2011)

8/19/2011 - 9/25/2011 Completeness (2011)

5/12/2011 - 7/3/2011 The Shaggs: Philosophy of the World (2011)

2/25/2011 - 4/17/2011 Kin (2011)

12/10/2010 - 1/30/2011 A Small Fire (2011)

8/24/2010 - 10/31/2010 Me, Myself & I (2010)

4/30/2010 - 6/13/2010 The Burnt Part Boys (2010)

1/29/2010 - 3/21/2010 Clybourne Park (2010)

9/24/2009 - 11/22/2009 Circle Mirror Transformation (2009)

6/9/2009 - Our House (2009)

3/3/2009 - 3/15/2009 The Savannah Disputation (2009)

12/9/2008 - 12/21/2008 Prayer for My Enemy (2008)

9/16/2008 - 10/3/2008 Three Changes (2008)

6/3/2008 - 6/22/2008 Saved (2008)

5/10/2008 - 6/22/2008 Saved (2008)

3/12/2008 - 4/20/2008 The Drunken City (2008)

3/4/2008 - 3/30/2008 Dead Man's Cell Phone (2008)

2/8/2008 - 3/30/2008 Dead Man's Cell Phone (2008)

12/11/2007 - 12/23/2007 Doris to Darlene A Cautionary Valentine (2007)

9/18/2007 - 9/30/2007 100 Saints You Should Know (2007)

6/3/2007 - 6/26/2007 Crazy Mary (2007)

1/30/2007 - 2/18/2007 Frank's Home (2007)

12/5/2006 - 12/17/2006 Floyd and Clea Under the Western Sky (2006)

12/5/2006 - 12/17/2006 Floyd and Clea Under the Western Sky (2006)

9/21/2006 - 10/15/2006 The Pain and the Itch (2006)

7/5/2006 - 7/29/2006 River Deep (2006)

6/20/2006 - 7/9/2006 The Busy World is Hushed (2006)

4/2/2006 - 4/16/2006 Pen (2006)

3/7/2006 - 4/9/2006 Grey Gardens (2006)

3/7/2006 - 4/30/2006 Grey Gardens (2006)

1/20/2006 - 2/4/2006 River Deep (2006)

11/29/2005 - 1/1/2006 Miss Witherspoon (2005)

10/30/2005 - 11/20/2005 Manic Flight Reaction (2005)

9/25/2005 - 10/9/2005 Fran's Bed (2005)

5/17/2005 - 5/29/2005 Memory House (2005)

2/24/2005 - 3/13/2005 On the Mountain (2005)

12/1/2004 - 12/19/2004 Rodney's Wife (2004)

9/23/2004 - 10/10/2004 People Be Heard (2004)

5/25/2004 - 6/13/2004 Chinese Friends (2004)

2/17/2004 - 3/28/2004 Small Tragedy (2004)

11/14/2003 - 12/21/2003 Juvenilia (2003)

10/26/2003 - 11/14/2003 Wilder (2003)

9/28/2003 - 10/12/2003 Recent Tragic Events (2003)

5/27/2003 - 8/3/2003 I Am My Own Wife (2003)

3/13/2003 - 3/30/2003 My Life With Albertine (2003)

2/18/2003 - 3/30/2003 My Life With Albertine (2003)

10/21/2001 - 11/4/2001 Light Years (2001)

6/5/2001 - 6/17/2001 The Credeaux Canvas (2001)

2/16/2001 - 3/25/2001 Lobby Hero (2001)

12/12/2000 - 1/21/2001 The Wax (2000)

9/8/2000 - 10/15/2000 The Butterfly Collection (2000)

6/20/2000 - 7/6/2000 The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin (2000)

6/20/2000 - 7/6/2000 The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin (2000)

10/28/1999 - 11/28/1999 James Joyce's The Dead (1999)

10/28/1999 - 11/28/2000 James Joyce's The Dead (1999)

5/26/1999 - 6/20/1999 Goodnight Children Everywhere (1999)

3/21/1999 - 3/26/1999 The Moment When (1999)

3/14/1999 - 4/18/1999 Betty's Summer Vacation (1999)

1/9/1999 - 1/23/1999 Lobster Alice (1999)

12/16/1998 - 1/3/1998 Freedomland (1998)

10/4/1998 - 10/25/1998 The Uneasy Chair (1998)

6/15/1998 - 7/5/1998 Lillian (1998)

4/23/1998 - 5/10/1998 From Above (1998)

2/1/1998 - 2/22/1998 Gun-shy (1998)

12/14/1997 - 12/28/1997 Mud, River, Stone (1997)

9/28/1997 - 10/19/1997 Plunge (1997)

6/8/1997 - 6/15/1997 Baby Anger (1997)

4/27/1997 - The Young Girl and the Monsoon (1997)

3/11/1997 - 3/11/1997 Violet (1997)

3/11/1997 - 4/6/1997 Violet (1997)

1/5/1997 - 1/19/1997 Cloud Tectonics (1997)

11/10/1996 - 11/17/1996 Demonology (1996)

10/20/1996 - 11/10/1996 Fit to Be Tied (1996)

5/19/1996 - 6/9/1996 Arts & Leisure (1996)

2/9/1996 - 3/24/1996 Floyd Collins (1996)

10/20/1995 - 11/26/1995 The Monogomist (1995)

4/15/1995 - 5/26/1995 Police Boys (1995)

2/10/1995 - 3/26/1995 Jack's Holiday (1995)

9/16/1994 - 1/1/1995 A Cheever Evening (1994)

4/29/1994 - 6/10/1994 Moe's Lucky Seven (1994)

2/21/1994 - 2/21/1994 Avenue X (1994)

1/28/1994 - 4/3/1994 Avenue X (1994)

12/5/1993 - 1/2/1994 An Imaginary Life (1993)

9/21/1993 - 11/6/1993 Sophistry (1993)

9/14/1993 - 10/10/1993 Young Playwrights Festival (1993) (1993)

4/30/1993 - 7/11/1993 Later Life (1993)

3/17/1993 - 3/28/1993 Sophistry (1993)

2/5/1993 - 3/21/1993 The Heliotrope Bouqet by Scott Joplin & Louis Chauvin (1993)

12/9/1992 - 12/20/1992 Man in His Underwear (1992)

10/30/1992 - 12/13/1992 On the Bum (1992)

9/15/1992 - 10/11/1992 Young Playwrights Festival (1992) (1992)

6/9/1992 - 7/19/1992 Flaubert's Latest (1992)

4/29/1992 - 5/10/1992 Little Egypt (1992)

4/7/1992 - 5/24/1992 The End of the Day (1992)

1/29/1992 - 2/9/1992 Man, Woman, Dinosaur (1992)

12/11/1991 - 12/22/1991 Four Short Operas (1991)

11/15/1991 - 2/23/1992 Marvin's Room (1991)

9/24/1991 - 10/20/1991 Young Playwrights Festival (1991) (1991)

4/5/1991 - 6/2/1991 The Old Boy (1991)

3/1/1991 - 6/30/1991 The Substance of Fire (1991)

12/18/1990 - 2/16/1991 Assassins (1990)

10/19/1990 - 12/9/1991 Subfertile (1990)

9/11/1990 - 10/6/1990 Young Playwrights Festival (1990) (1990)

6/28/1990 - 6/28/1990 Falsettoland (1990)

6/13/1990 - 6/24/1990 Miriam's Flowers (1990)

6/8/1990 - 8/12/1990 Falsettoland (1990)

5/6/1990 - 5/27/1990 Once on This Island (1990)

4/6/1990 - 4/6/1990 Once On This Island (1990)

1/30/1990 - 3/21/1990 When She Danced (1990)

12/18/1989 - 12/19/1989 Assassins (1989)

9/12/1989 - 10/8/1989 Young Playwrights Festival (1989) (1989)

2/27/1989 - 3/19/1989 Gus and Al (1989)

11/18/1988 - 2/19/1989 The Heidi Chronicles (1988)

9/27/1988 - 11/27/1988 Saved from Obscurity (1988)

9/13/1988 - 10/8/1988 Young Playwrights Festival (1988) (1988)

5/27/1988 - 6/26/1988 Right Behind the Flag (1988)

4/26/1988 - 4/26/1988 Lucky Stiff (1988)

4/26/1988 - Lucky Stiff (1988)

1/27/1988 - 2/7/1988 Cold Sweat (1988)

1/11/1988 - 2/7/1988 Another Antigone (1988)

11/11/1987 - 11/29/1987 Laughing Wild (1987)

9/15/1987 - 10/11/1987 Young Playwrights Festival (1987) (1987)

5/14/1987 - 5/31/1987 Three Postcards (1987)

5/14/1987 - 5/31/1987 Three Postcards (1987)

2/19/1987 - 3/1/1987 The Maderati (1987)

12/16/1986 - 1/11/1987 Black Sea Follies (1986)

11/13/1986 - 11/13/1986 Highest Standard of Living (1986)

11/13/1986 - 11/30/1986 Black Sea Follies (1986)

9/16/1986 - 10/12/1986 Young Playwrights Festival (1986) (1986)

6/9/1986 - 6/9/1986 Into the Woods (1986)

6/5/1986 - 6/15/1986 The Nice and the Nasty (1986)

4/2/1986 - 10/26/1986 The Perfect Party (1986)

2/27/1986 - 3/16/1986 Little Footsteps (1986)

1/1/1986 - 1/1/1986 Miami (1986)

11/20/1985 - 12/8/1985 Anteroom (1985)

9/28/1985 - 10/14/1985 Paradise! (1985)

9/28/1985 - 10/14/1985 Paradise! (1985)

7/10/1985 - 7/21/1985 Raw Youth (1985)

6/5/1985 - 6/16/1985 Fighting International Fat (1985)

4/7/1985 - 4/28/1985 Young Playwrights Festival (1985) (1985)

1/24/1985 - 2/17/1985 Life and Limb (1985)

11/14/1984 - 1/6/1985 Romance Language (1984)

6/13/1984 - 7/1/1984 Elm Circle (1984)

12/15/1983 - Isn't it Romantic (1983)

11/8/1983 - 1/15/1984 Baby with the Bathwater (1983)

7/6/1983 - 7/31/1983 Sunday in the Park with George (1983)

3/3/1983 - 3/3/1983 America Kicks Up Its Heels (1983)

3/3/1983 - 3/27/1983 America Kicks Up Its Heels (1983)

6/30/1982 - 8/27/1982 Herringbone (1982)

6/16/1982 - 6/16/1982 Herringbone (1982)

5/13/1982 - 3/13/1983 Geniuses (1982)

2/24/1982 - 7/17/1982 The Dining Room (1982)

10/16/1981 - 2/21/1981 Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You/ The Actor's Nightmare (1981)

5/20/1981 - 9/26/1981 March of the Falsettos (1981)

5/20/1981 - 9/26/1981 March of the Falsettos (1981)

4/1/1981 - 4/1/1981 March of the Falsettos (1981)

12/3/1980 - 12/3/1980 Coming Attractions (1980)

12/3/1980 - 4/12/1981 Coming Attractions (1980)

5/31/1980 - 6/28/1980 Fables For Friends (1980)

5/16/1980 - 6/15/1980 Passione (1980)

4/17/1980 - 5/4/1980 Survival Kitsch (1980)

1/14/1980 - 8/31/1980 Table Settings (1980)

12/8/1979 - 12/18/1979 In Trousers (1979)

10/24/1979 - 11/18/1979 Justice (1979)

9/29/1979 - Boo Hoo (1979)

5/17/1979 - 5/27/1979 Sweet Main Street (1979)

4/22/1979 - 4/30/1979 Don't Tell Me Everything (1979)

4/19/1979 - 5/6/1979 The Terrorists (1979)

4/3/1979 - 4/5/1979 The Songs of Jonathan Tunick (1979)

3/21/1979 - 4/1/1979 Table Settings (1979)

2/21/1979 - 2/21/1979 In Trousers (1979)

2/21/1979 - 3/18/1979 In Trousers (1979)

1/24/1979 - 1/29/1979 Breaking and Entering (1979)

1/18/1979 - 1/28/1979 The Vienna Notes (1979)

12/5/1978 - 12/17/1978 Living At Home (1978)

11/14/1978 - 11/19/1978 Say Goodnight Gracie (1978)

4/18/1978 - Hooters (1978)

2/23/1978 - Shay (1978)

1/12/1978 - Three Sons (1978)

12/1/1977 - Two Small Bodies (1977)

11/3/1977 - S.W.A.K. (1977)

10/21/1977 - Angel City (1977)

10/20/1977 - Gogol (1977)

6/16/1977 - Cracks (1977)

5/17/1977 - Earthworms (1977)

4/13/1977 - For the Use of the Hall (1977)

3/10/1977 - Fair Weather Friends (1977)

2/7/1977 - 2/7/1977 Mademoiselle Colombe (1977)

12/9/1976 - Rebeccah (1976)

12/8/1976 - Gemini (1976)

11/11/1976 - Rio Grande (1976)

6/3/1976 - Paradise (1976)

5/27/1976 - 6/5/1976 Cakes With the Wine (1976)

5/13/1976 - 5/22/1976 The Caseworker (1976)

4/22/1976 - 5/1/1976 Magritte Skies (1976)

4/1/1976 - 4/18/1976 Perched On a Gabardine Cloud (1976)

3/17/1976 - 3/28/1976 The Boss (1976)

3/17/1976 - 3/21/1976 Pup (1976)

2/26/1976 - 3/13/1976 The Spelling Bee (1976)

2/19/1976 - 2/28/1976 The Public Good (1976)

2/11/1976 - 2/15/1976 The Teacher's Room (1976)

2/3/1976 - Stop the Parade (1976)

1/29/1976 - 2/7/1976 Ocean Walk (1976)

1/15/1976 - 2/1/1976 Vanities (1976)

12/18/1975 - 12/28/1975 Guy Gauthier's Ego Play (1975)

12/17/1975 - 1/4/1976 Winner Take All (1975)

12/4/1975 - 12/6/1975 Matt, the Killer (1975)

11/25/1975 - 12/14/1975 Report to the Stockholders (1975)

11/17/1975 - 11/21/1975 Glance of a Landscape (1975)

11/6/1975 - 11/23/1975 The Lymorth Millions (1975)

10/16/1975 - 11/2/1975 A Quality of Mercy (1975)

9/25/1975 - 10/12/1975 Clair and the Chair/ Professor George (1975)

6/24/1975 - 6/27/1975 Swan Dive (1975)

6/22/1975 - 6/29/1975 Mississippi Moonshine (1975)

5/30/1975 - 6/1/1975 Leander Stillwell (1975)

5/24/1975 - 5/31/1975 Beethoven/ Karl (1975)

5/15/1975 - 5/18/1975 I Remember the House Where I Was Born (1975)

5/10/1975 - 5/17/1975 Brain Damage (1975)

5/2/1975 - 5/4/1975 The Catch (1975)

4/26/1975 - 5/3/1975 New York! New York! (1975)

4/18/1975 - 4/20/1975 Casserole (1975)

4/12/1975 - 4/19/1975 The Coroner's Plot (1975)

3/29/1975 - 4/5/1975 Rhinegold (1975)

3/21/1975 - 3/23/1975 The Edsel Was a Mistake (1975)

3/15/1975 - 3/22/1975 An Evening with Ma Bell (1975)

3/7/1975 - 3/9/1975 Augusta (1975)

3/1/1975 - 3/8/1975 Mission (1975)

2/15/1975 - 3/22/1975 The First Week in Bogota (1975)

1/30/1975 - 2/4/1975 Carcass Chrome (1975)

6/19/1974 - 6/29/1974 Cowboy Pictures (1974)

4/4/1974 - 4/6/1975 Demons: A Possession (1974)

- Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play (2013)

- The Patron Saint of Sea Monsters (2013)

- Bootycandy (2014)

- The Christians (2015)

News

BEST FOR BABY World Premiere and More Set for Chautauqua Theater Company 2026 Season Photo

BEST FOR BABY World Premiere and More Set for Chautauqua Theater Company 2026 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 8, 2026

Chautauqua Theater Company has unveiled its 2026 mainstage season, featuring the world premiere of Best for Baby, a larger-than-life comedy by Sharyn Rothstein directed by Oliver Butler, and more.

Lachat Farm to Present the World Premiere of HOLE IN THE WALL Photo

Lachat Farm to Present the World Premiere of HOLE IN THE WALL
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 7, 2026

Lachat Farm, produces the world premiere of Hole in the Wall, a comedy written by Richard Rogers-Award winning playwright Jeff Hughes, directed by Christopher Denham, the multi-talented actor-writer-director whose screen credits famously include Oppenheimer, Argo, Shutter Island, and Billions.

Damon Daunno, Andy Grotelueschen and More to Star in THE ROVER at Red Bull Theater Photo

Damon Daunno, Andy Grotelueschen and More to Star in THE ROVER at Red Bull Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 7, 2026

Red Bull Theater has revealed details of the next presentation of the all new season of OBIE Award-winning Revelation Readings. Red Bull’s Revelation Readings series will continue with The Rover.

GIRL CRIME Sells Out World Premiere In Boston Photo

GIRL CRIME Sells Out World Premiere In Boston
by Stephi Wild - Jan 7, 2026

The world premiere workshop of Girl Crime, a new play by award-winning Chicago playwright Kendall Grenolds (A is For Festival, Playwrights Horizons) will open to a sold-out limited run at the Boston Center for the Arts this weekend.

Angie Schworer, Lauren Lopez, And Marcus M. Martin To Star In Industry Reading of New Photo

Angie Schworer, Lauren Lopez, And Marcus M. Martin To Star In Industry Reading of New Mockumentary Play PRAIRIE PARK
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 5, 2026

Prairie Park, a new mockumentary play by T.J. Pieffer, will be presented in an invitation-only industry reading on Friday, January 9, 2026, produced by Pipe Dream in association with Davenport Theatrical Enterprises.

Last Chance to Vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Off-Broadway Awards; Leads Best Musica Photo

Last Chance to Vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Off-Broadway Awards; Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 29, 2025

This is the last chance to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Off-Broadway Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Final Weeks to Vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Off-Broadway Awards Photo

Final Weeks to Vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Off-Broadway Awards
by BWW Awards - Dec 22, 2025

We're in the final weeks to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Off-Broadway Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

David Henry Hwang's M. BUTTERFLY to be Presented at San Francisco Playhouse Photo

David Henry Hwang's M. BUTTERFLY to be Presented at San Francisco Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 17, 2025

San Francisco Playhouse will present M. Butterfly by David Henry Hwang. Inspired by the trial of Bernard Boursicot, this drama reimagines Puccini’s opera Madama Butterfly through the story of a French diplomat’s affair with a Chinese opera singer.

Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Off-Broadway Awards; BEAU Leads Photo

Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Off-Broadway Awards; BEAU Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 15, 2025

The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Off-Broadway Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

TEETH The Musical Will Make New Jersey Premiere in 2026 Photo

TEETH The Musical Will Make New Jersey Premiere in 2026
by Stephi Wild - Dec 15, 2025

Asbury Park Theater Company has announced their full lineup of 7 productions for the 2026 season. Under the Producing Artistic Direction of Anthony D’Amato, the company will present the New Jersey premiere of TEETH the musical.

Cast Set For THE DINOSAURS at Playwrights Horizons Photo

Cast Set For THE DINOSAURS at Playwrights Horizons
by Stephi Wild - Dec 11, 2025

Casting has been announced for The Dinosaurs at Playwrights Horizons. The production was written by Jacob Perkins and directed by Les Waters. Performances will run February 4 - March 1, 2026 at the The Judith O. Rubin Theater.

Soho Theatre's Verity Bargate Award Returns in January Photo

Soho Theatre's Verity Bargate Award Returns in January
by Stephi Wild - Dec 11, 2025

Soho Theatre has announced the 2026 submissions launch for the Verity Bargate Award, the UK’s longest established playwriting prize sponsored by Character 7.

Justin Anderson Taylor's UNBLINKING EYE To Receive Industry Presentation At Theaterla Photo

Justin Anderson Taylor's UNBLINKING EYE To Receive Industry Presentation At Theaterlab
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 10, 2025

The Flying Carpet Theatre Company, NextStage Productions and Shotgun Curly Productions will present an invite only industry presentation of Unblinking Eye, a visceral new work about the wars we no longer see by Justin Anderson Taylor.

Review Roundup: MARJORIE PRIME Opens On Broadway Starring Cynthia Nixon, June Squibb, Photo

Review Roundup: MARJORIE PRIME Opens On Broadway Starring Cynthia Nixon, June Squibb, Danny Burstein and More
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 8, 2025

Marjorie Prime, the existential drama from Jordan Harrison is now playing at the Helen Hayes Theater, directed by Anne Kauffman. The production stars Danny Burstein, Christopher Lowell, Cynthia Nixon, and June Squibb in the title role of Marjorie Prime.

Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Off-Broadway Awards Photo

Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Off-Broadway Awards
by BWW Awards - Dec 8, 2025

The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Off-Broadway Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Playwrights Horizons Frequently Asked Questions

What show is next for Playwrights Horizons?

Playwrights Horizons's next show is Jerome which begins performances on 9/30/2026.

What when was Playwrights Horizons built?

Playwrights Horizons was built in 1971.

How many seats does Playwrights Horizons have?

Playwrights Horizons has 198 seats.

What were the longest running shows at Playwrights Horizons?

Subfertile which ran from 10/19/1990 to 12/9/1991, The Antiquities which ran from 1/11/2024 to 2/23/2025, James Joyce's The Dead which ran from 10/28/1999 to 11/28/2000, Demons: A Possession which ran from 4/4/1974 to 4/6/1975 and

What show is currently in Playwrights Horizons?

Playwrights Horizons's current show is Teeth which began performances on 2/21/2024.

Videos

Shows at the Playwrights Horizons
DATES			PRODUCTION
9/30/2026	-		Jerome (2026) Click Here to Buy Tickets
6/30/2026	-		Rheology (2026) Click Here to Buy Tickets
6/30/2026	-		The Dinosaurs (2026) Click Here to Buy Tickets
5/31/2026	-		No Singing in the Navy (2026) Click Here to Buy Tickets
12/31/2025	-	2/23/2025	The Antiquities (2024)
12/31/2025	-		Hold Me in the Water (2025)
12/31/2025	-	12/19/2025	Practice (2025)
12/31/2025	-		Nothing Can Take You from the Hand of God (2025) Click Here to Buy Tickets
5/30/2025	-	7/6/2025	Prince Ft (2025)
2/26/2025	-	3/26/2025	The Great Privation (2025)
10/10/2024	-	11/17/2024	In the Amazon Warehouse Parking Lot (2024)
2/21/2024	-	4/14/2024	Teeth (2024)
10/6/2023	-	12/17/2023	Stereophonic (2023)
5/19/2023	-	6/25/2023	Wet Brain (2023)
2/12/2023	-	3/19/2023	The Trees (2023)
10/28/2022	-	12/11/2022	Downstate (2022)
6/22/2022	-	7/10/2022	Corsicana (2022)
1/19/2022	-		Tambo & Bones (2022)
5/15/2020	-		A Boy's Company Presents: (2021)
2/14/2020	-		Unknown Soldier (2020)
9/13/2019	-	11/17/2019	Heroes of the Fourth Turning (2019)
5/24/2019	-		A Strange Loop (2019)
2/15/2019	-		If Pretty Hurts Ugly Must Be a Muhfucka (2019)
11/25/2018	-		Noura (2018)
9/1/2018	-	10/14/2018	I Was Most Alive with You (2018)
6/1/2018	-	7/15/2018	Log Cabin (2018)
4/13/2018	-	5/27/2018	Dance Nation (2018)
3/16/2018	-	4/29/2018	This Flat Earth (2018)
1/11/2018	-	2/25/2018	Miles for Mary (2018)
12/15/2017	-	1/28/2018	Mankind (2018)
8/2/2017	-		For Peter Pan on her 70th Birthday (2017)
6/19/2017	-	6/19/2017	Hollywood Nurses (2017)
5/19/2017	-	7/2/2017	Bella: An American Tall Tale (2017)
2/17/2017	-	4/2/2017	The Light Years (2017)
11/11/2016	-	12/23/2016	Rancho Viejo (2016)
9/30/2016	-	11/13/2016	A Life (2016)
8/19/2016	-	10/2/2016	Aubergine (2016)
5/13/2016	-	6/26/2016	Indian Summer (2016)
11/20/2015	-	1/3/2016	Marjorie Prime (2015)
5/16/2014	-	6/29/2014	Fly By Night: A New Musical (2014)
3/28/2014	-	5/11/2014	Your Mother's Copy of the Kama Sutra (2014)
2/7/2014	-	3/23/2014	Stage Kiss (2014)
11/15/2013	-	12/29/2013	The (Curious Case of the) Watson Intelligence (2013)
5/8/2013	-	7/7/2013	Far From Heaven (2013)
3/22/2013	-	5/26/2013	The Call (2013)
2/15/2013	-	4/17/2013	The Flick (2013)
11/24/2012	-	1/13/2013	The Great God Pan (2012)
10/12/2012	-	12/15/2012	The Whale (2012)
8/24/2012	-	10/28/2012	Detroit (2012)
11/19/2011	-	12/23/2011	Maple and Vine (2011)
8/19/2011	-	9/25/2011	Completeness (2011)
5/12/2011	-	7/3/2011	The Shaggs: Philosophy of the World (2011)
2/25/2011	-	4/17/2011	Kin (2011)
12/10/2010	-	1/30/2011	A Small Fire (2011)
8/24/2010	-	10/31/2010	Me, Myself & I (2010)
4/30/2010	-	6/13/2010	The Burnt Part Boys (2010)
1/29/2010	-	3/21/2010	Clybourne Park (2010)
9/24/2009	-	11/22/2009	Circle Mirror Transformation (2009)
6/9/2009	-		Our House (2009)
3/3/2009	-	3/15/2009	The Savannah Disputation (2009)
12/9/2008	-	12/21/2008	Prayer for My Enemy (2008)
9/16/2008	-	10/3/2008	Three Changes (2008)
6/3/2008	-	6/22/2008	Saved (2008)
5/10/2008	-	6/22/2008	Saved (2008)
3/12/2008	-	4/20/2008	The Drunken City (2008)
3/4/2008	-	3/30/2008	Dead Man's Cell Phone (2008)
2/8/2008	-	3/30/2008	Dead Man's Cell Phone (2008)
12/11/2007	-	12/23/2007	Doris to Darlene A Cautionary Valentine (2007)
9/18/2007	-	9/30/2007	100 Saints You Should Know (2007)
6/3/2007	-	6/26/2007	Crazy Mary (2007)
1/30/2007	-	2/18/2007	Frank's Home (2007)
12/5/2006	-	12/17/2006	Floyd and Clea Under the Western Sky (2006)
12/5/2006	-	12/17/2006	Floyd and Clea Under the Western Sky (2006)
9/21/2006	-	10/15/2006	The Pain and the Itch (2006)
7/5/2006	-	7/29/2006	River Deep (2006)
6/20/2006	-	7/9/2006	The Busy World is Hushed (2006)
4/2/2006	-	4/16/2006	Pen (2006)
3/7/2006	-	4/9/2006	Grey Gardens (2006)
3/7/2006	-	4/30/2006	Grey Gardens (2006)
1/20/2006	-	2/4/2006	River Deep (2006)
11/29/2005	-	1/1/2006	Miss Witherspoon (2005)
10/30/2005	-	11/20/2005	Manic Flight Reaction (2005)
9/25/2005	-	10/9/2005	Fran's Bed (2005)
5/17/2005	-	5/29/2005	Memory House (2005)
2/24/2005	-	3/13/2005	On the Mountain (2005)
12/1/2004	-	12/19/2004	Rodney's Wife (2004)
9/23/2004	-	10/10/2004	People Be Heard (2004)
5/25/2004	-	6/13/2004	Chinese Friends (2004)
2/17/2004	-	3/28/2004	Small Tragedy (2004)
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10/26/2003	-	11/14/2003	Wilder (2003)
9/28/2003	-	10/12/2003	Recent Tragic Events (2003)
5/27/2003	-	8/3/2003	I Am My Own Wife (2003)
3/13/2003	-	3/30/2003	My Life With Albertine (2003)
2/18/2003	-	3/30/2003	My Life With Albertine (2003)
10/21/2001	-	11/4/2001	Light Years (2001)
6/5/2001	-	6/17/2001	The Credeaux Canvas (2001)
2/16/2001	-	3/25/2001	Lobby Hero (2001)
12/12/2000	-	1/21/2001	The Wax (2000)
9/8/2000	-	10/15/2000	The Butterfly Collection (2000)
6/20/2000	-	7/6/2000	The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin (2000)
6/20/2000	-	7/6/2000	The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin (2000)
10/28/1999	-	11/28/1999	James Joyce's The Dead (1999)
10/28/1999	-	11/28/2000	James Joyce's The Dead (1999)
5/26/1999	-	6/20/1999	Goodnight Children Everywhere (1999)
3/21/1999	-	3/26/1999	The Moment When (1999)
3/14/1999	-	4/18/1999	Betty's Summer Vacation (1999)
1/9/1999	-	1/23/1999	Lobster Alice (1999)
12/16/1998	-	1/3/1998	Freedomland (1998)
10/4/1998	-	10/25/1998	The Uneasy Chair (1998)
6/15/1998	-	7/5/1998	Lillian (1998)
4/23/1998	-	5/10/1998	From Above (1998)
2/1/1998	-	2/22/1998	Gun-shy (1998)
12/14/1997	-	12/28/1997	Mud, River, Stone (1997)
9/28/1997	-	10/19/1997	Plunge (1997)
6/8/1997	-	6/15/1997	Baby Anger (1997)
4/27/1997	-		The Young Girl and the Monsoon (1997)
3/11/1997	-	3/11/1997	Violet (1997)
3/11/1997	-	4/6/1997	Violet (1997)
1/5/1997	-	1/19/1997	Cloud Tectonics (1997)
11/10/1996	-	11/17/1996	Demonology (1996)
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10/20/1995	-	11/26/1995	The Monogomist (1995)
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2/10/1995	-	3/26/1995	Jack's Holiday (1995)
9/16/1994	-	1/1/1995	A Cheever Evening (1994)
4/29/1994	-	6/10/1994	Moe's Lucky Seven (1994)
2/21/1994	-	2/21/1994	Avenue X (1994)
1/28/1994	-	4/3/1994	Avenue X (1994)
12/5/1993	-	1/2/1994	An Imaginary Life (1993)
9/21/1993	-	11/6/1993	Sophistry (1993)
9/14/1993	-	10/10/1993	Young Playwrights Festival (1993) (1993)
4/30/1993	-	7/11/1993	Later Life (1993)
3/17/1993	-	3/28/1993	Sophistry (1993)
2/5/1993	-	3/21/1993	The Heliotrope Bouqet by Scott Joplin & Louis Chauvin (1993)
12/9/1992	-	12/20/1992	Man in His Underwear (1992)
10/30/1992	-	12/13/1992	On the Bum (1992)
9/15/1992	-	10/11/1992	Young Playwrights Festival (1992) (1992)
6/9/1992	-	7/19/1992	Flaubert's Latest (1992)
4/29/1992	-	5/10/1992	Little Egypt (1992)
4/7/1992	-	5/24/1992	The End of the Day (1992)
1/29/1992	-	2/9/1992	Man, Woman, Dinosaur (1992)
12/11/1991	-	12/22/1991	Four Short Operas (1991)
11/15/1991	-	2/23/1992	Marvin's Room (1991)
9/24/1991	-	10/20/1991	Young Playwrights Festival (1991) (1991)
4/5/1991	-	6/2/1991	The Old Boy (1991)
3/1/1991	-	6/30/1991	The Substance of Fire (1991)
12/18/1990	-	2/16/1991	Assassins (1990)
10/19/1990	-	12/9/1991	Subfertile (1990)
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6/28/1990	-	6/28/1990	Falsettoland (1990)
6/13/1990	-	6/24/1990	Miriam's Flowers (1990)
6/8/1990	-	8/12/1990	Falsettoland (1990)
5/6/1990	-	5/27/1990	Once on This Island (1990)
4/6/1990	-	4/6/1990	Once On This Island (1990)
1/30/1990	-	3/21/1990	When She Danced (1990)
12/18/1989	-	12/19/1989	Assassins (1989)
9/12/1989	-	10/8/1989	Young Playwrights Festival (1989) (1989)
2/27/1989	-	3/19/1989	Gus and Al (1989)
11/18/1988	-	2/19/1989	The Heidi Chronicles (1988)
9/27/1988	-	11/27/1988	Saved from Obscurity (1988)
9/13/1988	-	10/8/1988	Young Playwrights Festival (1988) (1988)
5/27/1988	-	6/26/1988	Right Behind the Flag (1988)
4/26/1988	-	4/26/1988	Lucky Stiff (1988)
4/26/1988	-		Lucky Stiff (1988)
1/27/1988	-	2/7/1988	Cold Sweat (1988)
1/11/1988	-	2/7/1988	Another Antigone (1988)
11/11/1987	-	11/29/1987	Laughing Wild (1987)
9/15/1987	-	10/11/1987	Young Playwrights Festival (1987) (1987)
5/14/1987	-	5/31/1987	Three Postcards (1987)
5/14/1987	-	5/31/1987	Three Postcards (1987)
2/19/1987	-	3/1/1987	The Maderati (1987)
12/16/1986	-	1/11/1987	Black Sea Follies (1986)
11/13/1986	-	11/13/1986	Highest Standard of Living (1986)
11/13/1986	-	11/30/1986	Black Sea Follies (1986)
9/16/1986	-	10/12/1986	Young Playwrights Festival (1986) (1986)
6/9/1986	-	6/9/1986	Into the Woods (1986)
6/5/1986	-	6/15/1986	The Nice and the Nasty (1986)
4/2/1986	-	10/26/1986	The Perfect Party (1986)
2/27/1986	-	3/16/1986	Little Footsteps (1986)
1/1/1986	-	1/1/1986	Miami (1986)
11/20/1985	-	12/8/1985	Anteroom (1985)
9/28/1985	-	10/14/1985	Paradise! (1985)
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7/10/1985	-	7/21/1985	Raw Youth (1985)
6/5/1985	-	6/16/1985	Fighting International Fat (1985)
4/7/1985	-	4/28/1985	Young Playwrights Festival (1985) (1985)
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3/3/1983	-	3/3/1983	America Kicks Up Its Heels (1983)
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5/13/1982	-	3/13/1983	Geniuses (1982)
2/24/1982	-	7/17/1982	The Dining Room (1982)
10/16/1981	-	2/21/1981	Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You/ The Actor's Nightmare (1981)
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5/20/1981	-	9/26/1981	March of the Falsettos (1981)
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12/3/1980	-	12/3/1980	Coming Attractions (1980)
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5/31/1980	-	6/28/1980	Fables For Friends (1980)
5/16/1980	-	6/15/1980	Passione (1980)
4/17/1980	-	5/4/1980	Survival Kitsch (1980)
1/14/1980	-	8/31/1980	Table Settings (1980)
12/8/1979	-	12/18/1979	In Trousers (1979)
10/24/1979	-	11/18/1979	Justice (1979)
9/29/1979	-		Boo Hoo (1979)
5/17/1979	-	5/27/1979	Sweet Main Street (1979)
4/22/1979	-	4/30/1979	Don't Tell Me Everything (1979)
4/19/1979	-	5/6/1979	The Terrorists (1979)
4/3/1979	-	4/5/1979	The Songs of Jonathan Tunick (1979)
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2/21/1979	-	2/21/1979	In Trousers (1979)
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1/18/1979	-	1/28/1979	The Vienna Notes (1979)
12/5/1978	-	12/17/1978	Living At Home (1978)
11/14/1978	-	11/19/1978	Say Goodnight Gracie (1978)
4/18/1978	-		Hooters (1978)
2/23/1978	-		Shay (1978)
1/12/1978	-		Three Sons (1978)
12/1/1977	-		Two Small Bodies (1977)
11/3/1977	-		S.W.A.K. (1977)
10/21/1977	-		Angel City (1977)
10/20/1977	-		Gogol (1977)
6/16/1977	-		Cracks (1977)
5/17/1977	-		Earthworms (1977)
4/13/1977	-		For the Use of the Hall (1977)
3/10/1977	-		Fair Weather Friends (1977)
2/7/1977	-	2/7/1977	Mademoiselle Colombe (1977)
12/9/1976	-		Rebeccah (1976)
12/8/1976	-		Gemini (1976)
11/11/1976	-		Rio Grande (1976)
6/3/1976	-		Paradise (1976)
5/27/1976	-	6/5/1976	Cakes With the Wine (1976)
5/13/1976	-	5/22/1976	The Caseworker (1976)
4/22/1976	-	5/1/1976	Magritte Skies (1976)
4/1/1976	-	4/18/1976	Perched On a Gabardine Cloud (1976)
3/17/1976	-	3/28/1976	The Boss (1976)
3/17/1976	-	3/21/1976	Pup (1976)
2/26/1976	-	3/13/1976	The Spelling Bee (1976)
2/19/1976	-	2/28/1976	The Public Good (1976)
2/11/1976	-	2/15/1976	The Teacher's Room (1976)
2/3/1976	-		Stop the Parade (1976)
1/29/1976	-	2/7/1976	Ocean Walk (1976)
1/15/1976	-	2/1/1976	Vanities (1976)
12/18/1975	-	12/28/1975	Guy Gauthier's Ego Play (1975)
12/17/1975	-	1/4/1976	Winner Take All (1975)
12/4/1975	-	12/6/1975	Matt, the Killer (1975)
11/25/1975	-	12/14/1975	Report to the Stockholders (1975)
11/17/1975	-	11/21/1975	Glance of a Landscape (1975)
11/6/1975	-	11/23/1975	The Lymorth Millions (1975)
10/16/1975	-	11/2/1975	A Quality of Mercy (1975)
9/25/1975	-	10/12/1975	Clair and the Chair/ Professor George (1975)
6/24/1975	-	6/27/1975	Swan Dive (1975)
6/22/1975	-	6/29/1975	Mississippi Moonshine (1975)
5/30/1975	-	6/1/1975	Leander Stillwell (1975)
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5/15/1975	-	5/18/1975	I Remember the House Where I Was Born (1975)
5/10/1975	-	5/17/1975	Brain Damage (1975)
5/2/1975	-	5/4/1975	The Catch (1975)
4/26/1975	-	5/3/1975	New York! New York! (1975)
4/18/1975	-	4/20/1975	Casserole (1975)
4/12/1975	-	4/19/1975	The Coroner's Plot (1975)
3/29/1975	-	4/5/1975	Rhinegold (1975)
3/21/1975	-	3/23/1975	The Edsel Was a Mistake (1975)
3/15/1975	-	3/22/1975	An Evening with Ma Bell (1975)
3/7/1975	-	3/9/1975	Augusta (1975)
3/1/1975	-	3/8/1975	Mission (1975)
2/15/1975	-	3/22/1975	The First Week in Bogota (1975)
1/30/1975	-	2/4/1975	Carcass Chrome (1975)
6/19/1974	-	6/29/1974	Cowboy Pictures (1974)
4/4/1974	-	4/6/1975	Demons: A Possession (1974)
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