American Playwrights
Latest News on American Playwrights:
Atlantic Theater Company Unveils 2024 Judith Champion Launch Commissioning Program Writers (Dec 16, 2024)
Dan Giles to Present THE PITTSBURGH FREE PRESS At The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute (Dec 3, 2024)
Chautauqua Theater Company to Commission Musical Adaptation of Kwame Alexander's THE CROSSOVER (Nov 21, 2024)
Atlantic Theater Company Unveils 2024 Judith Champion Launch Commissioning Program Writers (Dec 16, 2024)
Dan Giles to Present THE PITTSBURGH FREE PRESS At The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute (Dec 3, 2024)
Chautauqua Theater Company to Commission Musical Adaptation of Kwame Alexander's THE CROSSOVER (Nov 21, 2024)
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LEROY AND LUCY World Premiere, NOISES OFF & More Announced For Steppenwolf's 2024/2025 Season
by Joshua Wright - Mar 13, 2024
VIDEO: Watch a Chat with Ralph B. Peña, Director of SUMO at La Jolla Playhouse
by Blair Ingenthron - Oct 22, 2023
VIDEO: Watch a Chat with James Yaegashi, Cultural/Martial Arts Consultant & Co-Fight Director of SUMO at La Jolla Playhouse
by Blair Ingenthron - Oct 22, 2023
VIDEO: First Look at Madhuri Shekar's A NICE INDIAN BOY at Olney Theatre Center in March
by Alan Henry - Mar 16, 2023
VIDEO: Cast and Creative of Barrington Stage's THE GLASS MENAGERIE Talk Bringing The Show To The Berkshires
by Alan Henry - Oct 2, 2018
TV: Second Stage Friends and Family Gather to Christen the New Hayes Theater!
by Nicole Rosky - Feb 11, 2018
VIDEO: Tracy Nicole Chapman to Star in SHOUT SISTER SHOUT! World Premiere at Pasadena Playhouse; Watch a Preview!
by BWW News Desk - Jun 22, 2017
STAGE TUBE: Jason Robert Brown Explains Why Stephen Sondheim is a Genius and Presents Him the Master Storyteller Award!
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 10, 2015
STAGE TUBE: Stephen Sondheim Talks SWEENEY, Songwriting & More on PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND
by Tyler Peterson - Sep 8, 2013
STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek at Stephen Sondheim on PBS NEWSHOUR, Set to Air 9/8
by Stage Tube - Sep 6, 2013
TV: 2011 Steinberg Playwrights Awards Honors Melissa James Gibson and Lisa D'Amour - Inside the Event!
by Jessica Lewis - Nov 15, 2011
STAGE TUBE: Legacy Project Showcases Interviews With Albee, Sondheim
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jan 21, 2011
News
Atlantic Theater Company Unveils 2024 Judith Champion Launch Commissioning Program Writers
Atlantic Theater Company has unveiled its Judith Champion Launch Commissioning Program writers for 2024, Stephen Brown, Stefani Kuo, and Arun Welandawe-Prematilleke. Learn more about the writers and about the program!
Atlantic Theater Company has unveiled its Judith Champion Launch Commissioning Program writers for 2024, Stephen Brown, Stefani Kuo, and Arun Welandawe-Prematilleke. Learn more about the writers and about the program!
Dan Giles to Present THE PITTSBURGH FREE PRESS At The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute
The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute will present Dan Giles' new play, The Pittsburgh Free Press at the historic Irma Sandrey Theatre. Directed by Jake Beckhard, the production showcases an ensemble cast of NYU Tisch Drama students. Learn more!
The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute will present Dan Giles' new play, The Pittsburgh Free Press at the historic Irma Sandrey Theatre. Directed by Jake Beckhard, the production showcases an ensemble cast of NYU Tisch Drama students. Learn more!
Chautauqua Theater Company to Commission Musical Adaptation of Kwame Alexander's THE CROSSOVER
Chautauqua Theater Company has announced their commission and development of a musical adaptation of The Crossover, the critically acclaimed novel by New York Times best-selling author and Chautauqua Institution's Michael I. Rudell Artistic Director of Literary Arts and writer-in-residence Kwame Alexander.
Chautauqua Theater Company has announced their commission and development of a musical adaptation of The Crossover, the critically acclaimed novel by New York Times best-selling author and Chautauqua Institution's Michael I. Rudell Artistic Director of Literary Arts and writer-in-residence Kwame Alexander.
Cast Set For FOOL FOR LOVE at Steppenwolf
Steppenwolf Theatre Company has announced full casting for its revival of Sam Shepard’s dark and beautiful masterpiece Fool for Love, directed by Jeremy Herrin.
Steppenwolf Theatre Company has announced full casting for its revival of Sam Shepard’s dark and beautiful masterpiece Fool for Love, directed by Jeremy Herrin.
Cherríe Moraga & Richard Wesley Named 2024 Recipients of the Legacy Playwright Awards
Esteemed American playwrights Cherríe Moraga and Richard Wesley have been announced as the 2024 recipients of the Legacy Playwright Awards. Learn more about the playwrights and about the awards.
Esteemed American playwrights Cherríe Moraga and Richard Wesley have been announced as the 2024 recipients of the Legacy Playwright Awards. Learn more about the playwrights and about the awards.
Staged Reading of BARKLEE Comes to AMT Theater
Award winning writer/director/producer Tom Cavanaugh will host an open house, staged reading of his new play, BARKLEE at AMT Theater, 354 W. 45th Street, NY, NY on Tuesday, October 21st, 2024, at 7pm.
Award winning writer/director/producer Tom Cavanaugh will host an open house, staged reading of his new play, BARKLEE at AMT Theater, 354 W. 45th Street, NY, NY on Tuesday, October 21st, 2024, at 7pm.
BARKLEE By Tom Cavanaugh To Have Open House Staged Reading
Tom Cavanaugh's new play BARKLEE, inspired by a real court case about a service dog, will have a staged reading at A.M.T. Theater in New York on October 21, 2024, featuring actors from The Actors Gym and more.
Tom Cavanaugh's new play BARKLEE, inspired by a real court case about a service dog, will have a staged reading at A.M.T. Theater in New York on October 21, 2024, featuring actors from The Actors Gym and more.
NYU's The American Classic Theater to Present Debut Production A LIE OF THE MIND This Weekend
The American Classics Theater debut production, A Lie of the Mind by Sam Shepard, will play this weekend at The Theatre of American Actors to a sold-out opening and closing audience.
The American Classics Theater debut production, A Lie of the Mind by Sam Shepard, will play this weekend at The Theatre of American Actors to a sold-out opening and closing audience.
The Playwrights Realm Unveils 2024-25 Cohort
The Playwrights Realm revealed its 2024-25 cohort. Four early-career playwrights awarded with nine months of resources, culminating with a reading in The Realm’s INK’D Festival. Learn more about the cohort!
The Playwrights Realm revealed its 2024-25 cohort. Four early-career playwrights awarded with nine months of resources, culminating with a reading in The Realm’s INK’D Festival. Learn more about the cohort!
Works From Michael Hagins to be Presented at Under St. Marks as Part of Frigid Fest Days of the Dead
JMGCllc and the American Theatre of Actors celebrate African American playwrights this October with three works from Michael Hagins at Under St. Marks as part of the Frigid Fest Days of the Dead. Learn more about the upcoming productions!
JMGCllc and the American Theatre of Actors celebrate African American playwrights this October with three works from Michael Hagins at Under St. Marks as part of the Frigid Fest Days of the Dead. Learn more about the upcoming productions!
Drama Book Shop to Present A Discussion With Jacqueline Goldfinger And Adam Szymkowicz
Join Jacqueline Goldfinger and Adam Szymkowicz at Drama Book Shop for a discussion on playwriting, featuring a talkback, book signing, and live podcast recording. Celebrate three books on playwriting.
Join Jacqueline Goldfinger and Adam Szymkowicz at Drama Book Shop for a discussion on playwriting, featuring a talkback, book signing, and live podcast recording. Celebrate three books on playwriting.
Review: Chesapeake Shakespeare Company's Superb JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE
The joint effort of Baltimore's theaters to present the entire Pittsburgh Cycle is a cause for celebration, and this production, the second in the cycle, is superb.
The joint effort of Baltimore's theaters to present the entire Pittsburgh Cycle is a cause for celebration, and this production, the second in the cycle, is superb.
Writers Revealed For Creative Nation's First Storyteller's Festival 2024
Creative Nations, an Indigenous Artists Collective, announced its First Storyteller's Festival, featuring plays and a musical by emerging Indigenous artists. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Creative Nations, an Indigenous Artists Collective, announced its First Storyteller's Festival, featuring plays and a musical by emerging Indigenous artists. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Signature Theatre Names Emily Shooltz as the Organization's New Artistic Director
Signature Theatre has announced Emily Shooltz as the organization’s new Artistic Director. Shooltz will step into the role November 1, following a nationwide search for a dynamic candidate with the experience and daring to carry Signature’s mission and unique producing model into the future.
Signature Theatre has announced Emily Shooltz as the organization’s new Artistic Director. Shooltz will step into the role November 1, following a nationwide search for a dynamic candidate with the experience and daring to carry Signature’s mission and unique producing model into the future.
Esurient Arts Launches The All Call Auditions Kicking Off Houston Black Theatre Week
Esurient Arts will kick off the Houston Black Theatre Week with The All Call Auditions for Black identifying actors and presentations by BIPOC designers and female identifying designers on Sunday, September 22, 2024.
Esurient Arts will kick off the Houston Black Theatre Week with The All Call Auditions for Black identifying actors and presentations by BIPOC designers and female identifying designers on Sunday, September 22, 2024.
Feature: TREE OF LIFE at White Theatre
The White Theatre presents a world premiere production of “Tree of Life,” a new two-act play, by Kansas City career writer and playwright Victor Wishna. “Tree of Life” documents the journey of a sacred “Torah” that has rested in the arc of a small-town Iowa synagogue over more than a century.
The White Theatre presents a world premiere production of “Tree of Life,” a new two-act play, by Kansas City career writer and playwright Victor Wishna. “Tree of Life” documents the journey of a sacred “Torah” that has rested in the arc of a small-town Iowa synagogue over more than a century.
American Theater Group to Present MY ITALY STORY and PURLIE in 2024-25 Season
American Theater Group (ATG), Central NJ's professional regional theater company, will present the endearing My Italy Story by NJ playwright Joseph Gallo as its 2024-25 Season Opener, followed by the exhilarating and Tony Award-winning musical Purlie written by Ossie Davis, Philip Rose and Peter Udell with music by Gary Geld.
American Theater Group (ATG), Central NJ's professional regional theater company, will present the endearing My Italy Story by NJ playwright Joseph Gallo as its 2024-25 Season Opener, followed by the exhilarating and Tony Award-winning musical Purlie written by Ossie Davis, Philip Rose and Peter Udell with music by Gary Geld.
Writers Revealed for 2024/2025 The Writers' Room at Geffen Playhouse
Geffen Playhouse revealed its selection of LA-based writers to participate in the 2024/2025 cycle of The Writers’ Room. Learn more about the writers and the program!
Geffen Playhouse revealed its selection of LA-based writers to participate in the 2024/2025 cycle of The Writers’ Room. Learn more about the writers and the program!
Atlantic Theater Company to Present The Judith Champion Caribbean MixFest
Atlantic Theater Company will present the Judith Champion Caribbean MixFest. Learn more about the programming and see how to purchase tickets.
Atlantic Theater Company will present the Judith Champion Caribbean MixFest. Learn more about the programming and see how to purchase tickets.
Provincetown Theater Honors Playwrights Joe DiPietro and Kirsten Greenidge At Summer Gala
In Provincetown, Massachusetts, the board, artistic and managing directors of the Provincetown Theater have announced the sixth annual Provincetown American Playwright Awards will be presented during the non-profit’s annual fundraising gala on Sunday, August 25 at the historic Provincetown Inn at One Commercial Street in Provincetown, MA.
In Provincetown, Massachusetts, the board, artistic and managing directors of the Provincetown Theater have announced the sixth annual Provincetown American Playwright Awards will be presented during the non-profit’s annual fundraising gala on Sunday, August 25 at the historic Provincetown Inn at One Commercial Street in Provincetown, MA.
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