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STAGE IT AND STREAM IT: PLAYS FOR VIRTUAL THEATER Published By Applause Theater And Cinema Books/Rowman & Littlefield

Stage It and Stream It: Plays for Virtual Theater, edited by John Patrick Bray, has been published by Applause Theater and Cinema Books/Rowman & Littlefield.
Playwright Joanna Pickering Inks A Deal With Next Stage Press

Pickering, is a British, actress and writer. She began writing for theatre in 2018, at Primitive Grace Theatre Ensemble, with artistic directors Paul Calderon and David Zayas, also co-founding members of New York LAByrinth Theatre. In 2020, Pickering was accepted as a member of The League of Professional Theatre Women, as well as The International Centre of Female Playwrights.
AboutFACE Ireland Announces Selected Plays for 9th Annual NEWvember New Plays Festival

AboutFACE Ireland has announced the final selections for the 2020 NEWvember New Plays Festival Dublin - a showcase of original plays to be streamed online November 5-8 2020 with the Civic, where AboutFACE are Theatre Company in Residence.
Langhorne Players Present a BAKE-OFF of New Short Plays

Langhorne Players, known throughout the Bucks County and surrounding areas for producing 'plays worth talking about,' will sponsor their first-ever all-original new works festival on Sunday, October 18 at 7:30pm on their Facebook page.
Jersey City New Play Festival Returns To Love By Going Online

It might be a few weeks later than usual and in a different technological format, but one of the signature series of Jersey City Theater Center (JCTC) a?" Jersey City New Play Festival a?" returns in a new online format on May 13: JCTC New Play Festival Online: Return to Love. 
DARK PLANET Design Team Announced

Planet Connections' starts out 2020 with announcing it's stellar design team for DARK PLANET: Not Your Mother's Valentine's Day,' short plays unapologetically looking at life through a clever - albeit caustic - lens. Frank, Funny, Engaging, Engrossing, and Enlightening, Performing Thursdays & Fridays, February 6 - 21, at the Theater at the 14th Street Y, 344 E 14th St, NYC. This event - celebrating the diversity of the performing arts & artists of NYC - will be accompanied by a special Valentine's Day Party hosted by Planet Connections Assistant Artistic Director, Kim Jones. Dark Planet is co-presented by The Theater at the 14th Street Y. Tickets on sale at https://14streety.secure.force.com/ticket#details_a0S1R000009tBdMUAU
The Warner Presents its International Playwrights Festival

The Warner Theatre will present its 8th Annual International Playwrights Festival held in the Warner's Nancy Marine Studio Theatre October 11 and 12, 2019. The mission of the International Playwrights Festival is to recognize the work of emerging and established playwrights and to build a link between the playwrights, the theatre community and our audiences. The festival is a two-night celebration of new works by playwrights from across the country and around the globe. For the eighth year, 150 plays were accepted for consideration from across the United States and as far away as China and New Zealand. Eleven winners have been selected and one play will be invited to participate in the 2019 festival.
Photo Flash: Rising Sun Performance Company's FRIENDLY FIRE

The New York Premiere of John Patrick Bray's critically acclaimed new play, Friendly's Fire, opened on May 3 at the Theater at the 14th Street Y. The critically acclaimed play is produced by the award-winning Rising Sun Performance Company (RSPC), under the direction of Founding Artistic Director Akia Squitieri. Associate Artistic Director Anna directs.
Queens Theatre Announces Another Night of THEATRE FOR ALL

Queens Theatre is thrilled to announce another night of Theatre For All readings Theatre For All New American Voices Reading Series returns with another evening of works by disabled playwrights or featuring disabled characters.
Rising Sun Performance Company To Present The New York Premiere Of FRIENDLY'S FIRE

Award-winning Rising Sun Performance Company (RSPC), under the direction of Founding Artistic Director Akia Squitieri, presents the New York Premiere John Patrick Bray's critically acclaimed new play, Friendly's Fire. The limited run plays May 3 - 19 at the Theater at the 14th Street Y. Associate Artistic Director Anna Hogan directs.
Rising Sun Performance Company Announces 2019 Season

Rising Sun Performance Company (RSPC) under the direction of Founding Artistic Director Akia Squitieri, is pleased to announce their 2019 season. The critically-acclaimed company kicks off their season with an immersive 1920's themed speakeasy on April 13 at South Oxford Space, Brooklyn.
Join The Greenhouse Ensemble For Their Fifth Ten Minute Play Soiree!

The Greenhouse Ensemble's most popular recurring event, will take place Today, Saturday and Sunday, January 25th -27nd. Featuring the work of 7 playwrights from around the country, this event features over 30 different artists collaborating to create a truly unique evening.
Join The Greenhouse Ensemble For Their Fifth Ten Minute Play Soiree!

The Greenhouse Ensemble's most popular recurring event, will take place Friday, Saturday and Sunday, January 25th -27nd. Featuring the work of 7 playwrights from around the country, this event features over 30 different artists collaborating to create a truly unique evening.
The Theater At The 14th St Y Announces its 2018-2019 Season

The Theater at the 14th Street Y continues to honor the edgy, diverse, and rich history of innovative culture-making in the East Village with the 2018-2019 Season. The Season kicks-off on September 5, 2018 and runs through May 2019. All productions are chosen through a submission process and are co-presented by the Theater at the 14th Street Y. Hundreds of artists apply every year to join the programming and have artistic discourse over a chosen theme.
The Theater at the 14th Street Y Announces 2018-2019 Season: War & Peace

The Theater at the 14th Street Y continues to honor the edgy, diverse, and rich history of innovative culture-making in the East Village with the 2018-2019 Season. The Season kicks-off on September 5, 2018 and runs through May 2019. All productions are chosen through a submission process and are co-presented by the Theater at the 14th Street Y. Hundreds of artists apply every year to join the programming and have artistic discourse over a chosen theme.
T Schreiber Theatre's 5th Annual Schreiber Shorts Comes to The Robert Moss Theatre

T. Schreiber Theatre (TST) proudly presents The Fifth Annual Schreiber Shorts: An Evening of One Acts February 28th and runs through March 4th.
Rising Sun Performance Company Announces 2017 Ensemble

Founding Artistic Director Akia, announced today that Rising Sun Performance Company recently concluded its ensemble auditions. Having held auditions over the course of 3 days, and seeing 100+ applicants for the coveted and limited 20 spots within the Ensemble.
THE BEST PLAYS FROM AMERICAN THEATRE FESTIVALS 2015 Collection Hits the Shelves

Theatre festivals are where we find groundbreaking work, work that often becomes part of our national theater canon. The Best Plays from American Theatre Festivals 2015, edited by John Patrick Bray, invites readers to take a front-row seat for the latest in cutting-edge work produced by our most daring and thought-provoking playwrights.
Applause Theatre & Cinema Books Releases "Best Plays American Theatre Festivals"

Theatre festivals are where we find groundbreaking work, work that often becomes part of our national theater canon. 
THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT PLAYS 2014-15 Hits the Shelves

The Best American Short Plays 2014-2015 is the next installment from series editor William W. Demastes. This volume takes a look at the trinity Shakespeare coined as "the lunatic, the lover, and the poet." The works in this volume explore whimsical, imaginative, humorous, and romantic themes.

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