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Penny Jackson is a playwright, novelist, and screenplay writer. She is the recipient of many writing awards including a MacDowell Colony Fellowship, The Pushcart Prize, a Mirrellies Fellowship from Stanford University and The Elizabeth Janeway Prize from Barnard College. Penny's play about gun violence, Before, was chosen as one of the best plays in 2016 by Applause Books. Her novel, Becoming the Butlers, was recognized as one of the best young adult books of the year by The New York Public Library and was optioned for film by Warner Brothers Studios. Penny's new short film, My Dinner with Schwartzey, based on her award-winning short story, will have its world premiere at The Bermuda International Film Festival. Penny is currently a member of The Playwrights/Directors' Unit at The Actors Studio, and is a resident playwright of the A.R.T/New York theater company NY Madness. Her plays have been produced in New York City at 59E59, Dixon Place, The Lion Theater at Theater Row, The Theater at the 14th Street Y, The Paradise Factory, TADA Theater and The Kraine Theater. Her play Before, was produced at The Playwrights for a Cause benefit against gun violence at The Atlantic Theater. Penny's short plays have also been produced in Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago and abroad at The Edinburgh Fringe and twice at The International Dublin Gay Theater festival. www.pennybrandtjackson.com

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FREEDOM SUMMER by Toby Armour to be Presented at Theater for the New City in June

Theater for the New City, which has been Toby Armour's theatrical home since 1988, will present the world premiere run of Freedom Summer June 8 to 25. Joan Kane directs a cast of six.
Lauren Gunderson's EMILIE; LA MARQUISE DU CHATALET DEFENDS HER LIFE TONIGHT to Have NYC Premiere at The Flea

Duende Productions will present the New York Premiere of Emilie; La Marquise du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight by Lauren Gunderson at The Flea Theater April 6-30. 
SUSAN B. Comes to TNC Next Month

We are living in a time of deliberate campaigns of voter suppression through a variety of means.  Coincidentally, or maybe not so coincidentally, we're living in a time when women's rights are increasingly under attack.  All of which makes it seem obligatory to revisit the life struggles of historic female activists and be inspired by their brave campaigns for fundamental rights. 
AUNT SUSAN AND HER TENNESSEE WALTZ to be Presented by Theater for the New City

'Aunt Susan and Her Tennessee Waltz' by Toby Armour will be presented by Theater for the New City (TNC) April 28 to May 15.  The play dramatizes the leadership of Susan B. Anthony, Carrie Chapman Catt and Juno Frankie Pearce in the struggle to win the women's right to vote.
GREETINGS FROM SARAJEVO To Play Chain NYC Film Festival

GREETINGS FROM SARAJEVO will be screened as part of the ninth annual Chain NYC Film Festival. 
9th Annual International Playwrights Festival Virtual Edition Presents DIRECTIONS by Penny Jackson

The Warner Theatre will present its next production of the 9th Annual International Playwrights Festival – DIRECTIONS by Penny Jackson (NY) - from the Warner's Nancy Marine Studio Theatre beginning Friday, November 20 at 7:00 pm. 
9th Annual International Playwrights Festival Virtual Edition Announced

The Warner Theatre will present its 9th Annual International Playwrights Festival – “The Ties That Bind” – from the Warner’s Nancy Marine Studio Theatre beginning on Friday, November 6, 2020 at 7:00 pm. 
Pan Asian Rep Announces Presenters and Performers for Gala

Pan Asian Repertory Theatre has announced, today, the roster of presenters and performers for their one-night only special event celebrating the upcoming season with the 43rd Art & Action Gala Dinner on Thursday evening, October 10
Pan Asian Repertory Theatre's 43rd Art & Auction Gala Dinner Set For October 10

Pan Asian Repertory Theatre (Tisa Chang, Artistic Producing Director) will host a one-night only special event celebrating the upcoming season with the 43rd Art & Action Gala Dinner on Thursday evening, October 10, 2019 at The Golden Unicorn Restaurant in Chinatown (18 East Broadway at Catherine Street). Erin Quill and Henry Yuk return as Master of Ceremonies.
Gina Femia And Additional Writers Announced For Final NY Madness Of Season

The final Madness of the season will be a (mostly!) All-Company Madness and will take place on Sunday, July 28th at 8pm at The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street between 2nd Avenue and Bowery). NYM Company member Gina Femia will be the featured guest and pick the theme.
BWW Review: THE BATTLES OF RICHMOND HILL Plays a Serious Drinking Game at HERE

Playwright Penny Jackson packs generations of family drama into this one-act 90-minute "jukebox" play, which has some memorable moments, lots of laughs, but an all-too-familiar feel where love, loss and liquor seep into every scene of Irish turmoil.
Photo Flash: Inside the World Premiere Of Penny Jackson's The Battles Of Richmond Hill At HERE

The World Premiere of Penny Jackson's The Battles of Richmond Hill, directed by Kathy Gail MacGowan, began performances at HERE (145 Sixth Avenue, enter on Dominick Street, one block south of Spring Street) on Friday, April 26 at 8:30pm. 
Photo Flash: First Look At Penny Jackson's THE BATTLES OF RICHMOND HILLS

91 Central Productions in association with Anemone Productions will present the World Premiere of The Battles of Richmond Hill a new comedy by Penny Jackson
Casting Announced For Penny Jackson's THE BATTLES OF RICHMOND HILL At HERE 4/26-5/11

91 Central Productions in association with Anemone Productions will present the World Premiere of The Battles of Richmond Hill a new comedy by Penny Jackson (I Know What Boys Want at the Lion Theatre; A Different Place in the 2017 FRIGID Festival), directed by Kathy Gail MacGowan (Kentucky Cantata at HERE; In the Summer Pavilion at 59E59) at HERE (145 Sixth Avenue, enter on Dominick Street, one block south of Spring Street), April 26-May 11.
Penny Jackson's THE BATTLES OF RICHMOND HILL To Premiere At HERE 4/26-5/11

91 Central Productions in association with Anemone Productions will present the World Premiere of The Battles of Richmond Hill a new comedy by Penny Jackson (I Know What Boys Want at the Lion Theatre; A Different Place in the 2017 FRIGID Festival), directed by Kathy Gail MacGowan (Kentucky Cantata at HERE; In the Summer Pavilion at 59E59) at HERE (145 Sixth Avenue, enter on Dominick Street, one block south of Spring Street), April 26-May 11.
Karen Eleanor Wight And Jennifer Laine Williams Read Annie La Russa's YOU MOTHER At The 3rd Annual UN-Auguration Short Play Fest

Karen Eleanor Wight and Jennifer Laine Williams read Annie La Russa's "YOU MOTHER" at the 3rd Annual UN-Auguration Short Play Fest, at Bernie Wohl, January 31st.
Karen Eleanor Wight And Jennifer Laine Williams Read Annie La Russa's YOU MOTHER At The 3rd Annual UN-Auguration Short Play Fest

Karen Eleanor Wight and Jennifer Laine Williams read Annie La Russa's "YOU MOTHER" at the 3rd Annual UN-Auguration Short Play Fest, at Bernie Wohl, January 31st.
Edinburgh Fringe Favorite VIVIAN'S MUSIC, 1969 Returns to 59E59 Theaters

59E59 Theaters (Val Day, Artistic Director; Brian Beirne, Managing Director) welcomes the return engagement of the East to Edinburgh and Edinburgh Fringe favorite VIVIAN'S MUSIC, 1969, written by Monica Bauer and directed by Glory Kadigan.
Powerful Team Assembled For Playwrights For A Cause 2018 

PLANET CONNECTIONS' PLAYWRIGHTS FOR A CAUSE: This year, this event, designed to address a powerful social and topical issue facing our society today through engaging stage works, will explore the distinctions between gender and sexuality. The event will benefit THE ALI FORNEY CENTER.
Theater Resources Unlimited Announces Cast For ADELE'S WAY Reading

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) announces Adele's Way, part of The 2018 TRU Voices New Plays Reading Series on June 18, 2018 at 7pm at the Soho Playhouse, 15 Vandam St., New York, NY.

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