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DOMINO EFFECT Will Premiere at A.R.T./New York Theaters
by Stephi Wild - Feb 11, 2025

This spring, People’s Theatre Project, LatinX Playwrights Circle, and Boundless Theatre Company will debut the world premiere of Domino Effect, a new play written by award-winning playwright Marco Antonio Rogriguez, and devised by immigrant artists.

Barrington Stage Will Host 10X10 New Play Festival Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Jan 12, 2025

Barrington Stage Company has announced the 10-minute plays and playwrights for the 14th Annual 10X10 New Play Festival, part of the 2025 10X10 Upstreet Winter Arts Festival. 

Review: LETTERS TO KAMALA/DANDELION PEACE at Voices Festival Productions
by Mary Lincer - Jun 16, 2024

What did our critic think of LETTERS TO KAMALA/DANDELION PEACE at Voices Festival Productions?

LETTERS TO KAMALA/DANDELION PEACE Comes to Washington, DC
by Stephi Wild - May 2, 2024

 Voices Festival Productions presents a world premiere double-bill that looks at how women of color rise to power, its precarity, and what must be sacrificed in the name of change.

Next Narrative Monologue Competition Reveals Regional Winners
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 21, 2024

On Monday, March 18, 2024, Milwaukee Repertory Theater held the 2024 regionals for the Next Narrative Monologue Competition. Learn more about the competition and the winners.

Pregones/PRTT Reveals 2024 Spring Season
by Stephi Wild - Jan 31, 2024

Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theater has announced a new slate of theater, music,  and film events going up on its Bronx and Manhattan stages and digital platforms, through June 30.

Boston High School Student Wins National Champion Title In Next Narrative Monologue Competition
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 9, 2023

The Huntington Education Department has announced Boston Regional Champion Sakura Rosenthal, a junior at Boston Arts Academy, was named the 2023 Next Narrative Monologue Competition (NNMC) National Champion on stage at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem, NYC on May 8, 2023. She competed with students from all over the country, including fellow Boston regional finalist and Boston Arts Academy student Seine Young.

TheREP's 12th Annual NEXT ACT! New Play Summit Will Be Live
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 2, 2023

Capital Repertory Theatre announces the 12th annual NEXT ACT! showcase of new works June 10-12, will be live for the first time in three years.

Babes With Blades Theater Company Announces An Extended FIGHTING WORDS FESTIVAL In 2023, June 17 - 25
by A.A. Cristi - May 10, 2023

Babes With Blades Theatre Company's (BWBTC) 2023 season opens with an extended run of its new works festival, collectively called Fighting Words, June 17– 25 at The Edge Off Broadway, 1133 W. Catalpa.  All performances are free to the public and audiences can provide feedback on the scripts following each reading.

Yale Repertory Theatre Commissions New Work by Guadalís Del Carmen, Dave Harris, Rachel Lynett & Sanaz Toossi
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 26, 2023

Yale Repertory Theatre has announced the commissioning of new work by Guadalís Del Carmen (Bees and Honey), Dave Harris (Tambo & Bones), Rachel Lynett [Apologies to Lorraine Hansberry (You Too August Wilson)], and Sanaz Toossi (English).

FIGHTING WORDS FESTIVAL and THE DUCHESS OF MALFI Set For Babes With Blades Theatre Company's 2023 Season
by Stephi Wild - Apr 13, 2023

 Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s (BWBTC) has announced its 2023 season. Now in its 26th year, the Babes With Blades latest season includes an extended run of its new works festival, the Fighting Words Festival, June 17 – 25 at The Edge Off Broadway, 1133 W. Catalpa, and The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster and directed by Artistic Director Hayley Rice from September 8  – October 21 at The Factory Theater, 1623 W. Howard St.

Theatre Rhinoceros Presents APOLOGIES TO LORRAINE HANSBERRY (YOU TOO AUGUST WILSON): A FREE STAGED READING
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 27, 2023

Two years ago, Rachel Lynett's play Apologies to Lorraine Hansberry (You Too August Wilson) was selected from 2,000 submissions to win the coveted Yale Drama Series Prize; this winter, San Franciscans will have the privilege of seeing Lynett's daring, straight-to-your-face allegory read and staged in person.

Beloved Masterpiece A CHRISTMAS CAROL Comes To The T2 Stage This December
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 23, 2022

​​​​​​​TheatreSquared's A Christmas Carol—a beloved Northwest Arkansas tradition that debuted with the company's new building in 2019—will return to the stage December 1 and continue performances through Christmas Eve. Adapted by T2 co-founders Amy Herzberg and Robert Ford, the inventive, magic-filled T2 original production is directed by Herzberg and associate director Bryce Kemph.

Photos: Yale Drama Series Prize Winner JAR OF FAT Receives Staged Reading at the Drama Book Shop
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 25, 2022

Last night, Seayoung Yim’s Jar of Fat, the 2022 Yale Drama Series Prize Winner, received a staged reading at New York City’s Drama Book Shop.  The event was presided over by the playwright David Hare, and Artistic Director of the Flea Theatre Niegel Smith. See photos here!

Yale Drama Series Prize Winner JAR OF FAT to Receive Staged Reading at the Drama Book Shop
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 20, 2022

Seayoung Yim’s Jar of Fat, the 2022 Yale Drama Series Prize Winner, will receive a staged reading at New York City’s Drama Book Shop on Monday, October 24th. The reading will be directed by Aileen Wen McGroddy and will feature Zoe Kim, Narea Kang, Annie Yim, Christina Liang, Ina Chang, and more.

Repertorio Español Announces Winners of 2022 Miranda Family Voces Latinx Playwriting Competition
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 15, 2022

Repertorio Español has announced the winners of The 2022 Miranda Family Voces Latinx Playwriting Competition, an initiative to develop and promote Latinx/Latine plays that resonate with and accurately depict the Latinx/Latine experience.

Now Hiring: Drama School Coordinator, Lighting/Sound Intern, and More - BroadwayWorld Classifieds
by - Sep 8, 2022

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 9/8/2022 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

Capital Fringe Hit: ABORTION ROAD TRIP Returns To Theatre Prometheus
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 31, 2022

In light of the recent Supreme Court decision striking down Roe v. Wade, Theatre Prometheus' brings back its award-winning production of Rachel Lynett's Abortion Road Trip as a staged reading.

Pearl Side Community Arts Festival Comes to theREP
by Stephi Wild - Aug 25, 2022

Capital Repertory Theatre (theREP) joins forces with artistic and community partners for the Pearl Side Community Arts Festival, a five-day celebration of Capital Region arts and community service, taking place September 8-12.

Williamstown Theatre Festival's MOST HAPPY IN CONCERT Starring Mary Testa & More Begins Performances Tonight
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 13, 2022

Williamstown Theatre Festival is celebrating tonight’s first performance of Most Happy in Concert, Tony Award-nominated director Daniel Fish’s reimagining of Frank Loesser’s critically adored score to the musical The Most Happy Fella, choreographed by Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, playing through Sunday, July 31 on the Main Stage.