PlayMakers Repertory Company Announces @PLAY Commissions
Bekah Brunstetter and Charly Evon Simpson will develop new works for the first @PLAY series.
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Bekah Brunstetter and Charly Evon Simpson will develop new works for the first @PLAY series.
The free collection of works and resources centering Black women artists will be available through March 31.
The cohort includes Meg DeBoard, Yolanda Marie Franklin, Awoye Timpo, and Edward Torres.
The season will feature virtual staged readings of multiple new works in development.
This year’s award recognizes Benjamin Scheuer and team Melissa Li and Kit Yan.
The series will feature four new plays to be streamed live online.
The company will stream two filmed productions, including one originally slated to play spring 2020.
The theme for the 13th annual contest is justice.
Ananias J Dixon, Nina Domingue, Siaara Freeman, and Toby Vera Bercovici have been named Premiere Fellows.
The initiative includes a new five-person Playwrights’ Group.