Meeting the Moment With a Pulitzer Winner and 2 Finalists
James Ijames, Kristina Wong, and Sylvia Khoury talk about what inspired their award-worthy plays and how they shaped them.
All Stories About James Ijames
James Ijames Wins 2022 Drama Pulitzer for ‘Fat Ham’
The finalists are Sylvia Khoury for ‘Selling Kabul’ and Kristina Wong for ‘Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord.’
The Shows That Got Away and/or Found a Way
A look at 8 shows that the pandemic cut short, what’s happened to them since, and what might be next.
This Year’s Steinberg Playwright Award: 20 Playwrights Rather Than 1
This year the annual award will be given to 20 playwrights in an effort to meet the immediate needs of writers.
For the Wilma’s Next Chapter: Four Artistic Directors Instead of One
James Ijames, Yury Urnov, and Morgan Green will join Blanka Zizka in a rotating leadership model, and Leigh Goldenberg has been named managing director.
Barrymore Awards Celebrate 25th Year
Arden Theatre Company’s production of ‘Gem of the Ocean’ by August Wilson won the most awards, with 9.
Azuka Theatre Announces Writers’ Program
The project, called New Pages, will support the development of new works by Philadelphia playwrights.
James Ijames Wins Kesselring Prize for ‘Kill Move Paradise’
The Philadelphia-based writer took the $25,000 honor for a play inspired by the killings of unarmed black men.
Away Games for New Plays
NNPN goes beyond the rolling world premiere model to cross-pollinate new work across 3 cities.
National New Play Network Launches Cross-Pollination Program
The initiative will support an exchange of playwrights and their plays at multiple theatres.
