Why New Plays Now? A Case for Supporting the Unimaginable
One of the nation’s most prolific living playwrights celebrates the theatre that has sustained him, and asks that it recommit to, and expand, its support for new work.
All Stories About New plays
A New-Play Fest Is Born in Greenville, S.C.
The latest entry in the new-play festival game, staged in August across 5 venues in an arts-centric town, had impressive local buy-in and enthusiastic full houses.
Dream While You Read: A Map for Venturing Beyond Theatrical Realism
Two theatremakers explore both the need for and the possibility of a truly diverse aesthetics of the theatre.
A Vibe Shift at the Great Plains Theatre Conference
In streamlining its offerings, the annual Omaha new-play gathering has gained what visiting artists see as an increase in collegiality, support, and breathing room.
When Worlds Fall Apart, There’s ‘Nuestro Planeta’
Amid health and climate crises, a new-works program takes Latine writers to their ancestral homes to inspire hope and healing.
Fire This Time Fest to Release Methuen Anthology
The new book will include 25 short plays by early-career Black playwrights.
Franklin Stage Commissions New Play From Kyle Bass
The creation of a Civil War-era piece called ‘Wakeman and Toliver’ is supported by a grant from the New York State Council on the Arts.
Actor’s Express Launches 5-Year Commissioning Program
Quinn Xavier Hernandez received the first commission in the newest of AE’s initiatives supporting Atlanta-based writers.
Jonathan Norton: A Sense of Place
The Dallas playwright, whose play ‘penny candy’ has just been published, talks about his city, his writing, and the busy intersection of the two.
2 Plays on 2 Stories of the Same House, at 2 Charlotte Theatres
How Children’s Theatre and Actor’s Theatre joined to commission interlocking plays from Steven Dietz for their various audiences.
