All Stories About New plays

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.

The Dallas playwright, whose play ‘penny candy’ has just been published, talks about his city, his writing, and the busy intersection of the two.

How Children’s Theatre and Actor’s Theatre joined to commission interlocking plays from Steven Dietz for their various audiences.

For 23 years this Miami theatre has made short-form theatre a priority, a specialty, and something of a superpower.

To get the most out of a staged reading, communicate early and often so that everyone is on the same page.

NNPN goes beyond the rolling world premiere model to cross-pollinate new work across 3 cities.

Where would Broadway be without the nation’s nonprofit theatres? It’s impossible to say, so intertwined are their fortunes.

A good play makes you think, but the exquisite little play-books from 53rd State Press are objects of contemplation in themselves.

Do new plays have a better shot at success in Britain than in the U.S.? Let’s investigate.

DCTC’s summit showcases beginning and experienced writers, all with high hopes.