What Went Wrong at Philly’s PlayPenn?
While this influential new-play conference developed plenty of new work, it also developed racist and sexist practices, say many artists and staff, necessitating a change of leadership.
All Stories About PlayPenn
PlayPenn Announces 2020 Plays and Haas Fellows
The selected playwrights will receive workshops and readings as part of PlayPenn’s 2020 play development conference.
PlayPenn Announces 2019 Plays and Haas Fellows
The selected writers will develop their plays through workshops and public readings at the conference.
Read Plays Right
To get the most out of a staged reading, communicate early and often so that everyone is on the same page.
PlayPenn Announces Selection of 6 Plays for 2018 Conference
The new-play conference will feature work by Dominic Taylor, J. Julian Christopher, Lindsay Joelle, Mattie J. Hawkinson, Ray Yamanouchi, and Sevan Kaloustian Greene.
PlayPenn Announces 6 Plays for 2017 Conference
The new-play conference in Philadelphia will include workshops and readings of six new plays.
Philadelphia’s PlayPenn Announces Mini-Conference
The Philadelphia-based organization will present readings of new works by Mickey Fisher and Kara Lee Corthron.
Doors Open at the Drake
After months of delays, the new home of five Philadelphia theatre companies welcomes its first audiences.
PlayPenn, Where the Playwright’s in Charge
New plays get a chance to stretch out in Philly’s “development heaven.”
PlayPenn Announces Six Playwrights for July Conference
JT Rogers, Eric Pfeffinger, Ellen Struve and David J. Jacobi will join Philadelphia-based playwrights Genne Murphy and James Ijames at summer new-play gathering.