On Feb. 18 his ability to use all of his talents in his one-man signature work, “1619: The Journey of a People,” mesmerized ...

Entries open until 12pm (midday) on 22 April 2026. The Royal Court Theatre’s Young Playwrights Award is now open for entries! The Young Playwrights Award is a free, open-access competition for any ...

Playwright Justin Tanner, author of “Pot Mom,” “Little Theatre” and “Voice Lessons,” is one of the signal voices of L.A.’s wild and free intimate theater scene. He has not only written what might be ...

The Cherry Lane Theatre has announced its Playwrights Collective, a nine-month developmental program under the direction of playwright Annie Baker, designed to support rising playwrights through ...

The Playwright Lab at Dunaway Gardens will bring together established and emerging playwrights, composers, and dramaturgs for a nine-day residency focused on writing, revision, and collaboration. The ...

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Governor Kathy Hochul has put her weight behind expanding outdoor play with the recent announcement of the NY PLAYS grant program. According to an official statement on the governor's website, the ...

He helped create the Off Off Broadway theater scene, wrote and acted in Andy Warhol’s films, and turned his fascination with collectible Americana into books. By Alex Traub Robert Heide, who began his ...

Tours, glorious tours! We’ve got them by the bucketload. These are all new tours starting at some point in 2026, so remember, there are still plenty of tours continuing their journeys, too. And if ...

Playwrights Horizons, an Off-Broadway theater, was hit with a class action on Dec. 22 in New York Southern District Court over alleged race-based discrimination. The suit, brought by Consovoy McCarthy ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The lawsuit, against the prominent Off Broadway theater, is backed by Edward Blum, who has long challenged race-based policies. Playwrights called it ...