New Plays, Good Food, Great Plains: A Proven Recipe
While other new-work development hubs have dried up, the Great Plains Theatre Commons continues its convivial creative tradition with local and national support.
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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.
Great Plains Theatre Conference Announces 2019 PlayLab Playwrights
The annual conference will invite 20 playwrights to develop new works this summer.
O Pioneers! Paving the Way for New Plays in Nebraska
In its 11th iteration, the Great Plains Theater Conference has both grown and grown more tightly knit.
‘Hoist’ Raises a Glass to Female Soldiers Who’ve Been Attacked, and Not Just in Battle
For her bleak and biting new play about sexual assault in the military, Erin Lane sets the action at a bar and lets the sparks fly.
Great Plains Theatre Conference: A Homecoming of the Mind
One week each year, a Nebraska campus becomes a hub for playwrights to rekindle camaraderie and dreams—oh, and present some fierce new work.
New ‘Wild Dreamer’ Retreat and Award to Recognize Female Playwrights
Program includes a retreat in upstate New York and an award to a female playwright from the Great Plains Theatre Conference.
News in Brief for February 2013
New works, vintage posters, a Chicago theatre buffet.
What Dramaturgs Want
Calling all dramaturgs, one-time dramaturgs, would-be dramaturgs! What production in the coming season have you heard about that you wish you were working on as a dramaturg? What is it about this show that afflicts you with dramaturgical envy?
