The Subtext: Jonathan Payne and the Sea of Stories
This month Brian speaks with the playwright about striving to write one play a year and drawing inspiration from various roles and identities.
All Stories About New Dramatists
Seven Playwrights Granted New Dramatists Residencies
Haruna Lee, Shayan Lotfi, Deepa Purohit, Jordan Seavey, SM Shephard-Massat, Phillip Christian Smith, and Bryna Turner will begin their residencies this fall.
Christie Brown Named New Dramatists Executive Director
The company’s current finance and HR director, she will succeed Joel Ruark after his 26 years in the executive role.
When the Process Is the Problem
After a back-and-forth over COVID vaccine policy sparked an HR investigation at New Dramatists, the fallout exposed the faultlines between the personal and the professional—and between artists and leadership.
The Wit and Wisdom of Joan Schenkar
As passionate an advocate as she was a cutting critic of mediocrity, she wrote richly theatrical plays but is best known for deep-dive biographies.
Tilting at Windmills in a Storm
Stephen Haff’s invigorating new book ‘Kid Quixotes’ recounts a translation process that changed his students and himself as well.
New Dramatists Announces 8 Playwriting Residents
Johnna Adams, Boni B. Alvarez, Kirk Wood Bromley, Morgan Gould, MJ Kaufman, Aya Ogawa, Jiehae Park, and Andrea Stolowit will be in residence through 2024.
Lisa Kron and Daniel Zaitchik Receive 2017 Kleban Prizes
The awards recognize promising musical theatre librettists and lyricists.
The Play Incubators: No Production, No Problem
Can a play get made without a production? At a few indispensable development hubs, that’s the only way.
Entrances and Exits for July/August 2014
Those who stepped down from an old position or stepped up to a new one in July and August.
