PlayPenn Announces New Initiatives for Playwrights
The Playwrights Cohort at PlayPenn and a new digital speaker series are designed to help serve even more writers this year.
All Stories About PlayPenn
PlayPenn Returns With 6 Finalists and 4 Readings
This year’s conference features plays by Brie Knight, Santiago Tonauac Castro, Ken Kaissar, Ian August, Nimisha Ladva, and Stephanie Kyung Sun Walter.
PlayPenn Welcomes 2 Associate Artistic Directors
Susan Dalian and Santiago Iacinti will join PlayPenn as associate artistic directors, leading up to the 2022 return of the annual New Play Development Conference.
Che’Rae Adams Named PlayPenn Artistic Director
Adams was selected following a top-to-bottom reevaluation of the company.
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.
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.
