Dedicated to the Playwright

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company is set to host the launch of black women playwrights' group Cyber Narrative Project February 22, with New Dramatists' alum Lynn Nottage and current resident Kristoffer Diaz part of the festivities.  Read More

Young Jean Lee, playwright and director, talks with producer Caleb Hammons about her new work, The Untitled Feminist Show, now at the Baryshnikov Arts Center through February 4, 2012, as part of the COIL Festival. They discuss Young Jean’s approach to movement practice and the complications of naming and crediting a “Nearly Wordless Show.”  Read More

When it comes to making something in the sense of loving, painstaking craftsmanship, it's rare to find theater artists who care as much about every step of the process and every detail of the work as Deborah Stein and Suli Holum, whose piece Chimera, co-presented by HERE at the Here Arts Center, is one of the most intriguing offerings in the Under the Radar Festival this year.  Read More

Playwright Marcus Gardley is having an August Wilson moment.  Read More

The online journal HowlRound.com has asked theater artists from around the country to talk about their personal search for an artistic home. New Dramatists Artistic Director Todd London kicks off this new series.  Read More

Playwright Carlos Murillo's dark play or stories for boys has been produced all across the country in recent years and is now receiving its Chicago premiere at Collaberaction Theatre. The play, which is based on a true story that was featured in the February 2005 issue of Vanity Fair magazine, explores the world of cyber manipulation.  Read More

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company announces its inaugural “Tweet Up” in conjunction with the World Premiere of Civilization (all you can eat) written by Jason Grote and directed by Howard Shalwitz. The goal of these efforts is to open up the rehearsal process of a new play for select audience members interested in strengthening their engagement with Woolly Mammoth.  Read More