June 2013

I Came to Look for You on Tuesday
by Chiori Miyagawa
directed by Alice Reagan

SLAM
written and directed by Susan Mosakowski

SLAM projects Nora Helmer, twenty-five years after the door, to the Maly Theatre, Moscow 1904. This two-hander features Laura Esterman and Lauren Fortgang.

The working portion of this Creativity Fund project is closed.

Creativity Fund offers playwrights the opportunity to workshop new plays or musicals for up to five days.

Colony Collapse
by Stefanie Zadravec
directed by Davis McCallum

Mark and Julia are recovering meth addicts starting a new life on an orchard in Oregon, where a girl has gone missing, the bees have disappeared, and Mark's estranged son returns to settle a score.

A Cajun Witch’s Voodoo distorts the reality of Simon and Laura. She is trying to claim her portion of household wealth from her cheating husband, and he’s trying to reclaim his soul.

Open Reading - Please Call 212-757-6960 for Reservations.

Colony Collapse
by Stefanie Zadravec
directed by Davis McCallum

Mark and Julia are recovering meth addicts starting a new life on an orchard in Oregon, where a girl has gone missing, the bees have disappeared, and Mark's estranged son returns to settle a score.

Open Reading of In-Progress Work-Please Call 212-757-6960 for Reservations.

A Brand New Something

The working portion of this Creativity Fund project is closed.

Creativity Fund offers playwrights the opportunity to workshop new plays or musicals for up to five days.

Learn more about Creativity Fund.

This Creativity Fund project is made possible by a generous grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

New Dramatists is excited to offer you a one-day only 3-hour Workshop with Tanya Barfield - Pulitzer Nominee and recent winner of the first Lilly Award Commission for Excellence in Playwriting!

Please join us this THURSDAY, JUNE 20TH 2-5pm for WRITING WITHOUT A MAP.

Lasso of Truth
by Carson Kreitzer
directed by Rebecca Taichman
Each tribute includes a public meet/greet reception following the reading.

A new play about William Marston, inventor of both the lie detector machine and Wonder Woman (yes, both...), and the women he loved, both of whom served as inspiration for the famous character.

The Typographer's Dream
by Adam Bock
Each tribute includes a public meet/greet reception following the reading.

Open Reading-Please Call 212-757-6960 for Reservations.

Bright Half Life
by Tanya Barfield
directed by Adam Greenfield
Each tribute includes a public meet/greet reception following the reading.

Bright Half Life is a kaleidoscopic love story. An ever-shifting present collides with fragments of the past as Erika and Vicky are hurled through 25 years of love and heartbreak to discover the collection of moments that make up a life.

Little Row Boat or, Conjecture
by Kirsten Greenidge
Each tribute includes a public meet/greet reception following the reading.

Little Row Boat or, Conjecture was originally commissioned by Yale Repertory Theatre.

Open Reading-Please Call 212-757-6960 for Reservations.

Women Laughing Alone with Salad
by Sheila Callaghan
directed by G.T. Upchurch
Each tribute includes a public meet/greet reception following the reading.

A trashy feminist deconstruction of the popular internet meme.

The Wedding Party─A collective performance piece/wedding
conceived by Chiori Miyagawa
officiated by Rabbi Monsignor London
directed by David Herskovits
Each tribute includes a public meet/greet reception following the reading.

The evening consists of:
Rabbi Monsignor London presiding over 10 real couples and one Mother/Daughter commitment.