New Dramatists, an artistic home and developmental laboratory for professional playwrights, is proud to announce the addition of five writers to its illustrious, dynamic resident playwright company: Nkenna Akunna, Hilary Bettis, Edwin Rivera-Arias, Jesús I. Valles, and Deborah Yarchun.
They will be in-residence through June, 2031. These adventurous theatre artists were selected by a seven-person committee of New Dramatists current residents, alumni, and outside theatre professionals from 350 applicants after undergoing a highly competitive, ten-month review and consensus-based decision-making process. New Dramatists kicked off their seven-year residencies on Monday, September 9, 2024 at the annual New Playwright Welcome, an evening of readings and celebration, held at Soho Rep.
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