Our mission is to provide playwrights with time, space and resources in the company of gifted peers to create work, realize their artistic potential, and make lasting contributions to the theatre.
HISTORY
Founded in 1949 by Michaela O’Harra in association with Howard Lindsay, Richard Rodgers, Russel Crouse, Oscar Hammerstein II, John Golden, Moss Hart, Maxwell Anderson, John Wharton, Robert E. Sherwood and Elmer Rice, New Dramatists is one of the country’s leading playwright centers and a nationally recognized new play laboratory. In the 75 years since our founding, over 700 new dramatists have passed through our doors, creating work that has laid the foundation for contemporary American dramatic literature.
VALUES
New Dramatists deeply values inclusion and diversity in our workplace and activities. Our ability to embrace and celebrate each person’s unique contributions to New Dramatists makes us a stronger institution and community.
New Dramatists is committed to equal opportunity and access across our organization (e.g., in admissions, employment, promotion, etc.) and we do not discriminate based on age, disability, ethnicity, gender, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other protected category as established by applicable law, including federal law, New York state law, and the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL).
In addition, New Dramatists considers all requests for reasonable accommodations in employment and work activities, in accordance with applicable law.
The principles of equity, diversity, accessibility, and inclusion (EDAI) are embedded in the founding of our organization. We are committed to stating these values explicitly and holding ourselves accountable to these values as a community. To read our EDAI mission and values statement, and to learn about the process for articulating this community statement and putting it into practice, please click here