New Plays

It is not uncommon for a new play to spend years in development before it finally sees a professional production. For playwright Suzan-Lori Parks it was a five year journey to fully realize her epic play, Father…

Not long ago, I wrote a companion piece to my 1989 comedy Lend Me A Tenor and called it A Comedy of Tenors, and it recently received its world premiere in a co-production of the McCarter Theatre and the Cleveland Play House.

This past Saturday at the 2016 Humana Festival at Actors Theatre of Louisville, the American Theatre Critics Association (ATCA) selected Qui Nguyen’s Vietgone as the winner of the 2015 Harold and Mimi…

And which play are we talking about today?
Ugly Lies the Bone by Lindsey Ferrentino.

Title:
Title and Deed

Author:
Will Eno

What is it all about?
“Exactly.” Title and Deed is a monologue delivered by one man known simply…

Artistic Director Marc Masterston is directing the world premiere of Going to a Place where you Already Are by Bekah Brunstetter (Julianne Argyros Stage, March 6–27, 2016). Her ability with dialogue caught his eye in the course…

To mark the world premiere of her upcoming play, Going to a Place where you Already Are, Brunstetter shares her thoughts about her literary picks and what inspires her.