at New Dramatists
Oni Faida Lampley
1959 - 2008
The New Dramatists Family mourns the loss of our sister, Oni Faida Lampley.
Playwright, Performer, Angel.
Her struggle was long, her impact great, her grace immense.
We miss you, Oni.
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Composer-Librettist Studio
Feb. 23 - Mar. 10, 2008
The 23rd annual Composer-Librettist Studio paired five New Dramatists playwrights with five composers from a variety of musical stylistic backgrounds in a nearly round-the-clock 2-week workshop intended to spark early-stage collaborations among playwrights Rinne Groff, Jason Grote, Victor Lodato, Taylor Mac and Daniel Reitz and composers Linda Dowdell, Edward Ficklin, Julia Meinwald, Marisa Michelson and John Turner. An ensemble of five singer/actors including Manoel Felciano, Rosemary Loar, Gabrielle Stravelli, Eleanor Taylor and Charles Temkey supported the participants as they developed overnight responses to various songwriting assignments. During the studio, each playwright is paired with a composer and given 48 hours to complete an assignment or song sketch. The results of that collaboration, written for specific performers, are then given to those performers to present to the group. A discussion centering around issues that arose in the collaborative writing process follows each presentation. Once all five presentations are made, five new teams are created and each team is given a new assignment. This “round robin” way of working continues, so that by the end of two weeks, 25 brand new songs have been created in the Studio and a final working session is presented before an invited audience, at which all of the assignments completed during the Studio were performed.
PlayTime
Dec. 3 - 15, 2007
Our sixth annual PlayTime Developmental Studio, gave five New Dramatists writers - this year Liz Duffy Adams, Brooke Berman, David Grimm, Victor Lodato and Dael Orlandersmith - a chance to workshop and rewrite plays over a two-week period with a self-selected director or dramaturg and a company of actors. Over the course of the twelve-day Studio, each writer was given time to write, rewrite, rehearse and listen to their play in the company of a talented community of collaborating artists.
Graduation Festival
Oct. 15 - 26, 2007
New Dramatists celebrated the end of the seven-year residencies of playwrights Dominic Taylor, Honor Molloy, Julie Hébert, Anne García-Romero, Melissa James Gibson, Alejandro Morales, Karl Gajdusek and Caridad Svich during our annual Barbara Barondess MacLean Graduation Festival of Readings, during which each writer was given a final reading and tribute, followed by a reception.
New Playwright Welcome
Sept. 10, 2007
On Monday, September 10, 2007 New Dramatists will kick off its 58th season of nurturing America's playwrights by welcoming eight new resident writers into our family - representing the Class of 2014 - with our annual New Playwright Welcome, featuring readings of work by the playwrights and a reception to follow. This year's event will feature the work of Eugenie Chan, Sarah Hammond, Taylor Mac, Carlos Murillo, Julie Marie Myatt, J.T. Rogers, Deborah Stein and John Walch.
(l.-r.) Eugenie Chan, Sarah Hammond, Taylor Mac, Carlos Murillo,
Julie Marie Myatt, J.T. Rogers, Deborah Stein and John Walch.
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In Memoriam
New Dramatists mourns the loss of our beloved founder, Michaela O'Harra. She touched - and changed - the lives of hundreds of American playwrights with a simple idea that we continue to this day: give playwrights the time, space and tools they need to make lasting contributions to the theatre.
Michaela O'Harra 1911 - 2007
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59th Anniversary Spring Luncheon Thursday, May 15th, 2008
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2007 Writer's Benefit: Nocturnal Commissions
Last season's incarnation of Nocturnal Commissions, our raucous annual Writer's Benefit, was a huge success! Many thank to all those who participated and made the event possible.
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New
Dramatists will honor Tony Award-winning playwright
and performer Harvey Fierstein with its Career Achievement in Theater
Award at our annual
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New New
Dramatists
2005-2006 Resident Playwrights Catalog. (861kb)
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John Belluso 1969-2006
The New Dramatists' family mourns the loss of our dear friend and colleague, Resident Playwright John Belluso.
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