Congratulations to Lauren Holmes, recipient of the Princess Grace Award in Playwriting/2024-2025 Fellowship at New Dramatists.
New Dramatists administers the application process on behalf of the Princess Grace Foundation-USA. This year, we will accept open submissions beginning March 3, 2025 until March 17, 2025 OR UNTIL A CAP OF 35O SUBMISSIONS IS REACHED, whichever comes first. Guidelines will be posted in January, 2025.
Christie Brown is named the new Executive Director of New Dramatists, beginning on July 1, 2023. She joins veteran Artistic Director Emily Morse to lead the organization. Brown’s cumulative service to New Dramatists spans 15 years in various leadership roles.
The Kleban Foundation announces the recipients of the 35th annual Kleban Prize for Musical Theatre. The 2025 Kleban Prize for the most promising musical theatre lyricist has been awarded to Benjamin Velez. The 2025 Kleban Prize for the most promising musical theatre librettist has been awarded to Madeline Myers. The Kleban Foundation will present the prizes on Monday, February 3 at 5PM in a private ceremony (by invitation only) hosted by ASCAP and BMI at ASCAP (250 W. 57th St, NYC). Featuring musical performances from work by this year’s prize recipients, the event will be hosted by Tony Award winners and Kleban board members Richard Maltby, Jr. and Maury Yeston.
The library remains closed to the public, as we restore in-person programming for writers and their teams of collaborators. Please visit playwright profiles to learn more about New Dramatists playwrights and their work. For script inquiries, please email @email.
On May 30th, New Dramatists honored the Tony® Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, and ND alumna, SUZAN-LORI PARKS.
Jaclyn and Ernie go looking for birds after several days in quarantine.
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An exploration on memory, mothers, and smelly boys.
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Mark's opening monologue from the Burnt Woman of Harvard.
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A cult of arsonists find their way.
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A collaboration between playwright Matthew Paul Olmos and composer April Dawn Guthrie.
NextDoor believes connecting with others is a universal, human need.
NextDoor is where you connect to neighborhoods; by bringing neighbors and organizations together, we can cultivate a kinder world.
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