The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center has announced the eight new plays that will be developed this summer as part of the National Playwrights Conference (July 5–28).
The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center has announced the eight new plays that will be developed this summer as part of the National Playwrights Conference (July 5–28).
The lineup includes Jeremy O. Harris’ Slave Play, which will receive its world premiere at New York Theatre Workshop next season; Lightning, by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Beth Henley (Crimes of the Heart); and Celine Song's Endlings, which is being presented today in New York City as part of The Playwrights Realm's annual INK’D Festival of New Plays.
The plays, which are by a mix of new, mid-career, and established writers, were selected from 1,429 plays received through the O’Neill’s open submissions process. In the lead up to the conference, each play will undergo the O’Neill’s signature development process, employing professional creative and support staff, including directors, dramaturgs, actors, and designers.
Sarah DeLappe (The Wolves) and J. T. Rogers (Oslo) are this year's writers-in-residence. For more information visit TheOneill.org/npc18.
The annual event, which features Johnson as Hocus Pocus villain Winifred Sanderson, will benefit the Ali Forney Center.
Both awards have been pivotal in launching the careers of future Broadway stars and fostering a love of theatre in young people.
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The annual pet adoption event will be held later this summer in Shubert Alley.
The Wicked Tony winner sings the title song in a scene from the 2007 release left on the cutting room floor.
The stage and screen star will be Madame Armfeldt in the Hunter Foster-directed production.
Adam Garcia heads the cast of the U.K. tour of the family-friendly musical.
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An offering of Music Theatre Libson, the week-long event will include shows, workshops, and concerts.