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Cleveland Public Theatre’s 'Haunted' connects theater, community and the question of land – The Land An Indigenous horror comedy about two siblings trapped between worlds — history, memory and the house they haunt — the production is directed by Nailah Unole didanas’ea Harper-Malveaux (Cherokee Natio...

The NNPN Rolling World Premiere of "Haunted" by Tara Moses opens at Cleveland Public Theatre this week. I promise you don't get enough Indigenous horror comedy in your diet, so make some plans. thelandcle.org/stories/clev...

Theatre: A Love Story by Caridad Svich - Trailer - Know Theatre We should say that when we say “theatre” we also mean the world. When there’s little time left, what world can we create? What is our theatre? a…

Thinking tonight about this beautiful piece of theatre/film/performance we got to make with @csvich.bsky.social 5(!) years ago.

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Announcing our 2026 Br!NK New Play Festival Playwrights! Congratulations! 🎉

The 2026 Br!NK New Play Festival will be May 16 & 17 at the Baumgartner Center for Dance, passes go on sale April 13. Mark your calendars & we'll see you at the Baumgartner Center for Dance in May! https://ow.ly/VUaT50Ynjtm

My February @newplayexchange.bsky.social 'Read and Rec' project is complete! I've read so many high-quality plays this month and am absolutely blown away by the talented folks in my orbit.

Final Tally:
- 39 Plays by
- 37 Playwrights!

Here's who I read and rec'd this last week:

Yessssss! ♥️

We’re thrilled to share that we’re just one month away from the showing of this is a face by J.C. Pankratz at PlayFest Indy! Join us on March 23rd at Indiana Repertory Theatre!

For more information on the cast and how to reserve tickets, click here: https://www.newharmonyproject.org/pfi

Ro Reddick, Hannah Doran Both Win Blackburn Prize The time the judges honored both Reddick's surreal 'Cold War Choir Practice' and Doran's gritty 'The Meat Kings! (Inc.) of Brooklyn Heights.'

Yesterday the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize was awarded to two writers on their side of the Atlantic: U.S.-based Ro Reddick for “Cold War Choir Practice” and U.K./Ireland-based Hannah Doran for “The Meat Kings! (Inc.) of Brooklyn Heights.” www.americantheatre.org/2026/02/26/r...

New Plays Take Flight in the Mile High City Over its 20-year run, the Colorado New Play Summit hasn't just developed fresh pieces of theatre; it has also developed an audience for new work.

During Valentine’s weekend, Amanda L. Andrei visited the beloved Colorado New Play Summit for its 20th anniversary at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. 

SF-based folks, Playwrights Foundation is seeking a PT, year-round literary manager to support the Bay Area Playwrights Festival (BAPF) and Resident Playwright Program: jobs.gusto.com/postings/pla...

Artists in Conversation: The Art of Resilience - Playwrights' Center

Mon. 3/2, join Playwrights' Center for Artists in Conversation, in person or livestreamed. Twin Cities theater leaders from Penumbra, Capri, Pillsbury House, Theater Mu, Mixed Blood, & Springboard on response to ICE activity in the context of their artistic missions.
pwcenter.org/event/artist...

Fellow playwrights! I’ve been reading and recommending plays on NPX (@newplayexchange.bsky.social) throughout February. I'm officially 4 weeks in and my eyeballs are killing me in the BEST way.

Here's just some of the 30+ incredible plays and playwrights I’ve read so far.

#NPX #Playwrights

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Thanks so much for sharing these! What a delightful resource.

Explorations of Grief cont.)

ELEPHANT by Margie Stokley-Bronz

FLAMENCO SONG OF LIVING & DYING by Riti Sachdeva

TROUBLE OF THE WORLD by Nikki Brake-Silla

I’M SO FUCKING TIRED (BUT I GUESS I’LL HAVE TO KEEP WRITING ABOUT THIS) by Rachel Lynett

THE GROVE by Monet Hurst-Mendoza

All on NPX 🧡

"... And letting go of what was 'supposed' to happen. They are a collective reminder that grief is dynamic and complex.” —playwright Megan Tripaldi

WHAT IF THIS WERE A WEDDING? by Julia Jennings

ARIADNE’S WAKE by Monica Cross

EVERYBODY WINS by Katie Bauer

ISLAND FUNERAL by Catherine Stewart...

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New Featured Script List up on NPX:
EXPLORATIONS OF GRIEF🧵
“While writers tend to explore grief in tragedies, they can also do so with humor, absurdism, mythology, & more. These scripts explore grief inspired by different causes: from death & the end of childhood to losing a version of yourself...

MN Arts Organizations Rise and Respond: Donation Links The Jerome Foundation was founded by Jerome Hill (1905-1972), a noted filmmaker, composer and painter, and awards grants to emerging artists in Hill’s home state of Minnesota and New York City, where he spent much of his creative life.

In solidarity with our Twin Cities colleagues, we’re sharing “Rise and Respond” donation links to MN arts organizations. Courtesy of Eleanor Savage and the Jerome Foundation.

Join us for the world premiere of DUMBED DOWN by Darryl Stamp February 12-March 1. Tickets and details at planbtheatre.org/dumbeddown

Audio & video by Danor Gerald.

What’s Left Standing of Kennedy Center Education and TYA? The Center’s roles as an incubator of new work for young audiences, and as a generous host for the American College Theater Festival, will be hard to fill.

The Kennedy Center’s roles as an incubator of new work for young audiences, and as a generous host for the American College Theater Festival, will be hard to fill, writes Daniella Ignacio.

Cherry Lane Theatre Playwrights Collective Introducing a nine-month development program designed to support emerging NYC playwrights through a rigorous, grad-school-style structure without the barriers of formal graduate programs.

Applications for the Cherry Lane Playwrights Collective, a 9-month developmental program under the direction of Pulitzer-winning playwright Annie Baker, will be open Feb. 2-March 2. Further details at playwrights.cherrylanetheatre.org

It’s ICE Out of Minnesota Day, and Twin Cities Theatres Are Part of It Theatres across Minnesota have closed for the day during the state's general strike against ICE's violence.

Theatres across Minnesota have closed for the day during the state’s general strike against ICE’s violence.
www.americantheatre.org/2026/01/23/i...

For those marching during the general strike today, confirmed warming sites include: Minneapolis Central Library, the Hennepin County Government Center, and Farrell’s Extreme Bodyshaping - St. Paul Gym.

People to Watch: Justin Tanner The prolific L.A. playwright chats about his newest autobiographical play, 'My Son the Playwright,' and how his family has shaped his artistry.

In our winter 2026 print issue, the prolific L.A. playwright Justin Tanner chats about his newest autobiographical play, MY SON THE PLAYWRIGHT at @roguemachinethtr.bsky.social, and how his family has shaped his artistry.
www.americantheatre.org/2026/01/20/p...

Tinker siblings draw parallels of student protests from the 1960s to present In 1965, John and Mary Beth Tinker protested the Vietnam War by wearing black arm bands to school. The incident led to a landmark Supreme Court decision that guaranteed free speech rights for public s...

Megan Gogerty chats with Charity Nebbe about her new show "Fair State," opening January 22 at Riverside Theatre. Interview starts at 31:21.
www.iowapublicradio.org/podcast/talk...

love for my play FUTURE EMERGENCIES on @newplayexchange.bsky.social . "a triptych of dissolving social fabric, set to the pace of telling a secret at a party."

Podcast: The 2025 OSCA nominees are in! We run down the list of all the theatres and

Tune in to the lates Onstage Colorado at the 48:09 mark to hear the interview on the upcoming Rolling World Premiere of "Bad Books" at Curious Theatre, with playwright Sharyn Rothstein and our own Executive Director Nan Barnett🎧 onstagecolorado.com/podcast-the-...

a cartoon of a woman on a stage with the words look at this look at that Alt: Tammy from Bob’s Burgers auditions, saying “look at this, look at that” while she shows off her various physical features and moves. She has no monologue. It’s a real shame.

Ringing in the New Year with 5,992 published audition monologues from full scripts on NPX. Writers, help take us to 6k & give our new NPX Actors something fab to work with.

For sure! “This commission is for new, original work developed specifically for this theme. We are not seeking existing scripts, works-in-progress, or drawer plays. Proposals must describe plays not yet written.” Just gotta get your proposal in by Feb. 2.

2026 New Play Commission RFP - Thrown Stone ESCAPE Escape: 2026 New Play Commission RFP Thrown Stone Theatre Company invites playwrights to submit proposals for a new play commission aligned with our mission to empower artists and audiences …

The good folks at @thrownstone.bsky.social, an NNPN Associate Member Theater, are looking for their next commission. Will you be the one to write it?
thrownstone.org/comm-rfp-2026/

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Your support fuels bold new work & the artists bringing it to life.

Help us reach our $25k goal at nnpn.org/donate

🚨Attention Women Playwrights Based in the Midwest!🚨
The deadline for the second around of the Br!NK Br!EFS is TODAY! Send us your 10 min plays inspired by the prompt, "Come Live With Me and Be My Love" by 11:59pm!
https://rtwmke.org/brink/submit-your-work/