An alliance of not-for-profit professional theatres that champions the
development, production and continued life of new plays for the American theatre


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National New Play Network
David Golston,
General Manager
c/o InterAct Theatre Company
2030 Sansom Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103

Phone: 215-568-8077
Fax: 816-568-8095

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HISTORY

The National New Play Network was founded in 1998 by then Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center Special Programs Director David Goldman with the support and encouragement of Founder and Chairman George C. White. They believed that new play development in the next generation should be regionalized by linking producing and developmental theatres around the country with their playwriting communities.

In June, 1998, Goldman and White convened a group of artistic and managing leaders from thirteen professional theatres across the country that had demonstrated a proven commitment to the development and production of new plays. Over the next two years, relationships were formed and annual conferences were held in 1999 and 2000. The 2000 Conference coincided with Prop Thtr Group’s New Plays 2000 Festival in Chicago.

Subsequent conferences have been hosted by Mixed Blood in Minneapolis (2001), InterAct in Philadelphia (2002), Kitchen Dog in Dallas (2003), Prop Thtr in Chicago (2004), Stanford University in Stanford (2005), Curious Theatre in Denver (2006), and New Rep in Boston (2007).