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2008 Annual Fundraiser
Monday, March 31, 2008

New York City

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NNPN Anounces Continued Life of New Plays Fund Project Featuring
SICK by Zayd Dohrn

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NNPN Member-Developed Plays
Receive Accolades and Awards

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2007 Smith Prize
Winner Announced
BLACK GOLD by Seth Rozin

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Emerging Playwrights Residency
Launched in Pilot Program

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2007 New Play Commission
SOUL ON VINYL
by Mary Fengar Gail & Dennis McCarthy

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NEA Announces Funding for
9 Member Theatres
& 5 CLNPF Productions

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2008 NNPN Annual Meeting
May 31 & June 1, 2008
Phoenix Theatre

Indianapolis, IN

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NNPN COMMISSION
RECIPIENT
NOMINATED FOR
PULITZER PRIZE

RISING WATER, a new drama
commissioned by NNPN in 2006
through Southern Rep
in New Orleans,
has been nominated for the
2008 Pulitzer Prize in drama.
The drama, written by
New Orleans-based playwright
John Biguenet,
was featured in NNPN's 2006
National Showcase of New Plays
and was a recipient of an Access
to Artistic Excellence development
and production grant from the
National Endowment for the Arts.

In RISING WATER, a couple awakens
in the middle of the night to find
their pitch-dark house filling with
water. Clambering into their attic,
and then onto their rooftop,
they struggle not only to survive
but also to keep the guttering flame
of their love from being extinguished.

For more information, visit
Southern Rep's RISING WATER
page by clicking here.

		20 Members... and Growing

Member organizations of the NNPN are spread across the United States, and our mission statements are as diverse as our locations. One thing all members share is a committment to discovering and fostering new voices for the American theatre:

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		25 Plays, 60 Productions

Since 1999, NNPN has fostered the work of dozens of new voices in the American theatre and its unique network has created a longevity most plays never find.

SEE OUR NETWORK...
AT WORK!

		Programs That Work

The NNPN has created several innovative and constructive programs to support its members efforts in producing new works for the American Theatre: Continued Life of New Plays Fund, National Showcase of New Plays, New Play Commissions, Script Exchange, Playscripts.com Partnership, and more!

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