THE ICE BREAKER by David Rambo
26 MILES by Quiara Alegría Hudes
END DAYS by Deborah Laufer
TWO JEWS WALK INTO A WAR... by Seth Rozin
JERICHO by Jack Canfora

“The Smith Prize was a great shot in the arm for me. It served as a valuable affirmation from my peers that my work is both of a high quality and exploring important issues. ”

-Seth Rozin, 2007 Smith Prizewinner, Black Gold

“[CLNPF] secures for the playwright not simply a 'product' (the premiere) – but a process (the ongoing series of productions)... The model – giving several theatres a crack at a new work, giving a writer several chances at their revisions – is a godsend."

-Steven Dietz, Yankee Tavern

 

“NNPN really acts as a new play grapevine. Because member theaters are in regular contact, they get to know each theater's mission and tastes and a recommendation from one member to another is much more meaningful. Those relationships have helped my work find a home. ”

-Allison Moore, Hazard County, Collapse
 

“[NNPN’s] professional network is as vital (and unique) as the artistic support -- I've not found any other group that offers both.”

-Eric Coble, For Better

“In grad school I was writing politically, socially-derived works, not blockbusters. I saw very little future for my voice. Then NNPN invited me in... I am not only a better writer because of my association with them, but I am a better artist, and witnessing their generosity, a better person. ”

-Sean Christopher Lewis, Playwright-in-Residence 2008

 

"The generosity and vitality of this unique and much needed organization ultimately benefits playwrights, theatres, audiences and the culture."

-David Rambo, The Ice Breaker

“The National New Play Network is so vital and necessary - one of those really bright ideas - that one wonders why it took so long for theaters to get together and create it.”

-Yussef El Guindi, Jihad Jones and the Kalashnikov Babes

 

 

“NNPN not only lives up to its mission of championing ‘the development, production, and continued life of new plays,’ but also champions the authors of those new plays in the long journey from page to stage.”

-John Biguenet, Rising Water, Shotgun

“I was and remain deeply honored and encouraged by the Smith Prize… I love that the prize is awarded to a script and not a production… I love that NNPN is working against premiere-itis.”

-Y York, 2008 Smith Prizewinner, ...And LA is Burning

“In an industry as competitive, as unstable, and as personal as theater, the acknowledgment from a national body of professional theaters that the Emerging Playwright Residency gives a young writer is invaluable.”

-Jennifer Fawcett, Playwright-in-Residence 2009

Join Us

The National New Play Network is a service organization for nonprofit producing theaters.  The Network is comprised of a relatively small group of Core Members, who pioneer and implement collaborative new play strategies, and a growing group of Associate Members, who disseminate the Network's programs and strategies nationwide.

Core Membership is best for theaters that wish to play an active role in the Network's development and its impact on the field. Core Members are vetted by the Board of Directors in a lengthy process, and upon approval have access to all Associate Member benefits plus: Playwright and Producer Residencies, Commissions, the MFA Playwrights Workshop, travel reimbursements to national events, guaranteed access to the National Showcase of New Plays, and the Annual Conference.  Each Core Member appoints a staff leader to serve on NNPN's Board of Directors.  

Associate Membership, launched in 2012, is designed to provide theaters and university MFA programs with access to plays and playwrights developed by NNPN theaters.  Associate Members can join the Network as long as they satisfy certain minimum producing requirements.  Benefits for Associate Members include access to hundreds of scripts in the Network's Virtual Script Library, invitations to the National Showcase of New Plays, and participation in the Continued Life of New Plays Fund.  

Click on the links to your right to determine which level of membership is right for your company.  If you still have questions, contact the NNPN staff.