Curious Theatre Company's production of TempOdyssey.

What Playwrights Say About NNPN

“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, Emerging Playwright 2009, The Toymaker's War

Contacting NNPN

National New Play Network
Jason Loewith, Executive Director
c/o Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
641 D Street NW
Washington, DC 20004

Phone: 202-312-5270
Fax: 202-289-2446
Email Jason Loewith Here

 

Script Exchange

Through monthly, online meetings, Literary Managers from NNPN member theatres regularly exchange information on plays and playwrights in an effort to help identify, cultivate, develop and produce promising new plays. Aside from the plays that have been a part of the CLNPF, many other plays have also benefitted as a direct result of the National New Play Network. Since 1998, at least twenty-five plays have had over 60 full productions, collectively, including:

  • Bee-Luther-Hatchee by Thomas Gibbons, initially premiered by InterAct Theatre Company (Philadelphia, PA), was subsequently produced by Mixed Blood Theater (Minneapolis, MN), Borderlands Theater (Tucson, AZ), Unicorn Theatre (Kansas City, MO), Florida Stage (West Palm Beach, FL) and Actor's Express Theatre Company (Atlanta, GA).
  • Bright Ideas by Eric Coble, premiered at Curious Theatre (Denver, CO) and was subsequently produced at Unicorn Theatre (Kansas City, MO).
  • Charlie Cox Runs with Scissors (a.k.a. Running with Scissors) by Michael McKeever, premiered at Florida Stage (West Palm Beach, FL), was included as a staged reading at the 2004 National Showcase of New Plays, and then saw its second full production at Phoenix Theatre (Indianapolis, IN).
  • Circumference of a Squirrel by John Walch, read at Phoenix Theatre (Indianapolis, IN), went on to full productions at both Playwrights Theatre Of New Jersey (Madison, NJ) in a co-production with New Jersey Repertory Company (Long Branch, NJ), and Kitchen Dog Theater (Dallas, TX).
  • Curanderas by Elaine Romero, initially premiered by Kitchen Dog Theater (Dallas, TX), and was later produced at Phoenix Theatre (Indianapolis, IN).
  • Exits and Entrances by Athol Fugard, premiered at Fountain Theatre (Los Angeles, CA), was included as a staged reading at the 2005 National Showcase of New Plays, and then went on to full productions at Florida Stage (West Palm Beach, FL), New Jersey Repertory Company (Long Branch, NJ) and New Repertory Theatre (Boston, MA).
  • The Gene Pool by Christi Stewart-Brown, initially premiered by Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company (Washington D.C.), was subsequently produced by Borderlands Theater (Tucson, AZ), Mixed Blood Theater (Minneapolis, MN), Phoenix Theatre (Indianapolis, IN) and Unicorn Theatre (Kansas City, MO).
  • Good German by David Wiltse, received its second full production at Florida Stage (West Palm Beach, FL) and third at Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey (Madison, NJ).
  • The Home Team by Kim Carney, initially premiered by Phoenix Theatre (Indianapolis, IN), was also produced by Performance Network (Ann Arbor, MI).
  • How His Bride Came to Abraham by Karen Sunde, initially showcased by Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey (Madison, NJ), was premiered at Unicorn Theatre (Kansas City, MO).
  • phidias8 by Mike Whistler, initially showcased by InterAct Theatre Company (Philadelphia, PA), was premiered at Phoenix Theatre (Indianapolis, IN).
  • Rosemary by Jim O'Connor, initially produced by Prop Thtr (Chicago, IL), was subsequently produced by InterAct Theatre Company (Philadelphia, PA).
  • Rust by Kirsten Greenridge, which was first read by Phoenix Theatre (Indianapolis, IN) and included in the 2005 National Showcase of New Plays (Stanford, CA), premiered during the 2006/2007 season at Magic Theatre (San Francisco, CA).
  • Sexsting by Doris Baizley, orginally part of the 2005 National Showcase of New Plays,and went on to the 2006/2007 seasons of both Salt Lake Acting Company (Salt Lake City, UT) and Prop Thtr (Chicago, IL).
  • Spain by Jim Knable, initially premiered by Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company (Washington D.C.), was subsequently produced at Phoenix Theatre (Indianapolis, IN), New Jersey Repertory Company (Long Branch, NJ), Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey (Madison, NJ) in co-production with New Jersey Repertory Company (Long Branch, NJ), and Actor's Express Theatre Company (Atlanta, GA).
  • Sunken Living Room by David Caudle, was a co-production between Southern Rep (New Orleans, LA) and New Theatre (Miami, FL).
  • Sweet Nothing in My Ear by Stephen Sachs, initially premiered by Fountain Theatre (Los Angeles, CA), was subsequently produced by Mixed Blood Theater (Minneapolis, MN).
  • When Something Wonderful Ends by Sherry Kramer had its world premiere at InterAct Theatre Company (Philadelphia, PA) during the 2006/2007 season, and its second production at Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey (Madison, NJ).
  • Whores by Lee Blessing, was produced by both InterAct Theatre Company (Philadelphia, PA) and New Jersey Repertory Company (Long Branch, NJ) in co-production with Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey (Madison, NJ).