A Boston-area cooperative of writers, directors, and resident actors, since 1972, Playwrights’ Platform has provided playwrights and other writers of dramatic content the opportunity to develop their work and put that work in front of the public in the form of staged readings or juried festivals. 

Membership in Playwrights’ Platform provides these benefits:

• Readings. Zoom and in-person meetings to read members’ full-length, one-act, and 10-minute plays and musicals, in addition to screen plays, if they are suitable for a reading. Writers receive thoughtful and constructive input after each reading.
  
• Diverse locations. For in-person readings and public events, Playwrights’ Platform can utilize spaces in the Boston area and also further afield, taking advantage of local venues that are conducive to readings, such as libraries, coffee shops, bars, and book stores.
  
• Public events. Periodically, to present members’ works in public, Playwrights’ Platform will produce “pop-up plays” at casual locations, larger showcases in a theater, and the juried new works Festival.
  
• Actors in Residence (AiR) program. For readings and public events, members have access to a troupe of actors dedicated to helping writers develop their work. Go to Actors in Residence for information about joining AiR.
  
• Network. Playwrights’ Platform provides opportunities to network with other theater professionals.

NOTE: Playwrights Platform is currently seeking Board Members, including Executive Board Secretary to help schedule readings and events and also members of the Advisory Board.  Board Members get the opportunity to help shape the organization.

For more information, go to How to Join.

Playwrights’ Platform is a member-focused and member-driven cooperative.
It is NOT a production company.

Playwrights’ Platform supports justice for all. We hope that this support, combined with a continuation of the arts, will not only help our nation heal, but will lead us to a better place, where everyone is treated equally and where democracy is truly realized.

A 501C3 non-profit, Playwrights’ Platform receives no government support and subsists solely on dues and private donations.