My what a year! A 2015 #NewPlay Highlight Reel

December 28th, 2015 by

2015-phlebotomist (5)
As 2015 winds to a close, I asked members to share a few of their theatrical highlights from the year. Here is a sampling:
New productions of new plays, including at the:
  • FemNoire 2015 festival
  • Silver Springs Stage Co
  • ATHE New Play Development Series
  • Winthrop School of Performing Arts
  • MBL Club
  • Piney Forks at the New York Public Library
  • Hollywood
  • Aberdeen, Scotland
  • Boston Theatre Marathon XVII (two entries by members!)
Other artistic highlights:
  • A documentary film version of one member’s short story, which had been published in the the “REMEMBER US!” compilation book was premiered before the United Nations in NYC
  • A Packard Foundation Writing Residency at the Lemon Tree House, Tuscany, Italy
  • A Massachusetts Cultural Council Artist Fellowship in Dramatic Writing
  • A workshop on marketing tips for playwrights with Pat Gabridge.
  • Another great workshop on craft with Kate Snodgrass – on great endings of great plays
  • New members
  • New actors in our resident actors company
  • Packed houses for three nights at our 43rd annual festival of new plays
  • The first-ever publication of a compilation of new works in the festival.

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My what a year!

Happy New year to all!

Here’s to breaking more legs in 2016…