The New Harmony Project
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The New Harmony Project is a national arts organization whose mission is to nurture writers in the development of scripts and new works that interrogate the complexity of hope. We care for writers so they can change the world!
We're happy to share that Tamara Winfrey-Harris has joined the NHP Board of Directors! Tamara is the President of the Women's Fund of Central Indiana, an author and speaker, thought leader and an advocate for change. Welcome to the board, Tamara! #NewHarmonyProject #WomenLeaders #StorytellingMatters
February 9, 2026 at 2:02 PM
We're happy to share that Tamara Winfrey-Harris has joined the NHP Board of Directors! Tamara is the President of the Women's Fund of Central Indiana, an author and speaker, thought leader and an advocate for change. Welcome to the board, Tamara! #NewHarmonyProject #WomenLeaders #StorytellingMatters
Where writers come together and stories are developed! At NHP, we build community through programs like PlayFest Indy and our annual residency program.
#WritersCommunity #Storytelling #PlayFestIndy #TheaterWriters #CreativeResidency #ArtisticDevelopment #NewHarmonyProject #CultivatingChange
#WritersCommunity #Storytelling #PlayFestIndy #TheaterWriters #CreativeResidency #ArtisticDevelopment #NewHarmonyProject #CultivatingChange
February 6, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Where writers come together and stories are developed! At NHP, we build community through programs like PlayFest Indy and our annual residency program.
#WritersCommunity #Storytelling #PlayFestIndy #TheaterWriters #CreativeResidency #ArtisticDevelopment #NewHarmonyProject #CultivatingChange
#WritersCommunity #Storytelling #PlayFestIndy #TheaterWriters #CreativeResidency #ArtisticDevelopment #NewHarmonyProject #CultivatingChange
Congratulations to NHP alum Psalamayene 24, recipient of the 2026 Victor Shargai Leadership Award, honoring outstanding service and creative leadership in the Washington, DC–area theater community!
February 5, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Congratulations to NHP alum Psalamayene 24, recipient of the 2026 Victor Shargai Leadership Award, honoring outstanding service and creative leadership in the Washington, DC–area theater community!
Can you get to Philadelphia between Feb. 6 and March 1? We are thrilled for our Resident Dramaturg, Phaedra Michelle Scott, whose play PLANTATION BLACK opens at InterAct Theatre Company on Feb. 6. More here: https://www.interacttheatre.org/plantationblack
February 2, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Can you get to Philadelphia between Feb. 6 and March 1? We are thrilled for our Resident Dramaturg, Phaedra Michelle Scott, whose play PLANTATION BLACK opens at InterAct Theatre Company on Feb. 6. More here: https://www.interacttheatre.org/plantationblack
We’re packing our bags to see Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson again in their genre-changing MEXODUS, now back for a new extended run at the Daryl Roth Theatre—join us!
February 2, 2026 at 2:02 PM
We’re packing our bags to see Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson again in their genre-changing MEXODUS, now back for a new extended run at the Daryl Roth Theatre—join us!
We’re thrilled to celebrate NHP alum Ngozi Anwanyu, who is set to perform in The Locus by fellow NHP alum Lucy Thurber! This staged work-in-progress is part of LAB: STRIPPED and will be presented later this February.
February 1, 2026 at 10:00 PM
We’re thrilled to celebrate NHP alum Ngozi Anwanyu, who is set to perform in The Locus by fellow NHP alum Lucy Thurber! This staged work-in-progress is part of LAB: STRIPPED and will be presented later this February.
At NHP we believe in artist-centered programming that nurtures writers and cultivates hope!
January 30, 2026 at 2:01 PM
At NHP we believe in artist-centered programming that nurtures writers and cultivates hope!
Award-winning playwright, ASU professor, and NHP alum Idris Goodwin has been recognized on Kirkus Reviews’ Best of 2025 list for King of the Neuroverse, his recently published novel that explores the struggles and strengths of ADHD.
For more information, click here: https://ow.ly/iR5R50Y2Vjc
For more information, click here: https://ow.ly/iR5R50Y2Vjc
January 29, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Award-winning playwright, ASU professor, and NHP alum Idris Goodwin has been recognized on Kirkus Reviews’ Best of 2025 list for King of the Neuroverse, his recently published novel that explores the struggles and strengths of ADHD.
For more information, click here: https://ow.ly/iR5R50Y2Vjc
For more information, click here: https://ow.ly/iR5R50Y2Vjc
NHP is excited for our alum Phanésia Pharel on her new play The Waterfall, which explores the American Dream and generational divides, premiering January 31st in NYC!
January 28, 2026 at 2:01 PM
NHP is excited for our alum Phanésia Pharel on her new play The Waterfall, which explores the American Dream and generational divides, premiering January 31st in NYC!
NHP is thrilled to celebrate our alum Alex Lin, who will be speaking this spring on the panel Storied Women: Asian American Playwrights in Conversation! 🎭✨ Learn more about the panel and Alex’s new satirical drama, Chinese Republicans here: https://ow.ly/qUKR50Y2Vge
January 27, 2026 at 10:00 PM
NHP is thrilled to celebrate our alum Alex Lin, who will be speaking this spring on the panel Storied Women: Asian American Playwrights in Conversation! 🎭✨ Learn more about the panel and Alex’s new satirical drama, Chinese Republicans here: https://ow.ly/qUKR50Y2Vge
With fifty artists spanning 21 states and 10 creative disciplines, we are thrilled to celebrate our alum Ty Defoe, who has been named a 2026 USA Fellow by United States Artists!
January 26, 2026 at 2:02 PM
With fifty artists spanning 21 states and 10 creative disciplines, we are thrilled to celebrate our alum Ty Defoe, who has been named a 2026 USA Fellow by United States Artists!
While the snow falls on our country in crisis, NHP’s mission might feel impossibly out of reach. We see hope as a call to action, a demand that we imagine a brighter, more equitable future. We uplift writers and their stories, because we believe that is how we’ll find our way forward.
January 25, 2026 at 10:13 PM
While the snow falls on our country in crisis, NHP’s mission might feel impossibly out of reach. We see hope as a call to action, a demand that we imagine a brighter, more equitable future. We uplift writers and their stories, because we believe that is how we’ll find our way forward.
NHP is thrilled to celebrate WAD by Keiko Green winning the BroadwayWorld Indianapolis Award for Best New Play or Musical!!
January 24, 2026 at 4:01 PM
NHP is thrilled to celebrate WAD by Keiko Green winning the BroadwayWorld Indianapolis Award for Best New Play or Musical!!
NHP's Jenni Werner was asked by WIRED to comment on the success of projects written by & featuring artists who are part of marginalized communities, even while the Administration tries to silence them. https://www.wired.com/story/sorry-maga-turns-out-people-still-like-woke-art/
Sorry MAGA, Turns Out People Still Like ‘Woke’ Art
From Black vampires gobbling up Oscar nominations to gay pro hockey players dominating the culture, diverse stories broke through in an environment that’s increasingly hostile to them.
www.wired.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:22 PM
NHP's Jenni Werner was asked by WIRED to comment on the success of projects written by & featuring artists who are part of marginalized communities, even while the Administration tries to silence them. https://www.wired.com/story/sorry-maga-turns-out-people-still-like-woke-art/
We’re thrilled to celebrate NHP alum Vaibu Mohan, as her work Water Memory, created alongside Kitty Brazelton, will premiere at the NOW (New Opera Works) Festival this June.
For more information, click here: https://ow.ly/G0YT50XWX5V
For more information, click here: https://ow.ly/G0YT50XWX5V
January 21, 2026 at 10:00 PM
We’re thrilled to celebrate NHP alum Vaibu Mohan, as her work Water Memory, created alongside Kitty Brazelton, will premiere at the NOW (New Opera Works) Festival this June.
For more information, click here: https://ow.ly/G0YT50XWX5V
For more information, click here: https://ow.ly/G0YT50XWX5V
NHP wants to congratulate our alum Benjamin Benne on joining Page 73's 2026 Writers Group alongside Alexa Derman, JuCoby Johnson, Aditya Joshi, Adin Lenahan, Dhari Noel, Abigail C. Onwunali, and Mallory Jane Weiss.
Read more here: https://ow.ly/TzXm50XWXje
Read more here: https://ow.ly/TzXm50XWXje
January 18, 2026 at 2:00 PM
NHP wants to congratulate our alum Benjamin Benne on joining Page 73's 2026 Writers Group alongside Alexa Derman, JuCoby Johnson, Aditya Joshi, Adin Lenahan, Dhari Noel, Abigail C. Onwunali, and Mallory Jane Weiss.
Read more here: https://ow.ly/TzXm50XWXje
Read more here: https://ow.ly/TzXm50XWXje
In Let’s Talk, hear from Ty Defoe, as he reflects on how “this year in particular, a poly-crisis begins to emerge, both as an Indigenous person and simply by existing..., requiring me to draw strict boundaries in order to care for myself and find rest..”
Full conversation: https://ow.ly/5iIW50XWpl9
Full conversation: https://ow.ly/5iIW50XWpl9
January 16, 2026 at 2:01 PM
In Let’s Talk, hear from Ty Defoe, as he reflects on how “this year in particular, a poly-crisis begins to emerge, both as an Indigenous person and simply by existing..., requiring me to draw strict boundaries in order to care for myself and find rest..”
Full conversation: https://ow.ly/5iIW50XWpl9
Full conversation: https://ow.ly/5iIW50XWpl9
We’re thrilled for NHP alum Deborah Yarchun! Her new play, Preservation, is being presented by First Look Buffalo Theatre Company throughout January and early February.
For more information: https://www.firstlookbuffalo.com/
For more information: https://www.firstlookbuffalo.com/
January 15, 2026 at 2:10 PM
We’re thrilled for NHP alum Deborah Yarchun! Her new play, Preservation, is being presented by First Look Buffalo Theatre Company throughout January and early February.
For more information: https://www.firstlookbuffalo.com/
For more information: https://www.firstlookbuffalo.com/
We’re thrilled to celebrate NHP alum and writer Jonathan Spector, who will lead Everything but the Writing, a masterclass diving into the three key elements of becoming a playwright.
For more information: https://playground-sf.org/education/
For more information: https://playground-sf.org/education/
January 14, 2026 at 10:05 PM
We’re thrilled to celebrate NHP alum and writer Jonathan Spector, who will lead Everything but the Writing, a masterclass diving into the three key elements of becoming a playwright.
For more information: https://playground-sf.org/education/
For more information: https://playground-sf.org/education/
Hear from Mashuq Mushtaq Deen as he reflects on the challenges artists face and reminds us that "people have lived in dangerous times for a long time, and have made art in dangerous times for a long, long time, and still are."
For more information, click here: https://ow.ly/gewQ50XWp4H
For more information, click here: https://ow.ly/gewQ50XWp4H
January 14, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Hear from Mashuq Mushtaq Deen as he reflects on the challenges artists face and reminds us that "people have lived in dangerous times for a long time, and have made art in dangerous times for a long, long time, and still are."
For more information, click here: https://ow.ly/gewQ50XWp4H
For more information, click here: https://ow.ly/gewQ50XWp4H
In NHP’s new installment of Let’s Talk, hear from Jessie Dickey as she reflects on “meditating on the fact that this might be a time when I need to separate how I survive financially and how I survive artistically.” For the full conversation: https://ow.ly/p8Y850XVCf6
January 12, 2026 at 6:02 PM
In NHP’s new installment of Let’s Talk, hear from Jessie Dickey as she reflects on “meditating on the fact that this might be a time when I need to separate how I survive financially and how I survive artistically.” For the full conversation: https://ow.ly/p8Y850XVCf6
NHP is excited to announce the second installment of our new program, Let’s Talk — an opportunity for writers to share how they are responding to the current political climate. Check out the first edition here: https://www.newharmonyproject.org/lets-talk-blog/2025/12/17/lets-talk-politics-2
January 10, 2026 at 4:01 PM
NHP is excited to announce the second installment of our new program, Let’s Talk — an opportunity for writers to share how they are responding to the current political climate. Check out the first edition here: https://www.newharmonyproject.org/lets-talk-blog/2025/12/17/lets-talk-politics-2
Huge congrats to NHP alum James Still, whose play HAUNT ME has been selected for the 2026 Stanley Drama Award! Previous winners include writers like Terrence McNally, Adrienne Kennedy, and Jonathan Larson. Congrats to James for this great honor! https://wagner.edu/performing-arts/stanley-drama/
January 9, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Huge congrats to NHP alum James Still, whose play HAUNT ME has been selected for the 2026 Stanley Drama Award! Previous winners include writers like Terrence McNally, Adrienne Kennedy, and Jonathan Larson. Congrats to James for this great honor! https://wagner.edu/performing-arts/stanley-drama/
Yesterday marked our first rehearsal for the reading of SaFronia’s Daughter! Tickets are currently sold out, but join us January 9th to be added to the waitlist. For more information on SaFronia's Daughter and the cast, click here: https://www.newharmonyproject.org/pfi
January 7, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Yesterday marked our first rehearsal for the reading of SaFronia’s Daughter! Tickets are currently sold out, but join us January 9th to be added to the waitlist. For more information on SaFronia's Daughter and the cast, click here: https://www.newharmonyproject.org/pfi
Meet India Nicole Burton, playwright of SaFronia’s Daughter, as she shares her writing process and why she’s excited to be part of PlayFest! Advance tickets are sold out, but join us on January 9th to be added to the waitlist.
For more information on India: https://www.newharmonyproject.org/pfi
For more information on India: https://www.newharmonyproject.org/pfi
December 31, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Meet India Nicole Burton, playwright of SaFronia’s Daughter, as she shares her writing process and why she’s excited to be part of PlayFest! Advance tickets are sold out, but join us on January 9th to be added to the waitlist.
For more information on India: https://www.newharmonyproject.org/pfi
For more information on India: https://www.newharmonyproject.org/pfi