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The New Play Exchange ® (NPX) is the world's largest digital library of scripts by living writers. We're a National New Play Network program, flipping the script on the ways in which new work is shared and discovered. newplayexchange.org
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Read @barrfoundation.org's feature on how Company One is making theatre differently.
Check out the article to learn more about our Pay-What-You-Want ticketing model, our approach to community partnerships, our actor training and casting philosophy, and more!
www.barrfoundation.org/blog/company...
Check out the article to learn more about our Pay-What-You-Want ticketing model, our approach to community partnerships, our actor training and casting philosophy, and more!
www.barrfoundation.org/blog/company...
Building a Theater for the People - Barr Foundation
Building a Theater for the People | Barr Foundation provides insights, stories, and updates on what’s driving impact and equity in our communities.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Read @barrfoundation.org's feature on how Company One is making theatre differently.
Check out the article to learn more about our Pay-What-You-Want ticketing model, our approach to community partnerships, our actor training and casting philosophy, and more!
www.barrfoundation.org/blog/company...
Check out the article to learn more about our Pay-What-You-Want ticketing model, our approach to community partnerships, our actor training and casting philosophy, and more!
www.barrfoundation.org/blog/company...
It's a great time to donate to us / NNPN: We have a matching grant from Kristen Vehill, David Goldman & Carol Dweck for the first $25k we raise. It's in memory of National New Play Network OG Scott Vehill, who passed away earlier this year. Let’s champion new plays together. NNPN.org/donate
November 20, 2025 at 1:58 AM
It's a great time to donate to us / NNPN: We have a matching grant from Kristen Vehill, David Goldman & Carol Dweck for the first $25k we raise. It's in memory of National New Play Network OG Scott Vehill, who passed away earlier this year. Let’s champion new plays together. NNPN.org/donate
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We can't wait to bring #ParanormalInside to the Twin Cities!
#thaiamerican #playwright Prince Gomolvilas has delivered the supernatural sequel to his 2019 #thebrothersparanormal, #ParanormalInside. Now playing www.eastwestplayers.org in LA, and will then be staged @theatermu.org and Perseverance Theater. asianamericapodcast.com/2025/10/ep-5...
November 19, 2025 at 10:49 PM
We can't wait to bring #ParanormalInside to the Twin Cities!
PlayFest Unsolicited Submissions opened today at Orlando Shakes. Playwrights can apply by Dec. 1 & learn more at
www.orlandoshakes.org/npd/playfest...
www.orlandoshakes.org/npd/playfest...
How to Submit a Play
PlayFest 2026 will present readings of five to six new plays during the 2026-27 Orlando Shakes season. Each reading…
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November 17, 2025 at 5:07 PM
PlayFest Unsolicited Submissions opened today at Orlando Shakes. Playwrights can apply by Dec. 1 & learn more at
www.orlandoshakes.org/npd/playfest...
www.orlandoshakes.org/npd/playfest...
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This month’s awards roundup includes directing honors, theatre criticism prizes, commissions for Black playwrights and Theatre for the Very Young, and more.
www.americantheatre.org/2025/11/14/c...
www.americantheatre.org/2025/11/14/c...
Callaway Awards, Medina Prize, Drinking Gourd Playwrights, and More
This month’s awards roundup includes directing honors, theatre criticism prizes, commissions for Black playwrights and Theatre for the Very Young, and more.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:08 PM
This month’s awards roundup includes directing honors, theatre criticism prizes, commissions for Black playwrights and Theatre for the Very Young, and more.
www.americantheatre.org/2025/11/14/c...
www.americantheatre.org/2025/11/14/c...
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United Hospital Fund and Venturous Theater Fund have joined in an effort to educate job-to-job arts workers about their health insurance options: a free, comprehensive online guidebook, “Riskier Business.”
www.americantheatre.org/2025/11/13/r...
www.americantheatre.org/2025/11/13/r...
‘Riskier Business’ Guide Aims to Help Arts Workers Navigate Health Insurance
United Hospital Fund and Venturous Theater Fund have joined in an effort to educate job-to-job arts workers about their health insurance options.
www.americantheatre.org
November 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
United Hospital Fund and Venturous Theater Fund have joined in an effort to educate job-to-job arts workers about their health insurance options: a free, comprehensive online guidebook, “Riskier Business.”
www.americantheatre.org/2025/11/13/r...
www.americantheatre.org/2025/11/13/r...
Seth is the last of the original Artistic Directors still serving at a founding NNPN theater, and he’s a three-time president of our Board.
November 15, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Seth is the last of the original Artistic Directors still serving at a founding NNPN theater, and he’s a three-time president of our Board.
"... We’ve cultivated an audience that’s passionate about plays that challenge and provoke them to think more critically, more deeply and more broadly about the larger world.” - InterAct Founder & AD Seth Rozin
November 15, 2025 at 2:30 AM
"... We’ve cultivated an audience that’s passionate about plays that challenge and provoke them to think more critically, more deeply and more broadly about the larger world.” - InterAct Founder & AD Seth Rozin
"As far as I know, InterAct is the only theatre in the U.S. that’s explicitly & exclusively committed to producing new and contemporary plays of societal relevance. The thing I’m proudest of is that we've stayed true to our mission and thrived...
November 15, 2025 at 2:27 AM
"As far as I know, InterAct is the only theatre in the U.S. that’s explicitly & exclusively committed to producing new and contemporary plays of societal relevance. The thing I’m proudest of is that we've stayed true to our mission and thrived...
Through 12/31, we have a match for the first $25k we raise thanks to Kristen Vehill, joined by David Goldman & Carol Dweck, in memory of NNPN OG, Scott Vehill. Help sustain visionary theaters like InterAct at nnpn.org/donate
November 15, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Through 12/31, we have a match for the first $25k we raise thanks to Kristen Vehill, joined by David Goldman & Carol Dweck, in memory of NNPN OG, Scott Vehill. Help sustain visionary theaters like InterAct at nnpn.org/donate
This week, we’re spotlighting one of our founding Member Theaters: InterAct Theatre Company in Philadelphia. For over 35 years, InterAct has embodied the NNPN spirit, championing new plays that challenge, inspire, & reflect the world we live in.
November 15, 2025 at 2:24 AM
This week, we’re spotlighting one of our founding Member Theaters: InterAct Theatre Company in Philadelphia. For over 35 years, InterAct has embodied the NNPN spirit, championing new plays that challenge, inspire, & reflect the world we live in.
Many Voices Mentorship (beginning BIPOC Minnesota-based playwrights). Deadline Dec. 4
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McKnight Theater Artist Fellowship (experienced Minnesota-based non-playwright theater artists). Deadline March 26
pwcenter.org/programs/mck...
pwcenter.org/programs/man...
McKnight Theater Artist Fellowship (experienced Minnesota-based non-playwright theater artists). Deadline March 26
pwcenter.org/programs/mck...
Many Voices Mentorship - Playwrights' Center
The Many Voices Mentorship supports Minnesota-based Black artists, artists of color, and/or Indigenous artists who are new to playwriting.
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November 13, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Many Voices Mentorship (beginning BIPOC Minnesota-based playwrights). Deadline Dec. 4
pwcenter.org/programs/man...
McKnight Theater Artist Fellowship (experienced Minnesota-based non-playwright theater artists). Deadline March 26
pwcenter.org/programs/mck...
pwcenter.org/programs/man...
McKnight Theater Artist Fellowship (experienced Minnesota-based non-playwright theater artists). Deadline March 26
pwcenter.org/programs/mck...
- Core Apprentice (US-based undergrad/graduate student playwrights). Deadline Feb. 5 pwcenter.org/programs/cor...
- McKnight Fellowship in Playwriting (Minnesota-based playwrights who've had at least 1 professional production). Deadline Jan. 8
pwcenter.org/programs/mck...
- McKnight Fellowship in Playwriting (Minnesota-based playwrights who've had at least 1 professional production). Deadline Jan. 8
pwcenter.org/programs/mck...
Core Apprentice Program - Playwrights' Center
The Core Apprentice program offers play development workshops for three student playwrights and a mentorship with a professional playwright.
pwcenter.org
November 13, 2025 at 10:16 PM
- Core Apprentice (US-based undergrad/graduate student playwrights). Deadline Feb. 5 pwcenter.org/programs/cor...
- McKnight Fellowship in Playwriting (Minnesota-based playwrights who've had at least 1 professional production). Deadline Jan. 8
pwcenter.org/programs/mck...
- McKnight Fellowship in Playwriting (Minnesota-based playwrights who've had at least 1 professional production). Deadline Jan. 8
pwcenter.org/programs/mck...
- Core Writer (committed US-based playwrights). Deadline Jan. 22 pwcenter.org/programs/cor...
- McKnight Nat'l Residency & Commission (US playwrights outside of Minnesota who've had at least 2 professional productions & have a specific project in mind). Deadline Dec. 11
pwcenter.org/programs/mck...
- McKnight Nat'l Residency & Commission (US playwrights outside of Minnesota who've had at least 2 professional productions & have a specific project in mind). Deadline Dec. 11
pwcenter.org/programs/mck...
Core Writer Program - Playwrights' Center
The Core Writer Program supports a diverse group of committed professional playwrights nationally and offers career resources.
pwcenter.org
November 13, 2025 at 10:15 PM
- Core Writer (committed US-based playwrights). Deadline Jan. 22 pwcenter.org/programs/cor...
- McKnight Nat'l Residency & Commission (US playwrights outside of Minnesota who've had at least 2 professional productions & have a specific project in mind). Deadline Dec. 11
pwcenter.org/programs/mck...
- McKnight Nat'l Residency & Commission (US playwrights outside of Minnesota who've had at least 2 professional productions & have a specific project in mind). Deadline Dec. 11
pwcenter.org/programs/mck...
Lots of fellowship opportunities w/Playwrights' Center right now! You can apply to multiple programs if eligible. Here are some of the big ones & their deadlines 🧵
November 13, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Lots of fellowship opportunities w/Playwrights' Center right now! You can apply to multiple programs if eligible. Here are some of the big ones & their deadlines 🧵
Made possible by Scott’s wife & NNPN Board Member Kristen Vehill, along with NNPN founder David Goldman & his wife Carol Dweck, when you visit nnpn.org/donate, you double your impact.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Made possible by Scott’s wife & NNPN Board Member Kristen Vehill, along with NNPN founder David Goldman & his wife Carol Dweck, when you visit nnpn.org/donate, you double your impact.
“Emergency Clown Nose,” portrait of Scott Vehill painted by his sister, Tricia Peck. Through the end of the year, in his memory, we have a match for the first $25k we raise.
November 7, 2025 at 2:03 AM
“Emergency Clown Nose,” portrait of Scott Vehill painted by his sister, Tricia Peck. Through the end of the year, in his memory, we have a match for the first $25k we raise.
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🎶 Ever wonder what makes a musical theatre song work?
Join NAMT + composer Joey Contreras for Recipe for Songwriting: Musical Structure, a free virtual workshop breaking down the ingredients of a song.
🗓️ Nov 10 | 7–8:30pm ET
🌟 Open to all students interested in the MT Songwriting Challenge!
Join NAMT + composer Joey Contreras for Recipe for Songwriting: Musical Structure, a free virtual workshop breaking down the ingredients of a song.
🗓️ Nov 10 | 7–8:30pm ET
🌟 Open to all students interested in the MT Songwriting Challenge!
November 5, 2025 at 9:27 PM
🎶 Ever wonder what makes a musical theatre song work?
Join NAMT + composer Joey Contreras for Recipe for Songwriting: Musical Structure, a free virtual workshop breaking down the ingredients of a song.
🗓️ Nov 10 | 7–8:30pm ET
🌟 Open to all students interested in the MT Songwriting Challenge!
Join NAMT + composer Joey Contreras for Recipe for Songwriting: Musical Structure, a free virtual workshop breaking down the ingredients of a song.
🗓️ Nov 10 | 7–8:30pm ET
🌟 Open to all students interested in the MT Songwriting Challenge!
Call for submissions (plays, scenes, & monologues) from Black Stories Black Voices: Help Barter Theatre curate a Black Appalachian canon of both the past and the present. Submit by 11/15. More info: bartertheatre.com/black-storie...
Black Stories Black Voices | Barter Theatre
With Black Stories Black Voices, Barter hopes to help shine a light on the richness of the Black experience in the Appalachian region with..
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November 5, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Call for submissions (plays, scenes, & monologues) from Black Stories Black Voices: Help Barter Theatre curate a Black Appalachian canon of both the past and the present. Submit by 11/15. More info: bartertheatre.com/black-storie...
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Together, we can champion new plays, amplify bold voices, and connect communities through the power of theater.
Make a tax-deductible donation and DOUBLE your impact today. Nnpn.org/donate
Make a tax-deductible donation and DOUBLE your impact today. Nnpn.org/donate
Donate — National New Play Network | NNPN
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October 31, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Together, we can champion new plays, amplify bold voices, and connect communities through the power of theater.
Make a tax-deductible donation and DOUBLE your impact today. Nnpn.org/donate
Make a tax-deductible donation and DOUBLE your impact today. Nnpn.org/donate
Your gift has 2X the impact! Through 12/31, all donations will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $25K, by NNPN Board Member Kristen Vehill, together with NNPN founder David Goldman and Carol Dweck, in memory of Scott Vehill, one of NNPN's founding Artistic Directors.
October 31, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Your gift has 2X the impact! Through 12/31, all donations will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $25K, by NNPN Board Member Kristen Vehill, together with NNPN founder David Goldman and Carol Dweck, in memory of Scott Vehill, one of NNPN's founding Artistic Directors.
The best way to get recommended is to make sure the folks who love your work are NPX readers! Hopefully, one of your champions will put one of your plays on a featured list soon.
October 28, 2025 at 10:58 PM
The best way to get recommended is to make sure the folks who love your work are NPX readers! Hopefully, one of your champions will put one of your plays on a featured list soon.
If you need ideas, it's been a while since we had a list of plays centered around a specific city. We'd be mad for a list of fab scripts about your home town.
October 28, 2025 at 9:02 PM
If you need ideas, it's been a while since we had a list of plays centered around a specific city. We'd be mad for a list of fab scripts about your home town.