Playwriting Program News Today

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is November 30, 2023 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Roundabout Theatre Company stages “epic” about a Black family that made a home in the deep woods

Playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney has been appointed artistic director of the Geffen Playhouse. Learn more about McCraney here!

The role brings Tarell Alvin McCraney full circle with the Geffen in Westwood where he presented his play Choir Boy starring Jeremy Pope in 2014.

Get a sneak peek into the upcoming season at Atlantic Theater Company. From world premieres to bilingual musicals, stay updated on the diverse range of productions hitting the stage in the 2023-2024 season.

Discover the exciting cast of the upcoming unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson musical, featuring George Abud, Jeannette Bayardelle, and more. Get a behind-the-scenes look at the star-studded production and learn about the talented actors bringing Thompson's iconic story to the stage.

Students celebrate Nathan Alan Davis's appointment as head of BU’s MFA playwriting program by producing one of his most beloved plays.

Howe is a Pulitzer Prize finalist and Tony Award nominee.

Before Kimberly Akimbo was an acclaimed musical, it was an acclaimed play by future Pulitzer Prize-winner David Linsday-Abaire. Read our interview with this acclaimed American playwright!

Kate Snodgrass' play centers on the dissolution of a marriage. Theater critic Jacquinn Sinclair weighs in on the proceedings.