New Writers Now! is a recurring reading series that brings work fresh from the classroom to a stage near you.

The staged reading is a pivotal moment in a playwright’s creative process. The first time the written word is spoken aloud and interpreted by actors is a moment full of power and magic.  This is when jokes land in appreciative guffaws or fall flat in silence, when a play finds its rhythm and begins to chart its course.  It is a thrilling, exciting time for our Young Playwrights and we invite you to be a part of the magic.

Through New Writers Now! you get a chance to view the process and provide constructive feedback.  Join us at our next reading!

Upcoming Dates:

In 2008/2009 New Writers Now! will be produced at GALA Hispanic Theatre.

Monday, October 27th, 2008   7:00pm

Monday, November 24th, 2008   7:00pm

Monday, December 15th, 2008   7:00pm

Monday, February 2nd, 2009   7:00pm

Monday, April 20th, 2009   7:00pm

Monday, June 22nd, 2009   7:00pm

Past New Writers Now! Events

• A heartsick man tries to convince his wife to stay, in an untitled new play by Wenda Thompson
  
  
• A young girl deals with her confusing mix of emotions towards “Stinky Brian” in
  Love WHAT!? NO!? Me a 10 Year old?! What? Uh-oh!! by Mayra Rivera
  
  
• In a fairy tale world, a lonely dog runs from a witch and finds a friend in The True Power of Friendship by Jane Stirling

When Dreams Sleep 

by Julius Johnson

A Mother’s Love for A Lost Boy

by Benjamin Ventura

I Rise

by students in YPT’s After School Program at Kelly Miller Middle School.

I Rise was featured in a Washington Post Article this past Spring. To read more about I Rise click here. 

A Footprint in the Snow

By The Students of YPT’s Summer Dramatics Program

Stephany Baez
Wilber Blanco
Ana Maria Garcia
Anita Guzeh
Kristen James
Odessa Lewis
Charles Misher
Christian Moreno
Joanna Pierre
India Stevens

Patrick Crowley
with assistance from
Nicole Jost

A Special Tribute to Edwin Ventura

A Collection of Essays, Poetry and the original play Moving Out by Edwin Ventura

Ryan Christie
Wendy Nogales
Alex Perez
Fernando Romero

Xiomara Lopez
Claude Boyd
Kyle Sumner

January 22, 2007
6:00 PM

Monster

By Daisy Zuniga

Dreams Attract Danger

By Mario De Leon

 

Vanessa’s Family Reunion

By Reginald Hardy

Ryan Christie
Chris Davenport
Wendy Nogales
Alex Perez
Elaine Qualter

The slideshow below will begin automatically. Roll over the image to change the speed of the slideshow. Click on the image to view details and captions for any photo. You can also visit the full album of New Writers Now! photos on Flickr.