Impact

New Dramatists’ impact on the field is strikingly evident over our seven-decade history, from the sheer numbers of award-winning writers who have passed through our doors to the profound impact this place can have on a single writer’s inner life, only understood over time: August Wilson drafted Joe Turner’s Come and Gone while staying in our residence rooms in 7th Heaven decades ago, and Lucas Hnath penned multiple plays now running at theatres across the country while sitting in his favorite chair in the Michaela O’Harra Library. New Dramatists enriches the field immeasurably with its blend of personal and professional support for resident playwrights.

When granted the resources of time, space, and tools to use at their discretion, playwrights push the boundaries of what’s possible— on the stage and in their own work and processes. They step outside their comfort zones, try new methods, and create ambitious new works that leave indelible marks on the field. Some of the works of current residents that premiered this past year, developed in part with New Dramatists’ support, include:

Hillary and Clinton by Lucas Hnath
Broadway, March 2019.

Fabulation or the Re-education of Undine by Lynn Nottage
Playwrights Horizons, June 2004; Tricycle Theatre (London, UK), February 2006; Baltimore Center Stage, January 2009; Signature Theatre (NYC), November 2018. 2005 OBIE Award, Playwrighting.

Catch as Catch Can by Mia Chung
Page 73 Productions (NYC), October 2018 and Steppenwolf June 2020

Teenage Dick by Mike Lew
The Public Theater/Ma-Yi Theater Company, June 2018; Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company (Washington, D.C.), August 2019; Donmar Warehouse (London, U.K.), December 2019.

Dance Nation by Clare Barron
Playwrights Horizons (NYC), April 2018; Almeida Theatre (London, UK), August 2018; Awarded the 2017 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize.

Draw The Circle by Mashuq Mushtaq Deen
Mosaic Theatre Company (Washington, D.C.), December 2017;
Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre (NYC), February 2018.

The Eva Trilogy by Barbara Hammond
Magic Theatre (San Francisco), October 2017.

A Doll’s House, Part 2 by Lucas Hnath
In 2018-2019 received over 33 productions nationwide. Broadway, April 2017. Nominated for 2017 TONY ® Award for BEST PLAY.

Indecent by Paula Vogel
Received over 11 productions nationwide in 2018-2019. 2017 TONY ® Award for BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY. Broadway 2017.

Oslo by JT Rogers
In 2018-2019 received at least 12 productions nationwide. 2017 TONY ® Award for BEST PLAY for the premiere at Lincoln Center Theater.

Click here for a compilation of productions by residents, alumni, and fellows taking places across the country during 2018-2019.

Click here for a list of prestigious awards received by our resident writers and alumni.