Who are the Playwrights?

 
Each resident playwright at New Dramatists becomes the artistic director of his or her own seven-year long new play laboratory. Our writers program over 125 events in the building, collaborate with more than 500 artists, and attract a public audience of 4,000 visitors every year.
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Who Can Apply?
• Playwrights living in New York City and the surrounding tri-state area;
• Playwrights outside the tri-state area who are able to demonstrate the ability to spend time in New York City, the desire to utilize New Dramatists’ services, and the readiness to participate in a dynamic artistic community

What Do I Send?
• 2 Full-length plays; or
• Books to musicals

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  • Will Arbery

    Resident Playwright

    2019-present

    Will Arbery is a playwright from Texas + Wyoming + seven sisters. Plano premiered at Clubbed Thumb’s Summerworks...

  • Kevin Artigue

    Resident Playwright

    2019-present

    Kevin Artigue writes plays, TV, and film. He was raised in Redlands, CA and calls Brooklyn home. He’s a current member of...

  • Gracie Gardner

    Resident Playwright

    2019-present

    Gracie Gardner is a New York based playwright. Her play Pussy Sludge was selected for the 2019 Theatertreffen...

  • Dipika Guha

    Resident Playwright

    2019-present

    Dipika Guha is an LA based, Calcutta - born playwright raised in Russia, India and the United Kingdom. Her plays include...

  • Mary Elizabeth Hamilton

    Resident Playwright

    2019-present

    Mary Elizabeth Hamilton was a Lila Acheson Wallace Fellow at The Juilliard School and a Jerome New York Fellow at The...

  • Madhuri Shekar

    Resident Playwright

    2019-present

    Madhuri Shekar was born in California and grew up in India. Her plays have been produced across the U.S. and...

  • Ariel Stess

    Resident Playwright

    2019-present

    Ariel Stess is an LA based playwright and director originally from Santa Fe, New Mexico. Her work has been produced and/...