Playwright Residencies

Play recommendations from playwright Pearl Cleage for contextualizing the current anger felt by many Americans.

Marissa Wolf, Director of New Works at Kansas City Rep, talks with playwright in residence Nathan Louis Jackson.

Playwright Peter Sinn Nachtrieb reflects on the production process of his play A House Tour of the Infamous Porter Family Mansion with Tour Guide Weston Ludlow Londonderry.

Joel Veenstra discusses the impact of Julie Marie Myatt’s recently-completed residency at South Coast Repertory.

The following video is a sneak peek behind the scenes rehearsal video and includes footage from workshop presentations that took place in November 2014.

Listen to a demo of Playwright Peter Sinn Nachtrieb's new musical.

Artistic Director Rob Melrose speaks on what drew him to Andrew Saito's work.

Miriam Weisfeld and Robert O'Hara express the mutual benefits of their collaboration through the Playwright Residency.

Artistic Directer Peter DuBois and Melinda Lopez express why their partnership has been both so natural and so successful.

Tim Sanford and Dan LeFranc discuss their origins as artistic collaborators and their reasons for sharing work.

Artistic Director Susan Booth and Resident Playwright Pearl Cleage discuss their working relationship at the Alliance.

Michelle Hensley and Kira Obolensky discuss their shared joy in collaborating at Ten Thousand Things.

Artistic Director Lisa Steindler and Peter Nachtrieb discuss what drew them to this artistic collaboration and why Z Space is the perfect fit for them.

Bill Rauch and Luis Alfaro talk about their connection to each other's work and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.

Kevin Moriarty expresses why Will Power is the ideal voice and ambassador for Dallas Theater Center and Power gives his own reasons for why his work is at home in Dallas.

Part interview, part photo essay, part play excerpts, Rebecca Stevens goes in-depth with playwright Marcus Gardley on his two recent productions at Victory Gardens Theater in Chicago, Illinois. 

Commons Producer Miranda Craigwell interviews Melinda Lopez about her experience as Playwright-in Residence at Huntington Theatre Company. 

Playwright Rehana Lew Mirza argues that those who defend producing The Mikado using yellowface on the basis of its “historical significance” are supporting centuries of imperialism and oppression.

Fran Kumin in conversation with Signature Theatre’s outgoing artistic director, Jim Houghton.

Hayley Finn interviews playwright Kira Obolensky about her work with and residency at Ten Thousand Things in Minneapolis.

Laura Brueckner interviews Peter Sinn Nachtrieb about the development of The Totalitarians.

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation application for the National Playwright Residency Program is now live.