Playwrights Horizons

Save the date! On June 23, we celebrate 50 years of Playwrights Horizons. Join us for birthday wishes from artists we've worked with, musical performances by beloved stage and screen stars, and a toast to the future of new plays and musicals. RSVP today!

Join us for our next, free Lighthouse Talk: In the Future Our Asian Community is Safe on June 3 at 7 PM ET. Wo Chan, Adriel Luis, and Natasha Sinha will discuss Jess X. Snow's upcoming #PublicArtSeriesPH installation, creating safety for communities of color, and how public art can inspire this action. Register at bit.ly/2RAnKiW

Go behind the scenes of The KILL ONE Race, created by #IfPrettyHurts and #AStrangeLoop choreographer Raja Feather Kelly. This reality competition game-play premieres June 4!

It's rewarding because we're thinking about care, safety, and comfortwhich we probably should have been thinking about more before, to tell you the truth. As #WhatToSendUp preps for an outdoor run in Brooklyn, director Whitney White talks about rehearsing during this moment.

Join us a week from tonight for a free POP Master Class with Kirsten Childs and Alison Koch! The two will shed light on the production of Kirsten’s original Soundstage audio musical "The Edge of Night." Register for the virtual May 24 class at 7 PM ET here: bit.ly/3btRtRl

"For lovers of smart, challenging and provocative new theater, this is a rare and thrilling opportunity." Time Out New York highlights the October 2125 livestream of Will Arbery's "superb" #HeroesPlayPH!

This #MasterClassMonday, #WhatToSendUp's Aleshea Harris shares the magic of doing "a lot with a little." Here's a teaser of her class, which you can watch it in its entirety here: bit.ly/3jj6YwU

Following the success of its inaugural Makers group, Resident Company Musical Theatre Factory has announced its next cohort of resident artists! Meet the creatives of Makers II (featuring some familiar artists from previous Playwrights productions!), and learn more at mtf.nyc/makers

Tell us what you think there are no wrong answers! #TheaterTalkThursday

More #HeroesPlayPH! Jeremy O. Harris presents a virtual reading of Will Arbery's Pulitzer Prize finalist, directed by Danya Taymor. The original cast will reunite on the virtual stage for five performances, streaming October 2124. Tickets are free with donations encouraged to support grants for NYC-based theater artists.

We're excited to announce three more free Master Classes! Join us for these virtual #PerspectivesOnPlaywriting classes all on Mondays at 7 PM Eastern and learn from #IfPrettyHurts and #AStrangeLoop choreographer Raja Feather Kelly, #WivesPH and #MenOnBoats playwright Jaclyn Backhaus, and Soundstage's "Prime" creator Heather Christian. To sign up, visit bit.ly/2GN3XI0.

Looking for a fresh take on your COVID-era reading list? Check out this great compendium -- featuring great suggestions courtesy of Playwrights alumni -- from our friends at American Theatre magazine.

This just in from The New York Times: examining our COVID-halted production of SELLING KABUL as "a New York drama in four acts: the initial shock; the struggle to survive; rethinking life without theater; and making plans for coming back." Peek behind the curtain of just one production, and the ripple effects for all involved.

BRB, NYC. Until we can create theater together again: we miss you, we love you, stay safe!

Congratulations to #TheThanksgivingPlay playwright Larissa FastHorse, who has been named a 2020 MacArthur Foundation Fellow! We couldn't be more thrilled that this prize is going to such a generous and kind artist and person. Go, Larissa, go!

Happy #MasterClassMonday! Today we revisit Larissa FastHorse's Perspectives On Playwriting Master Class where she speaks about both the importance and means of honoring cultural specificity in her work. Watch the free, full class here: bit.ly/2GrqFoJ