OUR STORY

Founded in 1978, Playwrights Foundation is today widely recognized as one of the top organizations in the U.S. dedicated to the creative development and career acceleration of contemporary playwrights. Over 80% of the plays we develop have gone on to successful productions, winning awards and accolades.

OUR PURPOSE

Playwrights Foundation supports and empowers playwrights’ artistic growth and careers while championing their voices on a national level. 

OUR VISION

We imagine a future where playwrights are radically centered as visionary leaders who transform the world through storytelling. 

OUR VALUES

Playwright Centered:  We center our decisions around the specific needs of the playwrights we serve and empower them to have artistic agency. 

Community: We strive to create a meaningful community amongst playwrights and cultivate a constellation of creative relationships between playwrights and artists, organizations, advocates and audiences.

Equity: We seek to build flexible and adaptable systems in order to create equitable opportunities for people across differences to participate, contribute and succeed.

Inclusion:  We create a culture of access, well-being and a sense of belonging across a diversity of intersectional identities and voices. 

Innovation:   We value artistic experimentation, risk-taking, and innovative systems that support playwrights through a mindset of creativity and abundance.

Transparency: We strive to practice clear, open, and honest communication at every level both internally and externally.

Local Commitment:  We invest in relationships with Bay Area playwrights, artists, organizations and communities.