When PF Resident Playwright, Julia Jarcho, was asked what her favorite mythical beast was, she had this to say: At the moment, I've got to say Mega Piranha. According to a scientist (Tiffany), this organism has a very simple program: eating as much as possible, so as to grow infinitely large. Mega...
We've invited Jeff Seeman, currently taking Anthony Clarvoe’s playwriting class, to write a little something about trying to write a full-length play in ten weeks There’s just one more meeting left in the fall session of Anthony Clarvoe’s ten-week playwriting class and people are already clamoring to...
It's quite the start of a year for Playwrights Foundation alumnus, Rajiv Joseph. Now we all know about his Broadway debut and Pulitzer finalist Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, but we cannot forget his other works! Currently running at the Second Stage Theatre, also in...
Meet our Resident Playwright Marisela Treviño Orta as she attempts to declare Victory in the New Year! “Without a plan, there’s no attack. With no attack, no victory.”—Ack Ack, One Crazy Summer [caption id="attachment_1085" align="alignright" width="300"] George (Joel Murray), Ack Ack (Curtis Armstrong) and Hoops (John Cusack)...
Our friends over at the New York One-Minute Play Festival blog have given us and our playwrights a little bit more press, and we're seeing double. First, they talk to Garret Groenveld. Garret, one of Playwrights Foundation's resident playwrights, recently was a finalist for the Global...
A recent face in Playwrights Foundation history has managed to go under our radar with talking to the New York One-Minute Play Festival blog, so we at PF apologize for not running this story sooner! Steve Yockey, who recently had his new play, Wolves, read in...
Every year the United States Artists awards millions of dollars to artists of all kinds, from Architects and Designers to those involved in Theatre Arts. This year $2.5 million was awarded to these 50 different artists. Why do we at Playwrights Foundation care so much? ...
Playwrights Foundation resident playwright, Marisela Treviño Orta talks to our friends on the East Coast, The New York One-Minute Play Festival blog about her role in next weeks FIRST Annual San Francisco One-Minute Play Festival. She recalls her difficulty finding the right subject about which to write: When...
Two recent veterans of our humble theatrical organization have recently received quite the startreatment. First up, we need to congratulate past ROUGH Readings playwright, Rajiv Joseph for his Pulitzer Prize finalist play, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, for getting its BROADWAY Premiere! Oscar winner Robin Williams returns...
Bay Area Playwrights Festival alum, and all-around cool lady, Erin Bregman, shares her thoughts on writing for the FIRST ANNUAL SAN FRANCISCO ONE-MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL (December 18th & 19th at the Thick House, in Potrero Hill) with the NY One-Minute Play Festival Blog: Six weeks ago I...