Playwrights’ Center has been absolutely invaluable in their support of Kira Obolensky’s work at Ten Thousand Things. Kira has written five plays for us, the last three at breakneck speed, and they simply could not have burst into the beautiful, full lives they have lived without this deep and fruitful artistic partnership.
The Playwrights’ Center’s Regulars program partners with more than 100 theaters around the country, bringing them to the Center to spend time with playwrights and co-develop new plays with a keen eye towards production. In fact, 70% of these plays have gone on to full production within 2 years (rather than the average 7-year timeframe for most plays to see production).
Explore the map of Playwrights’ Center-developed plays in production
View the mapTheater partnerships
Playwrights’ Center works with several theaters each year to co-develop work for their stages. Some recent partnerships include:
- Denver Center Theatre Company: The Great Leap by Lauren Yee
- Artists Repertory Theatre: The Thanksgiving Play by Larissa FastHorse
- The Wilma Theater: Dionysus Was Such a Nice Man by Kate Tarker
- Theatre Novi Most: Dancing on the Edge by Adam Kraar
- Raven Theater: The Gentleman Caller by Philip Dawkins
- Soho Rep: Duat by Daniel Alexander Jones
- Red Eye Theater: Early Morning Song by Rachel Jendrzejewski
- Olney Theatre Center: Fickle: A Fancy French Farce by Meg Miroshnik
- Greenhouse Theater Center/Sideshow Theatre Company: The Happiest Place on Earth by Philip Dawkins
as well as projects with Actors Theatre of Louisville, The Public Theater (NY), Goodman Theatre (Chicago, IL), Oregon Shakespeare Festival, the Guthrie Theater, Tectonic Theater Project, Berkeley Rep, South Florida Theatre League, Theater Mu, The Walker Art Center and Elevator Repair Service, Mixed Blood Theatre, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Ten Thousand Things Theater, Marin Theatre Company, and others.
Cast:
Mother: Brenda Presley
Son: Leland Fowler
Husband: Tom Holcomb
Directed by Tyler Thomas
Photo credit: Stephanie Berger
Visiting Artistic Leaders
The Visiting Artistic Leaders program serves as a catalyst for creating relationships between playwrights and producers. Each year we bring 10-15 artistic leaders from theaters around the country to connect with our writers and hear their work in the context of a staged reading with some design elements.
The hours I was able to spend with the playwright primed me for the wonderfully executed reading of a play I have now fallen in love with. However the most inventive element of this experience was to have a designer be part of the process and to have her first draft ideas displayed. dance of the holy ghosts is not an easy play to visualize and this aid instantly allowed many questions to be answered.
Community partnerships
The Center collaborates with local community organizations such as Jazz88 KBEM and Veterans for the Arts to develop theater that enriches their programming. Recent collaborations include:
- Jazz88 KBEM’s “Jazz Noir” radio drama series
- City of Minneapolis to commission a playwright to write a commemorative play for the I-35W bridge collapse
For more information on partnering with Playwrights’ Center, contact Artistic Programs Manager Julia Brown at juliab@pwcenter.org.
The Regulars
About Face Theatre
Actors Theatre of Louisville
Alley Theatre
Alliance Theatre
American Conservatory Theater American Repertory Theater
Arena Stage
Arizona Theatre Company
Ars Nova
Artists Repertory Theatre
Atlantic Theater Company Baltimore Center Stage
Barrington Stage Company
Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Boston Court
Boston Playwrights’ Theatre Center Theatre Group
Central Square Theater
Children’s Theatre Company
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
City Theatre
The Civilians
Cleveland Play House
Cleveland Public Theatre
Clubbed Thumb
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
Company One Theatre
Crowded Fire Theater
Cygnet Theatre
Dallas Theater Center
Denver Center Theatre
Dramatists Guild Foundation Geffen Playhouse
Geva Theatre
Goodman Theatre
Guthrie Theater
HartBeat Ensemble
Hartford Stage
History Theatre
Huntington Theatre Company
Illusion Theater
Indiana Repertory Theatre
Intiman Theatre Festival
Jungle Theater
Kansas City Repertory Theatre
La Jolla Playhouse
LCT3
Long Wharf Theatre
Magic Theatre
Manhattan Theatre Club
Marin Theatre Company
MCC Theater
McCarter Theatre Center
Merrimack Repertory Theatre
Miami New Drama
Mirrorbox Theatre
Mixed Blood Theatre
Mosaic Theater Company
National Black Theatre
Native Voices at the Autry
Nautilus Music-Theater
New Conservatory Theatre Center
New Georges
The New Group New Native Theatre
New York Theatre Workshop
The Old Globe
Olney Theatre Center
Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Out of Hand Theater
Penumbra Theatre
People’s Light & Theatre Company
Philadelphia Theater Company
Pillsbury House + Theatre
Pittsburgh Public Theater
Play On Shakespeare
Playwrights Horizons
The Playwrights RealmPortland Center Stage
Primary Stages
Public Theater
Rattlestick Playwrights Theater
Red Eye Theater
Rivendell Theatre Ensemble
Round House Theatre
Seattle Children’s Theatre
Seattle Repertory Theatre
Second Stage Theatre
Soho Repertory Theatre
South Coast Repertory
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Studio Theatre
Synchronicity Theatre
Ten Thousand Things Theater
Theater J
Theater Latté Da
Theater Mu
Theatre Exile
TheatreWorks
Theatrical Outfit
Timeline Theatre Company
Trademark Theater
Trinity Repertory Company
True Colors Theatre Company
Tru Ruts
Two River Theater
Victory Gardens Theater
Vineyard Theatre
Walking Shadow Theatre Company
The Wilma Theater
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Co. WP Theater
Writers Theatre