
new work by decade
60 Years of New Plays and Musicals
2020
BEACON by Kirsten Greenidge
...BUT YOU COULD'VE HELD MY HAND by JuCoby Johnson
VISITING HOURS by Arika Larson
KIDNAPPING JANE DOE by David Zheng
2021
AFFINITY LUNCH MINUTES by Nick Malakhow
EXOTIC DEADLY: OR THE MSG PLAY by Keiko Green
REVENGE PORN, OR THE STORY OF A BODY by Carla Ching
WATCH ME by Dave Harris
2022
THE APIARY by Kate Douglas
5 by JuCoby Johnson
KATE SUSPENDED by Neena Beber
BIG BLACK SUNHATS by Mallory Jane Weiss
HOUSE OF INDIA by Deepak Kumar
NIGHTWATCH by Max Yu
YOUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED PROGRAMMING by Brittany Fisher
2023
BOGFRIENDS by jose sebastian alberdi
PLUCK by Jan Rosenberg
LOVE I AWETHU FURTHER by a.k. payne
CHINESE REPUBLICANS by Alex Lin
NATURAL HISTORY by Collin Van Son
THE MATRIARCHS by Liba Vaynberg
2024
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO THE END OF THE WORLD by Keiko Green
THE BLACKS (LES NÉGRES) by Jean Genet, Translated by Chris Campbell
HURT PEOPLE by LaDarrion Williams
BLOOD PLAY by Rachel Mars
12 CHAIRS by Jesse Jae Hoon
HORSEGIRL & COWDADDY by DJ Hills
MADRE DE DIOS by Marvin Gonzalez De Leon
BOGDONOFF by Emma Horwitz
2010
THE DREAM OF THE BURNING BOY by David West Read A DEVIL AT NOON by Anne Washburn CLOSE UP SPACE by Molly Smith Metzler COMES A FAERY by James McLindon CREATION by Kathryn Walat FOLLOW ME TO NELLIE’S by Dominique Morisseau THE BURDEN OF NOT HAVING A TAIL by Carrie Barrett Alfred Uhry, Artist in Residence Yaroslava Alexandrovna Pulinovich, Artist in Residence Chris D’Arienzo, Artist in Residence
2011
ACQUAINTED WITH THE NIGHT by Keith Reddin AN INCIDENT by Anna Ziegler GOOD GOODS by Christina Anderson HOW WE GOT ON by Idris Goodwin LEVELING UP by Deborah Zoe Laufer THE HAPPIEST SONG PLAYS LAST by Quiara Alegría Hudes THE NETHER by Jennifer Haley TROUBLEMAKER, OR THE FREAKIN KICK-A ADVENTURES OF BRADLEY BOATRIGHT by Dan LeFranc
2012
ALLIGATOR ALLIGATOR by Hilary Bettis HYPE HERO (KING PATCH) by Dominic Taylor ORANGE JULIUS by Basil Kreimendahl PROVENANCE by Anne Garcia-Romero RECLAMATION by Ken Weitzman THE TALL GIRLS by Meg Miroshnik THE WAY OF THINGS by Theresa Rebeck TWO LAKES, TWO RIVERS by Laura Jacqmin Greg Kotis, Artist in Residence
2013
THE SOLID SAND BELOW by Martín Zimmerman SAMSARA by Lauren Yee A GREAT WILDERNESS by Sam Hunter LITTLE CHILDREN DREAM OF GOD by Jeff Augustin THE OREGON TRAIL by Bekah Brunstetter ALL THE ROADS HOME by Jen Silverman EVANSTON: A RARE COMEDY by Michael Yates Crowley LOST LAKE by David Auburn Sarah Gubbins, Artist in Residence Josh Harmon, Artist in Residence
2014
TIGER STYLE! By Mike Lew I'M GONNA PRAY FOR YOU SO HARD by Halley Feiffer UGLY LIES THE BONE by Lindsey Ferrentino THE IMAGINARY MUSIC CRITIC WHO DOESN'T EXIST by David Mitchell Robinson A POWER PLAY; OR, WHAT'S-ITS-NAME by A. Rey Pamatmat BRIGHT HALF LIFE by Tanya Barfield David Auburn, Artist in Residence Sam Hunter, Artist in Residence
2015
LEFTOVERS by Josh Wilder GOOD OL' BOYS by Joe Waecter END OF SHIFT by Jenny Connell Davis HALFTIME WITH DON by Ken Weitzman CARDBOARD PIANO by Hansol Jung NOMAD MOTEL by Carla Ching SLOW FOOD by Wendy MacLeod NO ONE'S SONATA by Steven Sater
2016
RUNNING ON FIRE by Aurin Squire
TEENAGE DICK by Mike Lew
THE BURDENS by Matt Schatz
SMALL TOWN VALUES by Kathryn Walat
AGAINST THE HILLSIDE by Sylvia Khoury
LAURA AND THE SEA by Kate Tarker
GIRLS IN CARS UNDERWATER by Tegan McLeod
UP THE HILL by Keith Huff
Stephen Karam, Artist in Residence
2017
WE ARE AMONG US by Stephen Belber
THE QUIET ONES by Mary Elizabeth Hamilton
QUEENS by Martyna Majok
EXPOSURE by Steve DiUbaldo
TITLE IX by Elaine Romero
THE ONE ATM IN ANTARCTICA by Adam Esquenazi Douglas
BLACK SUPER HERO MAGIC MAMA by Inda Craig-Galván
ASSISTED LIVING by Michael Tucker
Devlin Elliot, Artist in Residence
2018
LIGHTNING by Beth Henley ALMA (OR #nowall) by Benjamin Benne LOCKDOWN by Cori Thomas RUTH by Enid Graham ENDLINGS by Celine Song THE FOREST by Lia Romeo SLAVE PLAY by Jeremy O. Harris MARVEL-OUS MONICA; IN WHICH MONICA LEWINSKY IS A SUPER HERO HELL-BENT ON REVENGE by Sarah Tuft Sarah Delappe, Artist in Residence JT Rogers, Artist in Residence
2019
DEATH OF THE REPUBLIC by Craig Lucas
THE HUMANITIES by Zayd Dohrn
IT'S NOT A TRIP IT'S A JOURNEY by Charly Evon Simpson
TENDER AGE by George Brant
ANTIGONES by Anna Ziegler
BLACK DICK by Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm
UNTITLED F*CK M*SS S**GON PLAY by Kimber Lee
WINTER PEOPLE by Laura Neill
Isaac Gomez, Artist in Residence
2000
KIMBERLY AKIMBO by David Lindsay-Abaire NO NIGGERS, NO JEWS, NO DOGS by John Henry Redwood THIEF RIVER by Lee Blessing A.M. SUNDAY by Jerome Hairston MADININA by Sarah C. Diamond PARTS UNKNOWN by Ron Fitzgerald PAVANE by Alexandra Cunningham ROAD RAGE: A LOVE STORY by Wendy Hammond SKITALETZ by Dmitry Lipkin THE HAND OF GOD by Daisy Foote THE HOME LIFE OF POLAR BEARS by Hilly Hicks THE SQUARE ROOT OF MINUS ONE by Peter Morris WHERE IT CAME FROM by Susan Kim
Kia Corthron, Artist in Residence
John Belluso, Artist in Residence
Christina Anderson, Artist in Residence
2001
SMASHING by Brooke Berman BLACK SHEEP by Lee Blessing FRAME 312 by Keith Reddin EIGHTEEN by Allison Moore FINER NOBLE GASES by Adam Rapp SODOM AND GOMORRAH by Jean Giraudoux, Michael Feingold TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE by Jeffrey Hatcher GOING GONE by Karen Hartman GUINEVERE by Gina Gionfriddo MOVING PICTURE by Dan O'Brien MRS. PLENTY HORSES by Judy GeBauer OLD WOMAN FLYING by Susan Johnston THE BREAD OF WINTER by Victor Lodato YES, PLEASE AND THANK YOU by Kirsten Greenidge LUCY AND THE CONQUEST by Cusi Cram
David Cale, Artist in Residence Regina Taylor, Artist in Residence Patricia Smith, Artist in Residence
2002
UNTILWEFINDEACHOTHER by Brooke Berman LEVEE JAMES by Sherry M. Shephard-Massat KLONSKY AND SCHWARTZ by Romulus Linney MOONTEL SIX by Constance Congdon TOTALLY OVER YOU by Mark Ravenhill HINDUSTAN by William DiCanzio MAE by Letitia Guillory PRO BONO PUBLICO by Peter Morris THE BALLAD OF BILLY K: “THE TALL TALE ADVENTURES OF THE CRAZY K KID” by Katherine Griffith, Phill George THE BEBOP HEARD IN OKINAWA by Mat Smart THE COLOSSUS OF RHODES by Carey Perloff WHORES by Lee Blessing MILLICENT SCOWLWORTHY by Rob Handel MOTHERHOUSE by Victor Lodato THE ZERO HOUR by Madeleine George
Janet Neipris, Artist in Residence Jim Grimsley, Artist in Residence Julia Jarcho, Artist in Residence
August Wilson, Artist in Residence
2003
A SMALL, MELODRAMATIC STORY by Stephen Belber AFTER ASHLEY by Gina Gionfriddo ROCK SHORE by Lisa Dillman DEEDS by S. M. Shephard-Massat BARKING GIRL by Susan Bernfield CASCARONES by Irma Mayorga DARK MATTERS by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa FATHER JOY by Sheri Wilner MR. FOX: A RUMINATION by Bill Irwin SMOKING KILLS by Dominic Leggett
FUENTE by Cusi Cram
Adam Rapp, Artist in Residence
Christine Jones, Artist in Residence
Laura Maria Censabella, Artist in Residence
Wendy Hammond, Artist in Residence
2004
AFTERDARK by Kara Manning AS REAPER IN SUMMER GRAIN by Keith Byron Kirk BLIND MOUTH SINGING by Jorge Ignacio Cortiñas DARK YELLOW by Julia Jordan ERIN GO BRAGH-LESS by John Shea SLAY THE DRAGON by Victor Lodato THE ELECTRIC CENTURY by Andrew Case TRANSFERENCE by Wayne Peter Liebman LIVING ROOM IN AFRICA by Bathsheba Doran THE FRUGAL REPAST by Ron Hirsen
2005
DURANGO by Julia Cho GREAT FALLS by Lee Blessing ANTEBELLUM by Robert O'Hara CRADLE OF MAN by Melanie Marnich NORMAN ROCKWELL KILLED MY FATHER by Samuel D. Hunter REARVIEWMIRROR by Eric Winick THE BOY NEXT DOOR by Jennifer L. Baum THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ORSON by Jessica Cooke THE SOUND OF SILENCE by Craig J. Weiner THRASH by Wendy MacLeod Jacqueline Brogan, Artist in Residence
2006
RUINED by Lynn Nottage THE K OF D by Laura Schellhardt THE RECEPTIONIST by Adam Bock AIR CONDITIONING by Tommy Smith BIRD IN THE HAND by Jorge Ignacio Cortiñas FALSE CREEDS by Darren Canady THE EXCHANGE by Ursula Rani Sarma THE TALE by Tommy Smith, Michael McQuilken 1001 by Jason Grote
2007
GOOD BOYS AND TRUE by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa THE VELVET RUT by James Still THE WOODPECKER by Samuel Brett Williams THE CROWD YOU’RE IN WITH by Rebecca Gilman GUARDIANS by Lucy Caldwell THE BALLAD OF EMMETT TILL by Ifa Bayeza THE BOOK CLUB PLAY by Karen Zacarias END DAYS by Deborah Zoe Laufer
2008 BOX AMERICANA by Jason Grote ITALIAN SOJOURN by Neena Beber MAGNOLIA by Regina Taylor THE LEGEND OF MINNIE WILLET by Ann Marie Healy THE NEAR EAST by Alex Lewin WITHOUT YOU by Ursula Rani Sarma SMUDGE by Rachel Axler THUNDER ABOVE, DEEPS BELOW by A. Rey Pamatmat
Tracy Letts, Artist in Residence
Lisa Loomer, Artist in Residence
2009
THE LANGUAGE ARCHIVE by Julia Cho
THE COLOR OF DESIRE by Nilo Cruz
BOGWOG by Abbie Spallen
CARTHAGE by Emily Schwend FIRE WORK by Lauren Gunderson HOUSE OF GOLD by Gregory Moss SPOON LAKE BLUES by Josh Tobiessen
Katia Rubina, Artist in Residence
Tracey Scott Wilson, Artist in Residence
Max Wilk, Artist in Residence
1990
DOWN THE SHORE by Tom Donaghy THE WIZARDS OF QUIZ by Steve Feffer BOBBY, CAN YOU HEAR ME? by Judy GeBauer JUMP AT THE SUN by Kathleen McGhee-Anderson BRICKLAYERS by Elvira DiPaolo BUSTER COMES THROUGH by Phil Bosakowski COYOTE HANGIN’ ON A BARBED WIRE FENCE by Percy Granger EMPATHY by Ned Eisenberg EXODUS by Mikhail V. Mekhanoshin OFF THE METER by Peter Zablotsky SONS OF DON JUAN by John PiRoman THE ENCHANTED MAZE by Murphy Guyer TIES THAT BIND by Walter Allen Bennett, Jr.
1991
AND GIVE US THE SHADOWS by Lars Noren WASHINGTON SQUARE MOVES by Matthew Witten DINOSAUR DREAMS by Tom Szentgyorgyi A GOD IN THE HOUSE by Peter Selgin ANGEL OF DEATH by Charlie Schulman CHARISMA by John Darago EATING BEIGE by Patricia Cobey HOME GROWN by Rick Cleveland HOW I GOT MY APARTMENT by Phil Bosakowski PIGS AND BUGS by Paul Zimmerman RUSSIAN BOREDOM by Alexei Slapovsky VANDALS by Jeffrey Hatcher WELLER by Gannon Kenney AND FAT FREDDY’S BLUES by P.J. Barry
1992
SCOTLAND ROAD by Jeffrey Hatcher CHARLIE’S WEDDING DAY by Patricia Goldstone ARTHUR AND LEILA by Cherylene Lee A THIMBLE OF SMOKE by Elroyce Jones BLACKWATER by J.Dakota Powell DIFFERENT by Susan Arnout Smith EMPATHY, INC. by Jerry Isaacs EULOGY by Ted Hoover HERO AT LAST by Frederick Dillen I HAVE OFTEN DREAMED OF ARRIVING ALONE IN A STRANGE COUNTRY by Patricia Cobey STRAIGHT MAN by Ian Kerner THE SPINNING TOP by Ilya Chlakishvili TOUGH CALL by Ronald Kidd VOODOO NICKLE by Patti Patton
1993
TENDERNESS by Jonas Gardell 17 BLACK by William S. Leavengood A NAME FOR THE MOON by Thomas W. Stephens IN THE VALLEY OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT by Lesli-Jo Morizono KILLING JAZZ by Frederic Glover LOCKED DOORS AND LIGHTNING BUGS by Jett Parsley MARINA by Youri Volkov MYSTERIOUS CONNECTIONS by Peter Hardy THE BOOK OF LAMB by Kirk Aanes THE CRADLE OF MAYBE by Gay Walch THE INTERROGATION by Evert Eden WHITE OAK by Hunt Scarritt YOU SEND ME by Rick Cleveland ENTRIES by Bernardo Solano
1994
DROWNING SORROWS by Douglas Post OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOODS by Joe DiPietro MY SON SUSIE by Cheryl Royce A PORTRAIT OF DEVOTION by Michael Quixote Fellmeth AN UNDIVIDED HEART by Brandon Toropov BEDFELLOWS by Herman Daniel Farrell, III CHRIST OF THE COOPERMANS by Ronald Kidd LA MAGICA by Bill Bozzone MISTER LIGHT by Ilari Nummi, Tina Ball OWNING THE KNUCKLEBALL by Stuart Warmflash RETURN TO GUAYAQUIL by Raul Brambilla, Marco Purroy THE CLAN OF THE QUILLINS by John Paul THE LIGHT OUTSIDE by Kate Robin SEVEN GUITARS by August Wilson
1995
THE OLD SETTLER by John Henry Redwood THE BRIDES OF CHERNOBYO by Vladimir Gubarev A LOVE OF THE GAME by Kevin Kane ALL AMERICANS by Jamie Baker BETWEEN MEN AND CATTLE by Richard Kalinoski EURYDICE’S RETURN by Alexander Detkov FLORIDA by Marcia Cebulska STAND by Toni Press THE GUY UPSTAIRS by Mark Eisman THE NICKEL CHILDREN by Eric John Litra THE PRESERVATION SOCIETY by Wm. S. Leavengood THE SECOND-STORY MAN by Richard Strand THERE by Herman Daniel Farrell, III INTO THE FIRE by Deborah B. Baley
1996
GOING TO ST. IVES by Lee Blessing THE YOUNG GIRL AND THE MONSOON by James Ryan MOST WANTED by Peter Sagal BANISHMENT FROM HELL by Anton Markov BLACK RUSSIAN by Thomas Gibbons GHOSTS IN THE COTTONWOODS by Adam Rapp HOTEL DESPERADO by Will Dunne MISSIONARY OF LOVE by Lennart Lidstrom MORTON by Henry D. Meltz MOTHERS by I.E. Issak SWIMMING ON THE MOON by John Richards Soster THE ADVENTURES OF HERCULINA by Kira Obolensky UNDEAD by Mary Lathrop WE MISS YOU, STINK by Karen L.B. Evans EYES OF THE HEART by Catherine Filloux
Mary Gail, Artist in Residence G.B. White, Artist in Residence
1997
TRUEBLINKA by Adam Rapp MEAN CREEK by Jacob Aaron Estes ANGEL ON MY SHOULDER by Michele Raper Rittenhouse DISGRUNTLED EMPLOYEES by Kevin Crowley DREAMS THE SILENT DEAD by Jeffrey Alan Miller LA LLORONA… AND OTHER TALES OF THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST by Elise Forier LOVE AND DROWNING by Will Dunne MONDAY? DON’T TELL ME IT’S MONDAY! By Karl Sundby NO COMMENTS by Ilya Ognev STRANGERS’ GROUND by Erik Brogger THE END OF THE ROAD by Robert Kerr THE EYE OF THE STORM… A Shipwreck Trilogy by Hilary Bell THE FEAST OF THE FLYING COW… And Other Stories of War by Jeni Mahoney THE NUT HOUSE by Nina Bunche Pierce THE SECOND GENERATION by Joshua Metzger
1998
BAREFOOT BOY WITH SHOES ON by Edwin Sanchez THE DEAD BOY by Joseph Pintauro FUDDY MEERS by David Lindsay-Abaire ORINTHOLOGY by Aleksandr Stroganov EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES by Dan Gurskis FIVE ROOMS OF FURNITURE by Dhana-Marie Branton FOLK MACHINE by Alexandra Tolk HOW I BECAME AN INTERESTING PERSON by Will Dunne MANHATTAN CASANOVA by Jenny Lyn Bader THE KITCHEN by Charlie Schulman THE LAST COMMUNIST TRIO by Dmitry Gelfand THE WHITE BLACK MAN by Charles OyamO Gordon
1999
THE WINNING STREAK by Lee Blessing THE WOMEN OF LOCKERBIE by Deborah Baley Brevoort BUCKLEY’S HOPE by Ernie Blackmore ROYALTY AND ROGUES by Miro Gavran CYCLONE by Ron Fitzgerald DREAM HOUSE by Carl Caportorto FREE LESSONS by Jacob Aaron Estes JOSEPHINE 65 by Kirsten Greenidge LAST STAND OF THE COMANCHE RIDERS by Elise Forier MEMORIAL DAY by Herman Daniel Farrell, III PORK PIE by Michael Genet SURVIVOR’S RITES by Norman Caito THE ELEPHANT’S CRY by Farid Nagim THE FALLS by Hilary Bell THE HUNGER EDUCATION by Jessica Goldberg
1980
EINSTEIN AND THE POLAR BEAR by Tom Griffin SALLY AND MARSHA by Sybille Pearson DETAILS WITHOUT A MAP by Barbara Schneider THE SUMMER GARDEN by Terry Curtis Fox THE SNOW ORCHID by Joseph Pintauro A THOUSAND MILES TO FREEDOM by Fred Hudson CATHEXIS by Lee Minoff ECHOES by James D. Pendleton HOLY MARY by John Faro PiRoman MY MOTHER, MY FATHER, MY SISTER AND ME by Peter Tripp SECONDS by Judy GeBauer SUNDANCERS by Craig Volk THE MEETING OF THE CREDITORS OF J. MATTHEW SPENGLER by Michael J. Chepiga THE WAR BRIDES by Terri Wagener WANNA by Conrad Bishop WILLIE by Leslie Lee
1981
JOHNNY BULL by Kathleen Betsko LAST LOOKS by Grace McKeaney CHRISTCHILD by J.E. Franklin BENNY by J. Rufus Caleb C-SECTION by William di Canzio FIRE AT LUNA PARK by Theodore Faro Gross FLASH FLOODS by Dare Clubb GOING OVER by Stuart Browne HAGE – THE SEXUAL HISTORY by Robert Auletta HOME REMEDIES by Paul Minx PATTERNS by Elizabeth Blake SONS AND FATHERS OF SONS by Ray Aranha STARTERS by Jack Gelber STILL LIFE WITH COW by John Gehm SUMMER CHILDREN by Granvilette Williams THE END OF THE TEFLON-COATED LIFE by June Calender
1982
COYOTE UGLY by Lynn Seifert THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF SALLY by Russell Davis SOME RAIN by James Edward Luczak A KNIFE IN THE HEART by Susan Yankowitz AWOL by Carol Williams CLARA TOIL by Harry Kondoleon FIRST DRAFT by Yale Udoff GHOST DANCING by Phil Penningroth MARVELOUS GRAY by Diane Kagan PLAYING IN LOCAL BANDS by Nancy Fales Garrett POPPA by Dorothy G. Fields PROUD FLESH by James Nicholson STITCHERS AND STARLIGHT TALKERS by Kathleen Betsko THE BUNKHOUSE by Terrence Ortwein THE CONQUEST by Betsy Julia Robinson THEATRE IN THE TIME OF NERO AND SENECA by Edvard Radzinsky MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM by August Wilson
1983
DANNY AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA by John Patrick Shanley INDEPENDENCE by Lee Blessing LIFE AND LIMB by Keith Reddin BELOVED SISSY by Nancy Gilsenan BUT TWO CAN by Frances O'Connell GREAT DIVIDE by Robert Litz MELODY SISTERS by Anne Commire OHIO TIP-OFF by James Yoshimura OPEN HEART by William di Canzio STREGA OR THE WITCH by Anna Theresa Cascio THE ABLE-BODIED SEAMAN by Alan Bowne THE DAY OF THE PICNIC by Russell Davis THE LISTENER by Laura Harrington THE ORDINARY by Michel Vinaver NIGHT AND DAY by Lars Noren FENCES by August Wilson
1984
RAW YOUTH by Neal Bell SAVAGE IN LIMBO by John Patrick Shanley HENRY & PETER & HENRY & ME by George Hutchinson WAR OF THE ROSES by Lee Blessing KISS ME, I’M JEWISH by Henry Myers NATIONAL ANTHEMS by Dennis McIntyre THE DRAGON CAN’T DANCE by Earl Lovelace EL GRAN FERRUCCI by Raul Brambilla A DIALOGUE BETWEEN EUGENE O’NEILL AND ME by Hong Shen AMERICAN MUSIC by Bennett Cohen FAMILY FACE by Richard Hamburger GALLUP by John Haskell JOV Y JOSE by Jose Simon Escalona MITZI’S GLORY by Carl Capotorto MOONYA by Cindy Lou Johnson SAUTÉ by Stephen Davis Parks THE BELLS by Gennady Mamlin THE QUIET IN THE LAND by Jerry Eugene McGlown THE SQUARE ROOT OF THREE by Michael Golder THREE AGAINST POSSUM BEND by Ira & Eugenia Hauptman TOUGH GIRLS by Douglas Gower & Paula Cizmar JOE TURNER’S COME AND GONE by August Wilson
1985
THE DREAMER EXAMINES HIS PILLOW by John Patrick Shanley A CHILD’S TALE by Carl Capotorto ALL GOOD MEN by George Rubino BUTTERFLY by Richard Wesley DEUTSCHLAND by Robert Kinerk FUN IN THE PHYSICAL WORLD by James D'Entremont GERONIMO JONES: AN AMERICAN FOLKTALE by Charles OyamO Gordon IF I LIVE/THE COTTAGE by Sergei Kikovin IN THIS FALLEN CITY by Bryan Williams JASS by John Pielmeier JAZZ WIVES JAZZ LIVES by Laura Maria Censabella OAK AND IVY by Kathleen McGhee-Anderson THAW: A RUSSIAN MELODRAMA by Roger Cornish TRINITY SITE by Janeice Scarbrough UNION BOYS by James Yoshimura FUN by James Bosley
1986
THE LAST GOOD MOMENT OF LILLY BAKER by Russell Davis THE LAST COLONY by Wendy MacLeod A WALK IN THE WOODS by Lee Blessing ITALIAN AMERICAN RECONCILIATION by John Patrick Shanley A PROVINCIAL EPISODE by Lali Roseba ABANDONED IN QUEENS by Laura Maria Censabella BANNER by Kathleen Clark BLESSÉ by Cindy Lou Johnson BLOOD BROTHERS by Nancy Grome BLOOD IN THE STRAW & THE FIGHT PARTY by Christopher Moore OVERNIGHT LOWS by Susan River PIANO FOR SALE by Barbara Davenport THE EMIGRATION OF ADAM KURTZIK by Theodore Herstand THE SQUEEZE by Stephen Davis Parks THE WEDDING PORTRAIT by Gudmundur Steinsson THE PIANO LESSON by August Wilson BAIT AND SWITCH by Richard Dresser
1987
NOBODY by Howard Korder THE MY HOUSE PLAY by Wendy MacLeod AMNESIA by Richard Dresser ANGELA by E.A. Wyatt BREAKFAST WITH STRANGERS by Valadien Dozortsev CHUTE ROOSTERS by Craig Volk DRAWING DOWN THE MOON by McCarthy Coyle NEDDY by Jeffrey Hatcher SAINTLY MOTHER by Donald C. Drake SLIPPERS ON THE STREET by Paul Minx SOULFUL SCREAM OF A CHOSEN SON by Ned Eisenberg THE HOLY NOTE by Nancy Grome RECLAIMED by Judy GeBauer SOUTHERN COMFORTS by Kathleen Clark
1988
INTERROGATING THE NUDE by Doug Wright DEMON WINE by Thomas Babe FORGIVING TYPHOID MARY by Mark St. Germain A SLICE OF THE PIE by Jeff Wanshel AND THE MEN SHALL ALSO GATHER by Jeffrey Stetson BIRDSEND by Keith Huff BLACK HOLES by Leslie Lyles BROTHER CHAMP by Michael Kassin GAS by Robert Berger SODBUSTERS by Craig Volk SUFFERING FOOLS by Douglas Post THE HILL-MATHESON AFFAIR by Robert Clyman TO MY LOVING SON by Nancy Gilsenan STARTING MONDAY by Anne Commire THE BEACH by Anthony Giardina
1989
GULLIVER by Lonnie Carter
EARTH AND SKY by Douglas Post
HEAVEN ON EARTH by Robert Schenkkan
READY FOR THE RIVER by Neal Bell
DAYLIGHT IN EXILE by James D'Entremont
HAVE YOU SEEN ROAD SMITH? by Willy Holtzman
MAPPING URANIUM by Annie Evans
Mud People by Keith Huff
RATTAN by Jeffrey Hatcher
RUST AND RUIN by William Snowden
SONGS WITHOUT WORDS by Jonathan Levy
THE CONFESSIONS OF FRANKLIN THOMPSON, III by Kermit Frazier
THE COTTAGE by Yuri Knyazev
1970
MADMEN AND SPECIALISTS by Wole Soyinka A COUPLE O’CHARLEYS by Michael R. David A PERFECT GENTLEMAN by Herbert Appleman A QUEEN CAN LAY EGGS by Robert Ross GANDIJI by Rose Leiman Goldemberg GOOD MORNING, BLUES by Jon Surgal LITTLE ORFEO’S PLAY by Edgar White MODERN TIMES by Richard Lee Hoffman PERSON TO PERSON by Robert Gordon RAFFERTY ONE BY ONE by Rolfe Fjelde RIDE A BLACK HORSE by John S. Scott THE FILM CLUB by Merritt Abrash THE PETITION by Donald R. Flynn WHAT PRICE A SLAVE by Errol Hill
1971
THE COMPLAINT DEPARTMENT CLOSES AT FIVE by Edward M. Cohen A LITTLE SINGING, A LITTLE DANCING by Robert Kimmel Smith AFRICAN STAR by John Jiler AMERICAN TRIPTYCH by Werner Leipolt BODY AND SOUL by Helen Rathje BRUCE by Gerry Carroll CAMPION by William Griffin ISHTAR by Robert Ross LONNIE, JAMES, BERHARDT, AND ZOOWOLSKI by John E. Sedlak PROJECT OMEGA: LILLIAN by Corinne Jacker RESPECTS by Jerry Spindel S.R.O. by Ken Eulo AUTO-DESTRUCT by Jeff Wanshel THE MORGAN YARD by Kevin O’Morrison
1972
ALFRED THE GREAT: A COMIC TRAGEDY by Israel Horovitz SMILE ORANGE by Trevor Rhone THE BREAKOUT by Charles OyamO Gordon ARTISTS FOR THE REVOLUTION by Eric Thompson A DISTURBANCE OF MIRRORS by Pat Staten AND THE OLD MAN HAD TWO SONS by Elizabeth Levin CASANOVA AND HIS MOTHER by Danny Lipman PORCELAIN TIME by Ron Cowen PRODIGAL IN BLACK STONE by Lennox Brown STUCK by Sandra Scoppettone TALES OF THE REVOLUTION AND OTHER AMERICAN FABLES by Jane Chambers THE CRETAN BULL by Kenneth H. Brown THE EXECUTIONERS by Charles Kespert THE GENERAL BRUTUS by Jeff Wanshel THE WEB by Trevor Rhone WARREN HARDING by Steven Shea PROFESSOR GEORGE by Marsha Sheiness
1973
THE TRANSFIGURATION OF BENNO BLIMPIE by Albert Innaurato THE WAKEFIELD PLAY, PART 1; ALFRED THE GREAT by Israel Horovitz CONFESSIONS OF A FEMALE DISORDER by Susan Miller MAGRITTE SKIES by Yale Udoff THE HEMINGWAY PLAY by Frederick Hunter CRAZY NIGGERS by Charles OyamO Gordon EIGHT BALL by Richard Wesley FIX by Mark Eisman GOIN’ THRU CHANGES by Richard Wesley HOLMES AND MORIARTY by Allen Sternfield IN THE VOODOO PARLOR OF MARIE LAVEAU by Frank Gagliano OUR FATHER’S FAILING by Israel Horovitz WHAT REASON COULD I GIVE? by Daniel Owens THE PAST IS THE PAST by Richard Wesley SHAY by Anne Commire
1974
EARTHWORMS by Albert Innaurato FALLING APART by Monte Merrick FOUNDING FATHER by Amlin Gray ONCE AND FOR ALL by Robert Gordon SHE’S BAD TODAY by A.E.O. Goldman TAKING CARE OF HARRY by Corinne Jacker THE JUICE PROBLEM by Charles OyamO Gordon THE PRAGUE SPRING by Lee Kalcheim YOU’RE TOO TALL, BUT COME BACK IN TWO WEEKS by Richard Venture A GRAVE UNDERTAKING by Lucky Gold EVERYNIGHT WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN by Philip Hayes Dean THE MIGHTY GENTS by Richard Wesley
1975
CRACKS by Martin Sherman THE SPELLING BEE by Marsha Sheiness THE BROWNSVILLE RAID by Charles Fuller DEAD AND NEVER CALLED ME MOTHER by Robert Lord DEBTS by Daniel Owens HOLLINRAKE’S GAMBIT by Lance Lee LAMENT OF THE CHO-CHO by Neil Yarema MARCO POLO by Jonathan Levy THE PRIMARY ENGLISH CLASS by Israel Horovitz WORK IN PROGRESS (ISADORA DUNCAN SLEEPS WITH THE RUSSIAN NAVY) by Jeff Wanshel JESSE AND THE BANDIT QUEEN by David Freeman WIN WITH WHEELER by Lee Kalcheim
1976
SECRETS OF THE RICH by Arthur Kopit THE SHANGLERS by Betsy Julia Robinson G.R. POINT by David Berry AS TO THE MEANINGS OF WORDS by Mark Eichman BILLY by Barbara Keiler CHECKERS, LIONS, SNAPSHOTS AND TIME by Joseph C. Barnes DADDY’S DUET by Clifford Turknett HEARTLAND by Pat Staten PIRATES by Amlin Gray SUCKERS by Werner Liepolt THE DEFENSE by Edgar White THE SUGAR BOWL by Stanley Taikeff WINDS OF CHANGE by Barbara Field A HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN FILM by Christopher Durang BENEFIT OF A DOUBT by Edward J. Clinton LADYHOUSE BLUES by Kevin O'Morrison
1977
WINDFALL APPLES by Roma Greth PRAYER FOR MY DAUGHTER by Thomas Babe SCOOTER THOMAS MAKES IT TO THE TOP OF THE WORLD by Peter Parnell ANOTHER MOTHER by Elaine Denholtz BLACK BODY BLUES by Augustus J. Edwards THE ELUSIVE ANGEL by Jack Gilhooley TERRA NOVA by Ted Tally TWO SMALL BODIES by Neal Bell UNCOMMON WOMEN AND OTHERS by Wendy Wasserstein GAZELLE BOY by Ronald Tavel AT THE END OF LONG ISLAND by Richard Lees MAMA’S GIRL by Frank Cucci THE LAST AMERICAN DIXIELAND BAND by Philip Hayes Dean THE LAST TENANT by George Rubino CUSTER by Robert E. Ingham EMINENT DOMAIN by Percy Granger
1978
BENT by Martin Sherman THREADS by Jonathan Bolt THE GAYDEN CHRONICLES by Michael Cook LEELA MEANS to Play by Beverley Simons SIGHT LINES by Mark Eisman HOLLOW IMAGE by Lee Hunkins ALL HONORABLE MEN by Michael J. Chepiga BEGGAR’S CHOICE by Kathleen Betsko CHAMELEON by Sandra Bertrand CHINA BEACH by Brian J. McFadden FRIENDS by Crispin Larangeira GETTING OFF by Lee Thomas LET IT GO by Patricia Cooper OFF DAY by Curt Dempster TEXAS DRY by John Olive THE BLOODRITE by Owa THE IDOL MAKERS by Stephen Davis Parks PUT THEM ALL TOGETHER by Anne Commire
1979
F.O.B. by David Henry Hwang TERRY BY TERRY by Mark Leib AFTERMATH by Gus Edwards HOUSE OF CARDS by Theodore Faro Gross KERNEL OF SANITY by Kermit Frazier KING CRAB by Preston M. Ransone PEN by Barbara Field RITE OF PASSAGE by James D. Pendleton SHE ALSO DANCES by Kenneth Arnold SHOWDOWN AT THE ADOBE MOTEL by Lanny Flaherty SKIDDING INTO SLOW TIME by Stephen Davis Parks SNOW-PRESSINGS by Ray Aranha THE LILAC SEASON by Louisa Burns-Bisogno WHISPERS by Crispin Larangeira WIVES by Lynda Myles AGNES OF GOD by John Pielmeier
1966
MADONNA IN THE ORCHARD by Paul Foster THE SHIRT by Leonard Melfi BEDFORD FORREST by Joel Olianski THE BIRD, THE BEAR AND THE ACTRESS by John Glennon MOXIE MALONE’S 200 DAYS by Doris Schwerin PASSAGE TO BOHEMIA by Sally Ordway SOMEBODY’S THERE by Emanuel Peluso SWITZERLAND by Rolfe Fjelde THE PLAGIARIST by Lucy Rosenthal THE SHELTER by Marc Smith TIME IS A THIEF by Tobi Louis UPS, DOWNS and EVENS by Joe Julian THE INDIAN WANTS THE BRONX by Israel Horovitz THE SUDDEN AND ACCIDENTAL RE-EDUCATION OF HORSE JOHNSON by Douglas Taylor THE HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES by John Guare
1967
THE DRUMS MAKE ME NERVOUS by Doris Schwerin DAY OF GRACE by Charles Frink FOLLY COVE by Ruth Rehrer Wolf FRAGMENTS OF A LAST JUDGMENT by Jan Hartman HIGH SPIRITS IN PEOPLE by Donald Cunningham JUST BEFORE MORNING by Tom Oliver Crehore LAMENTATION ON A HIGH HILL by Marc Smith MAN AROUND THE HOUSE by Joe Julian ROPEWALK by Rolf Fjelde SYNDROME SHIFT by John Wolfson THE MIRACLE OF THE MAGAZINE WORKER by Jerome Kass THE PROWLER by Lucy Rosenthal FATHER UXBRIDGE WANTS TO MARRY by Frank Gagliano IT’S CALLED THE SUGARPLUM by Israel Horovitz MUZEEKA by John Guare SUMMERTREE by Ron Cowen WHO’S HAPPY NOW? by Oliver Hailey
1968
LEMON SKY by Lanford Wilson FIREWORKS FOR A HOT FOURTH by Jon Swan PRINCE OF PEASANTMANIA by Frank Gagliano AN AUDIBLE SIGH by Lee Kalcheim MOVIE, MOVIE ON THE WALL by Sally Ordway A FACE WORTH SAVING by Frank Hogan ARRANGEMENT FOR CHILDREN by Robert Herron BLAKES MEADOW by James Kalett FANTASY by Tobi Louis HOME BY HOLLYWOOD by Oliver Hailey MIDSUMMER NIGHT TRIP by John Wolfson RAINLESS SKY by Neil Yarema REDEMPTION CENTER by Ron Cowen SISTER SADIE AND THE SON OF SAM by Clifford Mason STILL LIFE WITH APPLES by Ruth Rehrer Wolf THE PRIZE IN THE CRACKER JACK BOX by William Parchman THE THIEF by David Trainer COP-OUT by John Guare
1969
RASPUTIN by Lance Lee DREAM ON MONKEY MOUNTAIN by Derek Walcott THE CONCEPT by Vernon Hinkle BALANCE by Gary Martin BEDLAM by James Broughton FIN MUKOLL, THE GRAND DISTRACTION by Frank Hogan KING SOLOMON IS DEAD by Frederick Gaines MAN IN SPACE by Jon Swan SEIGIS MUNDOS’ TRICYCLE by Edgar White THE BABYMAKERS by Barbara Davenport THE MOCKINGBIRD by William Parchman THE PARTY by William Parchman THE ROSE MAN by Leon Gillen TREES by Tom Oliver VALENTINE’S DAY by Ron Cowen VAPORS by Jamil Zakkai WHERE DID YOU PUT IT WHEN YOU HAD IT? by Doris Schwerin THE DISINTEGRATION OF JAMES CHERRY by Jeff Wanshel
new plays
Plays developed at the National Playwrights Conference, listed by decade.
2020
AZUL OTRA VEZ [BLUE, REVISITED], Book by Melis Aker and Tatiana Pandiani, Music by Jacinta Clusellas, Lyrics by Jacinta Clusellas and Rubén Darío
TWO NIGHTS AND THREE DAYS, Book, Music, and Lyrics by Kim Jinhyoung and Marcus Perkins
2021
HATCHETATION, Book, Music, and Lyrics by Amy Jo Jackson
LITTLE DUENDE, Book and Lyrics by Georgina Escobar; Music and Lyrics by Robi Hager
2022
SILUETAS, Book and Lyrics by Erlina Ortiz; Music and Lyrics by Robi Hager
THE JORDAN & AVERY SHOW, Book, Music, and Lyrics by Jay Adana
WALK ON THROUGH: CONFESSIONS OF A MUSEUM NOVICE, Book, Music, and Lyrics by Gavin Creel
2023
THE DARK LADY, Book and Lyrics by Sophie Boyce; Book and Music by Veronica Mansour
YOKO'S HUSBAND'S KILLER'S JAPANESE WIFE, GLORIA, Book by Brandy Hoang Collier; Lyrics by Clare Fuyuko Bierman; Music by Erika Ji
FOUNTAIN, Book, Music, and Lyrics by Christopher Anselmo and Jared Corak
2024
SOFT MAGICAL TOFU BOYS, Book, Lyrics and Music by Kevin Wong
FOUNTAIN OF YOU, Book & Lyrics by Tasha Gordon-Solmon; Music by Faye Chiao
LIGHTHOUSE, Book, Lyrics & Music by Abs Wilson; Music & Story by Veronica Mansour
2010
BUDDY’S TAVERN; Book by Raymond De Felitta, Lyrics by Alison Hubbard, Music by Kim Oler
CLEAR; Book, Lyrics, and Music by Paul Oakley Stovall
EDEN, Book and Lyrics by Jonathan Levi, Music by Mel Marvin
2011
SON OF A GUN; Book by Chris Cragin and Don Chaffer, Music and Lyrics by Don Chaffer
SUPREMA; Book by Jordan Harrison, Lyrics by Jordan Harrison and Daniel Zaitchik, Music by Daniel Zaitchik
THE SHADOW SPARROW; Book by Anton Dudley, Lyrics by Charlie Sohne, Music by Keith Gordon
UNKNOWN SOLDIER; Book by Danny Goldstein, Lyrics by Michael Friedman and Danny Goldstein, Music by Michael Friedman
2012
A GOOD MAN, Book and Lyrics by Philip S. Goodman, Music by Ray Leslee
STRING, Book by Sarah Hammond, Lyrics and Music by Adam Gwon
THE TOYMAKER; Book, Lyrics, and Music by Bryan Putnam
WHEN WE MET, Book by Dan Collins, Lyrics and Music by Julianne Wick Davis
2013
BROADCAST, Book and Lyrics by Nathan Christenson, Music by Scott Murphy
THE NOTEWORTHY LIFE OF HOWARD BARNES, Book and Lyrics by Christopher Dimond, Music by Michael Kooman
GODDESS, Book by Mkhululi Z. Mabija, Lyrics and Music by Michael Thurber
2014
THE WAR DEPT., Book, Music, & Lyrics by Jim Bauer, Book & Music by Ruth Bauer
THE WHITE CITY, Book and Lyrics by Julia Gytri, Music by Avi Amon
2015
SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE, Book and Lyrics by Adele Ahronheim, Music by Jed Feuer
WE LIVE IN CAIRO, Book and Music by Daniel Lazour, Lyrics by Patrick Lazour
ZOMBIE MUSICAL (ZM), Book by Greg Kotis, Lyrics and Music by Mark Hollmann
2016
MUSEUM OF BROKEN RELATIONSHIPS; Book by David H. Bell, Lyrics by David H. Bell and Daniel Green, Music by Daniel Green
GIRL SHAKES LOOSE; Book by Zakiyyah Alexander, Lyrics by Zakiyyah Alexander and Imani Uzuri, Music by Imani Uzuri
DARLING GRENADINE; Book, Lyrics, and Music by Daniel Zaitchik
2017
HOME STREET HOME; Book by Soma Snakeoil and Fat Mike with David Goldsmith, Lyrics by Fat Mike, Jeff Marx and Soma Snakeoil, Music by Fat Mike
ILLA! A HIP HOP MUSICAL; Book and Lyrics by Ronvé O’Daniel, Music by Jevares C. Myrick and Ronvé O’Daniel, Story Consultant: J Kyle Manzay
SUPERHERO; Book by John Logan, Lyrics and Music by Tom Kitt
2018
THE FAMILY RESEMBLANCE; Book, Music, and Lyrics by Masi Asare
TEETH; Book & Lyrics by Michael R. Jackson, Book and Music by Anna K. Jacobs
EDDIE THE MARVELOUS, WHO WILL SAVE THE WORLD; Book, Music, and Lyrics by Kate Kilbane & Dan Moses
2019
BORDERLINE; Book by Aryanna Garber, Music and Lyrics by Benjamin Velez
JEANNETTE: Book by Lauren M. Gunderson, Music and Lyrics by Ari Afsar
UNDESIRABLES: Book and Lyrics by Hansol Jung, Lyrics and Music by Brian Quijada
2000
THE HIGHWAYMAN; Book, Lyrics, and Music by Kirsten Childs
THE SCREAMS OF KITTY GENOVESE, Book and Lyrics by David Simpatico, Music by Will Todd
2001
TAKE FIGHT; Book by Marsha Newman, Lyrics by Richard Maltby Jr, Music by David Shire
THE ROAD TO HOLLYWOOD, Book by Walter Bobbie and Michael Pace, Lyrics by Michael Pace and Rob Preston, Music by Michael Pace and Rob Preston
2002
AVENUE Q; Book by Robert Lopez, Jeff Marx, and Jeff Whitty, Music and Lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx
EMBARRASSMENTS; Book by Laurence Klavan, Lyrics by Laurence Klavan and Polly Pen, Music by Polly Pen
‘LIL BUDDA, Book and Lyrics by Stephanie Jones, Music by Janice Lowe
2003
SARAH, PLAIN AND TALL; Book by Julia Jordan, Lyrics by Nell D. Benjamin, Music by Laurence O’Keefe
THE NIGHTINGALE; Book by Steven Sater, Lyrics by Steven Slater, Music by Duncan Sheik
2004
.22 CALIBER MOUTH; Book, Lyrics, and Music by Lauren Robert
HELL HOLE HONEYS; Book by Steven Mackes, Lyrics by Benjamin Budick, Steven Mackes, and David Ogrin, Music by David Ogrin
RIVER’S END, Book and Lyrics by Cheri Coons, Music by Chuck Larkin
2005
IN THE HEIGHTS, Book by Quiara Alegria Hudes, Music and Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda
BLOOD DRIVE: A MUSICAL TRIPTYCH, Book and Lyrics by Rachel Sheinkin, Music by Chuck Larkin
WILLY & RUPERT, Book and Lyrics by Dina Soraya Gregory, Music by Sam Piperato
2006
KIKI BABY; Book by Lonny Price, Lyrics by Ellen Fitzhugh, Music by Grant Sturiale
TRIANGLE; Book by Joshua V. Scher, Lyrics by Thomas Mizer, Music by Curtis Moore
2007
NOTES TO MARIANNE; Book, Lyrics, and Music by David Rossmer and Dan Lipton
RED EYE OF LOVE, Book and Lyrics by Arnold Weinstein and John Wulp, Music by Jan Warner
2008
IN TRANSIT; Book, Lyrics, and Music by Kristen Anderson-Lopez, James-Allen Ford, Russell M. Kaplan, Sara Wordsworth
IRON CURTAIN; Book by Susan DiLallo, Lyrics by Peter Mills, Music by Stephen Weiner
MAX UNDERSTOOD; Book by Nancy Carlin, Lyrics by Nancy Carlin and Michael Rasbury, Music by Michael Rasbury
MYTH; Book, Lyrics, and Music by John Mercurio
2009
PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK; Book, Lyrics, and Music by Daniel Zaitchik
TALES OF THE CITY; Book by Jeff Whitty, Lyrics by Jason Sellards, Music by John Garden and Jason Sellards
1990
CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS, Book and Lyrics by Patrick Cook, Music by Frederick Freyer
IL MUSICO, Book and Lyrics by Ian Strasfogel, Music by Larry Grossman
SWAMP GAS AND SHALLOW FEELINGS; Book by Randy Buck, Shirley Strother, and Jack Eric Williams, Lyrics and Music by Jack Eric Williams
1991
HIT THE LIGHTS!; Book and Lyrics by Michele Lowe, Music by Chris Hajian
THE FOOL OF FLANDERS (TILL); Book, Lyrics, and Music by John Clifton
THE WITCH OF WALL STREET! (WITCH!), Book and Lyrics by Mike Champagne, Music by Elliot Weiss
1992
AVENUE X; Book and Lyrics by John Jiler, Music by Ray Leslee
CHRISTINA ALBERTA’S FATHER; Book, Lyrics, and Music by Polly Pen
THE WILD SWANS; Book and Lyrics by Adele Ahronheim, Music by Ben Schaechter
1993
THE GIG; Book, Lyrics, and Music by Douglas J. Cohen
TIME AND AGAIN; Book by Jack Viertel, Lyrics and Music by Walter Edgar Kennon
1994
VIOLET; Book and Lyrics by Brian Crawley, Music by Jeanine Tesori
THE INCREDIBLE ADVENTURES OF CHAMPAGNE CHARLIE; Book by Gatis Gudets, Lyrics by Laila Salins, Music by John Gromada
THE HIDDEN SKY (THE MASTERS); Book, Lyrics, and Music by Peter Foley
THE PASSION OF LIZZIE BORDEN; Book, Lyrics, and Music by Robert Convery
1995
LITTLE TRAMP, Book by Steven David Horwich and David Pomeranz, Music and Lyrics by David Pomeranz
1996
HURRICANE!; Book by Cheryl Hawkins, Lyrics by Jay Gaither and Cheryl Hawkins, Music by Jay Gaither and Cheryl Hawkins
PARAMOUR, Book and Lyrics by Joe Masteroff, Music by Howard Marren
THE BOSWELL SISTERS, Book by Mark Hampton and Stuart Ross
THE CAPTAIN’S DAUGHTER, Book and Lyrics by Adele Ahronheim, Music by Andrei Petrov
1997
THE WILD PARTY; Book, Lyrics, and Music by Andrew Lippa
RICHARD CORY; Book, Lyrics, and Music by Ed Dixon
1998
THE BUBBLY BLACK GIRL SHEDS HER CHAMELEON SKIN; Book, Lyrics, and Music by Kirsten Childs
LOLA; Book by Craig Safan and Kirby Tepper, Lyrics by Kirby Tepper, Music by Craig Safan
1999
A TAILOR’S TALE; Book, Lyrics, and Music by John Mercurio
FIRE, WATER, EARTH, AIR; Book and Lyrics by Brian Crawley, Music by Jeff Hardy
PICTURES OF DORIAN GRAY; Book by Kate Rigg, Lyrics by Kate Rigg and Lance Horne, Music by Lance Horne
SAY YES, Book and Lyrics by Sherman Yellen, Music by Wally Harper
SONG OF THE TURTLEDOVE; Book by Noa Ain, Lyrics Noa Ain, Music by Noa Ain and Gerard Edery
THE SCREAMS OF KITTY GENOVESE, Book and Lyrics by David Simpatico, Music by Will Todd
1980
AMARANTHA; Book, Lyrics, and Music by Roger Ames
CAMERA OBSCURA; Book, Lyrics, and Music by Jonathan Sheffer
SOMETHING NEW FOR THE ZOO, Book and Lyrics by Dudley Hupper, Music by Lee Holby
1981
RAPPACCINI'S DAUGHTER, Book and Lyrics by Lindsey Abrams, Music by Michael Cohen
THE ADVENTURES OF FRIAR TUCK, Book and Lyrics by Allan Leicht, Music by Glenn Paxton
1982
SHAKESPEARE & THE INDIANS; Book by Dale Wasserman, Lyrics by Rita Briggs and Rob Preston, Music by Alan Jay Friedman
PORTRAIT OF JENNIE, Lyrics by Enid Futterman, Music by Howard Marren
PYRAMUS AND THISBY (QUINCE’S DREAM), Music by Robert Convery
1983
DRAGONS; Book, Lyrics, and Music by Sheldon Harnick
The ADVENTURES OF FRIAR TUCK, Book and Lyrics by Allan Leicht, Music by Glenn Paxton
1984
LISA AND DAVID, Book and Lyrics by John Driver, Music by Roger L. Nelson
Richard Pearson, Artist in Residence
Gil Perlroth, Artist in Residence
1985
STEALING, Book by Ted Sod, Music and Lyrics by Ada Janik
1986
A VISION; Book, Lyrics, and Music by Thomas F. Megan
FAHRENHEIT 451; Book by Ray Bradbury, Lyrics by Georgia Bogardus Holof, Music by David Mettee
SIX WIVES, Book and Lyrics by Joe Masteroff, Music by Edward Thomas
1987
A FINE AND PRIVATE PLACE, Book and Lyrics by Erik Haagensen, Music by Richard Isen
LUCY’S LAPSES, Book and Lyrics by Laura Harrington, Music by Christopher Drobny
PUNCH & JUDY/JUDY & PUNCH; Book, Lyrics, and Music by Gary Fagin
1988
UNDER THE DOUBLE MOON, Book and Lyrics by Deborah Atherton, Music by Anthony Davis
SAVAGE LAND, Book and Lyrics by Wan Fang, Music by Jin Xiang
SWAMP GAS AND SHALLOW FEELINGS, Book by Shirley Strother and Jack Eric Williams, Lyrics and Music by Jack Eric Williams
A VISION, Book, Lyrics, Music Thomas F. Megan
1989
GUNMETAL BLUES; Book by Scott Wentworth, Music and Lyrics by Marion Adler, Music by Craig Bohmler
HANNAH … 1939; Book, Lyrics, and Music by Bob Merrill
THAT PIG OF A MOLETTE, Book and Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, Music by Thomas Z. Shepard
THE REAL LIFE STORY OF JOHNNY DEFACTO; Book, Lyrics, and Music by Douglas Post
1978
DESIRE UNDER THE ELMS, Book and Lyrics by Joe Masteroff, Music by Edward Thomas
1979
NINE (NIGHTS WITH GUIDO), Book by Mario Fratti, Music and Lyrics by Maury Yeston
SUMIDAGAWA; Music by Nicholas Scarim
new musicals
Musicals developed at the National Music Theater Conference, listed by decade.
from script to stage
See how these notable NMTC projects went from staged readings to Broadway and beyond.
IN THE HEIGHTS
Book by Quiara Alegría Hudes
Music and Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda
NMTC '05
VIOLET
Book and Lyrics by Brian Crawley
Music by Jeanine Tesori
NMTC '94
AVENUE Q
Book by Robert Lopez, Jeff Marx, and Jeff Whitty
Music and Lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx
NMTC '03
IN TRANSIT
Book, Lyrics, and Music by Kristen Anderson-Lopez,
James-Allen Ford, Russell M. Kaplan, Sara Wordsworth
NMTC '08