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New Dramatists headquarters (2018)

New Dramatists is an organization of playwrights founded in 1949 and located at 424 West 44th Street between Ninth and Tenth Avenues in the Hell's Kitchen (Clinton) neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.

The members of New Dramatists participate in seven-year residencies to build up their playwriting skills and develop their careers.[1] In addition to housing resident playwrights, New Dramatists also holds workshops for young authors.[2] The organization hosts an annual luncheon at which actors and producers who have made contributions to American theatre are honored.[3] Brian Stokes Mitchell,[4] Glenn Close, and Meryl Streep are among past honorees.[3]

The New Dramatists have a library that is open to the public on weekdays.[5]

Building

New Dramatists is located in a former church built in the 1880s in the Gothic Revival style. It was the location in turn of St. Matthew's German Lutheran Church, the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, the Lutheran Metropolitan Inner Mission Society, and, by the mid-1960s, the All People's Church.[6][7][8]

Alumni

New Dramatists' alumni include:

Awards

Nathan Lane was awarded the New Dramatists' 2019 Distinguished Achievement Award. Audra McDonald, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Daryl Roth, Paula Vogel, and Denzel Washington have received this award in prior years.[21]

History

New Dramatists was established in 1949 as the New Dramatists Committee.[22] Its formation was instigated by Michaela O'Harra, who became the first executive secretary of the Committee.[23] Howard Lindsay was the first chair; other founders included Benjamin Schankman, Russel Crouse, Richard Rodgers, and Oscar Hammerstein II.[23] The Committee was initially funded by contributions from the Playwrights Company, the Cornell-McClintic Foundation and a donation from John Golden.[23]

References

  1. ^ "What is New Dramatists?". newdramatists.org. Archived from the original on February 15, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  2. ^ "New Dramatists". NYC-ARTS: The Complete Guide. Alliance for the Arts. Archived from the original on February 19, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  3. ^ a b Adam Hetrick (April 8, 2011). "New Dramatists to Honor Producer Roger Berlind May 17; Jim Dale and Brian Stokes Mitchell Set for Event". Playbill.com. Archived from the original on February 19, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  4. ^ "Brian Stokes Mitchell Honored by New Dramatists". TheaterMania.com. May 15, 2015. Archived from the original on February 19, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  5. ^ Eric Piepenburg (April 9, 2015). "In New York, Everywhere a Writing Nook". Archived from the original on April 20, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  6. ^ Dunlap, David W. (2004). From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. New York: Columbia University Press. p. 10. ISBN 0-231-12543-7.
  7. ^ White, Norval; Willensky, Elliot; Leadon, Fran (2010). AIA Guide to New York City (5th ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. p. 286. ISBN 978-0-19538-386-7.
  8. ^ "Lutheran Church of the Redeemer" Archived 2018-05-19 at the Wayback Machine Daytonian in Manhattan
  9. ^ New Dramatists: Glen Berger
  10. ^ An Interview with Kia Corthron Archived 2019-11-27 at the Wayback Machine, The University of Iowa. Accessed November 27, 2019.
  11. ^ "Jorge Ignacio Cortiñas". gf.org. John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Archived from the original on August 21, 2019. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  12. ^ "Erin Courtney | New Dramatists". newdramatists.org. Archived from the original on 2023-05-28. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
  13. ^ "Flutist, playwright at beach program Friday". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. January 28, 2016. Archived from the original on March 1, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  14. ^ "Performing Arts Legacy Project - Peter Maloney". performingartslegacy.org. Archived from the original on January 19, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  15. ^ "UK Theatre to Present 'In the Red and Brown Water". UKNow. Archived from the original on February 19, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  16. ^ "The Creative World of Playwright Suzan-Lori Parks". Archived from the original on November 27, 2019. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  17. ^ "Harrison David Rivers". Playwrights' Center. Archived from the original on December 28, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  18. ^ "FINDING AID FOR Charles Smith papers". DePaul University Special Collections and Archives. Archived from the original on June 26, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
  19. ^ Nancy Burns-Fusaro (February 11, 2016). "Trinity Rep presents Smith's 'The Hunchback Of Seville'". The Westerly Sun. Archived from the original on February 12, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  20. ^ "Octavio Solis's Journey to 'Mother Road'". Archived from the original on November 27, 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  21. ^ Huston, Caitlin (January 22, 2019). "New Dramatists selects Nathan Lane to receive distinguished achievement award". Broadway News. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  22. ^ Cohen, Edward M. (1995). Working on a New Play: A Play Development Handbook for Actors, Directors, Designers & Playwrights. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. xxiii. ISBN 978-0-87910-190-9. Archived from the original on 2021-11-11. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  23. ^ a b c Gelb, Arthur (February 12, 1950). "Aid for promising authors; New Dramatists Committee providing hope and inspiration for selected group of unestablished playwrights letter to Lindsay first objective". New York Times. p. 91. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2021.

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