National New Play Network

05/26/2026

Tonight we're shining a spotlight on NNPN city San Diego. Our featured Members, Diversionary Theatre and TuYo Theatre, are both led by alumni of the National Directing Fellows program -- a collaboration among NNPN, the Kennedy Center, The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, and the Society of Stage Directors & Choreographors. It's a reminder of the many ways our work impacts the American theater and its future: helping develop not just new plays, but the next generation of new-play artists, visionaries, and leaders.

We'll keep spotlighting Member Theaters from NNPN cities and celebrating the theaters, audiences, & stories that make the Network work.

And until then, all gifts will be matched up to $20K, thanks to the generosity of NNPN founder David Goldman and Carol Dweck. You can help the future of new plays nationally and in your hometown at nnpn.org/donate

05/22/2026

We have opened up submissions for our 7th Annual Modern Works Festival!

The Modern Works Festival is a five-day playwriting and reading festival and a celebration of women in theatre. Visit urbanitetheatre.com/modernworks-submit to learn more and submit your work 😄

05/22/2026

Location: Currently virtual; in-person, as needed; role is eventually required to be in-person at Theater Mu’s office - 755 Prior Ave N #107, Saint Paul, MN 55104

05/22/2026

Happy big anniversary to our Core Member Theater Cara Mia Theatre in Dallas! 🎊

05/22/2026

The Last Wide Open by Audrey Cefaly
Michigan Premiere | Play with Music
Directed by Diane Hill
May 22 – June 14, 2026​
Info and Tickets: https://www.theatrenova.org/current-show
Photo by Sean Carter Photography

05/22/2026

If you’re in MSP:

There is a LOT to process right now. Let us help you!

Story Circle Training

Everyone in the Twin Cities experienced a lot in the last few months. Each of us has a story to tell.

Mixed Blood Theatre’s “Share Your Story” Initiative helps communities host conversations among members to share their experiences. The Story Circles method of community story sharing has roots in grassroots theatre and Civil Rights organizing.

Join us at Mixed Blood for our Story Circle “Train the Trainer” event. This will be in-person event to provide conveners with the tools they will need— both physically through a resource guide and experientially— to facilitate story circles on their own. Participants will be asked to sign up to host a story circle in their neighborhood or organization at their convenience.

Please note that June 10th 12-1:30pm and June 17th 2-3:30pm are both VIRTUAL trainings.

https://mixedblood.com/product/story-circle-training/

05/22/2026

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05/22/2026

Happy Opening to the NNPN Rolling World Premiere of “Another Kind of Silence” by LM Feldman at The VORTEX in Austin!

05/22/2026

One of our original (and continuing) Core Member Theaters, doing the work.

In defiance of early 2026's harrowing ICE/CBP occupation, Mixed Blood Theatre commissioned theatre artists to process and document the moment.

05/22/2026

Join us here at Playwrights’ Center for an evening of new works-in-progress from our 2025-26 McKnight Theater Artist Fellows: Peter Morrow, Isabel Nelson, and Mikell Sapp!

Reserve your spot for June 22 at 7:00 p.m.: https://pwcenter.org/event/mcknight-theater-artists-present-works-in-progress-2/

Isabel Nelson will present THE STORYTELLING RITE (working title), with collaborators Chris Fausto Cabrera, Adana Patrice, and Walken Schweigert. They will use the process and performance to deepen their sense of creative partnership through the creation of a shared ritual that centers personal storytelling.

Peter Morrow will present an excerpt of a new work in collaboration with Theo Langason.

Mikell Sapp will present MIKELL’S TWIN CITIES GAME NIGHT.

Watch this space for more info to come on the works to be shared!