Monthly Readings

RSVP – 2nd February Community Night – Friday, February 21, 2020 – 7:00pm – Mary Rodgers Room – The Dramatists Guild

That’s right… Our SECOND Community Night of the month, will be on Friday, February 21st! Since 2008, Community Nights have been a signature part of Blackboard’s development model. Community Nights function in a no pressure environment, where you can hear those new pages you’ve been working on, get a little feedback and reconnect with a …

RSVP – Community Night – Monday, February 10, 2020 – 7:30pm – Mary Rodgers Room – The Dramatists Guild

Since 2008, Community Nights have been a signature part of Blackboard’s development model. Community Nights function in a no pressure environment, where you can hear those new pages you’ve been working on, get a little feedback and reconnect with a friend or meet a new one! Join us on Monday, February 10, 2020 7:30pm PLAYWRIGHTS! …

RSVP for November’s 2nd Feature : Michael A. Jones “Queen Z” – Friday, November 16, 2018 7:30pm

RSVP for Friday’s 2nd November Feature: “Queen Z” by Michael A. Jones! 7:30pm in The Mary Rodgers Room at The Dramatists Guild.

ABOUT THE PLAY: Zenobia is brought to United States as an infant by her West African parents, who are in search better way of life. Now, sixteen years later, the hard working parents are so deep in debt that they may lose their car, their home, and most importantly…their daughter. They decide to do the unthinkable to save her…and themselves.

RSVP for RUTH – November 12, 2018 – Feature by Christy Smith-Sloman

Our 1st feature in November is “Ruth” by Christy Smith-Sloman, directed by Cezar Williams and produced by Daryl Sledge. ABOUT THE PLAY: A New Orleans family gathers on Easter Weekend for an overdue reunion. When family secrets and future plans are revealed, lives are changed forever.

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Meet October’s FEATURE: Lori Minor and RSVP for her Feature : Friday, October 19, 2018 7:30pm

RSVP for our October Feature in The Mary Rodgers Room @ The Dramatists Guild! LORI MINOR is October’s Feature Playwright with “The Coping Mechanism” – Catherine and Paul Harrison decided to support their daughter’s way of coping after a tragic accident, by keeping the spirit of her brother “alive” in their home through her imagination.  However, over time, they’ve begun to realize that the choice isn’t helping them to move forward and may be hurting, more than healing their wounds.

Audition Opportunity: Columbia University – AEA and Non-Union

Casting “The Woman / The Man,” a double feature Columbia School of the Arts MFA Directing Thesis Productions. Headed by director and Emmy-nominated choreographer, Jeffrey Page. “The Woman / The Man” will be comprised of an ensemble-based company of 13 actors performing two plays: Adrienne Kennedy’s “Funnyhouse of a Negro” and Suzan-Lori Parks’ “The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World.” We are especially interested in actors who can sing and move well.