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WP Theater (formerly known as Women's Project Theater) is a not-for-profit Off-Broadway theater based in New York City. It is the nation's oldest and largest theater company dedicated to developing, producing and promoting the work of Women+ theater artists of all kinds at every stage in their careers. [1] Currently, Lisa McNulty serves as the Producing Artistic Director and Michael Sag serves as the managing director. [2] [3]

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Background

WP Theater was founded in 1978 by Julia Miles to address the conspicuous underrepresentation of women artists working in the American theater. Miles was producing at The American Place Theatre, an Off-Broadway theater dedicated to producing new work by American writers. Miles began as Assistant Manager at The American Place Theatre in 1964 and advanced in the ranks to associate director. [4] During this time, she noted the lack of plays written by women being produced by The American Place Theatre in comparison to those written by men. Under a grant from the Ford Foundation, Miles created The Women's Project under the umbrella of The American Place Theatre to encourage the development of female playwrights and directors and to provide a forum for their work. [5] For its first nine years, WP Theater staged its productions in the basement of The American Place Theatre. In 1987, the project left The American Place Theatre and became an independent organization, known today as WP Theater. In 1998, the project bought a church at 424 West 55th Street, also the site of Theater Four, [6] [7] which was named the Julia Miles Theater in 2004. [8] [9]

WP Theater aims to empower artists who have historically been marginalized for their gender or gender expression to reach their full potential. The fundamental components of WP Theater are the Mainstage Season, the WP Lab and Pipeline Festival, and the annual Women of Achievement Awards gala.

WP Theater artist alumni include Billie Allen, Anne Bogart, Pearl Cleage, Eve Ensler, María Irene Fornés, Pam MacKinnon, Dominique Morisseau, Lynn Nottage, Joyce Carol Oates, Diane Paulus, Sarah Ruhl, Anna Deavere Smith, and Rebecca Taichman. [10]

Actors who have performed in WP Theater productions include Tony Award winners and nominees Michael Cerveris, Kathleen Chalfant, Colleen Dewhurst, Tammy Grimes, Cherry Jones, Tonya Pinkins, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Thomas Sadoski, and Frances Sternhagen, Academy Award winners and nominees Linda Hunt, Kim Hunter, and Mary McDonnell, and Emmy Award winners and nominees Ruby Dee, America Ferrera, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jimmy Smits, and John Spencer. Other actors who have performed in WP Theater productions include Adrienne C. Moore, Pedro Pascal, and Tracie Thoms.

Alumni of the WP Lab include JoAnne Akalaitis, Tea Alagić, Rachel Chavkin, Quíara Alegria Hudes, and Anne Kauffman. Many Lab alumni have served as artistic directors at other theater companies, including Akalaitis (New York Shakespeare Festival and the Public Theater), Emily Mann (McCarter Theatre), and Carey Perloff (A.C.T.). [11] [12] [13]

WP Theater founder Julia Miles died March 18, 2020. [14] [15]

Productions

Since 1978, WP Theater has produced more than 600 Off-Broadway plays and developmental projects and has partnered with a number of other New York theater companies for co-productions, including Playwrights Horizons and The New Group. Often, WP Theater produces plays that are New York premieres or world premieres. These include Bright Half Life written by Tanya Barfield and directed by Leigh Silverman, Stuffed by Lisa Lampanelli, Or, by Liz Duffy Adams, and Virginia Woolf's only play, Freshwater, directed by Anne Bogart.

WP Theater's first production was Choices, a one-woman show that was adapted from the works of Colette, Virginia Woolf, Dorothy Parker, Gertrude Stein, Sylvia Plath, Adrienne Rich, and Joan Didion, amongst others. It was conceived by writer Patricia Bosworth and adapted by Bosworth, director Caymichael Patten, and actress Lily Lodge. Choices ran from November 30 to December 17, 1978, in the American Place Theatre basement. Julia Miles said the production "explores the choices that women have. Hopefully, there are now more of those choices and women are more definite about what they are." After the production opened, Mel Gussow of The New York Times wrote, " Choices serves as a brief introduction to the artistic energy of literary women. Given the variety of versatile people who are engaged in the 'Women's Project', we look forward to the plays, playwrights, and directors that should emerge from the American Place." [16]

In 1981, WP Theater produced Still Life, a documentary-style play about the aftermath of the Vietnam War written and directed by Emily Mann. The production featured Mary McDonnell, Timothy Near, and John Spencer and earned four Obie Awards, including the award for Best Production.

One of WP Theater's most heralded productions is A...My Name is Alice, a revue of songs and sketches conceived and directed by Julianne Boyd and Joan Micklin Silver. The production earned the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Revue in the 1983/84 season and featured songs and scenes penned by Cassandra Medley, Winnie Holzman, Marta Kauffman, Anne Meara, and others.

WP Theater has worked closely with Cuban-American playwright, María Irene Fornés, since its inception. Fornés, a Pulitzer Prize nominee and nine-time Obie Award winner, is known for her avant-garde and experimental plays. WP Theater has produced three Fornés plays, including Abingdon Square, which earned the 1988 Obie for Best New American Play. [17]

The Lab

The Lab is a two-year residency for female-identified playwrights, directors, and producers. Members of the Lab are selected through a highly competitive application and interview process. The Lab provides its members with a vital professional network, entrepreneurial and leadership training, rehearsal space, and opportunities for the development and production of bold new work for the stage.

The Lab began as the Directors Forum, created in 1983. In 1992, WP added the Playwrights Lab. The Producers Lab was added in 2006 to enhance the collaborative nature of the residency.

The Lab has two main goals: to cultivate the work of the participating artists and to give them the tools they need to succeed in the industry. In addition to developing their own unique work, Lab artists collaboratively create a culminating residency production. Since 2016, Lab members’ work has been showcased at the biennial Pipeline Festival. For the month-long Pipeline Festival, groups of three—one writer, one director, and one producer—come together to collaborate on a piece. [18]

Prior to 2016, Lab members would devise new work, showcased in a production at the end of the residency term. These productions include The Architecture of Becoming (2014), We Play for the Gods (2012), Global Cooling: The Women Chill (2009), Corporate Carnival (2008), and Girls Just Wanna Have Fund$ (2007). [19] [20] [21]

Prior to 2004, the Lab did not function on a two-year rotation.

Under the auspices of WP Theater, the 2008/2010 Lab Playwrights published Out of Time and Place, a two-volume anthology of plays, including contributions from 11 Lab playwrights and an introduction by Theresa Rebeck. [22]

Many Lab artists continue to work together long after their official residency ends, and WP Theater continues to advocate for its Lab alumnae by brokering agents, providing references, and submitting their work to theaters around the country. WP Theater also hires many Lab artists for main stage productions.

WP Lab alumnae

Lab yearsPlaywrightsDirectorsProducers
2016–2018Donnetta Lavinia GraysMelissa CrespoRoxanna Barrios
MJ KaufmanMorgan GouldSally Cade Holmes
Sylvia KhouryEllie HeymanNidia Medina
Zoe SarnakTyne RafaeliLaura Ramadei
Leah Nanako Winkler Mo ZhouYuvika Tolani
2014–2016Sarah BurgessAdrienne Campbell-HoltPearl Hodiwala
Monet Hurst-Mendoza Sarah KrohnRachel Karpf Reidy
Martyna Majok Lee Sunday EvansKristen Luciani
Riti SachdevaDanya TaymorLiz Olson
Susan Soon He StantonTamilla WoodardRachel Sussman
2012–2014Kara Lee CorthronElena AraozDeadria Harrington
Sarah Gancher Lydia FortJane Jung
Virginia Grise Lauren KeatingMeropi Peponides
Dipika Guha Lila Neugebauer Aktina Stathaki
Lauren YeeLily WhitsittLanie Zipoy
2010–2012Alexandra Collier Tea Alagić Liz English
Charity Henson-BallardJessi HillManda Martin
Andrea KuchlewskaSarah RasmussenRoberta Pereira
Dominique Morisseau Mia Rovegno Stephanie Ybarra
Kristen PalmerNicole A. Watson
Melisa Tien
Stefanie Zadravec
2008–2010 Bekah Brunstetter Gisela CardenasDiane Alianiello
Carla Ching Heidi CarlsenAmanda Berkowitz
Alexis Clements Rachel Chavkin Heather Cohn
Nadia Davids Linsay FirmanJennifer Conley Darling
Laura Eason Susanna GellertAimee Davis
Christine EvansDyana KimballAmanda Feldman
Charity Henson-BallardWendy McClellanMarissa Rosenblum
Kara Manning Alice Reagan Allegra Schorr
Lynn RosenGaye Taylor UpchurchCatherine Taylor-Williams
Crystal SkillmanDonya K. Washington
Andrea Thome
2006–2008Andrea Ciannavei May Adrales Leigh Goldenberg
Christina GormanLear DeBessonet Maria Goyanes
Katori Hall Gia ForakisKaren Grenke
Andrea LepcioJyana S. GregoryAmy Kaissar
Megan Mostyn-BrownMeredith McDonoughMaggie Lauren
Molly RiceLisa RothePatricia McNamara
Peggy StaffordDaniella TopolVictoria Murray Beatin
Saviana Stănescu Kara-Lynn VaeniLinda Powell
Joy Tomasko Meiyin Wang Allison Prouty
Kathryn Walat Kim Weild Bridgette Wimberly
2004–2006Zakiyyah AlexanderSusanne Agins
Keli GarrettShelley Butler
Quíara Alegria Hudes Meredith McDonough
Cheri MagidShannon Rose Marie O'Donnell
Megan Mostyn-BrownTeresa K. Pond
Cybele PascalLauren M. Rosen
Sonya SobieskiLisa Rothe
Saviana StănescuLinnet Taylor
Kathryn WalatDaniella Topol

Playwrights Lab members 1992–2004

Directors Lab/Directors Forum members 1983–2004

  • Joyce Aaron
  • Josephine Abady
  • JoAnne Akalaitis
  • Merry Alderman
  • Billie Allen
  • Marcella Andre
  • Cecelia Antoinette
  • Marcy Arlin
  • Alexandra Aron
  • Linda Atkinson
  • Julie Fei-Fan Balzer
  • Mirra Bank
  • Lisa Barnes
  • Sue Batchelor
  • Jessica Bauman
  • Meghan Beals
  • Alma Becker
  • Suzanne Bennett
  • Melia Bensussen
  • Jackie Berger
  • Randee Mia Berman
  • Hilary Blecher
  • Donna Tomas Bond
  • Robin Bowers
  • Julianne Boyd
  • Veronica Brady
  • Yanna Kroyt Brandt
  • Celia Braxton
  • Margot Brier
  • Brooke Brod
  • Page Burkholder
  • Carolyn Cantor
  • Juliette Carrillo
  • Laurie Carlos
  • Kay Carney
  • Lenora Champagne
  • Allyn Chandler
  • Tisa Chang
  • Linda Chapman
  • Linda Cholodenko
  • Nancy S. Chu
  • Marya Cohn
  • Michelle Coleman
  • Beatriz Cordoba
  • Lee Costello
  • Sarah Davie
  • Diane L. Dawson
  • Lenore DeKoven
  • Heather de Michele
  • Peg Denithorne
  • Judy Dennis
  • Liz Diamond
  • Toni Dorfman
  • Annie Dorsen
  • Imani Douglas
  • Anne D'Zmura
  • Mary Beth Easley
  • April-Dawn Gladu
  • Carol Goodheart
  • Andra Gordon
  • Jennifer Uphoff Gray
  • Monika Gross
  • Robin Guarino
  • Denise Hamilton
  • Dana Iris Harrel [23]
  • Ludovica Villar Hausar
  • Yvette Hawkins
  • Rosemary Hay
  • Catherine M. Head
  • Elizabeth A. Herron
  • Amy Holston
  • Beth Howard
  • Lisa Jackson
  • Meachie Jones
  • Melanie Joseph
  • Zoya Kachadurian
  • Mia Katigbak
  • Sonoko Kawahara
  • Anne Kauffman
  • Rasa Allan Kazlas
  • Francoise Kourilsky
  • Rachel Kranz
  • Ari Laura Kreith
  • Kati Kuroda
  • Mahayana Landowne
  • Renee LaTulippe
  • Sue Lawless
  • Susan Leaming
  • Sondra Lee
  • Karen Lordi
  • Kathryn Long
  • Karen Ludwig
  • Jill Mackavey
  • Pam MacKinnon
  • Emily Mann
  • Jamie Marcu
  • Elysa Marden
  • Marya Mazor
  • Tricia McDermott
  • Kate Mennone
  • Maria Mileaf
  • Mary Louise Miller
  • Vernice P. Miller
  • Kym Moore
  • Isis Saratial Misdary
  • Kathryn Moroney
  • Ariel Julia Nazarian
  • Timothy Near
  • Renfreu Neff
  • Deborah Nitzberg
  • Gail Noppe-Brandon
  • Elisabeth Omilami
  • Sharon Ott
  • Sheila Page
  • Shirley Parkinson
  • Passion
  • Rebecca Patterson
  • Carey Perloff
  • Livia Perez
  • Victoria Pero
  • Lisa Peterson
  • Renee Philippi
  • Lynn Polan
  • Joanne Pottlitzer
  • Kate Powers
  • June Pyskacek
  • Shelly Raffle
  • Lisandra Maria Ramos
  • Elinor Renfield
  • Nancy Rhodes
  • Joumana Rizk
  • Mary Robinson
  • Nancy Rogers
  • Barbara Rosoff
  • Bevya Rosten
  • June Rovenger
  • Susan Rowlands
  • Barbara Rubin
  • Deborah Saivetz
  • Eva Saks
  • Nancy Salomon
  • Amy Saltz
  • Kristen Sanderson
  • Elyse Singer
  • Lynne Singer
  • Anna Deavere Smith
  • Elaine Smith
  • Shelley Souza
  • Hilary Spector
  • Maurya Swanson
  • Judy Stewart
  • Shilarna Stokes
  • Alison Summers
  • Sarah Cameron Sunde
  • Melanie Sutherland
  • Carol Tanzman
  • Lynne Taylor-Corbett
  • Beatrice Terry
  • Joan Vail Thorne
  • Laura Tichler
  • Virlana Tkacz
  • Susana Tubert
  • Ching Valdez-Aran
  • Valeria Vasilevski
  • Jean Wagner
  • Marianne Weems
  • Claudia Weill
  • Adrienne Weiss
  • Iona Weissberg
  • Helen White
  • Melanie White
  • B.J. Whiting
  • Julia Whitworth
  • Maurya Wickstrom
  • Rachel Wineberg
  • Bryna Wortman
  • Evan Yiounoulis
  • Gloria Zelaya
  • Alison Eve Zell

Women of Achievement Awards

Each year, WP Theater recognizes the extraordinary accomplishments of women from the worlds of entertainment, business, and philanthropy at the Women of Achievement Awards Gala. Since 1986, WP Theater has paid homage to dozens of women who have taken risks, pushed limits, and broken ground in a variety of fields. The event is typically emceed by a female celebrity, with a variety of performances and appearances by other artists. Past recipients of the Women of Achievement Award include Maya Angelou, Katie Couric, Whoopi Goldberg, Billie Jean King, Chita Rivera, and Gloria Steinem. [24]

Women of Achievement Award recipients

YearRecipients
2023Lauren Reid, Ariana DeBose
2022Mara Isaacs, Schele Williams, Vanessa Williams
2020The women of the Entertainment Division of Loeb & Loeb LLP
2019Bonnie Comley, Amanda Seyfried, Emily Warren
2018Beth Hammack, Daryl Roth
2017 Debra Messing, Ann M. Sarnoff
2016 Martha Plimpton, Jenna Segal, Trudie Styler
2015 Tyne Daly, Stephanie George, Carolyn Tastad
2014Sharon Bush, Arianna Huffington, Joan Vail Thorne
2013 Joanna Coles, Helen Gurley Brown (posthumously), Donna Kalajian Lagani, Sheila Nevins, Charlotte St. Martin
2012Thia Breen, Liz Duffy Adams, Barbara Goldsmith, Cornelia Guest
2011Bonnie Pfeifer Evans, Mindy Grossman, Bebe Neuwirth
2010 Laurie Anderson, Joan Osborne, Suzanne Vega
2009 Lucia Hwong Gordon, Estelle Parsons, Susan K. Reed, Susan Sobbott
2008 Iris Cantor, Laurie Tucker, Kerry Washington
2007Eve Ensler, Kathy Hilton, Vivienne Tam
2006Francine LeFrak, Susan Lucci, Muriel Siebert
2005Adrien Arpel, Mariska Hargitay, Caroline Hirsch, Emily Mann, Frances Sternhagen
2004Robin Burns, Donna Murphy, Gail Sheehy, Susan Wadsworth
2003 Bobbi Brown, Tina Chen, Chita Rivera, Isabelle Stevenson
2002 Julie Harris, Phylicia Rashad, Nina Zagat
2001 Evelyn Cunningham, Audra McDonald, Laura Pels, Twyla Tharp, Irene Worth, Eugenia Zukerman
2000 Lauren Bacall, Carole Black, Ruby Dee, Joan Didion
1999 Dame Judi Dench, Patricia Fili-Krushel, Vanessa Redgrave, Susan L. Taylor
1998Dr. Maya Angelou, Sallie Bingham, Whoopi Goldberg, Julia Miles
1997 Stockard Channing, Annette Green, Marilyn Horne, Rosie O’Donnell
1996 Zoe Caldwell, Camille Cosby, Elinor Guggenheimer, Pat Schoenfeld
1995 Blair Brown, Katie Couric, Donna Hanover, Yue-Sai Kan
1994 Linda Fairstein, Sherry Lansing, Lily Tomlin, Evelyn Lauder
1993 Tina Brown, Kitty Carlisle Hart, Cicely Tyson, Barbara Walters
1992 Linda Ellerbee, Nora Ephron, Jessica Lange, Annie Leibovitz, Bette Bao Lord
1991 Ellen Futter, Donna Karan, Anna Quindlen, Susan Sarandon, Faye Wattleton
1990 Imogene Coca, Suzanne Farrell, Mother Clara Hale, Kathleen Turner
1989 Geraldine Fitzgerald, Jewell Jackson McCabe, Gloria Steinem, Kaity Tong, Wendy Wasserstein
1988 Betty Allen, Diane Coffey, Glenda Jackson, Dr. Mathilde Krim, Diane Sawyer
1987 Betty Friedan, Judith Jamison, Toni Morrison, Beverly Sills, Jessica Tandy
1986Colleen Dewhurst, María Irene Fornés, Billie Jean King-Blackman, Lucille Lortel, Ruth Mayleas

Full production history

SeasonTitleWriter and directorCastLocationNotes
2022-2023Space Program:Moxie Arts NY Incubator Program '23by Alyssa Haddad-Chin, August Hakvaag, Skyler Volpe directed by Autumn Angelettie, Michelle Chan, Annabel HeacockWP TheaterWP Space Program Residents: Moxie Arts NY
2022-2023Regretfully, So the Birds Areby Julia Izumi, directed by Jenny KoonsSasha Diamond, Gibson Frazier, Antoinette Lavecchia, Kristine Nielsen, Sky Smith, Pearl Sun, Zo Tipp, Shannon TyoPlaywrights HorizonsWorld Premiere, a co-production with Playwrights Horizons
2022-2023The 2022 Pipeline FestivalWriters: Gethsemane Herron-Coward • Jen Goma • Nambi E. Kelley • Haruna Lee • Zizi Majid • Daaimah Mubashshir

Directors: • Carolyn Cantor • Chika Ike • Sophiyaa Nayar • Machel Ross • Katharine Wilkinson

Producers: Iyvon E • B.J. Evans • Kristin Leahey • Ayana Parker Morrison • Cynthia J. Tong

WP TheaterNew York Premiere
2022-2023Sancochoby Christin Eve CatoZuleyma Guevara, Shirley RumierkWP TheaterOff-Broadway Premiere
2022-2023Space Program: Lightning Rod Special's The AppointmentLead Artist: Alice Yorke

Lead Book Writers: Alice Yorke, Eva Steinmetz, Scott R. Sheppard, and Alex Bechtel

Music, Lyrics and Arrangements: Alex Bechtel

Director: Eva Steinmetz

Composer: Alex Bechtel

Choreographer: Melanie Cotton

Co-Creators: Katie Gould, Jaime Maseda, Lee Minora, Brett Ashley Robinson and Brenson Thomas

Katie Gould, Jaime Maseda, Lee Minora, Brett Ashley Robinson, Scott R. Sheppard, Alice Yorke, Danny WilfredWP TheaterOff-Broadway Premiere

WP Space Program Residents: Lightning Rod Special Producers: Renee Blinkwolt, Erica Rotstein, Rachel Sussman

2022-2023Weightlessan indie rock musical written by The Kilbanes, directed by Tamilla Woodard, choreography by nicHi DouglasLila Blue, Kofy Brown, Dan Harris, Kate Kilbane, Dan Moses, Joshua PollockWP TheaterOff-Broadway Premiere
2021-2022sandblastedby Charly Evon Simpson, directed by Summer L. WilliamsMarinda Anderson, Brittany Bellizeare, Andy Lucien, Rolonda WattsVineyard TheatreWorld Premiere, a co-production with Vineyard Theatre
2021-2022Welcome Home,

or Ten Tiny Snapshots of WP

conceived and created by Rebecca Martínezcontributing artists: Kate Benson, Donnetta Lavinia Grays, and Journey Brown-Saintel, Laylanie Farris, Kziana Flores, Michelan Le’Monier, Alexandria Russell from viBe Theater Experience

narration: Soneela Nankani featuring archival audio from: Billie Allen, Kathleen Chalfant, María Irene Fornés, Emily Mann, Julia Miles, Wendy Wasserstein and a few surprises...

WP TheaterWorld Premiere
2021-2022Many Happy Returnscreated by Monica Bill Barnes & Co.Monica Bill Barnes, Robbie Saenz de Viteri, Flannery Gregg, Mykel Marai Nairne, Indah WalshWP THeaterWorld Premiere
2020-2021Weightlessa theatrical concert film by The Kilbanes, directed by Tamilla WoodardLila Blue, Kofy Brown, Dan Harris, Kate Kilbane, Dan Moses, Joshua PollockStreamingwith support from piece by piece productions
2020-2021Galateaby MJ Kaufman, directed by Will DavisTy Defoe, Esco Jouléy, Jo Lampert, Pooya Mohseni, Aneesh Sheth, Futaba Shioda, TL ThompsonStreamingpresented in collaboration with Red Bull Theater
2020-2021Final Boarding Callby Stefani Kuo, directed by Mei Ann TeoStreamingin partnership with Ma-Yi Theater Company
2020-2021Keep Movingcreated by Monica Bill Barnes & Co.Manuela Agudelo, Monica Bill Barnes, Olivia Brown, Kai Chen, Anakeiry Cruz, Sarah Isoke Days, Katherine De La Cruz, Grace Deane, Nadjie Forte, Reagan Gordon, Kathryn McKenzie, Naja Newell, Esther Nozea, Amanda Konstantine Perlmutter, Julieta Rodriguez-Cruz, Robbie Saenz de Viteri, Lina Sierra, Jessica SonStreamingWorld Premiere
2020-2021The Nourish Projectconceived and directed by Rebecca MartínezNatalie Benally, Latrelle Bright, Siobhan Juanita Brown, Camryn Bruno, Sage Chanell, Jono Eiland, Brittany Grier, Joaquin Lopez, Nikiko Masumoto, Megan J. Minturn, Movement of the People Dance Company, Joya Powell, Madeline Sayet, Dr. Michelle Tom, Meghan "Sigvanna" Topkok, Edna VazquezStreamingWorld Premiere
2020-2021Lockdownby Cori Thomas, directed by Kent GashLillian Andrea De León, Reynaldo Piniella, Travis Raeburn, Heather Alicia Simms, Keith Randolph SmithStreamingin partnership with Rattlestick Playwrights Theater
2020-2021Ole White Sugah Daddyby Obehi Janice, directed by Caitlin SullivanAlex Esola, Obehi Janice, Andy Lucien, Natalie Paul, Taji Senior, Greg Stuhr, Madeline WiseStreamingin partnership with AYE DEFY
2019-2020The 2020 Pipeline Festival #pipelineonlineWriters: Vanessa Garcia • Sukari Jones • C. Quintana • Charly Evon Simpson • Bryna Turner

Directors: Victoria Collado • Sarah Hughes • Candis C. Jones • Rebecca Martínez • Arpita Mukherjee

Producers: Ilana Becker • Marie Cisco • Lucy Jackson • Stephanie Rolland • Alyssa Simmons

WP TheaterNew York Premiere
2019-2020Where We Standby Donnetta Lavinia Grays, directed by Tamilla WoodardDonnetta Lavinia GraysWP TheaterWorld Premiere, Off-Broadway Premiere, a co-production with Baltimore Center Stage
2019-2020Our Dear Dead Drug Lordby Alexis Scheer, directed by Whitney WhiteCarmen Berkeley, Daniel Duque-Estrada, Alyssa May Gold, Rebecca Jimenez, Michaela Perez, Matthew Saldivar, Malika SamuelWP TheaterOff-Broadway Premiere, a co-production with Second Stage, by special arrangement with Benjamin Simpson and Joseph Longhorn
2018-2019Natural Shocksby Lauren Gunderson, directed by May AdralesPascale ArmandWP TheaterWorld Premiere
2018-2019Hurricane Dianeby Madeleine George, directed by Leigh SilvermanMia Barron, Michelle Beck, Becca Blackwell, Danielle Skraastad, Kate WetherheadNew York Theatre Workshopa co-production with New York Theatre Workshop
2018-2019Hatef**kBy Rehana Lew Mirza, directed by Adrienne Campbell HoltKavi Ladnier, Sendhil RamamurthyWP TheaterWorld Premiere, Off Broadway Premiere, a co-production with Colt Coeur
2017–2018The Pipeline Festival 2018Writers: Donnetta Lavinia Grays • MJ Kaufman • Sylvia Khoury • Zoe Sarnak • Leah Nanako Winkler

Directors: Melissa Crespo • Morgan Gould • Ellie Heyman • Tyne Rafaeli • Mo Zhou

Producers: Roxanna Barrios • SallyCade Holmes • Nidia Medina • Laura Ramadei • Yuvika Tolani

Kara Arena, Jordon Bolden, Zeniba Britt, May Calamawy, AnnEliza Canning-Skinner, Chaelon Costello, Bjorn DuPaty, Hennessy, Katie Lee Hill, Tia James, Esco Jouléy, Chalia La Tour, January LaVoy, Eve Lindley, Keren Lugo, Nikki Massoud, Ben Mayne, Pooya Mohseni, Laith Nakli, Bailey Roper, Max Sheldon, Futaba Shioda, Sathya Sridhara, Morgan Sullivan, Babak Tafti, Angela Travino, Michelle Veintimilla, Jade WuWP TheaterNew York premiere
2017–2018[PORTO]By Kate Benson, directed by Lee Sunday EvansNoel Joseph Allain, Kate Benson, Ugo Chukwu, Jorge Cordova, Leah Karpel, Julia Sirna-FrestWP TheaterOff-Broadway premiere, a co-production with The Bushwick Starr, in association with New Georges
2017–2018What We're Up AgainstBy Theresa Rebeck, directed by Adrienne Campbell-Holt Skylar Astin, Marg Helgenberger, Jim Parrack, Krysta Rodriguez, Damian Young WP TheaterOff-Broadway premiere, by special arrangement with Segal NYC Productions
2017–2018One Night Only (Running As Long As We Can)Created by Monica Bill Barnes, Anna Bass and Robert Saenz de ViteriMonica Bill Barnes, Anna Bass, Robert Saenz de ViteriWP TheaterWorld premiere, Monica Bill Barnes & Company

in association with New Neighborhood

2016–2017Sundown, Yellow MoonBy Rachel Bonds, music and lyrics by The Bengsons, directed by Anne KauffmanEboni Booth, Lilli Cooper, Peter Friedman, Greg Keller, Anne L. Nathan, Michael Pemberton, JD TaylorWP TheaterWorld premiere, co-production with Ars Nova
2016–2017StuffedBy Lisa Lampanelli, directed by Jackson Gay Ann Harada, Zainab Jah, Lisa Lampanelli, Jessica LuckWP TheaterWorld premiere
2015–2016The Pipeline Festival 2016Playwrights: Sarah Burgess, Monet Hurst-Mendoza, Martyna Majok, Riti Sachdeva, Susan Soon He Stanton

Directors: Adrienne Campbell-Holt, Lee Sunday Evans, Sarah Krohn, Danya Taymor, Tamilla Woodard

Producers: Pearl Hodiwala, Rachel Karpf Reidy, Kristen Luciani, Liz Olson, & Rachel Sussman

Sofiya Akilova, Dahlia Azama, Farah Bala, Purva Bedi, Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Soraya Broukhim, Tommy Crawford, Damon Daunno, Edward Hajj, Dariush Kashani, Teresa Avia Lim, Jessica Love, Paola Lázaro, Marjan Neshat, Larry Pine, Amanda Quaid, Ana Reeder, Kate Rigg, Charles Socarides, Andrea Syglowski, Matthew Van Oss, Rita Wolf WP TheaterNew York premiere
2015–2016IronboundBy Martyna Majok, directed by Daniella TopolJosiah Bania, Shiloh Fernandez, Marin Ireland, Morgan Spector Rattlestick Playwrights Theater New York premiere, Drama Desk Nomination for Outstanding Actress, co-production with Rattlestick Playwrights Theater
2015–2016Dear ElizabethBy Sarah Ruhl, directed by Kate Whoriskey Becky Ann Baker, David Aaron Baker, Kathleen Chalfant, Rinde Eckert, Cherry Jones, Mia Katigbak, Ellen McLaughlin, Polly Noonan, Peter Scolari, J. Smith-Cameron, John Douglas Thompson, Harris Yulin WP TheaterNew York premiere
2014–2015The Undeniable Sound of Right NowBy Laura Eason, directed by Kirsten KellyDaniel Abeles, Jeb Brown, Chris Kipiniak, Brian Miskell, Margo Seibert, Lusia Strus Rattlestick Playwrights TheaterWorld premiere, co-production with Rattlestick Playwrights Theater
2014–2015Bright Half LifeBy Tanya Barfield, directed by Leigh SilvermanRebecca Henderson, Rachael Holmes New York City Center Stage II World premiere
2014–2015A Beautiful Day in November on the Banks of the Greatest of the Great LakesBy Kate Benson, directed by Lee Sunday EvansJessica Almasy, Gerry Bamman, Christian Felix, Nina Hellman, Brooke Ishibashi, Mia Katigbak, Kristine Haruna Lee, Hubert Point-Du Jour, Heather Alicia Simms, Ben WilliamsNew York City Center Stage IIObie Award Special Citation, New Georges in association with WP Theater
2014–2015When January Feels Like SummerBy Cori Thomas, directed by Daniella Topol Dion Graham, Mahira Kakkar, Carter Redwood, Debargo Sanyal, & Maurice WilliamsEnsemble Studio TheatreCo-production with Ensemble Studio Theatre
2013–2014The Most DeservingBy Catherine Trieschmann, directed by Shelley Butler Veanne Cox, Kristin Griffith, Adam LeFevre, Jennifer Lim, Daniel Pearce, Ray Anthony ThomasNew York City Center Stage IINew York premiere
2013–2014The Architecture of BecomingConceived & created by the 2012–2014 WP Lab: Elena Araoz, Kara Lee Corthron, Lydia Fort, Sarah Gancher, Virginia Grise, Dipika Guha, Deadria Harrington, Jane Jung, Lauren Keating, Meropi Peponides, Aktina Stathaki, Lauren Yee, Lanie ZipoyClaudia Acosta, Vanessa Kai, Christopher Livingston, Jon Norman Schneider, Danielle SkraastadNew York City Center Stage IIWorld premiere
2013–2014Row After RowBy Jessica Dickey, directed by Daniella TopolRosie Benton, Erik Lochtefeld, PJ SoskoNew York City Center Stage IIWorld premiere
2012–2013CollapseBy Allison Moore, directed by Jackson GayNadia Bowers, Hannah Cabell, Maurice McRae, Elliot VillarNew York City Center Stage IINew York premiere
2012–2013JackieBy Elfriede Jelinek, directed by Tea Alagić, Translated by Gitta HoneggerTina BenkoNew York City Center Stage IINorth American premiere
2012–2013BethanyBy Laura Marks, directed by Gaye Taylor UpchurchEmily Ackerman, America Ferrera, Kristin Griffith, Ken Marks, Tobias Segal, Myra Lucretia TaylorNew York City Center Stage IIWorld premiere
2011–2012We Play for the GodsConceived & created by the 2010–2012 WP Lab: Charity Ballard, Alexandra Collier, Elizabeth R. English, Jessi D. Hill, Andrea Kuchlewska, Dominique Morisseau, Kristen Palmer, Sarah Rasmussen, Mia Rovegno, Melisa Tien, Nicole A. Watson, Stephanie Ybarra & Stefanie Zadravec Annie Golden, Amber Gray, Alexandra Henrikson, Irene Sofia Lucio, Erika RolfsrudCherry Lane TheaterWorld premiere
2011–2012How the World BeganBy Catherine Trieschmann, directed by Daniella TopolJustin Kruger, Adam LeFevre, Heidi SchreckPeter Jay Sharp TheaterNew York premiere, Produced in association with South Coast Repertory, Recipient of a 2011 Edgerton Foundation New American Play Award
2011–2012Milk Like SugarBy Kirsten Greenidge, directed by Rebecca TaichmanCherise Boothe, Angela Lewis, Nikiya Mathis, LeRoy McClain, J. Mallory McCree, Adrienne C. Moore, Tonya PinkinsPeter Jay Sharp TheaterCo-Produced by Playwrights Horizons & La Jolla Playhouse, Obie Awards: Playwriting-Kristen Greenidge, Performance-Cherise Boothe
2010–2011RoomBased on the writings of Virginia Woolf, directed by Anne Bogart, Adapted by Jocelyn ClarkeEllen LaurenJulia Miles Theater
2010–2011Apple CoveBy Lynn Rosen, directed by Giovanna SardelliPaul Carlin, Erin Gann, Allison Mack, Dion Mucciacito, Kathy SearleJulia Miles TheaterNew York premiere
2009–2010Lascivious SomethingBy Sheila Callaghan, directed by Daniella Topol Rob Campbell, Dana Eskelson, Ronete Levenson, Elisabeth WaterstonJulia Miles TheaterWorld premiere
2009–2010SmudgeBy Rachel Axler, directed by Pam MacKinnon Cassie Beck, Greg Keller, Brian SgambatiJulia Miles TheaterWorld premiere
2009–2010Or,By Liz Duffy Adams, directed by Wendy McClellanKelly Hutchinson, Andy Paris, Maggie Siff Julia Miles TheaterWorld premiere
2008–2009Global Cooling: The Women ChillConceived & created by the 2008–2010 WP Lab: Bekah Brunstetter, Alexis Clements, Charity Henson-Ballard, Kara Manning, Lynn Rosen, Crystal Skillman, Andrea Thome, Heidi Carlsen, Linsay Firman, Susanna Gellert, Wendy McClellan, Donya K. Washington Diane Alianiello, Heather Cohn, Jennifer Conley Darling, Aimee Davis, Amanda Feldman, Marissa Rosenblum & Allegra Schorr, musical direction by Matt Castle, choreography by Elizabeth Montgomery, visual art installation by Annie Boyden Varnot & Elizabeth FerrerB. Brian Argotsinger, Casey Boyle, Addie Brownlee, Jorge Cordova, Kibibi Dillon, Danielle Famble, Richard Gallagher, Laura Gilbert, Rebecca Henderson, Sarah Hillmon, Beth Kirkpatrick, Julie Kline, Toby Knops, Russell Stuart Lilie, Rebecca Lingafelter, Bryony Lucas, Dominique Morisseau, Ned Noyes, Lance Olds, Allie Pfeffer, Haas Regen, Angel R. Rodriguez, Phoebe Rose Sandford, MyxolydiaWorld Financial CenterWorld premiere co-presented by arts>World Financial Center
2008–2009FreshwaterBy Virginia Woolf, directed by Anne BogartAkiko Aizawa, Gian-Murray Gianino, Ellen Lauren, Kelly Maurer, Tom Nelis, Barney O’Hanlon, Stephen Duff WebberJulia Miles TheaterWorld premiere co-produced with SITI Company
2008–2009Aliens with Extraordinary SkillsBy Saviana St ă nescu, directed by Tea AlagićShirine Babb, Seth Fisher, Gian-Murray Gianino, Kevin Isola, Jessica Pimentel, Marnye YoungJulia Miles TheaterWorld premiere
2007–2008Corporate CarnivalConceived & Created by Megan E. Carter, Julie Crosby, Jyana S. Gregory & the Performers, directed by Jyana S. Gregory, Text by Andy Paris David Anzuelo, Karen Grenke, Andrew Grusetskie, Andy Paris, Richard Saudek, Meghan Williams, Lisa Rafaela Clair, Prudence Heyert, Megan Raye Manzi, Austin Sanders, Jeff WillsWorld Financial CenterWorld premiere co-presented by arts>World Financial Center
2007–2008CrookedBy Catherine Trieschmann, directed by Liz Diamond Betsy Aidem, Carmen M. Herlihy, Cristin Milioti Julia Miles TheaterAmerican premiere
2007–2008SandBy Trista Baldwin, directed by Daniella TopolAlec Beard, Angela Lewis, Pedro PascalJulia Miles TheaterWorld premiere
2006–2007Girls Just Wanna Have Fund$Conceived & created by the 2006–2008 WP Lab: May Adrales, Gia Forakis, Leigh Goldenberg, Christina Gorman, Maria Goyanes, Jyana Gregory, Karen Grenke, Katori Hall, Amy Kaissar Andrea Lepcio, Patricia McNamara, Linda Powell, Molly Rice, Saviana Stanescu, Joy Tomasko & Kim Weild Chriselle Almeida, Addie Brownlee, Davina Cohen, Ginger Eckert, Edwina Findley, LeeAnne Hutchison, Khris Lewin, Anthony Manna, KK Moggie, Sara Moore, Dominique Morisseau, Sarah Murphy, Tamilla WoodardWorld Financial CenterWorld premiere co-presented by arts>World Financial Center
2006–2007TransfiguresConceived & Directed by Lear deBessonet, Text by Bathsheba Doran, Charles Mee, Erin Sax Seymour, Russell Shorto, Joan of Arc & Henrik Ibsen, Choreographed by Andrea HaenggiDavid Adkins, Dylan Dawson, Juliana Francis, Nate Schenkkan, T. Ryder Smith, Marguerite StimpsonJulia Miles Theater
2006–2007Victoria Martin: Math Team QueenBy Kathryn Walat, directed by Loretta GrecoJessi Campbell, Zachary Booth, Adam Farabee, Tobias Segal, Matthew StadelmannJulia Miles TheaterWorld premiere
2005–2006The CataractBy Lisa D’Amour, directed by Katie PearlVanessa Aspillaga, Barnaby Carpenter, Tug Coker, Kelly McAndrewJulia Miles TheaterNew York premiere
2005–2006Jump/CutBy Neena Beber, directed by Leigh SilvermanMichi Barall, Luke Kirby, Thomas SadoskiJulia Miles TheaterNew York premiere
2004–2005InkyBy Rinne Groff, directed by Loretta GrecoJessi Campbell, Marianne Hagan, Jason Pugatch, Elizabeth SchweitzerJulia Miles TheaterWorld premiere
2004–2005Best of Both WorldsBook & lyrics by Randy Weiner, music by Diedre Murray, co-written and directed by Diane PaulusJeannette Bayardelle, Ronnell Bey, William Scott Davison, Shaun Hoggs, Charles R. King Jr., Griffin Matthews, Kenita R. Miller, Richard E. WaitsJulia Miles TheaterWorld premiere
2004–2005Antigone ProjectBy Tanya Barfield, Karen Hartman, Chiori Miyagawa, Lynn Nottage & Caridad Svich, directed by Annie Dorsen, Dana I. Harrel, Anne Kauffman, Barbara Rubin & Liesl Tommy Joey Collins, Angel Desai, Jeanine Serralles, Desean Terry, April Yvette Thompson, Tracie ThomsJulia Miles TheaterWorld premiere
2003–2004William Wharton's BirdyAdapted for the stage by Naomi Wallace, directed by Lisa Peterson Richard Bekins, Teagle F. Bougere, Zachary Knighton, Adam Rothenberg, Ted Schneider, Peter StadlenJulia Miles Theater
2003–2004TouchBy Toni Press-Coffman, directed by Loretta GrecoMichele Ammon, Matthew Del Negro, Tom Everett Scott, Yetta GottesmanJulia Miles Theater
2002–2003CheatBy Julie Jensen, directed by Joan Vail Thorne Lucy Deakins, Shayna Ferm, Kevin O’Rourke, Karen Young Julia Miles Theater
2002–2003The Women of LockerbieBy Deborah Brevoort, directed by Scott ElliottKathleen Doyle, Judith Ivey, Angela Pietropinto, Larry Pine, Kristen Sieh, Jenny Sterlin, Adam TreseThe Theater at St. ClementsWorld premiere, co-production with The New Group
2001–2002Carson McCullers (Historically Inaccurate)By Sarah Schulman, directed by Marion McClinton Jenny Bacon, Michi Barall, Rosalyn Coleman, Barbara Eda-Young, Leland Gantt, Tim Hopper, Ben Shenkman, Rick Stear, Anne TorsiglieriJulia Miles TheaterCo-produced with Playwrights Horizons
2000–2001O Pioneers!Adaptation and lyrics by Darrah Cloud, from the novel by Willa Cather, music by Kim D. Sherman, directed by Richard CorleyBeth Bartley, Corey Behnke, Todd Cerveris, Elliot Dash, Joe Domencic, Michael Thomas Holmes, Matt Hoverman, Grace Hsu, Greg Jackson, Royden Mills, Evan Robertson, Erika Rolfsrud, Michele Tauber, Jonathan UffelmanJulia Miles Theater
2000–2001Saint Lucy's EyesBy Bridgette A. Wimberly, directed by Billie AllenRuby Dee, Willis Burks II, Toks Olagundoye, Sally A. StewartJulia Miles Theater
2000–2001Leaving QueensBook and lyrics by Kate Moira Ryan, music by Kim D. Sherman, directed by Allison NarverAlexander Bonnin, Sean Dooley, Jim Jacobson, Paul Niebanck, Cynthia Sophiea, Barbara Tirrell, Alice VienneauJulia Miles Theater
2000–2001Hard FeelingsBy Neena Beber, directed by Maria Mileaf Guy Boyd, Mary Fogarty, Kate Jennings Grant, Pamela Gray, Seana Kofoed Julia Miles Theater
1999–2000Two-HeadedBy Julie Jensen, directed by Joan Vail Thorne Lizbeth Mackay, Deirdre O’Connell Julia Miles Theater
1999–2000Our Place in TimeBy Clare Coss, directed by Bryna WortmanGina Bardwell, Elizabeth Hess, Jacqueline Knapp, Norman MaxwellJulia Miles Theater
1999–2000GumBy Karen Hartman, directed by Loretta Greco Firdous Bamji, Angel Desai, Lizan Mitchell, Juan Rivera-Lebrón, Daphne Rubin-VegJulia Miles Theater
1998–1999The Exact Center of the UniverseBy Joan Vail Thorne, directed by John Tillinger Frances Sternhagen, Reed Birney, Bethel Leslie, Marge Redmond, Tracy ThorneJulia Miles Theater
1998–1999The Chemistry of ChangeBy Marlane Meyer, directed by Lisa Peterson Carlin Glynn, Christopher Innvar, Hamish Linklater, Larry Pine, Barry Del Sherman, Jodi Thelen, Brenda WehleJulia Miles TheaterCo-produced with Playwrights Horizons
1998–1999The Knee Desires the DirtBy Julie Hébert, directed by Susana TubertReed Birney, Lynn Cohen, Al Espinosa, Barbara Gulan, Sarah RoseJulia Miles Theater
1997–1998The Summer in GossensassWritten and directed by María Irene FornésDaniel Blinkoff, Joseph Goodrich, Molly Powell, Clea Rivera, Valda Setterfield Judith Anderson TheaterWorld premiere
1997–1998Phaedra in DeliriumBy Susan Yankowitz, directed by Alison SummersKathleen Chalfant, Peter Jay Fernandez, Sandra Shipley13th Street TheaterCo-produced with Classic Stage Company
1997–1998The Water ChildrenBy Wendy MacLeod, directed by David Petrarca Elizabeth Bunch, Kevin Isola, Deirdre Lovejoy, Wendy Makkena, Michael Mastro, Joyce Reehling, Robert Sella, Jonathan WalkerPlaywrights Horizons Studio TheaterCo-produced with Playwrights Horizons
1996–1997Under a Western SkyBy Amparo Garcia, directed by Loretta GrecoIrma Bello, Gilbert Cruz, Sol Miranda, Felix Solis INTAR TheatreCo-produced with INTAR Theatre
1996–1997TerraIncognitaWritten and directed by María Irene FornésJennifer Alagna, Lawrence Craig, John Muriello, Matthew Perri, Candace Rogers-O’ConnorINTAR TheatreWorld premiere, co-produced with INTAR Theatre
1996–1997Go Go GoWritten by Juliana Francis, directed by Anne BogartJuliana FrancisPS 122
1995–1996Crocodiles in the PotomacBy Wendy Belden, directed by Suzanne BennettFirdous Bamji, Brad Bellamy, Gretchen Egolf, Kristin Griffith, Tristine Skyler Theatre Row
1995–1996The Big WindowBy Kate Browne, music by Linda Dowdell, directed by Joan Vail ThorneBrian Anderson, Ron Bagden, Charles Fornara, Kay Gaynor, Karen Goldfeder, Kim Grogg, Adam Marshall, Kate Mayfield, Elinore O’Connell, Joyce Sozen
1994–1995The Last Girl SingerBy Deborah Grace Winer, directed by Charles Maryan Kelly Bishop, Charlotte Maier, Bill TatumKampo Cultural Center
1994–1995 Why We Have a Body By Claire Chafee, directed by Evan Yionoulis Jayne Atkinson, Trish Hawkins, Deborah Hedwall, Nancy Hower Judith Anderson Theater
1993–1994The Autobiography of Aiken FictionBy Kate Moira Ryan, directed by Adrienne WeissDrew Barr, Julie Dretzin, Jennifer Dundas, Sylvia Gassell, Cristine McMurdo-WallisSamuel Beckett Theater
1993–1994BlackBy Joyce Carol Oates, directed by Tom Palumbo Kristin Griffith, Jonathan Earl Peck, John WojdaINTAR Theatre
1993–1994Eating Chicken FeetBy Kitty Chen, directed by Kati KurodaChristine Campbell, Wai Ching Ho, Mary Lee, Ben Lin, Liana Pai, Steve Park, Bobby SacherPlayhouse 46
1993–1994A Melting SeasonBy Sharon Houck Ross, directed by Mary Beth Easley, music composed and performed by Mark BrucknerMark Bruckner, Divana Cook, Marceline Hugot, Kevin Jeffries, Dawn Litel, Colleen Quinn, E. Claude Richards, Marta VidalClark Studio Theatre
1992–1993The Brooklyn Trojan WomenBy Carole Braverman, directed by Margot BreierAdam Barnett, Ariane Brandt, Stephanie Clayman, Joanna Merlin, Lucille Rivin45th Street Theater
1992–1993You Could Be Home NowWritten and Performed by Ann Magnuson, Composed by Tom Judson, directed by David SchweizerAnn MagnusonJoseph Papp Public Theatre/ Martinson Hall
1992–1993 Frida: The Story of Frida Kahlo By Hilary Blecher, lyrics and monologues by Migdalia Cruz, music by Robert Rodriguez Chris Fields, William Rhodes, Helen Schneider, Byron Utley, Andrew Vareia Brooklyn Academy of Music
1991–1992Dream of a Common LanguageBy Heather McDonald, directed by Liz DiamondCaris Corfman, Mia Katigbak, Mary Mara, J.R. Nutt, Joseph Siravo, Rocco Sisto Judith Anderson Theater
1991–1992Chain/The Late Bus to MeccaBy Pearl Cleage, directed by Imani Karen Malina White, Claire Dorsey, Kim YancyJudith Anderson Theater
1991–1992Lardo WeepingWritten and Performed by Terry Galloway, directed by Donna Marie NuddTerry GallowayPS 122
1991–1992Approximating MotherBy Kathleen Tolan, directed by Gloria Muzio Mia Dillon, Shawana Kemp, Deirdre O’Connell, Tonya Pinkins, Richard Poe, Steven Ryan, Ali ThomasJudith Anderson Theater
1990–1991Night SkyBy Susan Yankowitz, directed by Joseph ChaikinEdward Baran, Tom Cayler, Joan MacIntosh, Aleta Mitchell, Paul Zimet, Lizabeth ZindelJudith Anderson Theater
1990–1991Maggie and MishaBy Gail Sheehy, directed by Julianne Boyd George Morfogen, Carol Shelly, Victor Steinbach, Ching Valdes-Aran Vineyard Theatre
1990–1991The Encanto File and Other Short PlaysPlays by Rosa Lowinger, Marlane Meyer, Sally Nemeth, Mary Sue Price, & Caridad Svich, directed by Melia Bensussen, Melanie Joseph, Susana TubertDana Bate, Divina Cook, Dorrie Joiner, Thomas Kopache, Wendy Lawless, Patrick McNellis, Faye M. Price, Cliff WeissmanJudith Anderson Theater
1990–1991Day TripsBy Jo Carson, directed by Billie AllenLinda Atkinson, Beth Dixon, Helen Stenborg Judith Anderson Theater
1989–1990Tales of the Lost FormicansBy Constance Congdon, directed by Gordon Edelstein Michael Countryman, Noel Derecki, Lizbeth Mackay, Deirdre O’Connell, Rosemary Prinz, Fred Sanders, Edward SeamonApple Corps Theater
1989–1990Violent PeaceBy Lavonne Mueller, directed by Bryna Wortman Dennis Parlato, Jenny RobertsonApple Corps Theater
1989–1990Mill FireBy Sally Nemeth, directed by David PetrarcaKate Buddeke, Kelly Coffield Park, Timothy Grimm, B.J. Jones, James Krag, Martha Lavey, Paul Mabon, Mary Ann Thebus, Jacqueline WilliamsApple Corps Theater
1988–1989LadiesBy Eve Ensler, music by Joshua Schneider, directed by Paul WalkerMargaret Barker, Denise Delapenha, Alexandra Gersten-Vassilaros, Allison Janney, Marcella Lowery, Isabella Monk, Novella Nelson, Ching Valdes-Aran, Beverly WidemanThe Theater at St. Clements
1988–1989NiedeckerBy Kristine Thatcher, directed by Julianne BoydMary Diveny, Jane Fleiss, Frederick Neumann, Helen StenborgApple Corps Theater
1988–1989Ma RoseBy Cassandra Medley, directed by Irving Vincent Rosanna Carter, Herb Lovelle, Lizan Mitchell, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Pawnee SillsApple Corps Theater
1987–1988Etta JenksBy Marlane Meyer, directed by Robert Levitow Sheila Dabney, Abdul Salaam El Razzac, Carmine Iannaccone, John Nesci, Deirdre O’Connell, John Pappas, Ebbe Roe Smith, Dendrie Taylor, Ching Valdes-AranApple Corps Theater
1987–1988Reverend Jenkins’ Almost All Colored Orphanage BandBy Gail Kriegel, Original music and arrangements by Luther Henderson, directed by Vernel Bagneris Terri Dobins, Renee Ezell, Miranda Jennings, Jeneen Jones, Pamela Johnson, Coby Johnson, Elliot Keener, Warren Kenner, Clyde Kerr Jr., Nicholas Payton, Skip McGee, Gregory Stafford, Patrick Sturgis, Carol Sutton, Harold Sylvester, Barbara Tasker Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre
1987–1988Abingdon SquareWritten and directed by María Irene Fornés Myra Carter, Michael Cerveris, John Cullum, Anna Levine, Madeleine Potter, John SeitzThe American Place TheatreWorld premiere, Obie Award: Best New American Play
1987–1988The Snicker Factory: An Evening of Political SatireConceived and directed by Suzanne Bennett and Liz Diamond, music composed and directed by Adrienne Torf, written by Billy Aronson, William Boardman, Cynthia Cooper, Holly Hughes, Lavonne Mueller, Michael Quinn, Jack Shannon, Y. YorkEdward Baran, Alma Cuervo, Nancy Giles, Anderson Matthews, Joseph C. Phillips The American Place Theatre
1986–1987ConsequenceBy Kat Smith, directed by Alma Becker Didi Conn, Tino Juarez, Geraldine Librandi, Joan MacIntoshThe American Place Theatre
1985–1986Breaking the Prairie Wolf CodeBy Lavonne Mueller, directed by Liz Diamond Judith Barcroft, Robert Black, James Lally, Novella Nelson, Keliher Walsh, Tenney WalshThe American Place Theatre
1985–1986Women Heroes: In Praise of Exceptional WomenColette in Love by Lavonne Mueller, directed by Mirra Bank; Emma Goldman by Jessica Litwak, directed by Anne Bogart; How She Played the Game by Cynthia Cooper, directed by Bryna Wortman; Millie by Susan Kander, directed by Carol Tanzman; Parallax: In Praise of Daisy Bates Written and directed by Denise Hamilton; Personality by Gina Wendkos and Ellen Ratner, directed by Gina Wendkos and Richard PressJohn Connolly, Shirley Knight, Jessica Litwak, Ellen Ratner, Michele Shay, Susan StevensSamuel Beckett Theatre
1984–1985PaducahBy Sallie Bingham, directed by Joan Vail ThorneWilliam Cain, Tammy Grimes, Laura Hicks, Carrie Nye, Lou Myers The American Place Theatre
1984–1985Four CornersConceived, directed and designed by Gina Wendkos, co-written by Gina Wendkos and Donna Bond Ryan Cutrona, Josh Hamilton, Margaret HarringtonThe American Place Theatre
1983–1984A...My Name is AliceConceived and directed by Joan Micklin Silver & Julianne Boyd; sketches and songs by Maggie Benson, Susan Birkenhead, David Crane, Carol Hall, Cheryl Hardwick, Georgia Holof, Winnie Holzman, Doug Katsaros, Marta Kauffman, Stephen Lawrence, Anne Meara, David Mettee, Mark Saltzman, Lucy Simon, Steve Tesich, Don Tucker, and David Zippel Roo Brown, Randy Graff, Mary Gordon Murray, Alaina Reed, Charlaine Woodard The American Place TheatreWorld premiere, Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Revue
1983–1984To Heaven in a Swing and Festival of One Act PlaysTo Heaven in a Swing by Katharine Houghton, directed by Joan Vail Thorne; Candy & Shelley Go to the Desert by Paula Cizmar, directed by Carey Perloff; Old Wives Tale by Julie Jensen, directed by Alma Becker; The Longest Walk by Janet Thomas, directed by Claudia Weill; The Only Woman General by Lavonne Mueller, directed by Bryna Wortman; Special Family Things by Ara Watson and Mary Gallagher, directed by Page Burkholder Garrett M. Brown, Frances Chaney, Sharon Chatten, Donna Davis, Colleen Dewhurst, Sol Frieder, Lisa Goodman, Katharine Houghton, Kenna Hunt, Lois Smith, Helen Stenborg, Mary Catherine WrightThe American Place Theatre
1982–1983Territorial RitesBy Carol K. Mack, directed by Josephine Abady Michael Gross, Robin Groves, Kim Hunter, Penelope Milford The American Place Theatre
1982–1983Heart of a DogWritten and Performed by Terry Galloway, directed by Suzanne BennettTerry GallowayThe American Place Theatre
1982–1983Little VictoriesBy Lavonne Mueller, directed by Bryna Wortman Caroline Kava, Linda Hunt, Terrance Markovich, Bill Cwikowski, Jimmy Smits, John Griesemer, Randy SpenceThe American Place Theatre
1981–1982The BrothersBy Kathleen Collins, directed by Billie Allen Trazana Beverley, Leila Danette, Duane Jones, Janet League, Josephine Premice, Marie Thomas, Seret ScottThe American Place Theatre
1981–1982The Death of a MinerBy Paula Cizmar, directed by Barbara Rosoff Ritch Brinkley, Dave Florek, Douglas Gower, John Griesemer, Kristen Jolliff, Steven Loring, Margaret MacLeod, Mary McDonnell, Sarah Jessica Parker, Shaw Purnell, Cotter Smith The American Place Theatre
1980–1981Constance and the MusicianBook and lyrics by Caroline Kava, music by Mel Marvin, directed by Joan Micklin SilverJeff Brooks, Marilyn Caskey, Philip Casnoff, M’el Dowd, Caroline Kava, Mel Marvin, Stan WilsonThe American Place Theatre
1980–1981Still LifeWritten and directed by Emily MannMary McDonnell, Timothy Near, John SpencerThe American Place TheatreObie Awards: Best Production, Performance – Mary McDonnell, Performance – Timothy Near, Performance – John Spencer
1980–1981After the RevolutionBy Nadja Tesich, directed by Joyce AaronLily Knight, Karen Ludwig, John Nesci, Will Patton, Joe Ponazecki, Ebbe Roe Smith, Lydia StrykThe American Place Theatre
1979–1980PersonalsBy Rose Leiman Goldemberg, directed by Julianne BoydCynthia Bostick, Stephen Mellor, Molly ReganThe American Place Theatre
1979–1980Milk of ParadiseBy Sallie Bingham, directed by Joan Vail Thorne David Bailey, Verona Barnes, Tom Brennan, Paul Carlin, Maia Danziger, Birdie M. Hale, Theresa Merritt, Annie Murray, Patricia Roe, Sylvia ShortThe American Place Theatre
1979–1980Holy PlacesBy Gail Kriegel Mallin, directed by Victoria RueJoyce Aaron, Clifford David, Tresa Hughes, Bill RandolphThe American Place Theatre
1978–1979Letters HomeBy Rose Leiman Goldemberg, directed by Dorothy Silver Doris Belack, Mary McDonnellThe American Place Theatre
1978–1979Warriors from a Long ChildhoodBy Lavonne Mueller, directed by Betsy SheveyPeter Friedman, Michael Kaufman, Peter Phillips, Mark Soper The American Place Theatre
1978–1979Signs of LifeBy Joan Schenkar, directed by Esther HerbstKathleen Chalfant, Ethan Kane Dufault, Gwyllum Evans, Kathleen Gittel, Barton Heyman, Barbara Le Brun, Nancy Mainguy, K. Lype O’Dell, Susan Stevens, Lisa Rifkin, Caroline ThomasThe American Place Theatre
1978–1979ChoicesConceived by Patricia Bosworth, Adapted by Patricia Bosworth, Caymichael Patten & Lily Lodge, directed by Caymichael PattenLily LodgeThe American Place Theatre

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