Organizations Type : Theatre Companies

Created to be a theater for people NOT going to the theater, 16th Street was founded in 2007 to serve and give voice to ALL in Berwyn’s community: not just for some in our community, but for all.

1812 Productions is dedicated to creating theatrical works of comedy and comedic works of theater that explore and celebrate our sense of community, our history, and our humanity.

We believe that the young people we reach today will grow up to be active participants in their communities who are notable for their generosity, independent thinking, and passion for the arts. We envision a change in the culture of Los Angeles: people animated by a greater sense of inter-connectedness, empathy, and humanity.

We are pleased to announce that we are now the proud owners of our theater space, which up until recently we had been renting. We are an all-volunteer community theater. We are always looking for new volunteers. (Sorry, we do not offer any paid positions)

The 52nd Street Project (The Project) is dedicated to the creation and production of new plays for, and often by, kids between the ages of nine and eighteen that reside in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood in New York City.

The 5th Avenue Theatre is one of America's leading musical theater companies. We enrich the community we love with the art form we love—giving the Pacific Northwest a front-row seat to original powerhouse productions that go on to light up marquees and audiences all the way to Broadway. From the page to the stage, we bring passion and epic scale to every musical we create. With big talent. Bigger-than-life productions. And did we mention dazzle? As a nonprofit theatre company and our region's largest performing arts employer, we spread the joy of great musicals with people of all ages across our region and state. Each year, we reach more than 75,000 young people through our nationally acclaimed education programs. Programs designed to develop new musicals ensure that the next generation o...

A Noise Within produces classic theatre as an essential means to enrich our community by embracing universal human experiences, expanding personal awareness, and challenging individual perspectives.

To produce compelling theatre, from a christian world-view, that engages a diverse audience.

Abingdon Theatre Company is dedicated to developing and producing brave, new American work by emerging and established artists.

To create exceptional, innovative and adventurous theatre and educational programming that advances the national dialogue on sexual and gender identity, and challenges and entertains audiences in Chicago and beyond.

Act II Playhouse is committed to creating and programming theatre in a venue whose intimacy draws audiences and actors into dynamic interaction.

A Contemporary Theatre (ACT) is dedicated to producing relevant works on contemporary themes. ACT is where artistic ambition and civic engagement unite. We envision a world where the power of theatre expands our collective understanding of community and our own humanity. One of the great benefits of having a contemporary theatre in our community is that we ensure all artists shaping our culture have a voice in driving the theatre of tomorrow. Over the last 55 years, ACT has supported these voices as they sharpen and grow and has honed its mission around nurturing the theatre makers of the next generation. Our renewed commitment to New Works by local playwrights leads our theatre back to life during this extraordinary time of transition bringing Seattle’s voice beyond our stage into the...

Promoting theater and literacy by bringing a touring repertory of classical productions and exceptional new works, talented young actors and teaching artists into communities across America — particularly those where live performance and theater arts education is limited or non-existent.

The Actors' Center connects DC-area actors to resources they need for success.

The Theater Center is a multi-theater entertainment complex located on the corner of 50th Street and Broadway in New York City. The complex opened on May 22, 2006. It is a 20,000-square-foot (1,900 m2) state of the art entertainment center consisting of two theaters with a total seating capacity of 398, rehearsal studios, contemporary lobbies, WiFi, two bars with cabaret-style seating and two merchandise stands.

For 25 years TACT articulated its vision as follows: TACT is a company of theatre artists that reveals, reclaims, and reimagines great plays of literary merit, creating an intimate theatre experience for its audience by focusing on the text and the actor’s ability to bring it to life.

Actor's Express is a theatre that challenges and reflects contemporary human experiences in an inclusive environment. We seek to jumpstart individual transformations through the shared adventure of our live performances, which range from daringly provocative to audaciously hilarious. Our primary goals are four-fold: to nurture the next generation of playwrights through workshops, readings, and full productions of new plays; to develop and nurture Atlanta's artistic community through rigorous theatre training; to catalyze the dialogue essential to the vitality of our neighborhood and our city; and to enhance Atlanta's reputation nationally as a thriving center for live performance. At this time, Actor's Express is unable to accept unsolicited manuscripts directly from playwrights. Due to...

The mission of Actors' Playhouse is to enrich South Florida's cultural vitality with the highest caliber classic and contemporary live theatre productions; to provide comprehensive educational and outreach programs to multi-cultural audiences; to provide a supportive and creative work environment for Florida-based theatre professionals; to encourage the creation and production of new works for adults and children; and to maintain the identity of its home venue, the historic Miracle Theatre.

To unlock human potential, build community, and enrich quality of life by engaging people in theatre that reflects the wonder and complexities of our time.

Since 1990, ATW has flourished as an artistic leader in the field, producing award-winning educational programs and productions that develop individual potential, create tangible change and liberate the talents and abilities in people from all walks of life – – from homeless children to the incarcerated to the highly educationally and economically privileged, while operating an organization of artistic merit that has proven itself worthy of public, private and civic support.

ATF produces new scripts of the highest caliber throughout each season. To help fulfill this mission, we welcome the opportunity to read submissions from skilled playwrights who feel their work would be a good fit at the Adirondack Theatre Festival.

Adventure Stage Chicago, the participatory arts program of Northwestern Settlement, creates and tells heroic stories about and for young people. We do this to engage our community and inspire all of us to be heroes in our own lives.

AfroSolo Theatre Company’s mission is to nurture, promote and present African American and art and culture from the African Diaspora through solo performances, the visual and literary arts and community engagement. We bring people of different ethnicities together to explore and share the human spirit that binds us all.

Airmid aims to: Produce performances of significant dramatic works written by women throughout history; Engage in the ongoing research and recovery of classic plays by women; Expand the dramatic canon of works by women for study and production; Mentor emerging female theatre practitioners; Commission translations of non-English classic works of theatre by women.

Accepts script submissions from all Texas-based playwrights. Accepts scripts from out-of-state writers via agents only. Only produces full-length plays. Response time: 6-12 months. Prefers e-mail. Full-length (60 pages or more). If you submit by mail, please submit SASE.

We are a non-profit 501c3company dedicated to producing distinctive, challenging and thought-provoking theater, and to providing local actors, directors and writers the opportunity to display and expand their talents.

The Alliance Theatre will lead the national field by deeply engaging with its local community, modeling radical inclusion and catalytic experiences on our stages, in our classrooms, and throughout Atlanta. We believe that acknowledging and embracing differences in identity is essential to a dynamic cultural conversation. This is why we are committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion in all areas of our organization and programming.

Since 1938, Alameda Little Theatre Inc. has been presenting live theater in Alameda. In 1957 the company acquired an abandoned grocery store on High Street and turned it into the Altarena Playhouse, where we have been presenting creative, intimate, and artistically ambitious stagings of plays, musicals and revues ever since. Our inclusive and welcoming atmosphere makes Altarena a great place to go for patrons and a great place to work for artists. From re-envisioning the classics to promoting new works, our critically-acclaimed productions and our educational outreach programs foster greater appreciation and understanding of the theater arts in Alameda and throughout the Bay Area.

A.C.T. embraces its responsibility to conserve, renew, and reinvent the rich theatrical traditions that are our collective legacy, while exploring new artistic forms and new communities. A commitment to the highest standards informs every aspect of A.C.T.’s creative work.

The goal of the American Drama Group Europe is to perform high quality theatre in as many countries in the world as possible

AOP's mission is to develop and present new and innovative works of lyric theater, provide a creative home to emerging and established artists, and engage contemporary communities in a transformative operatic experience.

The A.R.T. expands the boundaries of theater by transforming the ways in which work is developed, programmed, produced, and contextualized, always including the audience as a partner.

We seek to reinforce the power of live theatre with high quality productions of compelling plays that excite and challenge a diverse audience. We are passionate about the telling of meaningful stories that inspire audiences to lean forward and engage.

Devoted to its mission, to preserving the dissemination and prominence of Hellenic culture in America by producing plays with timeless Greek themes free-of-charge to the public, ATT has presented a unique spectrum of such works including a series of Athenian comedy classics in their original 19th century Greek.

The mission of Amphibian Stage Productions is to produce innovative and engaging live theatre that inspires new ideas, opens new doors, and increases our understanding of the vast world around us.

The Annenberg Center is dedicated to the advancement of a diverse and thriving cultural community through the pursuit of excellence, innovation and intellectual engagement in the performing arts. Affirming its core belief in the power of the arts to transform lives, the Annenberg Center embraces creative expression from the past and the present, of local and global origin, to expand the worlds of all who participate. As a destination and a resource, the Annenberg Center connects and engages artists, audiences, the University of Pennsylvania and the regional community through shared experiences in its high-quality venues.

Aquila Theatre's mission is to bring the greatest works to the greatest number. We believe passionately that everyone should be given the opportunity to engage with classical drama of the highest quality at an affordable price right in their own community, experience arts from other places and exchange ideas. We re-examine what constitutes a classical work and, in so doing, seek to expand the canon. We endeavor to create bold reinterpretations of classical plays for contemporary audiences that free the spirit of the original work and recreate the excitement of the live performance. Aquila presents its work each year in New York City, tours nationwide, provides extensive educational programming and is well known for its innovative humanities and arts based public programs.

Arden Theatre Company is dedicated to bringing to life great stories by great storytellers – on the stage, in the classroom and in the community.

The Area Stage Company (ASC), a nonprofit organization, is an award-winning professional theater company that for over 28 years has staged provocative, world-class theatre and musical productions. With a mission to be a dynamic force of cultural growth, Area Stage Co. has continuously produced a mix of contemporary plays, musicals, and original new works, becoming one of South Florida’s most influential theatre companies. ASC now houses a professional theatre company, a professional-level conservatory for young, aspiring performers, and a theatre program for people with developmental disabilities. ASC's mission is to be an instrument of cultural growth in South Florida through world-class productions that: ​ – Presents emerging, cutting-edge artists in the world of theatre, music, dance,...

Our focus is on American artists. We produce and present all that is passionate, exuberant, profound, deep and dangerous in the American spirit. We explore issues from the past, present and future that reflect America’s diversity and challenges.

The mission of Arizona Theatre Company is to inspire, engage, and entertain –one moment, one production, and one audience at a time.

The Arizona Women's Theatre Company produces contemporary, provocative, thought provoking plays written by women.

The Arkansas Arts Center is an active partner in the educational, economic and cultural life of a diverse community; inviting discovery, creativity and learning through engagement with the visual and performing arts.

Arkansas Repertory Theatre exists to create a diverse body of theatrical work of the highest artistic standards. With a focus on dramatic storytelling that illuminates the human journey, The Rep entertains, engages and enriches local and regional audiences of all ages and backgrounds.

Founded in 2002, Ars Nova fosters a creative environment that welcomes emerging artists from diverse backgrounds and disciplines, and serves as a creative home and laboratory—a place to meet collaborators, test ideas, develop new work, earn industry recognition, and launch their unique voices and careers. Ars Nova discovers and develops new talent through a diverse slate of programs aimed at nurturing promising talent, including ANT Fest, Play Group, Makers Lab, Artist Residencies, and Commissioning & Development. Ars Nova launches new talent with two Off-Broadway Premiere Productions each year.

ART Station believes that the arts should support and be available to citizens of all social, cultural, ethnic, and economic standing. Therefore, the organization welcomes the task of challenging its audiences and encouraging all segments of the community to participate in and to celebrate the arts.

We are committed to challenging and connecting audiences and artists with clearly structured work that is intelligent, thought-provoking and visually striking.

To bring inspiring theatre to America’s children that feeds their intellect while enhancing the cultural life of their communities, giving children and parents hope, and providing them with powerful examples of how to be kindhearted and fair minded members of society.

Athena Project’s mission is to empower women and strengthen the Denver community through developing and showcasing women and girls’ artistic contributions, while inviting new audiences into the creative process.

Atlantic Stage is a professional resident artists committed to artistic excellence, community enrichment, and educational outreach. The purpose of Atlantic Stage is to enhance the cultural landscape of the Myrtle Beach area by providing quality theatrical productions of classical, contemporary and new works that are entertaining and enlightening.

Atlantic Theater Company is the award-winning Off-Broadway theater that produces great plays simply and truthfully by utilizing an artistic ensemble. Atlantic believes that the story of a play and the intent of its playwright are at the core of the creative process. The plays in the Atlantic repertory, from both new and established playwrights, are boldly interpreted by today’s finest theater artists and resonate with contemporary audiences.

Aurora Theatre Company invigorates audiences and artists through the shared experience of professional, intimate theatre.

Aurora Theatre is committed to producing quality, professional theatre for the Southeast, North Georgia, and our most ardent supporters—the residents of Gwinnett County.

Austin Playhouse is dedicated to providing opportunities for Austin artists and audiences to celebrate the human experience.

Axis Company was formed with a mission to present aggressive surrealism, classic vaudeville turns and vanguard adaptation. Through the careful utilization of various media Axis has produced an eclectic series of original and published plays with highly advanced, state of the art technological components that enhance the internal meaning of the material.

Originally founded as a place for Black artists to create, nurture, and present their new works, our company has grown to support artists from all diasporas. We strived over two decades to create space for diverse voices to be heard, always with a focus on engaging the communities from which our stories emerge.

The mission of B Street Theatre is to promote education and literacy, social interaction, and cultural enrichment by engaging children and adults in the highest quality theatre arts and playwriting. B Street Theatre is a not for profit 501(c)(3).

Bailiwick Chicago is a new, reorganized theatre company that was formed by a group of dedicated actors, directors, and production professionals when Bailiwick Repertory Theater closed its doors in September 2009. This group, which we call the "Collective", is the artistic ensemble responsible for the artistic mission and vision of the company.

Our mission is to keep vital the value, spirit, and tradition of fine summer theatre in Tamworth, New Hampshire, and to provide a venue for and to promote varied cultural activities within the region.”

Barrington Stage Company (BSC) is a not-for-profit professional theatre company with a three-fold mission: to produce top-notch, compelling work; to develop new plays and musicals; and to find fresh, bold ways of bringing new audiences into the theatre, especially young people. BSC develops and commissions new work with two programs: PlayWorks, which supports the creation of new plays, and the Musical Theatre Lab, which develops new musicals.

The Barrow Group is a non-profit Off-Broadway Theatre Company, Acting Studio and Arts Center located in New York City. It was founded in 1986 by Lee Brock and Seth Barrish.

Barter is a resident company of passionate professional artists and leaders dedicated to serving and enriching our region by creating live theatre in repertory; by providing a nurturing environment for all involved; by embracing and celebrating Appalachia; by being stewards of the legacy of Barter Theatre; by using theatre as a vehicle for education; and by providing audiences, both youth, and adult, with an extraordinary and enlightening experience each and every time they engage with us. Barter Theatre, located in Abingdon, Virginia, opened on June 10, 1933, making it the nation’s longest-running professional theatre. In 1933, when the country was in the middle of The Great Depression, spare money for a theatre ticket was not easy to come by. Robert Porterfield, founder of the theatre,...

To provide a nurturing, year-round, performance, rehearsal and educational venue in Brooklyn that encourages artistic risk-taking and stimulates dialogue among diverse constituencies.

Bay Street Theater & the Sag Harbor Center For The Arts is a year-round, not-for-profit professional theater and community cultural center which endeavors to innovate, educate, and entertain a diverse community through the practice of the performing arts. We serve as a social and cultural gathering place, an educational resource, and a home for a community of artists.

Berkshire Theatre Group’s mission is to support wide ranging artistic exploration and acclaimed performances in theatre, dance, music and entertainment.

Our mission is to cultivate a diverse and vibrant arts community while creating opportunities for local and emerging artists through performances and education.

The Black Dahlia Theatre is dedicated to the development and production of new plays by both established and emerging writers.

The mission of the Black Ensemble Theater is to eradicate racism and its damaging effects upon our society through the utilization of theater arts.

Our mission is to bring the magic of live theatre to everyone, entertain diverse audiences, educate promising youth, and enrich our community.

Carl Clay—a playwright, director, and filmmaker—founded Black Spectrum Theatre Company as a traveling theatrical troupe in 1970. He is now its executive producer. Since that time, Black Spectrum has grown into a multifaceted performing arts and media company that has produced and presented over 150 plays, 30 films, and numerous works of music, dance, and performance art. Black Spectrum Theatre is the recipient of ten AUDELCO Awards and three National Black Theatre Festival Awards for excellence in African-American theatre.

The Bloomington Playwrights Project (BPP) strives to be a leading artistic force in the production and encouragement of new plays. The BPP provides opportunities for development, education, and production for promising and established writers and theater artists in a professional environment.

We support our eclectic and evolving individual aesthetics. We are dedicated to: collective artistic empowerment, dynamic collaborations, and a symbiotic engagement with a wide range of audiences, using entertainment and education to challenge, inspire, and excite.

Bond Street Theatre initiates theatre-based projects for conflict resolution, education, and empowerment in critical areas worldwide. The company develops creative programming that addresses international human rights issues, educates youth, amplifies marginalized voices, and promotes the value of the Arts in peacebuilding. Bond Street Theatre has initiated innovative arts and theatre-based programs in over 40 countries worldwide, reaching individuals in refugee camps, schools, shelters, prisons, rural areas, and urban centers through mobile theatre performances, capacity-building programs for local CSOs, media outreach, training, and collaboration with local organizations.

Boomerang is committed to putting bold new work on stage, using a combination of dynamic new voices and reinvigorated classics. The company’s goal is to give the spotlight to a diverse group of voices and creators.

Championing the development and production of new plays while producing plays by established playwrights whose work resonates with the diversity of our audiences; partnering with regional civic organizations to foster diversity (geographic, cultural and ethnic) in play development and productions; and producing diverse and quality programs for youth.

Founded in 1981 at Boston University by Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott, Boston Playwrights’ Theatre (BPT) is an award-winning professional theatre dedicated to new works. At the heart of BPT’s mission is the production of new plays by alumni of its M.F.A. Playwriting Program, the latter in collaboration with Boston University’s renowned School of Theatre. The program’s award-winning alumni have been produced in regional and New York houses, internationally, as well as in London’s West End. BPT’s productions have been honored with numerous national, regional, and Boston awards, including IRNE Awards for Best New Script and Boston Critics’ Association Elliot Norton Awards.

Box Wine Theatre produces plays, musicals, and festivals in New York City with the goal to prioritize artistic innovation in place of a high budget to bring meaningful productions to life.

We believe in theatre as an invaluable tool illuminating what all people, no matter one’s origin, life experience, spiritual, sexual or cultural identification, have in common. Through humor, historical drama, science and social criticism, BAL aims to bridge the gap that separates people by enabling audiences to recognize and even laugh at the obstacles that divide them. BAL offers an ever expanding variety of programs including “Delicious Comedy” and “Unexplored Territory” (new, unpublished works) reading series, “Historically Speaking” (plays based on real life historical events and figures) and both readings and full productions of science themed plays as part of “The Art Of Science” series. BAL encourages non-traditional casting.

Bricolage’s mission is to immerse artists and audiences in adventurous theatrical experiences that foster connections and alter perceptions.

Brimmer Street creates and produces new works of theatre to cultivate artists and engage audiences in Los Angeles. By working from a select core of talented artists we are able to produce a unique brand of American theatre that is rooted in our common experience and driven by our commitment to building better theatre that is challenging, extraordinary, and inspiring.

To engage audiences and artists alike with exceptional performances, inspired writing and superior productions that motivate us to think harder, to feel more deeply, to laugh more joyfully, and to reflect on ourselves and the world in which we live.

The Brookfield Theatre for the Arts is an all volunteer, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to providing quality live performances and educational opportunities to the Brookfield region. Our regular season consists of five community theater shows chosen to provide a meaningful and entertaining experience that will appeal to a wide ranging audience. Additional workshops and special events are added throughout the year to provide more diverse offerings and creative opportunities.

Bryant-Lake Bowl Theatre is a truly unique blend of bowling alley, restaurant, and theater performance space, dedicated to supporting local art and culture.

Using the best local, national and international artists available, we produce explosive re-examinations of overlooked classics, modern and contemporary plays that address issues and themes poignant in our community.

The mission of the Los Altos Stage Company is to present theater that celebrates the rich diversity of American art and culture, to foster an enduring commitment to the performing arts and artists, and to serve as a welcoming and creative gathering space for our community.

We are dedicated to providing a performing arts experience featuring the works of African American playwrights and a resident ensemble of actors.

California Shakespeare Theater (Cal Shakes) redefines the classical theater for the 21st Century, making works of extraordinary artistry that engage with our contemporary moment so we might learn about ourselves and each other in the fullness of our world.

To be of service to the Rogue Valley, Oregon, by producing high-quality affordable plays, musicals and musical events while providing a supportive environment for professional and amateur theatre artists and technicians and inspiring and training adults, teens and children in the theatre arts.

The Camino Real Playhouse is located in beautiful downtown San Juan Capistrano, just a block away from of the Mission. Excellent restaurants are within walking distance and free parking makes for an easy and memorable dinner/theatre event.

The Mission of The Cape Cod Theatre Project is to contribute to the vitality of American Theater by developing new American plays, bringing audiences into the development process, and administering an intern program to encourage a new generation of theater devotees.

At the core of theREP’s mission is “to create meaningful theatre with an authentic connection to the community we serve” in pursuit of these goals: - To provide significant, high-quality theatre for all people of the Capital Region - To ensure that every student in the 14-county Capital Region experiences live theatre before high school graduation; - To take a leadership role in defining New York’s Upper Hudson-Mohawk Valley as a cultural destination point; - To make Capital Repertory Theatre synonymous with quality in every aspect of the organization: actors, productions, education programs, customer service, and civic leadership.

To entertain, engage and challenge our audience with bold, thought provoking theatre.

Casa Mañana strives to create, nurture, and advance live professional theatre unparalleled in artistic excellence for the enrichment and education of our diverse community and its future generations of artists and patrons.

Located in the All Stars Project’s performing arts and development center in the heart of New York’s theatre district on West 42nd Street, the Castillo Theatre has produced over 175 productions, from multicultural and avant-garde plays to musical theatre and performance art. In each of its diverse productions, Castillo provides a creative environment in which people of all ages can produce and experience theatre that deals with contemporary and historical social issues.

Catalyst Theatre Company aims to glorify God by reaching Christians and non-Christians, inspiring and challenging both to grow and change, bringing hope to the lost and hurting.

We entertain, inspire, and empower with innovative productions that celebrate the LGBTQ community.

The Celtic Arts Center aims to preserve and promote the cultures and languages of all the Celtic nations.

Centastage cultivates interest in world premieres by providing opportunities for new and non-traditional audiences to experience a wide variety of challenging, relevant and original works for the stage. Centastage develops exhilirating theatre through staged readings, workshops, and full-scale productions.

Baltimore Center Stage believes in access for all—creating a welcoming environment for everyone who enters its theater doors and, at the same time, striving to meet audiences where they are. In addition to Mainstage productions and intimate performances in our Bernard Black Box, Baltimore Center Stage ignites conversations across Baltimore and beyond through the Mobile Unit, which brings high-quality theater to economically, culturally and geographically diverse communities. The theater also nurtures the next generation of artists and theatergoers through the Young Playwrights Festival, Student Matinee Series, and many other educational programs for students, families, and educators.

To serve the diverse audiences of Los Angeles by producing and presenting theatre of the highest caliber, by nurturing new artists, by attracting new audiences, and by developing youth outreach and arts education programs.

Centre Stage’s mission is to produce diverse theatre, support local artists, and provide dynamic outreach opportunities.

To cultivate an urban artist colony, honor our groundbreaking history, and engage audiences as partners in creating theater that illuminates contemporary issues, and at its best, transforms the spirit.

Rooted in the legacy of Shakespeare as an unparalleled theatrical innovator, CST’s unforgettable productions are at the heart of our mission. The epic plays and musicals in our Subscription Series, our world premieres of new works, along with our magical performances for families each theater season engage one of the broadest audiences of any theater in America today.

To educate, entertain and engage audiences of all ages through professional theatrical productions and arts education programming.

To create theatre so strikingly original in form, content or both that it instills in young people an enduring awe, love and respect for the medium, thus preserving imagination and wonder, those hallmarks of childhood that are the keys to the future.

CTW’s extensive selection original theatrical productions, stretch the boundaries of traditional and modern genres of performance and create connections across continents and ages. Preserving and nurturing the Chinese classic performing arts– opera, puppetry, dance and music, these feature some of the finest classically trained Chinese performing artists.

Cider Mill Stage aims to bring a bit of theatre to the area, offering local residents a chance to enjoy cultural classics

The mission of the Cincinnati Black Theatre Company is to keep alive the spirit of Black Theatre by offering top-notch theatrical productions, performance and employment opportunities, children’s theatre, educational programs and community outreach in all aspects of theatre arts. CBTC is committed to increasing literacy, promoting diversity and multiculturalism, pursuing community outreach and collaborations, and providing access to the arts.

A two-time, Tony Award-winning nonprofit regional theatre, the Playhouse tells stories that entertain, engage, inspire, challenge and connect our audiences.

Cincinnati Shakespeare Company is a resident ensemble theatre company bringing Shakespeare and the Classics to life for audiences of all ages.

Cinnabar’s mission is to present a wide range of theatrical, musical, and operatic works that are relevant to contemporary life and challenging to audiences and artists alike. Cinnabar creates an environment that fosters the experimenta­tion and exploration needed to produce high-quality performances, which can be enjoyed for their technique and artistry as well as their connection to life and living. Cinnabar is committed to training young people in the performing arts so they can make lasting and meaningful con­nections between the arts and their daily lives.

Circle Theatre is an established regional theatre in Fort Worth dedicated to presenting professional, innovative theatre in an intimate space.

The company at City Garage has been producing innovative, award-winning theater in Santa Monica for more than 30 years, creating and presenting original works that explore contemporary ideas and issues in a distinctive, strongly physical, highly visual, multi-disciplinary style.

City Lights Theatre Company creats thought-provoking plays and musicals intimate environments, along with concerts showcasing hot local artists

City Lit Theater is dedicated to the vitality and accessibility of the literary imagination. City Lit will be producing concert readings and full-stage productions of adaptations of literary material, scripted plays by language-oriented playwrights, and original material developed especially for City Lit.

To develop and produce predominantly new work, specifically in the short play and short musicals genre; Leverage our theatrical expertise to engage and educate the community; Provide thought leadership to the theatrical industry.

Under the leadership of Artistic Director Marc Masterson, Managing Director James McNeel, and the Board of Directors, City Theatre’s mission is to provide an artistic home for the development and production of contemporary plays of substance and ideas that engage and challenge a diverse audience.

The mission of Clague Playhouse is to present quality entertainment, to provide an educational environment for all ages through the art of theater, and to serve community needs in providing cultural arts awareness.

Providing a cultural resource for both the university and the larger East Tennessee community that affirms diversity and inclusivity in all their forms.

Classic Stage Company (CSC) is committed to reimagining classic stories for contemporary audiences.

CTH combines original adaptations, music, and dance to present great classics of world literature as well as contemporary works that will stand the test of time. It is CTH’s vision to create the 21st century theatre company whose value to its community is inherent and essential, a company that is engaged in producing theatre that has the capacity to change lives, and truly reflects the diversity of ideas and racial tapestry that is America. CTH is purposeful in seeking to create comprehensive access for theatre artists of diverse backgrounds. This includes actors, directors, designers, playwrights, technicians, and arts administrators.

Synetic produces four to five mainstage productions and two to three family series productions per season, while also running an educational studio for children and adults, conducting community outreach programs, and touring family and mainstage productions, reaching over 36,000 patrons annually.

Build a sustainable, professional, outstanding Opera Company for Northeast Ohio championing Opera For All.

To inspire, stimulate and entertain diverse audiences across Northeast Ohio by producing plays and theatre education programs of the highest professional standards.

Cleveland Public Theatre’s mission is to raise consciousness and nurture compassion through groundbreaking performances and life-changing education programs.

The Colony Theatre Company began its distinguished history of continuous production in 1975, when it was incorporated as a non-profit organization by a group of young Los Angeles television actors eager to return to their theatre roots.

To inspire, enrich and empower the imaginations of children and their families through live theatre and theatre education.

To enrich the common good through actor based story telling which is both transcendent and relevant.

To enrich our community through transformative arts and educational experiences.

To share in providing the community with a year-round schedule of affordable live theatre produced to serve the cultural, educational, and entertainment needs of the community.

Congo Square Theatre Company is a professional ensemble based organization who champions the African American experience by producing definitive and transformative theatre, spawned from the African Diaspora, to enlighten, educate, and inspire everyone. Congo Square Theatre Company seeks to establish itself as an institution of multicultural theatre globally.

CATCO (Contemporary American Theatre Company) is Columbus' largest professional theatre. Pre-Covid-19, CATCO was production twelve productions per year, six for general audiences, and six for young audiences. CATCO is an SPT Equity company that produces work with both Central Ohio and National artists. CATCO's focus is on contemporary work that delights, transforms, and inspires.

Cornerstone Theater Company makes new plays with and about communities.

The Coterie is a non-profit organization, established in 1979, with the mission of providing professional classic and contemporary theatre which challenges audience and artist and provides educational, dramatic outreach programs in the community. We seek to open lines of communication between races, sexes, and generations by redefining children’s theatre to include families and diverse audiences.

Court Theatre is the professional theatre of the University of Chicago, dedicated to innovation, inquiry, intellectual engagement, and community service.

As a cultural home for artists, residents, and visitors of the West, Creede Repertory Theatre will create a diverse repertory season of plays, new works, and dynamic education programs.

The Playhouse is committed to the arts as an indigenous, homegrown part of rural America—not a commodity imported from urban centers. The Playhouse regularly produces new works based upon Tennessee and Southeastern history and culture, plus state and regional premieres and revivals of works with Appalachian themes. The Playhouse also strives to stretch its audiences with programming which includes major elements of opera, dance, and challenging dramatic works. The Playhouse features nearly 500 performances and 1600 classes in theatre, music and dance annually.

The mission of Curious Theatre Company is to engage the community in important contemporary issues through provocative modern theatre.

Cyrano’s is 501(c)3 not-for-profit theatre. We produce a wide variety of plays from new and original plays to Shakespeare, operating year round with a different play nearly every month. Nurturing regional talent is one of our most important goals.

Founded in 1995, Dad’s Garage is a non-profit comedy theatre located in the heart of Atlanta's historic Old Fourth Ward neighborhood. With award-winning Atlanta improv comedy, scripted shows, and a fully-stocked bar, we're a major part of Atlanta nightlife and a great venue for date night. Come see us Wednesday through Saturday, every week of the year. We do it all from improv classes, theatrical plays, corporate workshops, private shows, video production, and more! Basically, if it has to do with comedy, Dad's Garage does it.

Dallas Children's Theater is an outstanding venue for collaboration with local artists, designers, playwrights, and educators. Our directors and administrators are proud to contribute to the growing body of theater for youth with the commission and development of new plays. Familiar stories, literary works, histories, and biographies are also a part of our programming. Each season is thoughtfully chosen to produce plays that are engaging, enriching, and educational. Our productions promote social values, moral integrity, and reflect the cultural diversity of our community through casting and themes.

One of the leading regional theaters in the country, Dallas Theater Center (DTC) performs to an audience of more than 90,000 North Texas residents annually. Founded in 1959, DTC is now a resident company of the AT&T Performing Arts Center and presents its mainstage season at the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre in the Dallas Arts District. DTC also presents at its original home, the Kalita Humphreys Theater, the only freestanding theater designed and built by Frank Lloyd Wright. DTC engages, entertains and inspires a diverse community by creating experiences that stimulate new ways of thinking and living by consistently producing plays, educational programs and community initiatives that are of the highest quality and reach the broadest possible constituency.

Founded in 1992, Danisarte is a not-for-profit 501-c3 company whose mission is to develop original productions in English and Spanish with the goal of increasing understanding among people of many cultures and nations, and showcase the talents of minority artists.

If you are going to see live theater in Nashville, there's a good chance you are going to the Darkhorse to see it. It's definitely a mainstay of the Nashville theater scene, and so many local companies (Act I, Groundworks, Sista Style) use it, it seems like there is almost always a production going on.

Founded in Los Angeles in 1991, Deaf West Theatre engages artists and audiences in unparalleled theater experiences inspired by Deaf culture and the expressive power of sign language.

The mission of Delaware Theatre Company is to create theatre of the highest professional quality in Delaware and thereby enrich the vitality of the area through artistic programming, education and community service.

The Denver Center for the Performing Arts is the nonprofit organization that brings you Broadway tours, DCPA Theatre Company productions, statewide education programs, once-in-a-lifetime events and more. We can’t wait to see you at the theatre.

Since 1989, Desert Star Playhouse has built a solid reputation for producing hilarious, family-friendly entertainment. We’re located in Murray, Utah! You walk in and you’ll immediately feel like you’re going to have a great time! We’ll have you laughing until your sides ache with our hilarious season of shows. Yep, that’s right, we’re open ALL YEAR LONG – we don’t take a break.

The theatre has been guided by the belief that the sense of community is stronger than the forces that splinter and that efforts to preserve unity deserve the same attention and support as the justly cultivated efforts to retain diversity. The implicit goal in all the theatre's efforts is to produce the best possible professional theatre while fighting, by example, the disturbing level of racism that persists.

Established in 1999, Developing Artists (DA) provides youth, who attend High Schools (13-19 years old) in the New York metropolitan area, the opportunity to study performing arts at the highest level and combat the disparity of arts education for students from under-served communities. We impact students by creating a forum to navigate life's increasing challenges (e.g. age discrimination, social injustices, gender inequality, institutional racism, economic disparity, sexism); to use their voice in dealing with these issues; and channel that energy into self­-expression and self­ confidence. DA has a track record of engaging positively with those who face significant barriers in their daily lives. We strive to create a supportive young artist community through our REBEL VERSES Youth Arts...

To provide an artistic home for bold and cutting‐edge plays, creating an atmosphere of artistic growth for actors, writers, and directors who uniquely contribute to the diverse theatrical environment in the Coachella Valley.

The Directors Company is an award-winning not-for-profit theatre company with an extraordinary record in its mission to develop and produce groundbreaking new plays and musicals initiated and generated by outstanding directorial talent, for the American theatre public.

Mission of the Smithsonian Institution: “The increase and diffusion of knowledge.”

The District of Columbia Arts Center (DCAC) serves the Washington, DC area by presenting high-caliber, challenging works, encouraging professionalism among artists, and by providing a forum for education and cultural exchange. DCAC was founded in 1989 as an alternative arts center for local artists in response to eroding support for local artists. Since then, our 800 square foot gallery and 42 seat black box theater have been a hub of creativity in the visual and performing arts; receiving local, national, and international attention for its programming. Artists of all types, including poets, painters, actors, storytellers, sculptors, and performance artists, have been drawn to DCAC from as close as around the corner and as far as other continents.

Dobama Theatre’s mission is to premiere the best contemporary plays by established and emerging playwrights in professional productions of the highest quality.

Double Edge's mission - creating a ‘living culture’ by developing the highest quality of original theatre performance, based on the long-term imaginative work of the actor and his/her interaction with the communities in which the work takes place.

Dramatic Women was founded in 1993 to explore and promote the participation of women in all areas of theatre and to produce original scripts by locally-based writers.

Draper Historic Theatre, a non-profit organization, enriches families, individuals and the community by providing positive artistic experiences in theatre - including affordable, wholesome entertainment and pleasant, edifying performance and educational opportunities.

Mission: The Vivid Stage professional ensemble of actors builds community with our audience by sharing contemporary, life-affirming stories that challenge, energize and entertain. ​ Core Values At Vivid Stage we are dedicated to the integrity of the artistic process and our belief in the essential goodness of people. Our core values are: Affirmation Collaboration Empathy Honesty Loyalty Playfulness Trust Vision Plan Vivid Stage will be a model of a true ensemble theatre of artists committed to working together on a permanent basis. Vivid Stage will be a place that nurtures artists’ individual growth and collective creativity. The company will invite the audience to get close to the creative process to engender a deeper understanding of how art and life enrich each other, and how the...

The Drilling Company discovers, develops, and produces new works by emerging American playwrights that represent a diverse community of ideas and cultures and explore different perspectives on the universal themes that define us as individuals and communities.

DMAC produces theater works by Latino playwrights or by non-Latino playwrights which can be cast with Latino actors. Prefer small casts of under 7 actors. Submissions are accepted year-round.

As the nation’s premier Asian American theatre organization, East West Players produces artistic works and educational programs that foster dialogue exploring Asian Pacific experiences.

It's the mission of Echo Theatre to produce the works of women playwrights in order to bridge the gender gap that persists in live theatre.

The Egyptian Theatre is a community asset dedicated to enriching lives through the performing arts.

Su Teatro’s mission is to promote, produce, develop and preserve the cultural arts, heritage, and traditions of the Chicano/Latino community; to advance mutual respect for other cultures; and to establish avenues where all cultures may come together.

Since its reopening and redevelopment in the No Ho Arts District in 2000 the historic El Portal Theatre has featured musicals, plays, dance, educational arts programs, and unique acts from around the world.

ETC brings together the local talents of amateurs and professionals who share a passion for theater and who generously volunteer their time on the stage and behind the scenes. This collaboration creates a variety of quality live theatrical productions showcased in our unique setting.

EMERGING ARTISTS THEATRE’s mission is to be an incubator for new voices from the page to the stage.

Encompass New Opera Theatre is dedicated to the creation, development and production of adventurous new music theatre and contemporary opera, as well as the revival of important musical works by American and international composers.

Enrichment Works is a nonprofit organization with the mission to create and present professional theater to inspire learning. Enrichment Works was founded in 1999 by Abraham Tetenbaum, a Broadway playwright and television writer. The organization provides young people with what is often their first experience of a live theatrical performance and does so in a highly relevant and interactive form at schools, libraries, museums and other community venues. Enrichment Works has produced over 60 original plays. The plays and musicals have been presented at over 550 schools for more than 550,000 students.

Through our unique collaborative process, Ensemble Studio Theatre develops and produces original, provocative, and authentic new plays that engage and challenge our audience and audiences across the country.

The Mission of The Ensemble Theatre is to preserve African American artistic expression and enlighten, entertain and enrich a diverse community.

Ensemble Theater Company engages audiences with entertaining, compelling and thought-provoking theatrical productions. ETC presents important new plays and innovative interpretations of classic works for a broad audience in Santa Barbara, the south/central California coast, and the western states.

Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati is a professional theatre dedicated to producing world and regional premieres of works that often explore compelling social issues.

To be a major cultural resource institution for the preservation, perpetuation and promulgation of the African American aesthetic in the City of Chicago, the State of Illinois and the Nation.

Express Children’s Theatre is Houston’s oldest and largest multicultural performing and arts education organization dedicated specifically to children and families. We are celebrating our 26th year of creating and presenting professional, culturally diverse performing arts designed to Entertain and Educate.

The mission of the Firehouse Center for the Arts is to enrich and entertain all segments of the Greater Newburyport region by providing high quality visual and performing arts experiences.

Firehouse Theatre develops and produces new work that expands the definition of theatre and explores non-linear and non-naturalistic narrative.

Since 1987, First Stage has grown to become one of the nation’s most acclaimed children’s theaters and the second largest theater company in Milwaukee. Committed to new play development, First Stage has presented nearly 50 world premieres in its history.

Flat Rock Playhouse is a professional equity theatre with two locations, one in Flat Rock and the other in Hendersonville.

Florida Rep is committed to providing a first-class regional theatre for Southwest Florida; to creating, nurturing and developing an ensemble of theatre professionals who will develop long term relationships working on a wide variety of plays; to helping improve the quality of life in our community through all the arts; and to making the arts, especially theatre, accessible to all.

The Florida Studio Theatre campus is a village of theatres – the historic Keating and Gompertz Theatres, the Parisian-style Goldstein and John C. Court Cabarets, and Bowne's Lab Theatre.

Folger Shakespeare Library hosts a wide variety of events, performances, and activities, from theater to literary readings to family activities and more.

Food for Thought Productions, which started out as the brainchild of award winning writer Susan Charlotte, was launched in the Fall of 2000. This acclaimed theatre company presents a series of one-act plays by award-winning writers performed by an alternating repertory of Broadway stars and directors.

Ford’s Theatre celebrates the legacy of President Abraham Lincoln and explores the American experience through theatre and education. During the Civil War, Ford’s Theatre was one of Washington’s top entertainment venues, giving Washingtonians a much-needed break from the realities of war. President Lincoln, who loved theatre, opera and Shakespeare, visited Ford’s Theatre on at least 10 formal occasions.

The Fountain Theatre is a non-profit producing organization established in 1990 by co-Artistic Directors Deborah Lawlor and Stephen Sachs dedicated to providing a nurturing, creative home for multi-ethnic theatre and dance artists.

4th Wall Theatre Company's Mission: To develop and support theatrical artists by providing competitive pay. To develop and promote an aesthetic of acting that is truthful by producing exciting, cutting-edge, live theatre.

Today, we are a multiracial and multigenerational theater company with a focus on original performance that explores the issues impacting our city and a strong commitment to economic accessibility. We offer all of our shows for free/pay-what-you-can, and we try to make theater accessible for families with small children by offering free co-programming for children during rehearsals and shows. Whenever possible (and it is almost always possible!), we close caption our shows. We offer free classes, trainings, and make space available to artists developing new work.

Rooted in the African American tradition, New Freedom Theatre is an institution dedicated to achieving artistic excellence in professional theatre and performing arts training for the enrichment of the community.

The Fulton Theatre strives to make each production unique and unlike others you may have seen. Productions that are new to the community, relevant to the community, or different from what they have seen before. We have overheard many guests say, during previous productions, “I have seen this before, but this is better than I remember.” Art evolves and it is our goal to bring you top-notch quality productions that are timely and relevant to your lives or the way you like to be entertained.

FUSION incites global empathy through storytelling, positively impacting the human race. We are dedicated to professional excellence, a community inspired creative space, and the inspiration of our children, the genesis of our future.

GALA Hispanic Theatre is a unique cultural destination in Washington, D.C. that celebrates the theatrical arts in two languages.

Geffen Playhouse has been a hub of the Los Angeles theater scene since opening its doors in 1995. Noted for its intimacy and celebrated for its renowned mix of classic and contemporary plays as well as provocative world premiere productions, the not-for-profit organization continues to present a body of work that garners national recognition.

The mission of George Street Playhouse is to enrich people’s lives by producing world-class theatre.

We create and produce professional theater productions, programs and services of a national standard. Geva Theatre Center accepts submissions of full-length plays, translations and adaptations. We are looking for bold, theatrical voices and are passionate about supporting the craft of both emerging and established writers in service of our commitment to developing new work for the American theater.

The Goodman is committed to producing both classic and contemporary works, giving full voice to a wide range of artists and visions.

Goodspeed mounts both new and newly revived musicals each year on our main stage at the Opera House and on our second stage in Chester – a total of more than 400 performances during the April to December season attracting 130,000 patrons to the Connecticut River Valley. We stand at the forefront of producing and preserving the American musical, simultaneously reinventing the classics and inventing new ones. We attract well-known icons of the theatre world and foster emerging talent among composers, lyricists, and librettists. Each year, thousands of actors, directors, choreographers, and technicians aspire to come to Goodspeed to practice their craft. Among millions who know and love this art form – and those who appreciate its history and enduring appeal – Goodspeed is widely recognized a...

Since Great Lakes' inception in 1962, programming has been rooted in Shakespeare, but the company's commitment to great plays spans the breadth of all cultures, forms of theater and time periods, and provides for the occasional mounting of new works that complement the classical repertoire.

Est. in 1967, GVT is located in West Virginia. It works with Equity and local based talent. Develops new plays, and also tours schools and rural communities.

Greenway Arts Alliance unites communities through art, education and social enterprise. Through our professional theatre productions, educational programs and the Melrose Trading Post, Greenway builds a vibrant artistic community.

Each year, four new, unpublished works for young audiences are chosen by a panel of artists and playwrights and presented by professional artists in two staged readings. The playwrights talk about their work, and artists and audience have the opportunity to join the discussion. At the conclusion of the festival, one of the new plays is chosen to be mounted as a Main Stage production.

The Guthrie Theater, founded in 1963, is an American center for theater performance, production, education and professional training. By presenting both classical literature and new work from diverse cultures, the Guthrie illuminates the common humanity connecting Minnesota to the peoples of the world. The Guthrie Theater engages exceptional theater artists in the exploration of both classic and contemporary plays connecting the community we serve to one another and to the world. Through its extraordinary artists, staff and facility, the Guthrie is committed to the people of Minnesota, and from its place, rooted deeply in the Twin Cities, influences the field as a leading 21st century arts organization.

Harlem Stage is a performing arts center that celebrates and perpetuates the unique and diverse artistic legacy of Harlem and the indelible impression it has made on American culture.

Hartford Stage is renowned for producing innovative revivals of classics and provocative new plays and musicals – including over 70 world and American premieres – as well as offering a distinguished education program.

Harwich Junior is an official professional theater under the auspices of the Cape Cod theater company. The theater, which has been established for more than 50 years, actively produces theater performances every year with stories that are always fresh and new. Within a year, Harwich Junior Theater was able to produce at least 10 full productions.

The Haylofters, Inc., a community theater group, was developed to promote the theatrical arts in the Burlington area. The goal of the group is to provide an artistic outlet for local talent from Burlington and the surrounding areas by producing and presenting high quality theatrical productions. In addition, the group endeavors to promote theatrical education and presentation skills in young people through various outreach programs and student productions. Finally, the group promotes the enjoyment of its members through various social occasions, mainly tied to the dramatic arts.

Hedgerow Theatre, a professional resident ensemble founded in 1923, produces and teaches theatre throughout the Delaware Valley and surrounding area. Hedgerow presents professional productions and a robust year-round outreach touring program. In addition, Hedgerow Theatre School offers a two-year resident training program for emerging artists, performance classes, and a range of instruction for all ages and levels.

HERE builds a community that nurtures career artists as they create innovative hybrid live performance in theatre, dance, music, puppetry, media and visual art. Our artist residencies support the singular vision of the lead artist through commissions, long-term development, and production support. HERE’s programs and performances promote relationships among local, national, and international artists. Our space is a destination for audiences who are passionate about ground-breaking contemporary work and the creative process behind it.

The Hippodrome is Gainesville's cultural centerpiece offering live theatre, films, gallery exhibits, classes, and special events over 340 days a year.

History Theatre entertains, educates, and engages through creating, developing, and producing new and existing works that explore Minnesota's past and the diverse American experience. Its work provides a unique lens which links our past to the present, explores our common heritage, and illuminates our understanding of what it means to be American.

Honolulu Theatre for Youth (HTY) produces professional theatre and drama education programs that make a difference in the lives of young people, families and educators in the state of Hawai‘i. We are committed to the support and development of new works, especially works focused on our unique geographic and cultural identity. There is a long history of supporting local writers and bringing in national and international collaborators interested in developing works that speak to our audience. If you are interested in submitting your work or being a part of this process we encourage you to get in touch.

Horizon Theatre Company’s mission is to connect people, inspire hope, and promote positive change through the stories of our times. We work towards achieving our mission by creating a welcoming home for a diverse community of audiences and artists to connect with each other, their communities, and the world. We create new diverse plays with developing artists, while also developing new audiences to experience those plays.

The House is Chicago's premier home for intimate, original works of epic story and stagecraft. Founded and led by Artistic Director Nathan Allen and driven by an interdisciplinary ensemble of Chicago’s next generation of great storytellers, The House aims to become a laboratory and platform for the evolution of the American theater as an inclusive and popular artform.

We are an arts incubator, a training ground for artists of all ages and backgrounds, a magnet for artistic activity, a safe haven for risk-taking, an economic driver for our region, and the beating heart of our community. We gather people from all walks of life to create, learn, and grow together, while developing, producing, and presenting world-class art and artists. We are dedicated to cultivating, sustaining, and promoting the cultural life of our rural community. We are also committed to restoring and preserving Hubbard Hall and all of the buildings on our campus as community cultural assets.

The Huntington Theatre Company engages, inspires, entertains and challenges audiences with theatrical productions that range from the classics to new works.

Bilingual Latinx Theatre Company that provokes introspection through cutting-edge performing arts. We support multicultural, diverse and underserved communities while harnessing and empowering unique voices.

Illusion presents its MainStage Season at the Cowles Center in downtown Minneapolis, Miss Richfield's Annual Holiday Prog'rum in December and The Fresh Ink Series in the summer. Illusion tours in the spring, performing for schools, universities, art series, corporations, faith organizations and communities. In its ongoing mission to develop new work that reflects and illuminates our times Illusion turned to creating specific work that addresses issues important to children and families. Illusion's Educational Program is renowned throughout the state and country for its effective combination of theater and carefully crafted messaging.

Est. 1979 in response to the urgent need for arts education for young people. Imagination Stage has grown from a handful of children in a single classroom to a full-spectrum theatre arts organization, with theatre productions by professional actors and artists. Unlike most children’s theatre companies, Imagination Stage commissions new works for children every year.

We are youth activists who view the creative arts and leadership training as a way to develop ourselves and change the world in a positive way. We believe that we must be the message that we bring through hardwork, focus, discipline, unity and the principles of S.O.S. safe space, outstanding effort and service to our family friends and community.

We work with and for D.C. area artists to create innovative theatrical programming around a classical music core of opera, cabaret, and song. In Series productions embrace fresh approaches to the classics and blend the performing arts in unconventional ways. The In Series is committed to excellence, affordability, and access to our shared, multifaceted musical heritage, as exemplified by our annual Latino culture programs.

Live theatre connects us to meaningful issues in our lives and has the power to shape the human experience. The Indiana Repertory Theatre produces top-quality, professional theatre and related activities, providing experiences that will engage, surprise, challenge, and entertain people throughout their lifetimes, helping us build a vital and vibrant community.

Inside Out Theatre is dedicated to producing works that address social and community concerns and help stimulate positive change. We believe the theatre is a significant instrument to access important truths and insights about one’s self and the society in which one lives and is a powerful tool for transformation.

We nurture the professional development of Latino theater artists; we produce bold, innovative, artistically significant plays that reflect diverse perspectives; and make accessible the diversity inherent in America’s cultural heritage.

Interact Center creates art that challenges perceptions of disability.

Est. 1981 InterAct Story Theatre is a multidisciplinary arts-in-education organization and touring theatre for young audiences. They also provide arts-infused workshops and artist-in-residency programs for students, teachers and families throughout their region and across the country.

Est. 1990 Interact Theatre Company is a collective of theatre professionals dedicated to nurturing our craft through the exploration, development and presentation of classic, contemporary, and original texts, providing a forum for educational and cultural enrichment, and creating a positive impact on audiences through the unique experience of live theatre. See website for more info on their programs such as masterclasses, development labs, and monday night play readings.

We produce new plays that explore the challenging political and social questions of our times.

IEst. 1986. IRT is a grassroots laboratory for independent theater and performance in New York City, providing space and support to a new generation of artists. IRT Theater is focused in two primary areas. First, IRT fosters independent artists by providing space, support, and most important, time to create their work through its Archive Residency and 3B Development Series, in which there are several residencies reserved for Deaf artists. Second, IRT mentors the next generation of theater artists through its educational program.

International City Theatre’s mission is to entertain, educate, inspire and provoke thoughtful dialogue through live theatre.

Intiman Theatre wrestles with American inequities.

Founded in 1972, Irish Arts Center is a New York-based arts and cultural center dedicated to projecting a dynamic image of Ireland and Irish America for the 21st century, building community with artists and audiences of all backgrounds, forging and strengthening cross-cultural partnerships, and preserving the evolving stories and traditions of Irish culture for generations to come.

The Irish Classical Theatre Company is a performing arts theatre located in Buffalo, NY. It presents outstanding productions at The Andrews Theatre, Western New York's only true theatre-in-the-round.

The Irish Repertory Theatre provides a context for understanding the contemporary Irish-American experience through evocative works of theater, music, and dance.

Dedicated to ensemble, education and performance in Fort Greene, Brooklyn.

Est. 1978, Jefferson Performing Arts Society is a non-profit professional arts organization whose mission is to promote arts performance, training, and outreach by providing a diverse range of quality programs that entertain, educate and enrich the cultural and economic vitality of Jefferson Parish, Greater New Orleans and the Gulf South.

JET serves as a force for Jewish continuity, a platform for new voices, and a bridge of understanding to the general community. One of only two professional equity theatres in Oakland County, JET produces on its main stage both award-winning plays and plays making their world premiere or their pre-Broadway debut.

The Jewish Plays Project puts bold, progressive Jewish conversations on world stages. The JPP’s innovative and competitive development vehicle invests emerging artists in their Jewish identity; engages Jewish communities in the vetting, selecting and championing of new voices; and secures mainstream production opportunities for the best new plays.

We develop and produce plays and musicals that present a new, thought-provoking perspective on Jewish culture, identity and history.

Jewish Women's Theatre produce themed Salons, which include short plays, poems, monologues, memoirs and songs. Please check the website for themes this season and submit accordingly. Deadlines vary throughout the year. E-mail submissions. We like short stories, poems, songs, 10 minute one acts, personal essays.

Jobsite Theater is an incorporated professional, nonprofit 501(c)(3) theater company that has been serving the Tampa Bay area since 1998. Most of our productions occur in the Shimberg Playhouse at the David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa, where we are the official theater company in residence. Jobsite Theater is dedicated to the creation of socially and politically relevant theater and the pursuit of performing it to the broadest possible audience. Jobsite has established and will continue to evolve a collective of like-minded artists, creating a supportive environment where artists of all disciplines may experiment, hone, and apply their skills in a professional laboratory environment.

We create and produce theatrical works that give voice to the African-American experience.

Junebug Productions emerged from the Free Southern Theater in 1980 with a mission to create and support artistic works that question and confront inequitable conditions that have historically impacted the African American community.

KIT creates a cultural exchange program between Italy, the US and the international community, to unveil the artistic and creative sides of each country, with special focus on Italy and the US.

Kansas City Repertory Theatre, the professional theatre in residence at UMKC, continues its five-decades long tradition of producing works which are compelling, passionate and imaginative.

Founded in 1915, Karamu House is a place of joyful gathering (the meaning of ‘Karamu” in Swahili), where people from different races, religions, and economic backgrounds come together through the arts. Recognized as the oldest, producing African American theatre in the nation,

Est. 1980. The Kavinoky Theatre has produced over 200 shows in the last 37 years and has earned a reputation for consistently high-quality productions, a solid subscriber base, and has received more awards than any other theatre in Buffalo.

Keen Company creates theater that provokes identification, reflection and emotional connection. In intimate productions of plays and musicals, the company tells stories in which people strive to live with integrity. Keen seeks to build a lasting community of artists and audiences who share a passion for theater that champions sincerity and speaks to life’s profound moments.

We seek to use art to transport audiences into an alternate reality. We seek to bring to life the experience of entering the world of your favorite novel, film or video game. We seek to create an experience not just entertainment.

Kids’ Entertainment exists to foster and promote only the best in theatre for young audiences. With a roster full of international theatre companies and performance artists, Kids’ Entertainment specializes in theatre shows that educate and inspire youth and family audiences.

Kitchen Dog Theater provides a place where questions of justice, morality, and human freedom can be explored. We choose plays that challenge our moral and social consciences, invite our audiences to be provoked, challenged, and amazed. We believe that the theater is a site of individual discovery as well as a force against conventional views of the self and experience. It is not a provider of answers, but an invitation to question. Since theater of this kind is not bound by any tradition, Kitchen Dog Theater is committed to exploring these questions whether they are found in the classics, contemporary works, or new plays.

The Kitchen Theatre Company is committed to contributing to the field of American theater by producing new plays. KTC seeks plays that complement our mission of creating bold, intimate, and engaging theater. Send submissions to submissions@kitchentheatre.org.

Kumu Kahua Theatre was founded in 1971 by a group of graduate students at the University of Hawai‘i, with the original goal of producing locally-written experimental works. Sponsors a playwriting contest with three separate categories.

The ensemble develops, nurtures and enriches the artistic talents of youth and adults who aspire to learn the crafts of drama, dance, music, and stage technical competencies. The ensemble is dedicated to creating a community theater that educates, entertains and affects change on a local and national level.

Est. 1974. Live performances and studio recordings for broadcast over public radio. Agent, no unsolicited. L.A. Theatre Works' mission is to record and preserve great performances of important stage plays, maximizing the use of new technologies to make world-class theater accessible to the widest possible audience, and to expand the use of theater as a teaching tool. Also core to our mission is selecting and maximizing material that sheds light on important issues and stirs debate.

Est. 1947. La Jolla Playhouse advances theatre as an art form and as a vital social, moral and political platform by providing unfettered creative opportunities for the leading artists of today and tomorrow. With our youthful spirit and eclectic, artist-driven approach we will continue to cultivate a local and national following with an insatiable appetite for audacious and diverse work.

Est. 1961. La MaMa is recognized as the seedbed of new work by artists of all nations and cultures. To date, La MaMa has presented more than 150,000 artists from over 70 nations. Professional recommendation. We support the people who make art, and it is to them that we give $2 million of in-kind support including free theater and rehearsal space, and audio/visual package, tech support, marketing support, and ticketing services. We enable artists to explore their ideas and translate them into a theatrical language that can communicate to any person in any part of the world.

LAByrinth Theater Company, founded in 1992 as The Latino Actors Base, was created to deliberately interrupt the racial status quo by giving voice to artists of color and reflecting a world where color is the norm and not the exception. LAByrinth Theater Company is a diverse, impassioned, tightly knit ensemble of multicultural artists that empowers individuals and builds community by creating member driven, incendiary, new works of theater.

Lakeshore Players Theatre is now accepting submission of 10-minute plays for its season's contest. Scripts should be approximately ten-minutes in length and should have no more than five on-stage (speaking or non-speaking) characters. The ten winners of the contest will be performed for our Annual Festival, in the spring. High school playwrights are encouraged to enter.

A community based nonprofit theater under professional management, Lakeshore is committed to strengthening our community by helping people of all ages and experiences to participate in the performing arts. Lakeshore Players Theatre is accepting submissions for 10-minute plays for festival in June.

LAMB'S is one of San Diego's leading professional non-profit performing arts organizations, presenting an exciting variety of work year-round in our resident theatre in Coronado. We also have an Educational Outreach program touring to schools across the county.

Est. 1916. Le Petit Théâtre du Vieux Carré, a 501(c)3 organization, is passionately dedicated to presenting the highest quality theatrical performances to entertain and educate the diverse population of the region and enhance the economic vitality of the greater New Orleans area. By offering a full season of contemporary and classic dramas, comedies, musicals, and children’s productions, as well as master classes and special events, the theatre embraces the work of the city’s professional artists both onstage and backstage, all the while nurturing and mentoring up-and-coming talent with its array of outreach programs.

Leaping Thespians is an award-winning woman's theatre company bringing stories of queer lives to anyone who wants to watch. The company debuted in the 1990's in Nelson BC, was revived in Vancouver in 2001, and has been creating shows ever since. Leaping Thespians has written five original shows and has produced variety shows and acts with other groups in Vancouver. Awards have included best production twice in Theatre BC festivals, and various supporting awards including best script, best actress, best director, best set, and people's choice.

Est. 1938. Lexington Children's Theatre is a fully professional, non-profit organization dedicated to the intellectual and cultural enrichment of young people and families. LCT creates imaginative and compelling theater experiences for young people and families.

Lifeline Theatre is interested and invested in bringing new and diverse voices to its stage. As a new work company specializing in literary adaptation, we believe playwrights and those who adapt books and other literary works to the stage need dramatists to bounce ideas off of, professional actors to read it out loud, and experienced theatre makers and artistic directors to engage in discussion with the work. Also, writers need TIME to digest and incorporate the results of those experiences into their play.

America's largest not-for-profit theater, producing a year-round program of plays and musicals at the Beaumont, the Newhouse, the Tow and at various other theaters around New York City.

NYC based theater company that produces original musicals based on classic children's literature.

Est. 2002. Little Fish Theatre is a program of Shakespeare by the Sea. They present productions year-round, both contemporary and classic plays that lend themselves to an intimate performance space.

Established in 1929, Iconic Long Beach Playhouse produces traditional & avantgarde works on 2 stages. The New Works Literary Committee and Annual New Works Festival is a part of Long Beach Playhouse’s commitment to the arts. Check website for festival deadlines.

Est. 1965, the Long Wharf Theatre annually produces a season of six plays on two stages. They also have a series of programs that include new play workshops, community events and in-school theater programs for kids.

Established 1981. The Lorraine Hansberry Theatre produces Theater work by, for, and about African American people and other people of color.

Est. 1977. By calling our company Lost Nation Theater, we feel we’re locating ourselves on an imaginative frontier– breaking boundaries, taking dramatic action, and courageously making things happen.

Love Creek Productions is celebrating over 35 years of producing "off-off" theater.

Our community theater group presents several productions each year including dinner theater plays, a playwright festival, and a children’s play.

Est. 2009. As Napa Valley's Premier Theatre Company, Lucky Penny Productions creates, develops and presents professional quality theatre, and fosters educational opportunities for youth and adults in our community.

Luna Stage develops and produces thought-provoking theatre that gives voice to emerging American playwrights and new life to contemporary and classic plays that speak to our times. As producer, educator and innovator, Luna Stage is committed to collaborating with artists of multiple disciplines and partnering with our community to illuminate the diverse perspectives of our society.

Established in 1974, the Lyric Stage is Boston’s oldest resident theatre company, producing a seven-show season which ranges in theatrical genres including classic Broadway-style musicals, new plays and established classics.

MPAACT exists to develop, nurture, and sustain Afrikan Centered Theatre (ACT), an artistic expression grounded in the many cultures and traditions of the Afrikan continent and its Diaspora. With a vision focused on creating new work and collaborative art, MPAACT produces and educates with the goal of increasing understanding and appreciation of (ACT) and its interrelated disciplines.

Rdt. 1967. Magic Theatre is dedicated to the cultivation of bold new plays, playwrights, and audiences – and to producing explosive, entertaining, and ideologically robust plays that ask substantive questions about, and reflect the rich diversity of, the world in which we live.

A national non-profit, tax-exempt organization - is a consortium of theater professionals and their non-profit, commercial, and educational partners. Utilizing professional script evaluation, industry competitions, and local concert-reading presentations, MainStreet promotes development opportunities for original musical theater works throughout regional America. The very special contribution of MainStreet Musicals is to separate this precious art form [musical theatre] from constraints that few people know are in place. Our singular distribution system will mean that creative teams can get their work before the public without the need to raise millions of dollars. Even more important: that public will be all over the country. We're breaking the hegemony of Broadway--and ultimately Bro...

Founded in 1970, MTC is committed to the creation of new plays and musicals through an intensive Artistic Development Program that offers commissions, script evaluation, dramaturgical support, readings and workshops. Using the work on its stages, MTC’s Education Program promotes active participation in the arts through in-class instruction, student and family matinees, teacher training, internships and internet-based distance learning. In constantly seeking new ways to innovate, MTC keeps theatre alive and relevant.

Est. 1966. Marin Theatre Company produces world-class theater for the Marin County and Bay Area communities. We create future artists and arts patrons through innovative programs for youth.

Founded in 1989, Ma-Yi Theater Company is a Drama Desk and Obie Award-winning not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization whose primary mission is to develop and produce new and innovative plays by Asian American writers. Since its founding, Ma-Yi has distinguished itself as one of the country’s leading incubators of new work shaping the national discourse about what it means to be Asian American today.

MCC Theater was founded in 1986 as Manhattan Class Company, then a collective of young actors, writers and directors eager to take a leadership role in their own artistic development.

An independent, non-profit regional theater, we live in the heart of the new Princeton University Arts District and provide programs all over Princeton, Trenton, and throughout central New Jersey. McCarter Theatre is committed to nurturing new plays and artists through commissions, readings, workshops, retreats and productions. We identify new artists by carefully following the work around us through contact with other theaters, festivals, graduate programs and playwright development organizations, and through conversations with our colleagues around the country. Agents and artists with a relationship with McCarter who have a project they believe will be of particular interest to McCarter are invited to contact the artistic staff. If the project fits our needs and we believe it may be a...

We provide a season of innovative, Broadway quality theatre productions that make audiences smile, laugh and cry, enriching the cultural experience of the community in southeast Michigan.

Medicine Show Theatre Ensemble is a company of professional theatre artists dedicated to offering creative alternatives to conventional theatre by creating and presenting works that experiment with languge, music, movement, form and ideas, and meld the strengths of theatrical tradition with innovation.

With a steadfast commitment to contemporary voices and new plays, MRT produces seven works, including several world premieres, each season.

We are a professional, nonprofit theater for young people. Inspired by the intelligence and emotional wisdom of young people, we create professional theater, foster inclusive community, and nurture meaningful learning through the arts.

Metropolitan Playhouse explores America’s theatrical heritage to illuminate contemporary American culture. The Playhouse produces early American plays, new plays drawn from American culture and history, and plays from around the world that resonate with the American canon.

MetroStage is a professional not-for-profit theatre company dedicated to producing an eclectic season of classic and contemporary plays and musicals that are chosen to enrich, enlighten, and entertain, and that reflect the diverse population of the Washington metropolitan area. MetroStage presents work that is original, challenging and innovative, unpredictable and nontraditional. Always work that tells a compelling story. The small theatre with its thrust stage and steeply raked audience presents opportunities for both the actors and the audience to experience theatre in an intimate, communal setting. MetroStage is an award-winning theatre, recognized for the exceptional talent on its stage. It is also recognized for its role in the development of new plays and musicals, many that depict...

Founded in 1989, Miami Light Project is a not-for-profit cultural organization which presents live performances by innovative dance, music and theater artists from around the world; supports the development of new work by South Florida-based artists; and offers educational programs for students of every age. Since our inception, we have reached a diverse cross-section of communities throughout Miami-Dade County with an extensive outreach effort that includes partnerships with other arts organizations, universities and social service agencies. Miami Light Project is a cultural forum to explore some of the issues that define contemporary society.

Miami Theater Center (MTC) is a not-for-profit cultural organization located on NE 2nd Avenue in the heart of Miami Shores’ downtown district. They also offer educational opportunities for people of all ages, abilities, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds, and provide affordable rehearsal, performance and screening facilities for artist and arts organizations.

Milwaukee Repertory Theater ignites positive change in the cultural, social, and economic vitality of its community by creating world-class theater experiences that entertain, provoke, and inspire meaningful dialogue among an audience representative of Milwaukee’s rich diversity.

Providing extraordinary Latino theatre, culture, and arts education experiences for the enrichment of all communities. Teatro Milagro, Milagro’s touring & arts education program, presents its original bilingual plays and educational residencies to diverse and underserved communities across the nation.

The company’s predictably unpredictable work addresses injustices, inequities, and cultural collisions, providing a voice for the unheard—on stage, in the workplace, in the company’s own Cedar Riverside neighborhood and beyond.

Montana Repertory Theatre was established as a professional touring company in 1967, providing professional theatre to our own and neighboring Western states at an affordable cost.

Mosaic Youth Theatre is an international youth development program that concentrates on helping young artists in Detroit. These innovative programs provide expert training, mentoring and opportunity to the area’s young actors, singers, and stage technicians, while fostering a culture of high expectations, active participation and acceptance that serves them beyond the stage.

Moving Arts is committed to creating, producing and promoting adventurous theatrical new work by diverse Los Angeles artists for diverse audiences.

Theater Mu produces great performances born of arts, equity, and justice from the heart of the Asian American experience.

Music Theatre of Connecticut is the premier provider of musical theatre performance and training. Founded in 1987, we produce an annual series of Equity productions featuring New York professionals (MTC MainStage), numerous annual student productions, and a conservatory-style School of Performing Arts with curriculum-based training for students ages four through high school, including the nationally-recognized College-Bound in the Performing Arts program for performance career-focused high school students. Why It's Important The unique synergy between our professionals and students not only fosters an atmosphere where both can achieve their full artistic and creative potential in a nurturing, non-competitive environment; but also endows students with the vital life skills of mutual respe...

NACL operates a theatre space and retreat center in Highland Lake, NY, located two hours from New York, City in the southwestern Catskill region. The company creates and tours devised theatre performances, collaborates with an international circle of artists, and presents a performance season featuring work by local and visiting artists. Committed to supporting theatre training at all stages in an artist’s development, NACL offers artist residencies, professional development retreats, master classes, workshops, and early education drama classes.

The Naples Players continually seeks to enrich, educate, and entertain our community through a superior theatre experience. TNP is inspiring passion for the performing arts through life-long opportunities to participate in vibrant theatrical experiences.

We are Nashville's premier regional theatre company, founded in 1985 by Martha Rivers Ingram and Mac Pirkle, celebrating 35 years of presenting musicals, hot new plays, and reimagined classics to Nashville. Every year, over 20,000 members of the local community get to experience a Nashville Rep production, special event, or outreach program.

Est. 1991 to assert the presence and significance of Asian American theatre in the United States, demonstrating its vital contributions to the fabric of American culture. We present the following repertory: • European and American classics as written with all Asian American casts; • Adaptations of these classics by Asian American playwrights; and • New plays – preferably world premieres – written by non-Asian Americans, not for or about Asian Americans, but realized by an all Asian American cast.

National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene [NYTF] at Museum of Jewish Heritage is the longest continuously producing Yiddish theatre company in the world. The company presents plays, musicals, concerts, lectures, interactive educational workshops and community-building activities in English and Yiddish, with English and Russian supertitles accompanying performances.

In Cleveland's Gordon Square Arts District, we build community by staging professionally produced musicals with volunteer casts of ordinary people.

The mission of the Negro Ensemble Company, Inc. (NEC) is to provide African-American, African and Caribbean professional artists with an opportunity to learn, to work, to grow and to be nurtured in the performing arts. The overall mission of the NEC is to present live theatre performances by and about black people to a culturally diverse audience that is often under served by the theatrical community.

Est. 1981. New Conservatory Theatre Center is San Francisco's Premier LGBTQIA and Allied Theatre, Youth Conservatory, and Educational Theatre program, YouthAware

New Federal Theatre integrates minorities and women into the mainstream of American theatre by training artists for the profession, and by presenting plays by minorities and women to integrated, multicultural audiences-plays which evoke the truth through beautiful and artistic re-creations of ourselves.

Est. 1997. NJ Rep is an off-Broadway, non-profit professional theatre company. We are dedicated to producing exciting new works for the American stage.

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey is the state's largest professional theatre company dedicated to the presentation of Shakespeare's canon and other classic dramatic entertainments for the cultural enrichment of the community.

Mission: To enrich the lives of all people by producing opera of the highest artistic quality and providing education opportunities through traditional and innovative approaches.

New Perspectives was founded in 1991 as a multi-racial ensemble dedicated to using theatre as an agent for positive social change.

New Repertory Theatre is committed to bringing new works to the stage. Since 1984, New Rep has produced 73 East Coast, New England, Boston, or World Premieres. New Rep seeks to spark community conversations on crucial contemporary issues.

New Stage Theatre produces professional theater for the people of Mississippi and the Southeast. Est. 1965. New Stage produces five plays each year in its subscription series, in addition to a Holiday show, an annual SchoolFest matinee, and a kids-only summer camp show that features local area talent. Main stage productions range from master works to contemporary classics to new plays. Additionally, the theatre presents a second season called Unframed at New Stage Theatre Series featuring cutting-edge plays directed and performed by local artists.

A culture that encourages and embraces new works is a culture that is less likely to repeat past mistakes. For when our only frame of reference are images, stories, myths, and fables from the past, they often become a blueprint for constructing the same patterns of behavior that result in the same predictable outcome. We tell ourselves, without question, “That’s how the story goes – and that’s how it ends.” And thus our worldview, beliefs, and opinions become narrowly focused through a lens of preconceptions and misconceptions. New works are the lifeblood of any art form, they provide a vital stimulus for reawakening and reimagining. This is why New World Theatre endeavors to create a supportive community where new theatre works can be imagined, nurtured, produced, and published. Our ho...

Founded in 1979, New York Theatre Workshop supports artists with residencies, fellowships and workshops to provide the encouragement and resources they need to make work that is unique and unforgettable.

As Canada’s foremost feminist theatre, Nightwood provides an essential home for the creation of extraordinary theatre by women since 1979.

Est. 1979. NCBRC is committed to exposing diverse audiences to Black classics, the development and production of new works, improving artistic quality, and sustaining Black theatre internationally. NCBRC was founded as a vehicle from which theatre professionals can earn a living through their craft. NCBRC also produces the National Black Theatre Festival.

Since its start in 1962, NCTYP has reached well over one million kids with formal, on-campus stage productions and touring shows that have gone as far as rural Maryland and Washington, D.C. The touring shows alone touch more than 15,000 kids every year. We seek to encourage and foster the development of new scripts, develop residencies in creative drama and theatre for schools, and explore the theory that theatre-going by young people will contribute to the development of adult audiences of tomorrow.

North Coast Rep’s mission is to create a platform where artist and audience thrive through the intimacy of live theatre, recognizing the power of theatre to challenge complacency, revitalize the imagination, nurture the unexpected and embrace the variety and diversity in our lives.

The Fort Wayne Civic Theatre entertains, enlightens, inspires, educates and enriches the community through quality live theatre.

Northern Sky Theater creates, develops and presents professional musical and dramatic productions that will further the knowledge and appreciation of the culture and heritage of the United States.

Est. 1997. Northern Stage is a regional non-profit Actors’ Equity LORT-D professional theater in White River Junction. In addition to its Main Stage Productions, it offers various education and artistic outreach programs, as well as a development program for writers called New Play Development.

Northlight Theatre is a professional, non-profit theater company currently located in Skokie, Illinois at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts. Northlight produces five mainstage productions each year. In addition to the mainstage season, programming includes workshops and readings of new works, audience outreach to Veterans and many other groups, community engagement programs, and a comprehensive arts education program for underserved middle and high school students.

Obsidian Theatre has been developing new Black voices through our Playwrights Unit, our Development Series, and our Resident Playwrights for over 15 years. Our Playwrights Unit runs from September to June each year. Submissions for the Playwrights Unit are accepted starting in April annually.

The mission of The Old Globe is to preserve, strengthen, and advance American theatre by: Creating theatrical experiences of the highest professional standards; Producing and presenting works of exceptional merit, designed to reach current and future audiences; Ensuring diversity and balance in programming; Providing an environment for the growth and education of theatre professionals, audiences, and the community at large.

OOH Seven Guiding Principles Serving as a center for the arts Providing opportunities for participation in the arts Reaching out to all races, ages, ethnic backgrounds and abilities Educating children in the arts Maintaining the integrity and appeal of our historic facility Collaborating with community and business partners to promote tourism and recreational activities Striving to be the cornerstone of a thriving arts community

Oldcastle is a true company of actors, writers, directors and designers working together over time to create a theatrical style as well as developing s close long term relationship with its audience.

A professional, award-winning regional theater established in 1937, Olney Theatre Center operates under an Actors' Equity Association Council of Stock Theaters (COST) contract, one of only two theaters in the country to operate under such a contract.

The Rose is a professional, non-Equity, producing theater offering a full season of productions for young and family audiences. The Rose also offers a full range of education programs including a teen theater program and summer production camps for youth.

Artists supporting Artists – Foundation for The Open Eye is committed to furthering all of our Catskill Regional artists and artisans. To this end, the Open Eye Theater will continue to provide pages on our theopeneyetheater.org website for artists in our community.

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival is a nonprofit professional theatre founded in 1935. Our eight-month season runs through the month of October, and we have three theatres: our two indoor stages—the Angus Bowmer Theatre and the Thomas Theatre—and our flagship outdoor Allen Elizabethan Theatre, which opens in early June and runs through mid-October. We offer up to 11 different plays that include works by Shakespeare as well as a mix of classics, musicals and world-premiere plays. When you visit you can see one or two plays or up to nine plays in one week!

Our mission: To create experiences that enlighten, entertain, and enrich the lives of family and young audiences.

Founded in 1989, Orlando Shakespeare Theater (Orlando Shakes) in Partnership with UCF produces classic, contemporary, and children’s plays.

Est. 1964. PCPA is a professional conservatory theatre, committed to reflecting and transforming our diverse community with the art of live theatre.

Palm Beach Dramaworks is a professional not-for-profit theatre company that engages and entertains audiences with provocative and timeless productions that personally impact each individual.

Pan Asian Repertory Theatre is an Asian American theatre company founded in 1977. Through its annual NuWORKS performance series, Training Labs, and Staged Readings, Pan Asian continues to nurture the next generation of Asian American artists and build diverse audiences of the future.

Since our inception in 1995, Pangea World Theater has worked with artists from many communities locally, nationally and internationally to create new aesthetic realities for an increasingly diverse audience.

The PRT periodically commissions out-of-town directors from other cities and collaborates with local companies that include the Irish Classical Theatre, Ujima Company, Inc., Shea’s Performing Arts Theatre and MusicalFare Theatre, among others. The 130-seat physical theater is housed inside of the African American Cultural Center at 350 Masten Avenue. The Paul Robeson Theatre season runs from September to May, with an average of five productions that focus on the African American experience. Season subscriptions and group rates are available.

Since its founding in 1977, Penguin Rep has entertained more than 400,000 people with outstanding productions of 150 plays. And not just any plays either, but new works by established and emerging writers.

Pennsylvania Youth Theatre (PYT) is a professional, non-profit performing arts organization. On one hand, PYT is a comprehensive performing arts school, with 650 students (PreK-12) in year-round programs offering classes in three core areas: Acting, Singing and Dancing. On the other hand, PYT is a professional producing organization, bringing 3 to 4 Mainstage, literature-based plays to an audience of 10,000-16,000 annually (8,000 of whom are school groups).

Penumbra Theatre creates professional productions that are artistically excellent, thought provoking, and relevant and illuminates the human condition through the prism of the African American experience.

People’s Light, a professional theatre in Chester County, Pennsylvania, makes plays drawn from many sources to entertain, inspire, and engage our community. We extend our mission of making and experiencing theatre through arts education programs that excite curiosity about, and deepen understanding of, the world around us. These plays and programs bring people together and provide opportunities for reflection, discovery, and celebration.

Perseverance Theatre has awarded participation into The Playwright’s Circle to five playwrights. The award includes commission, including development support, for a two-year period of time to write and develop a new Alaskan play. The goal of the Playwright’s Circle is to develop diverse, new Alaskan plays in a group that will include Alaska Native writers who are writing for Native Actors, and representing voices that were previously unheard.

We're looking for 30 minute and 60 minute Radio Plays and Radio Plays in series, or stage plays that can easily be adapted to radio. We'll consider all genres including comedies, dramas, thrillers, historical fiction, adventure, noir and more.

Philadelphia Theatre Company (PTC) is a leading regional theater company that produces, develops, and presents entertaining and imaginative contemporary theater focused on the American experience.

Phoenix Stage Company is a community theater with a strong focus on supporting new works and new playwrights. Our annual One Act Festival features short plays by emerging playwrights. Each evening, multiple shorts plays are presented. An audience favorite, the festival brings a variety of genres and themes to the stage.

Phoenix Theatre is a 35-year-old professional, not-for-profit theatre company with a focus on new, contemporary theatre.

Pillsbury House Theatre was launched by Ralph Remington in 1992 as a professional arts institution committed to the Settlement House tradition of creating art in collaboration with community. Housed within an urban community center in the most diverse neighborhood in Minnesota, the theatre is a company of artists working in partnership with diverse audiences to create transformational arts experiences.

Est. 1962. Pioneer Theatre Company offers a wide range of exceptional theatre exploring the breadth of the human experience—challenging the intellect, stirring emotions, igniting imaginations and encouraging conversation.

The mission of Pittsburgh Public Theater is to provide artistically diverse theatrical experiences of the highest quality. Pittsburgh Public Theater also strives to serve, challenge, stimulate and entertain while operating in a fiscally responsible manner. The Public shares its resources with the community through education and engagement initiatives intended for a wide range of people with the goal of expanding and diversifying the audience while enriching the community. At Pittsburgh Public Theater, we hold ourselves to the highest standards of Artistic Excellence: bringing bold, thought-provoking productions to our stages. We are committed to Attracting and Retaining Talent: providing a home for extraordinary artists, creatives, interns, administrators, and all storytellers who enrich...

Piven Theatre Workshop encourages a process of creative exploration that celebrates each individual’s unique voice through an ensemble-based, community-oriented approach to theatre training and performance

Established 1991. Plan-B develops and produces unique and socially conscious theater created by Utah playwrights.

JIB Productions, Inc., a not-for-profit producer of performing and visual arts, provides professional programming to communities in and around Fairfield County, CT.

Playhouse on the Square is Memphis’ only professional resident theatre. Playhouse on the Square remains committed to its mission to produce a challenging and diverse repertoire of theatrical work, to provide a nurturing artistic home where artists can practice their craft and share their talent, and to make all productions available through access, outreach, & education.

We provide entertaining educational experiences for young audiences through quality professional theatre.

PlayMakers Repertory Company is the LORT-D professional theatre in residence at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

As a writers’ theater who believes there are as many distinctive styles and voices as there are playwrights, we remain open to as wide a range of plays — and approaches to playwriting — as possible. We are looking for idiosyncratic, accomplished, original theatrical voices.

Playwrights Local is dedicated to supporting the dramatists of Northeast Ohio. As a playwrights’ development and production center, we foster diverse talents and present locally written works. We strive to increase the impact of original theater on the community and to raise the profile of area playwrights both within Greater Cleveland and beyond.

A community of professional playwrights, theatre artists, and arts educators, playwrights theatre provides opportunities for writers to develop their works in a nurturing environment and connect with new audiences.

Plowshares Theatre Company brings to life passionate stories, plays and programs told through the prism of African American life celebrating enduring themes that affirm, exhibit and inspire our shared human experience.

Porchlight, Chicago’s home for music theatre, illuminates the past, present and future of this American art form through live performance, youth education and outreach programs that positively impact and connect us to the community.

Our mission is grounded in the belief that theatre is a space where people of all backgrounds can come together to celebrate the complexity of our shared human experience.

Portland Stage, Maine’s largest fully professional, non-profit theater, is committed to providing the finest productions for audiences in a broad region of Northern New England.

Powerhouse Theater, a collaboration between New York Stage and Film and Vassar College, is dedicated to developing and producing new works for theater and film. For six weeks every summer the Powerhouse Season brings fully-produced plays, musical workshops, and readings of works-in-progress to the college campus. In all, more than 200 professional artists come to Powerhouse each season and bring to life 20-25 new works.

Prairie Fire Children's Theatre (or PFCT) is a professional touring theatre company based in Barrett, Minnesota and has been bringing a theatrical experience to communities across the upper Midwest since 1987. Prairie Fire tours a variety of original musical adaptations of classic tales.

Following years of enterprising activity on stage and in the community, Pregones Theater and Puerto Rican Traveling Theater recently merged into a single Latino arts organization with performance venues in The Bronx and Manhattan. The transformation builds upon congruence of mission, values, and programs, and sustained engagement of a growing network of diverse artists and audiences throughout and beyond New York City. Moving forward, Pregones/PRTT champions a cultural legacy of broad impact through (1) creation and performance of original musical theater and plays rooted in Puerto Rican/Latino cultures, and (2) presentation of other artists who share our twin commitment to the arts and civic enrichment.

We created and produce The New York International Fringe Festival (FringeNYC), which has become the largest multi-arts festival in North America. Forged on the off-off-Broadway tradition of self-sufficiency and creativity, the festival is an annual celebration of downtown theater and an opportunity to introduce the vibrancy, diversity, and innovation of indie theatre to a larger audience.

Primary Stages is an Off-Broadway not-for-profit theater company dedicated to inspiring, supporting, and sharing the art of playwriting.

Prime Stage entertains through professional theatre by bringing literature to life.

Est. 1981. Prop Thtr functions as an incubator for new talent, exposing audiences and artists to fresh outlooks on life through the development of new plays and playwrights. We concentrate on stories that expand our perception of who we are as human beings. The Prop Thtr augments its new works and new workers program with fresh examinations of great and provocative literature and fostering long-term relationships with playwrights and with other like-minded theater companies.

Prospect Theater Company is dedicated to a bright future for the American musical. We develop and produce new works, envisioned and implemented by emerging artists. Our artists work in diverse genres and styles but share an interest in re-inventing the art form of musical theater for the 21st Century.

Conceived over 60 years ago as one of the nation’s first nonprofit theaters, THE PUBLIC THEATER is theater of, by, and for all people. Artist-driven, radically inclusive, and fundamentally democratic, The Public continues the work of its visionary founder Joe Papp as a civic institution engaging, both on-stage and off, with some of the most important ideas and social issues of today.

Established in 1989, Pulse Ensemble Theatre is one of the oldest ensemble theatre companies in New York City. In its new home and under its new structure, Pulse is committed to two major productions a year: one summer Shakespeare site-specific outreach project, and one new script from its Playwrights’ Lab. Pulse is dedicated to theatre that is socially significant thought provoking and topical; work which illuminates the universality of the human spirit and its intrinsic needs for equality and justice.

The Purple Rose Theatre Company (PRTC) is the home of world-class, original American theatre. The PRTC is a professional theatre company with roots in the Midwest that takes a handcrafted, artisanal approach to producing new and classic American plays that are nothing less than one-of-a-kind experiences. The PRTC is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit professional theatre operating under a Small Professional Theatre agreement with the Actors’ Equity Association.

Queens Theatre is the premier performing arts venue in Queens. Queens Theatre’s mission is to provide quality and diverse performing arts activities that are economically and geographically accessible to the 2.2 million residents of Queens, the most ethnically diverse county in the nation, and the surrounding metropolitan region. To foster greater cultural awareness and appreciation, the Theatre presents and produces programs that reflect this diversity and features international, national and local artists.

Queensbury Theatre is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization which offers professional and educational theatre programs. Located in CityCentre, Queensbury is the only professional theatre in West Houston.

Est. 1984. Rainbow's Comedy Playhouse is a professional non-Equity dinner theater.

Established 1994. The Rattlestick Playwrights Theater presents diverse, challenging and provocative plays that might not otherwise be produced and to foster the future voices of the American theater. Unique in its dedication, Rattlestick guarantees a second production to any playwright we take on, regardless of the reception of the first. At this time, we are unfortunately unable to responsibly respond to unsolicited submissions.

Raven Theatre tells stories of today and the past that connect us to our cultural landscape. Raven’s commitment to modern drama in all of its forms, as well as its first-class education programming, have helped it remain a cultural cornerstone on the north side of Chicago for 37 years and counting.

Rebel Theater gives a voice to the voiceless. We believe that every person’s story has value and are committed to exploring the full beauty and diversity of the American Experience. It is our purpose to force a new conversation, dialogue, and change through art.

Key West’s beloved Red Barn Theatre continues to produce regional premieres of vibrant new plays and musicals. Whether premiering new scripts or working with the classics, Red Barn Theatre has spent the last thirty-two years committed to nurturing artistic excellence within the local and national arts community.

RED BULL THEATER brings rarely seen classic plays to dynamic new life for contemporary audiences. Our work unites a respect for tradition with a modern sensibility.

Est. 1993. A Red Orchid Theatre is an ensemble of artists dedicated to the proliferation of live theatre in the modern world. We believe that theatre is the greatest sustenance for the human spirit and approach our work with a palpable sense of social compassion, aesthetic rigor, and honesty. By presenting new plays from all over the world and by reviving insightful works from the past that bear new relevance today, we aim to seek out and build new audiences for the modern stage.

Est. 2013. Relative Theatrics strives to present thought-provoking theatre that examines the joining qualities of the human race.Taking artistic risk, we provide a community gathering place where thoughts can be exchanged about society, culture, and the power of creativity.

Rep Stage produces exceptional theatre, with a commitment to both contemporary American classics and new work, by creating a collaborative artistic space in which regional theatre professionals tell evocative, engaging stories.

Est. 1968. Repertorio Espanol was founded to introduce the best of Latin American, Spanish and Hispanic-American theatre in distinctive, quality productions, and to bring theatre to a broad audience in New York City and across the country. Dedicated to the next generation of Latino artists.

Est. 1966. The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis is dedicated to excellence in producing an eclectic range of live theatre. The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis does not accept unsolicited manuscripts. We do welcome a cover letter, resume, synopsis and 10-page sample from anyone who wishes for their work to be considered. The cover letter should specify whether the play has been previously produced. Submissions made under these guidelines may be sent to Seth Gordon, Associate Artistic Director, by mail or by email.

Providing a nurturing environment to develop new plays and outstanding artists. We accomplish this through our various programs and activities that we offer such as semi-annual Strawberry One-Act Fest, Core Project workshop. Visit website for updated information.

Founded in 1994, Rivendell Theatre Ensemble is dedicated to advancing the lives of women through theatre. We explore unique female perspectives of everyday stories in an intimate, salon environment.

Est. 1985. Riverside Theatre, Inc. is committed to providing a total theatre arts experience that entertains, challenges, and educates both adults and children.

Est. 1981. Riverside Theatre is a professional theatre that connects artists and audiences through intimate, engaging, and provocative productions from the classics to new works, and provides an artistic home for regional theatre professionals.

Theatre 13 was founded in 2009 by New Orleans theatre artists Gary Rucker and Kelly Fouchi as a side project to the already successful FourFront Theatre, which they co-founded in 2008. The mission of Theatre 13 is to bring new and exciting productions to the New Orleans area while providing local theatre artists an opportunity to perform and create. Theatre 13 produces a wide range of professional theatrical performances, from musicals to children’s theatre to more controversial and thought-provoking works. In 2012, the City of Kenner awarded Theatre 13 the management contract for what is now known as The Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts.

RLTP is dedicated to the development and production of new theatrical works by Western New York and Southern Ontario playwrights through a variety of programming. Road Less Traveled Productions challenges audiences through provocative storytelling and passionate artistry. We develop the canon of contemporary voices through production of new and notable works by regional and national playwrights, creating unforgettable live theatre experiences that bring value to our lives.

We initially started RoaN Productions to create more roles for women in front and behind the scenes in both film and theater, but it has become more than that. It's about giving women a voice and an equal place in shaping humanity. Because if you want something to change, you have to be willing to be a part of that change. RoaN Productions produces works that challenge, inspire, and entertain audiences through its reverence for language, spirit of adventure, and through the staging of unique and unparalleled new works and classics. Our artistic policy includes: a feminine perspective, a strong collaborative environment, and non-traditional casting. Guided by a philosophy that brings light to humanity, we are in pursuit of producing works whose potential and beauty may otherwise be overloo...

Rorschach is a vital launching pad for emerging artists. By trusting early-career actors, directors, playwrights and designers with substantive artistic responsibilities, and surrounding them with established professionals and ample resources, the company has become an essential showcase for new talent.

Ross Valley Players produces diverse, professionally-oriented, high quality live theatre that evokes, entertains, and enlivens the human spirit. We invite the participation of an evolving and expanding community. We provide an open, collaborative environment in which to learn and develop theatre crafts. We honor and sustain our legacy as a flourishing cultural resource, and pursue the excitement and promise of the future through the transformative power of storytelling.

Est. 1978. Round House Theatre is a home for outstanding ensemble acting and lifelong learning. We are one of the “Big Six” professional theatres in the Washington, DC area. We seek to captivate audiences with stories that inspire compassion, evoke emotions, and demand conversation.

Est. 1965, Roundabout Theatre Company has grown from a small 150-seat theatre in a converted supermarket basement to become the nation’s most influential nonprofit theatre company, as well as one of New York City’s leading cultural institutions. With five stages on and off-Broadway, Roundabout now reaches over a million theatregoers, students, educators and artists across the country and around the world every year.

Roust is dedicated to radical and epoch making theatre. We always aim to challenge and inspire an audience. We firmly believe that theatre is a lot more than just entertainment, theatre can and does make a difference in the world. We are interested in works with a strong focus on social change and narratives that have been traditionally underrepresented in mass media. We accept new, previously unproduced plays from both literary agents and directly from playwrights as unsolicited manuscripts, with some limitations. 'Unproduced' means not previously seen on a stage in a professional capacity, it does not include being previously produced as a staged reading; and we like to receive plays that fit our mission!

Route 66 Theatre Company was founded in 2008. We produce plays and musicals that embrace the American spirit of risk, exploration, and fearlessness. We sponsor new play developmental workshops through Test Drive. The annual workshop awards one playwright with a developmental workshop that is focused on the playwright and what they need to move their script toward being production-ready. Playwrights must either reside in the Chicago area, or be willing to cover their own expenses to travel to Chicago for the workshop dates. Check website for submission guidelines and deadlines.

The Royal Court has an unwavering commitment to writers. For the last 60 years, we have premiered groundbreaking new plays and helped to launch the careers of our foremost playwrights. The Literary Office is dedicated to finding exciting new plays that ask bold questions about the way we live now. We receive over 3000 unsolicited scripts a year from emerging and established playwrights, all of which are assessed and considered for development or production at the Royal Court.

Sacramento Theatre Company (STC) strives to be the leader in integrating professional theatre with theatre arts education. STC produces engaging professional theatre, provides exceptional theatre training, and uses theatre as a tool for educational engagement.

Since its inception in 1994, SLAC's New Play Sounding Series (NPSS) has nurtured emerging and established playwrights alike in the development of their new work. The NPSS creates a constructive, low risk arena for artists to navigate the challenges that come with writing and developing new plays.

Est. 1976. We are downtown San Diego’s resident professional theatre—celebrating year-round on our three stages and in our art galleries the diversity and creativity of our community. As the resident and managing company of the Lyceum Theatre, we produce and host over 550 events and performances a year.

SCENA Theatre is Washington's premier cultural institution for the dramatic arts. We bring the best in international plays to DC, stimulate cultural exchange between local and international artists, and nurture original material for the stage. Founded in 1987 under the leadership of Artistic Director Robert McNamara and Managing Director Amy Schmidt, SCENA produces an annual season of plays, embassy events, and a Workshop Series of staged readings aimed at developing bold new plays from around the globe. Ultimately, SCENA plays a highly unique and vital role in the Washington theater community by presenting exceptional international plays that are second to none. Don't miss the powerful experience of seeing live theatre in DC by SCENA.

The Seacoast Repertory Theatre is committed to the cultural richness of the Seacoast region through the shared experience of live theater and its youth, teen, and senior educational programs.

Est. 1975. Seattle Children's Theatre (SCT) is focused on producing works for younger audiences, with a focus on new works, and theatre education.

The Seattle Jewish Theater Company was launched in spring 2011 to bring classic and contemporary Jewish theater to the Seattle area.

TSeattle Repertory Theatre is committed to discovering and nurturing playwrights and their work. Our New Play Program offers the perfect balance of passion for the creative process combined with the resources needed to help bring the next great play to life.

Second Stage Theater produces work entirely by 21st century American playwrights both on and off Broadway. Dedicated to adventurous contemporary plays and musicals, bold new interpretations, and unique theatrical experiences, the work at Second Stage reflects diversity and inclusiveness.

We host events in and around Chicago that elevate the storyteller’s words to deliver a unique, live, literary/theatrical experience unlike any other in the city. From small bars in Rogers Park and North Center, to big venues in Lakeview and the West Loop, to restaurants in Lincoln Park and Evanston, we produce over 50 events every season and facilitates over 145 artistic collaborations. We craft story-sharing experiences in the form of both performances and workshops and classes. A typical show or event consists of several stories dispersed throughout the evening like courses of a meal. The stories range from the earnest and serious to the light-hearted and humorous, and can simultaneously provoke and entertain. Our venues are as varied as our stories, and run the gamut from intimate wi...

The Shadow Box Theatre is a non-profit repertory company with programs that encourage creativity, and multi cultural sharing, they celebrate diversity, teach humanistic values such as how to deal with bullying and respecting individual differences, peaceful solutions, and appreciation of our earth. This is accomplished through an integrated program of performances given in our space and brought to your space, creative theatre arts workshops for children, teachers and parents, and Read-Aloud Picture Books with companion Read-Along/Move-Along audio as well as CD’s and DVDs based on our musical puppet productions.

Est. 1972. ShadowLight Productions is invested in exposing the general public to the art of Shadow Theater. The means of providing such exposure includes but is not limited to live theater, film, and other media. We strive to help preserve indigenous shadow theater traditions, and to explore and expand the possibilities of the shadow theatre medium by creating innovative interdisciplinary, multicultural works.

Shakespeare Theatre Company creates, preserves and promotes classic theatre—ambitious, enduring plays with universal themes—for all audiences.

Est. 1992. Shotgun Players is a company of artists determined to create bold, relevant, affordable theatre that inspires and challenges audience and artist alike to re-examine our lives, our community, and the ever-changing world around us. Our commitment to new play development has made Shotgun Players a vital part of the arts community in the Bay Area and beyond. We commission at least one new play each season, and we celebrated our 20th anniversary with an entire season of new works.

Shotgun Productions is a not-for-profit theatrical production company committed to developing and producing original, contemporary works for the stage by emerging and established artists.

Signature Theatre is committed to the development of new work and has one of the largest musical theater commissioning programs in the country. We are a Tony Award winning, non-profit professional theater company that produces contemporary musicals and plays. We reinvent classic musicals, develop new work, and engage in educational and community outreach opportunities.

Est. 1990. Signature makes an extended commitment to a playwright’s body of work, and during this journey the writer is engaged in every aspect of the creative process. By producing a series of plays by each resident writer, Signature delivers an intimate and immersive journey into the playwright’s singular vision.

In 2007, SignStage joined the family of services provided by Cleveland Hearing & Speech Center (CHSC). Administered by CHSC’s Community Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (CCDHH) department, SignStage works directly with Deaf and disadvantaged students in the classroom to motivate and improve their literacy, learning, and social skills as well as improve their personal self-esteem. SignStage not only works with the Deaf population but within the Hearing world as well, offering workshops, school residencies and professional development. They create performance skits about theatre, sign language and Deaf related issues.

Silk Road Rising is an art-making and art service organization that shapes conversations about Asian and Middle Eastern Americans. Through storytelling and dialogue, we challenge disinformation, promote a culture of continuous learning, and explore what it means to be Americans. We are committed to producing plays by playwrights of Middle Eastern, South Asian, or East Asian backgrounds with main characters of those same backgrounds.

We promotr positive social change in the Philadelphia community through theatre.

Founded in 1993, Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT) is one of the leading English language theatre producers and presenters in Asia as professional and progressive theatre.

Emphasizing the development of emerging American artists, directors and designers, Skylight Music Theatre attracts important new talent from around the country.

Soho Rep. is a leading hub for innovative contemporary theater in New York City. We are dedicated to artistic excellence by supporting distinctive, diverse, and pioneering theater. We empower artists to make their boldest work and invite audiences to share in that intimate and transformative live experience. Soho Rep. creates a dynamic context for both artists and audiences that promotes and sustains conversation in the field and the cultural fabric of the city.

South Camden Theatre Company, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit professional theatre company at Waterfront South Theatre. We are Camden’s first professional theatre.

Est. 1964. South Coast Repertory is a Tony-award winning theatre established in 1964.

Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre is a professional theatre company in residence at the historic Owen Theatre on the campus of Mars Hill University. Since its founding in 1975, SART has produced scores of plays, musicals, and original works, many portraying the rich culture and heritage of Southern Appalachia.

Est. 1986. Southern Rep Theatre develops and produces new plays that reflect the diversity of the city it calls home, to provide our audience with professional theatre of the highest artistic quality and achievement, and to establish a creative working environment that nurtures theatre professionals.

The Springer is one of America’s most vibrant professional theatre companies with a popular Mainstage Series, an innovative second-space series called Studio II, a Theatre for Young Audience Series featuring some of this region’s most talented student actors and a national touring program called Springer Thearicals. It is also the home of one of the nation’s finest training schools for young actors, the Springer Theatre Academy.

The St. Bart’s Players founded in 1927, is a non-profit, volunteer-driven organization. We are a membership based group who share a common passion for performing and producing quality theater.

Stage 773 is a vibrant anchor of the Belmont Theatre District and home to Chicago’s finest off-Loop talent. As a performance and tenant venue, our four stages provide entertainment for everyone: comedy, theatre, dance, musicals and more. We are a not-for-profit, connecting and catalyzing the theater community, while showcasing established artists and incubating up-and-coming talent. .

StageOne introduces young people to theater that is personally relevant, age-appropriate, inspirational, and educational. Through high-quality professional productions, in-school education programs, and community-based classes and camps, StageOne uses theater to serve our community.

Est. 1979. Stage West is a regional theatre operating under an S.P.T agreement with Actor's Equity Association. The company nurtures the artistic growth of area actors, directors, designers, and playwrights by providing meaty material and a safe environment in which to explore.

Est. 1978. Stages presents a broad scope of plays and musicals in an intimate setting, creating powerful connections between plays and people. Our theatre experiences range from jukebox musicals and family entertainment to world premieres and new plays by emerging writers.

Stages Theatre Company is committed to the enrichment and education of children and youth in a professional theatre environment that stimulates artistic excellence and personal growth.

Est. 1983. Stageworks is a professional theatre company in Tampa, FL. They have a script development group called Stagewrights that meets twice a month at Stageworks (with a summer break). Meetings are usually held on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month. At the first monthly meeting, playwrights bring up to ten pages of a script. Members read the scripts aloud and provide constructive feedback. At the second meeting actors perform a script-in-hand reading of a new play or one act of a play, with a talkback. Meetings are designed for playwrights to get feedback on new drafts as works develop.

Inspired by the power of the arts to change lives, the Austin Theatre Alliance strives to engage all Central Texans through extraordinary live performances and films, to ignite the intellect and imagination of our youth, and to ensure the preservation of the crown jewels of downtown Austin. The Austin Theatre Alliance is the 501 (c)3 non-profit organization that manages the Paramount and Stateside Theatres.

Steppenwolf operates as a not-for-profit organization relying on community support to produce or presents up to 16 plays and nearly 700 performances, readings and other events every year on our three stages. The theater’s artistic and educational programs draw a multi-generational audience of nearly 200,000 from the greater metropolitan Chicago area, while our impact reaches well beyond this region with productions that tour nationally and internationally.

SteppingStone Theatre focuses on developing the whole child through educational theater programs and fully staged productions. Our supportive, non-competitive environment helps youth build self-esteem and confidence in a community that celebrates diversity.

We bring vibrant professional theatre and dramatic education beyond the boundaries of Boston, featuring world and regional premieres alongside fresh interpretations of familiar work. Within this setting, we uniquely foster the artists of tomorrow by providing ongoing performance and employment opportunities to our company of current and former students.

The Strand is the only brick-and-mortar theater in Baltimore to present outstanding works written ONLY by women artists! We invite you to celebrate our new theater and our commitment to putting women at the center of the creative process. Join us!

Est. 2013. Strange Sun Theater is located in New York City. They host the Greenhouse, which is a program created to give theater artists the resources they need to coax the magic from their work, and nurture and grow the seeds of their artistic vision. Our aim is to engage with artists throughout this entire process. Each 2 year Greenhouse cycle begins has a focus we feel will inspire dialogue amongst artist, audience and community. The Greenhouse will be open to submissions yearly, and throughout the course of each theatrical season we will be working with plays in different cycles of the Greenhouse process.

Strawdog Theatre Company is committed to ensemble acting and an immersive design approach, offering Chicago the premiere storefront theatre experience. We develop new work, re-imagine classic plays, explore new fusions of music and theatre, ask provocative questions and deliver the unexpected to our audience. We provide a home for our celebrated ensemble to work and play with the most sought after artists in Chicago theatre along with the best new talents in the city.

NJ’s oldest continuously running community theatre. Our season consists of three main stage plays, several youth productions, theatrical workshops and community collaborations. ​Each production benefits a local outreach, and each year a theater arts award is presented to two high school seniors.

Est. 1981. Sundance Institute is a nonprofit organization. We provide and preserve the space for artists in film, theatre, film composing, and digital media to create and thrive. We're dedicated to the discovery and development of independent artists and audiences. Through our programs, the Institute seeks to discover, support, and inspire independent film and theatre artists from the United States and around the world, and to introduce audiences to their new work.

Sundog Theatre, Inc. is a performing arts organization offering contemporary, original and thought-provoking theatre productions, a touring company that travels regionally, acting classes for young people, and arts-in-education programs that supplement classroom curricula through theatre, dance, music, and visual arts to help make learning come alive.

Syracuse Stage is the non profit, professional theatre company in residence at Syracuse University. We are nationally recognized for creating stimulating theatrical work that engages Central New York, and for our significant contribution to the artistic life of Syracuse University, where we are a vital partner in achieving the educational mission of the University’s Department of Drama.

TADA! provides young people from different backgrounds with musical theater programs that inspire them to be creative, learn, and think differently. We produce original musicals for children, teens, and family audiences.

The Straz Center is dedicated to enriching the lives of people living in and visiting Florida.

Taproot Theatre Company was founded in 1976 by six friends, five of them graduates from Seattle Pacific University. From its humble beginnings as a touring group, the company is now Seattle’s largest mid-size theatre company. Today Taproot Theatre serves over 150,000 people annually throughout the Pacific Northwest with its Jewell Mainstage season, Isaac Studio Theatre season, Touring programs and Acting Studio. Taproot Theatre Company creates theatre experiences to brighten the spirit, engage the mind and deepen the understanding of the world around us while inspiring imagination, conversation and hope.

Est. 1991. Target Margin Theater exists to build a world where all people embrace the original, the challenging and the different. We change audiences with our plays, energetically expand the possibilities of live performance, and engage our community at all levels through partnerships and programs in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.

A theater company founded by a group of Latin artists with a strong academic background committed to preserving and promoting our cultural heritage through the presentation of creative, inclusive and educational theater works. It is our purpose to expose the public to the best works of Spanish and Latin American playwrights, both contemporary and classical and in general, to foster an appreciation of the richness of Latin American and Iberian cultures in the context of the pluralism that characterizes NYC.

Est. 1985. Teatro Dallas produces works related to the Latinx community with an interest in the representation of its varied experiences, voices, and aesthetic expressions.

Teatro de la Luna’s purpose is to provide the Washington capital area with a source of high quality theater as seen from a Latin American perspective.

Teatro del Pueblo promotes Latinx culture through the creation and presentation of performing arts. Teatro develops and supports Latinx artists, provides educational opportunities for all to experience Latinx culture, and promotes cross-cultural dialogue.

Est. 1982. Teatro LATEA (Latin American Theater Experiment Associates) is a theater production company, which for over 30 years has run its own performance/rehearsal space in The Clemente located in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Since its inception LATEA has opened its doors to a multitude of performers, artists and theater companies to forge theatrical experiences in this 76 seat experimental space. The mission of LATEA involves promoting multicultural theater and developing underrepresented audiences while presenting a variety of theatrical works with a Latino emphasis.

Est. 1985. SEA is the premiere Bilingual Arts-in-Education Organization and Latino Children's Theatre in the United States. SEA has created and produced a combination of educational theatre productions and art workshops/programs specifically designed to examine, challenge and create possible solutions for current educational, social and community issues.

Teatro Visión is a Chicanx theater company with more than three decades of service to the community. Our work amplifies the voices of Latinxs, creates a dignified and empowering sense of identity, inspires action, builds respect and understanding, and explores the social and psychological experiences of Latinxs.

We are firmly committed to sharing and celebrating the riches of Latinx culture with Chicago audiences.

Teatro Vivo is dedicated to producing quality bilingual theater accessible to all theater audiences and artists. Teatro Vivo reflects the heart and soul of the Latino reality by opening a unique window for all to share in this experience.

Est. 1991. Dedicated to developing innovative works that explore theatrical language and form, fostering an artistic dialogue with audiences on the social, political, and human issues that affect us all. In service to this goal, Tectonic supports readings, workshops, and full theatrical productions, as well as training for students around the country in our play-making techniques.

Ten Thousand Things brings lively, intelligent, professional theater to people with little access to the wealth of the arts - who in turn help our artists and traditional audiences re-imagine what theater can be. Our free performances are at homeless shelters, correctional facilities, low-income senior centers, reservations, after-school programs, women's shelters, and locations in rural Minnesota - any place we can reach people who do not have easy access to the wealth of the arts! We also perform for paying audiences at Open Book and MN Opera Center.

TWTP is a professional, nonprofit theater company with a special focus on women. We seek to address the problems of gender inequity and gender discrimination through role parity for women as well as training and education in areas of professional theater that are currently male-dominated.

Est. 1977. First and only bilingual Hispanic theatre in Queens. We celebrate the vibrancy and diversity of Spanish and Latin American culture with unique productions of plays, musicals and dance.

Our name reflects who we are. Bold, brave, willing to step outside the status quo in order to instigate social change, promote civic dialogue and produce transformative theatrical art of the highest quality for people of all ages.

The 20% Theatre Company Twin Cities is committed to supporting and vigorously promoting the work of female and transgender theatre artists, and celebrating the unique contribution of these artists to social justice and human rights.

Antaeus is an actor-driven theater company that explores and produces timely and timeless works, grounded in our passion for the Classics.

O'Neill programs include the National Playwrights Conference, National Music Theater Conference, National Critics Institute, National Puppetry Conference, the Cabaret & Performance Conference, and National Theater Institute, which conducts semester-long intensive theater training, and a six-week summer program, Theatermakers.

The Flea was founded in 1996 by a group of downtown artists looking to raise a joyful hell in a small space. That same spirit of adventure and excitement, which defines Off-Off-Broadway, also defines The Flea. Part playground, part laboratory and part training ground, The Flea offers apprentice-style Resident Artist Programs for emerging actors, directors, writers, and small companies that are unique to the field.

Brooklyn's oldest, self-sustaining community theatre.

Est. 1986. We are Dayton’s professional regional theatre company, exploring the human experience and promoting enlightenment, inclusion and understanding through quality entertainment. We operate a residency and workshop series designed to develop new plays and musicals. The Residency is a ten-day to two-week program that brings the playwright or writing team together for an un-interrupted work session with a handful of theatre artists. Our Workshop is a two-week program—working with professional performers/directors—and culminating in a performance in a staged reading format. We also produce premiere productions for both the Loft Theatre (a 212-seat thrust stage) and the Victoria Theatre (a 1,100-seat proscenium) on occasion, however, we tend to produce shows that 1) have already been pro...

The Jungle Theater produces imaginative work in an intimate setting that is deeply rooted in the LynLake neighborhood of Minneapolis.

We present powerful productions of classic and modern plays and musicals, offered to the community at affordable, neighborhood prices.

Founded in 1934, The Little Theatre of Alexandria began as a small play-reading group. Full productions ensued, and in 1939 the group bought a rickety former blacksmith’s shop located in Ramsey Alley, between Lee and Fairfax Streets, for rehearsal space and construction of sets and costumes. Since 1934, the theatre has mounted over 350 productions. Home of the One-Act Playwriting Competition.

Est. 1955. The Masquers Playhouse, Inc., is a volunteer, non-profit, community theatre that produces and stages affordable plays and other live theatrical events for the entertainment and cultural enhancement of the greater Bay Area.

Est. 1835. Located a stone’s throw from the White House and bordering the Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site, The National Theatre is the historic cultural center for the performing arts in our nation’s capital and the oldest enterprise on Pennsylvania Avenue continuously operating in its original designated capacity.

NAT seeks to inspire, educate and nurture artists and our community towards a thoughtful and humane world view through the art of story-telling. We help young theatre artists find their voices, cultivate social consciousness and prepare for a lasting career. We support new and established playwrights and incubate new plays. We seek to make a lasting, life-long impression on our community – inspiring the audience to continue provocative conversations long after the curtain closes.

An award-winning, artist-driven company with a commitment to developing and producing powerful, contemporary theater. While constantly evolving, we strive to maintain an ensemble approach to all our work and an articulated style of emotional immediacy in our acting and productions. In this way, we seek a theater that is adventurous, stimulating and most importantly "now", a true forum for the present culture.

Est. 2002. We are experienced actors, directors, writers, and teachers. Our goals are to produce new plays by local writers and innovative stagings of classic works; to encourage playwrights to grow through through workshops, staged readings, and productions of their plays; and to offer performance classes to all ages. Writers: we have an active playwright’s guild and play development program that cultivates new works.

A company committed to new collaborations and explorations of hyper-intimate theatre. The side project connects Chicago's most innovative and engaging writers, directors, designers, and performers in an ongoing exploration of the power of hyper-intimate theatre. Our projects develop out of relationships with artists, an appreciation of their work and processes, and an understanding of where they want to go. Our focus is not simply on world-premiere plays, but on world-premiere collaborations: creating never-before-seen teams of artists, each of whom has a body of work which speaks to the others in unique and exciting ways.

Studio Theatre produces exceptional contemporary theatre in deliberately intimate spaces, fostering a more thoughtful, more empathetic, and more connected community, in Washington DC and beyond. Studio X is a new producing arm at Studio Theatre designed to support work that breaks new ground in its style or content. Complementing the subscribed work of the Main Series, Studio X will be a home for three or four innovative productions outside of the Main Series each season, including out-of-the-box immersive productions, groundbreaking work by international artists and ensembles, and bold world premiere projects.

A non-profit entity (The Theatre at Boston Court d/b/a Boston Court Pasadena) was created and charged with maintaining the facility as well as programming and funding its operations. Each year, we produce a season of more than 100 exciting performances in theatre and music, including an Emerging Artists Series and a New Play Reading Festival. We also showcase rotating visual art exhibits that complement the themes of our music and theatre programming.

The Wallis creates, presents and celebrates unique performing arts events and educational programs that reflect the rich cultural diversity of our community.

To develop, produce, and present socially conscious, thought-provoking work that fully engages our community in active dialogue.

Theater Breaking Through Barriers (TBTB) is the only professional Off-Broadway theater organization dedicated to advancing artists and developing audiences of people with disabilities and altering the misperceptions surrounding disability by proving, once and for all, that disability does not affect the quality or integrity of our art or artists.

Theater Emory, as a resident professional company, serves as a laboratory for faculty artistic research as well as for Theater Studies courses (students can be involved in many capacities and auditions are open to any student). This unusual partnering of undergraduates with adventurous professional artists in residence creates distinctive opportunities: to link theory and practice; to let mature artists and gifted students inspire each other; and to make theater in which young artists and seasoned professionals bring their unique perspectives to the questions posed in the plays.

Theater for the New City was founded in 1971 by Crystal Field, George Bartenieff, Larry Kornfeld and Theo Barnes. Now in its 54th year, Theater for The New City is dedicated to producing established and emerging playwrights and to presenting the work of small developmental theater companies, all of whom experiment with new forms; and to expand theater accessibility and enhance the cultural dialogue though our Community Programs. Our core values guide us to: Embody the vision of a center for innovative theater arts that is truly accessible to the community and its artists. Discover relevant new writing and to nurture new playwrights. Facilitate a bridge between playwright, experimental theater artist, and community. Create spaces where new vision can breathe and be nourish...

Theater J is a nationally-renowned, professional theater that celebrates, explores, and struggles with the complexities and nuances of both the Jewish experience and the universal human condition.

Theater 2020, Inc., Visions for a New Millennium is dedicated to producing classic and contemporary plays and musicals for a 21st Century audience and to providing a nurturing atmosphere for both emerging artists and seasoned professionals. We are dedicated to reaching out to the community and to producing quality theater at affordable prices, utilizing established professionals and fostering young artists as they emerge into the theatrical mainstream, with a particular emphasis on providing more opportunities for women in theater.

In the 50 odd years since those first readings, Theatre 40 has many achievements for which we can be proud. We are the recipient of the Margaret Harford Small Theatre Award given by the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle for continuing excellence in theatre, awarded in 1995. Originally we produced only Shakespeare and the Classics, but have broadened our horizons to include American classics, World and Los Angeles premieres and plays by our own members. Each season brings awards from many different groups such as the LA Drama Critics, LA Weekly, Backstage West, DramaLogue and the Robby’s for member driven projects as well as main stage shows — a total of over one hundred awards!

Theatre Ariel's mission is to illuminate the rich social, cultural, and spiritual heritage of the jewish people. We strive to entertain, enrich and educate audiences of all ages and cultures through the telling of jewish stories, celebrating the laughter and lessons of the shared human experience.

Est. 1997. Founded in 1997, Theatre du Mississippi is committed to the development and production of high-quality programs in the performing arts, particularly those that address important contemporary or historical issues. Our aim is to integrate artistic excellence and originality with a sense of community in the Winona area and beyond. In addition to our regular season, we produce the annual Original Shorts Playwriting Contest.

Dedicated to enhancing the cultural experiences of Philadelphians through the staging of works that engage the imagination. We produce challenging plays that explore the complexities of the human condition and contain a sense of Philadelphia grit and passion. We strive to reach new theater audiences throughout the community by presenting both new works as well as established plays that are often reinterpreted in original ways. We believe in freedom of expression formulated through innovation, exploration and provocation. At the same time, we provide a safe and creative environment in which local artists can grow, experiment and find their own voice. Home to the Studio X-hibition New Play Development.

The Theatre for a New Audience develops and vitalizes the performance and study of Shakespeare and classic drama.

Est. 1982. Marietta’s New Theatre in the Square seeks to stimulate your senses with productions that bring you both comedy and drama in a tight-knit proscenium, black box venue. Marietta’s New Theatre in the Square aims to create a legacy of cultural exploration in the North Georgia region. Marietta’s New Theatre in the Square focuses on programs that create educate, and inspire the reflection of the community we live.

Theatre inspiraTO, the producers of the inspiraTO Festival, Canada's largest ten-minute play festival, is entering its 13th year. Each season, playwrights from around the globe are asked to submit a ten-minute play based on a theme. 24 ten-minute plays are selected. The inspiraTO Festival is held in Toronto in early June and provides over 100 theatre artists an opportunity to participate, network, learn and grow their craft.

Theatre Now New York (TNNY) is a nonprofit professional theatre company focused on the production of new plays and musicals, recognizing that fully staged productions provide the best process for the development of new work.

We are interested in short, innovative theater works. We providing a nurturing environment that encourages, challenges, and inspires playwrights and other theater artists.

Est. 1981. Theatre of NOTE is a democratic ensemble of L.A. theatre artists dedicated to creating high-caliber, original work that challenges both its ensemble and audiences. NOTE produces an average of four mainstage shows a year, with a focus on premiere productions — shows that are brand new to the world, to the West Coast, to California, or to Los Angeles. NOTE also produces the annual Hollywood Performance Marathon, the NOTEworthy new play development workshops, and our educational outreach program, the Young Writers Project.

Ext. 1978. Theatre of Yugen creates intercultural performance experiences rooted in the profound and sublime aesthetic "yugen." We produce traditional and new works of East-West fusion primarily based on Noh and Kyogen. Our plays tend to incorporate music and dance and as such we prefer short poetic scripts with minimal dialogue.

Est. 1977. The Theatre Rhinoceros develops and produces works of theatre that enlighten, enrich, and explore both the ordinary and extraordinary aspects of our queer community.

Est. 2005. TheatreSquared’s locally produced and nationally acclaimed productions reach 40,000 patrons each year. The company is Northwest Arkansas’s only year-round professional theatre, offering a unique audience experience in an intimate space at Walton Arts Center’s Nadine Baum Studios. In 2011, TheatreSquared was recognized by the American Theatre Wing, founder of the Tony Awards, as one of the nation’s ten most promising emerging theatres. A professional company, TheatreSquared employs trained artists from across the country to create its 220 annual performances and is contracted with Actors' Equity Association. The theatre is also Arkansas’s home for professional playwrights, developing scripts through the Arkansas New Play Festival in Fayetteville and Bentonville and producing new...

Est. 1961. Theatre Three illuminates the human experience with exemplary, intimate theatre by nurturing authors, artists and audiences.

In today’s American theatre scene, where only 18% of plays are written or directed by women, Theatre Unbound productions have given opportunities to 137 female directors, 435 female actors, 109 male actors, and 126 female playwrights from the 10th century to the 21st. The work we produce ranges from contemporary classics like Paula Vogel’s How I Learned To Drive, a witty, poignant drama about surviving childhood sexual abuse, to world premieres like Anne Bertram’s Frankenstein Incarnate: The Passions of Mary Shelley, a “multifaceted” (City Pages) drama about Shelley’s life and best-known work, to revivals of scripts by early women writers, like Alice Gerstenberg’s “Overtones,” a sharp satire about the contrast between what we say and how we feel. We foster new work through two regular pr...

Est. 1970. TheatreWorks is one of America’s outstanding professional theatres. Our work celebrates the human spirit through innovative productions, new works, and education programs inspired by and engaging our diverse Silicon Valley community. Home of the New Works Festival and Writer's Retreat. See website for details.‬

Est. 1961. We create, produce, and provide access to professional theatre for young and family audiences nationwide, including disadvantaged youth and under-served communities. Since our founding in 1961, we have presented more than 96.5 million children and their families with opportunities to enjoy our theatrical productions in 49 states and Canada.

Est. 1976. Produces world-class theatre that starts the conversations that matter.

The WOMEN’S WORK LAB for short plays provides a supportive and nurturing environment to emerging and mid-career women playwrights. Six members are selected each year, along with a similar number of directors. The LAB meets monthly (Sundays) from February through June, allowing for time in between sessions for writers to continue to develop and revise their work in response to feedback. Members are expected to bring work to each session beginning with the development of an original short play based upon an assigned theme.

Tomo Suru Players Society is dedicated to providing opportunities for young people to experience theatre in the pursuit of enhancing their talent and career.

Founded in 1981, Touchstone Theatre is a professional not-for-profit theatre dedicated to the creation of original work. At its center is a resident ensemble of theatre artists rooted in the local community of Bethlehem, the Greater Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania and the international community of Ensemble Theatres.

Est. 1944. Formerly Dramateurs (1944-92). Town Hall Theatre aims to serve the diverse audiences of Lamorinda and the Bay Area by presenting theatre of the highest professional standards that embodies a spirit of intelligent exploration of the human experience. We believe in nurturing new theatre artists through our arts education programs, and in bringing artists, audiences and community together in fellowship.

Est. 1992. The premiere African American theater in L.A., producing and developing original works by local playwrights on the African American experience.

Transport Group is a not-for-profit, off-Broadway theatre company in New York City that stages new works and re-imagines revivals by American writers.

Est. 1989. Triangle Productions! has enjoyed a unique niche in the arts landscape of Oregon by producing rich stories told through diverse perspectives, particularly the gay perspective. Using the company’s mission, each show is chosen with the goal of promoting diversity and acceptance.

Trinity Rep produces nationally recognized stage productions. We are a professional resident acting company. We offer graduate training programs in partnership with Brown University, lifelong learning opportunities, and arts education programs that reach students in grades K-12.

Triumvirate Artists produces new plays that will, wherever possible, utilize the talents of gifted theatre professionals over the age of 55: actors, directors, playwrights, stage managers, scenic and costume designers, tech staff, etc. We also plan to reach out to our aging population by bringing programs and performances to those no longer able to attend theatre.

Est. 1985. Trustus Theatre and the Trustus Company endeavors to enrich the lives and deepen the experiences of our artists and patrons by producing works that examine humanity in the 21st Century.

Although The Players Centre is a non-professional community theatre, being located on the “Cultural Coast” gives us an incredible talent pool to work with. From our Artistic Director to our stage hands, literally half of the volunteers working on a production have at one time been professionally paid performers. Many professional performers retire and are drawn to the area thanks to all of Sarasota’s arts offerings. These professionals bring their experience, training, families and often extensive resumes with them to our stage. When we scatter professionals in amongst the nonprofessional actors and students, everyone wins! The productions are stronger, the newer actors receive excellent training, and everyone learns from the examples set by these talented and trained volunteers. The Play...

Two River Theater is committed to creating great American theater by developing and producing work by some of the country’s leading artists. We produce 6+ theatrical productions each year (including classics, world premieres, musicals, and theater for young audiences) and 40+ annual events that reflect our diverse community of Red Bank, New Jersey. Each year, we serve thousands of students and community members through arts and humanities programs at the theater, in schools, and throughout our region.

Underscore Theatre Company was created by an ensemble of artists dedicated to creating new, original musical theatre in Chicago. We strive to create opportunities for new writers and composers to develop their work through constructive feedback from their peers in our UNDERSCORE EXPERIMENTS workshop series, and performance opportunities in a variety of contexts, from informal staged readings, discussion groups, and writing sessions, to our bimonthly UNDERSCORE PRESENTS cabarets showcasing songs from up-and-coming composers, to our annual Chicago Musical Theatre Festival where we premier complete new works, to our Mainstage productions. We are proud to maintain an open submission policy. We don’t select shows just because they are easy, marketable, safe, or fully-formed. We select shows bas...

Est. 1974. Unicorn Theatre enhances the Kansas City community by developing and producing high-quality, thought-provoking plays that have never been seen in the region. We illuminate social issues by shining a light on diversity and inclusive stories which include race, religion and gender identity. Unicorn creates opportunities for the advancement of emerging and established actors, directors, playwrights, designers, technicians and administrative staff.

Our Mission: To nurture and to expand the talents of African-American and other Performing Artists and Technicians who will harmoniously collaborate to present to its audiences: (1) significant plays and musicals by African-American and third world playwrights, (2) other plays and musicals that express the black experience, (3) original scripts by the company directors and other authors and (4) experimental works based on compilations from other literary genres, in an effort to celebrate human achievements, to heighten the audience's awareness of issues affecting their lives and to inform them of their responsibility to make constructive choices with UNITY and HARMONY for individual and community improvement; to expose and educate the public in the performing arts.

David A. Einhorn was the co-founder of Untitled Theater Company No. 61. This prize is to commemorate his work, with a special emphasis on supporting a playwright who has been working independently for a number of years, producing work independently without the support of large institutional theaters.

A group of interdisciplinary artists making theater with an environmental conscience seeking to reexamine what it means to be human on a global scale for the purposes of understanding our relationship to a changing climate. Upstream develops new work and reexamines existing work with an eco-arts aesthetic and makes this work accessible to audiences of all ages, colors, identities, incomes, and abilities.

Urban Stages is a not-for-profit, Off-Broadway Theatre Company founded in 1984 by current Artistic Director Frances Hill. Our mission: To champion new works by artists of diverse cultural backgrounds and to make these works available to all. We do this by discovering and nurturing artists through our DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, investing in artists through our MAINSTAGE PROGRAM that produces new work Off-Broadway, and by touring artists, admission-free plays/workshops and more via our OUTREACH PROGRAM! Urban Stages seeks to give talents a venue to address the multi-faceted issues facing our contemporary world and the resources to develop their voices and gifts. We also work hard to eliminate the economic and geographic barriers around art and theater in order to make both more accessible and...

VANTAGE THEATRE presents thought-provoking professional theatrical productions. We concentrate on presenting original plays, as well as known contemporary or classic theatre produced from a different “vantage point” We seek to present the “AHA” moment-- not only to entertain, but also to illuminate, enlighten, and elevate.

One of the largest community theatres in the US. Venice Little Theatre is located in Venice, FL. We exist to celebrate and nurture creative expression, to foster human communication and understanding, and to delight and challenge our audiences through theatre and the performing arts of the highest quality.

Est. 1979. The VTC is a small theatre, but what’s experienced here is large. Small space cultivates closeness; shared experience creates connection and community. Our mission is to be a creative hub for audiences and artists to engage with one another through ground-breaking theatrical productions, educational opportunities, and social events in an intimate setting that can’t help resulting in intoxicating conversation. Submissions accepted year-round.

Through its Village Originals program, Village Theatre is nationally recognized for its contribution to the development of new musicals, having launched over 160 new works to date. Village Theatre also takes pride in nurturing tomorrow's audiences through its youth education programs, Pied Piper and KIDSTAGE, serving over 57,000 young people, families, and schools annually.

Vineyard Theatre is an Off-Broadway theatre company dedicated to developing and producing bold new plays and musicals by both emerging and established artists.

Virginia Repertory Theatre creates professional productions of the great comedies, dramas, and musicals – past, present and future.

Est. 1978. Virginia Stage Company strives to celebrate our community's rich diversity and reaches out to the broadest possible constituency for all our work. Our ongoing agenda at VSC includes brainstorming new ways for people to experience theater as both our society and our artform evolve.

Est. 1999. VITAL THEATRE COMPANY is a community of artists who believe that a shared theatrical experience profoundly affects people’s lives. We create stories that challenge our audience to ask questions, make discoveries and engage in dialogue.

Voice & Vision develops and produces vibrant theater works with women at the core, and provides them with time, space and resources to create in an environment free from commercial pressures. Founded as a not-for-profit in 1990, Voice & Vision's programming includes professional and educational opportunities for both established and emerging artists to articulate their voices and realize their visions. At the heart of Voice & Vision's programming is the ENVISION Retreat at Bard College in the summer, followed by the ENVISION Lab Series in New York City.

Est. 1809. America's Oldest Theatre. It is also the Official State Theatre of Pennsylvania, and a National Historic Landmark. With nearly 50,000 season ticket holders, the Walnut is also the most subscribed theatre company in the world.

The Washington Stage Guild (incorporated as Theatre Downtown, Inc.) produces eloquent plays of idea and argument, passion and wit – plays from all periods of world drama enacted by a classical ensemble with a contemporary sensibility – smart plays for a smart town!

Weathervane Community Playhouse produces high-quality live theater with volunteer artists, designers, and technicians under professional direction, provides education and training in theater arts and appreciation, and engages and entertains its audience and constituents to enrich the quality of life in Northeast Ohio.

Est. 2004. In addition to producing plays by, about, and for women, we also hold informal salons, readings, and workshops where we explore women's issues and celebrate women's work.

Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater presents professional quality theater to its audiences. We provide an alternative theater experience not found elsewhere in the region, and advance and preserve the art of the theater for the education and appreciation of the public.

WEST Performing Arts provides youth and families a creative outlet and training ground that cultivates the imaginative process. We also provide educational experiences in literature, performing, expressive and creative arts through classes and productions.

The Westcliffe Center for the Performing Arts was incorporated in 1992 and received its not-for-profit status the following year. Our goals are to provide a Center for the Performing Arts in the picturesque Wet Mountain Valley of Colorado. We encourage new playwrights and provide classes and theater training each summer through the co-operation of local universities.

Est. 1974. TWS is committed to enriching the culture of its community by bringing together professional artists, theatre students, and community members to produce a dynamic season of plays that enhances the lives of both the artist and audience; developing new works that speak to the history and culture of the Salinas Valley; and providing educational opportunities to allow students of all skill levels to explore and develop their unique talents. Special consideration given to works which are particularly relevant to Latino audiences.

Est. 1935. The company builds on and enhances the unique assets of its Vermont village campus to produce a diverse, entertaining, and challenging season of live professional theatre and high impact events; enrich the theatergoing experience with education and outreach programs for all ages; and make significant contributions to the American theatre through training programs, play development, and retreats. See website for info on our New Works Program, New Musical Award, Artists Retreat, Workshops, and Full Productions.

The Westport Country Playhouse is a nationally recognized, not-for-profit, professional theater under the artistic direction of Mark Lamos and management leadership of Michael Barker.

Est. 2003. White Horse Theater Company is a nonprofit organization dedicated to producing and developing American plays. We seek to investigate and celebrate American culture by re-examining American classics and nurturing new American voices. We aim to champion great American playwrights by revitalizing their masterworks and shedding new light on their seldom-produced works. We strive to support emerging American playwrights by offering them developmental readings, labs, and workshops.

WildClaw Theatre brings the world of horror to the stage. We intend to attract a new kind of audience which does not usually go to the theatre, an audience craving strange journeys of dread, suspense, terror and wonder. In other words – Horror Theatre.

A true renaissance theatre, we offer a diversity of programming from Shakespeare to poetry to folk music to the development of future playwrights – all to help understand the world we live in and to embrace our shared humanity.

Est. 1979. The Wilma Theater creates living, adventurous art. We engage artists and audiences in imaginative reflection on the complexities of contemporary life. We present bold, original, well-crafted productions that represent a range of voices, viewpoints, and styles.

WP Theater (formerly known as Women’s Project Theater) is the nation’s oldest and largest theater company dedicated to developing, producing and promoting the work of women and trans theater artists at every stage of their careers. WP Theater supports a rotating Lab of five playwrights. Our commitment to the current and alumnae writers from the Playwrights Lab, limits the number of productions available to writers outside the Lab. If you would like to invite a WP staff member to come see a reading, workshop or production, please email: literary@womensproject.org. We receive many requests and are only able to attend a limited number of events.

The Women’s Theater Company has provided a distinct voice and imprint on the state’s professional theatre community since its start in 1993. Unlike any of the other nearly 30 professional theatre companies in NJ, the Women’s Theater is dedicated to development, promotion and inclusion of women in all aspects of theatre production. The voices of these women have begun to be heard thanks to the commitment of the Women’s Theater to do just that.

Working Theater produces award-winning professional theater for and about bus drivers and baristas, postal workers and police officers. We bring theater workshops and productions to the five boroughs and produce professional off-broadway performances at affordable prices. We produce theater for working people.

Est. 1994. The Workshop Theater is a vital resource for artists and audiences to explore new works. From staged readings to polished productions, over 170 professional playwrights, actors and directors are given the tools of our development process to bring their works to life. See website for details.

Est. 1992. Writers Theatre is committed to commissioning, developing and producing new plays, musicals and adaptations. Since our founding in 1992, we have produced 26 world premieres: 7 plays, 14 adaptations, 3 musicals. In addition to these premieres, WT is also committed to providing playwrights the chance to continue refining their new work after it debuts, via developmental workshop opportunities and fully-staged second productions. See website for more about our Literary Development Initiative.

Est.. 1986 as Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey, Writers Theatre is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, professional theatre and arts education organization dedicated to developing new works, writers, and a creative community.

Est. 1966. Yale Repertory Theatre accepts submissions of full-length plays, musicals, translations, and adaptations. All submissions are considered for productions at Yale Rep and for development opportunities with the Binger Center for New Theatre. Playwrights must submit their work either through established agents or by first sending a letter of inquiry, accompanied by a brief synopsis, cast breakdown, a ten-page dialogue sample, and a résumé. The Literary Office will review these materials and contact playwrights regarding Yale Rep's interest in reading a full manuscript. See website for details.

Est. 2008. We are a welcoming artistic venue where people of all ages and walks of life can gather to experience authentic community. We produce high-quality professional productions in the heart of the Northwest suburbs of Minneapolis, making live theatre more accessible to the community.

Producing high-quality classical and contemporary theater in rotating repertory for the last 15 years.

Est. 1985. The York Theatre Company is a birthplace for new literate, intimate musicals, and a place where underappreciated musical gems from the past are rediscovered. We provide support for the creators of new musical theatre, as well as a showcase for new musical theatre talent of all kinds. We also provide students with opportunities for hands-on theatre education; and Serve the community by presenting free or low-cost musical theatre performances to under-served audiences.

Young Playwrights’ Theater seeks to create social justice by providing all young people with the opportunity to realize the power and value of their own voices. A nationally recognized leader in arts education, YPT proves the benefit of the arts in the classroom by demonstrating the direct and positive impact of an active, arts-integrated process on student learning, and strives to close the academic achievement gap by increasing equitable access to arts education for all students.

Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center has been bringing alternative art to New Orleans since November 1986 – 31 years and still counting! We are an entirely volunteer, artist-run organization that does not receive grants or public funds. Presenting film, video, performance art, visual art and literary events seven nights a week, all year round, Zeitgeist is considered one of the premier alternative arts center in the South.

Island City Stage creates quality theatrical experiences that focuses on the LGBTQ community. Founded in 2012, Island City Stage has gained the reputation of being a multi-award winning professional theater that provides stellar performances for those in the Greater Fort Lauderdale/Wilton Manors/Oakland Park communities. We specialize in developing new work in addition to featuring the works of playwrights who expose audiences to different voices and experiences. These works are brought to life on stage through the talents of professional artists, both union and non-union, whose credits include Broadway, off-Broadway, national tours, major regional theatres, film and television.

Urbanite Theatre brings compelling, intimate live theater experiences to downtown Sarasota. Our commitment to fresh works, burgeoning playwrights, and actor-driven productions provides the region with exciting, contemporary playgoing opportunities.

Zoetic Stage accepts new, previously unproduced full-length plays from literary agents. We are unable to accept unsolicited manuscripts by playwrights who are not represented (lawyers and law firms do not qualify as representation). Florida residents may submit a manuscript without representation.

We provide a place where people can experience artistic and educational programs in innovative ways. To bring people from diverse cultural backgrounds and experiences together as artists, audiences and volunteers. To work collaboratively with artistic, educational, and cultural organizations in and beyond our community. To develop artistic and educational programs that integrate a variety of art forms in order to encourage new cultural experiences both for the audience and the artists.

Theatre Lab's mission to “inspire, develop, and produce new work, audiences, and artists” engages the South Florida community with world-class professional theatre performances, workshops, and conversations with leading playwrights and theatre artists. The professional resident company of Florida Atlantic University. Established in 2015 on the Boca Raton campus, Theatre Lab's mission is to inspire, develop, and produce new work, audiences, and artists for the American Theatre. Dedicated to the play-making process through the development and production of new work. We create a laboratory for seasoned theater professionals to share their work with students, faculty, and the entire community. The goal is to gain an in-depth understanding of every aspect of new play development and making gre...

Est. 1953. Nittany Theatre at the Barn is the oldest arena barn theatre in Pennsylvania and one of the oldest in the nation. Preserving this treasured legacy drives our dedication to provide the finest in theatrical entertainment for residents and visitors of Happy Valley. Theatre of the First Amendment Play Festival, founded in 2017, is a national playwright competition (with a $3,500 cash prize) in search of a theatrical tribute of freedom of speech in the United States.

Central Works’ mission is to enrich the cultural environment of our community through the collaborative development and production of new plays for the theater. We are “The New Play Theater.”

Queer Theatre Kalamazoo produces entertainment with a connection to the queer community. We believe in the power of theatre as a catalyst for social change. Through thoughtful entertainment, we represent LGBTQ+ voices, offer opportunities to local talent, and connect people across the spectrum. (Allies included!)

Williams Street Repertory is a non-profit theatre dedicated to the mission of producing diverse and emotionally charged stories within a repertory model of production that deepen the cultural richness of our community and our region.

China's English Broadway Theatre presents English language performances in China's capital. Beijing Playhouse has presented many Broadway favorites, as well as new plays. Beijing Playhouse is looking to identify writers who have previously produced comedy stage plays who would be interested in having their works adapted for the Chinese market. Seeking modern comedies and farces with 6-12 cast size with a strong production track record. For Beijing Playhouse’s 2019/2020 season we may be looking for modern comedies that are specifically about China, and targeted to the Chinese market. We are also looking for playwrights who are interested in having their produced comedies localized for a Chinese audience.

The Bridge Initiative: Women in Theatre incubates and celebrates professional female theatre artists, promoting gender parity across all theatrical disciplines.

Lab Theater Project is a production company focused on developing new artists in the Tampa Bay community. We are focused on producing new works of emerging playwrights and developing, through education, new artists (Actors, Directors, Stage Managers, and Designers) in our community to continue the growth of the community. We only work with new playwrights. Our goal is to help a playwright through rewrites to culminate in a small production to allow a playwright to see their work, to see it with an audience, to have it done in a controlled, "Lab" environment.

Theatre Memphis is a community theatre whose mission is "to provide outstanding theatrical experiences to enrich the live of our audiences, participants and community".

The 24 Hour Plays® bring together creative communities to produce plays and musicals that are written, rehearsed, and performed in 24 hours. In October 1995, the first production of The 24 Hour Plays took place on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Inspired by Scott McCloud’s 24 hour comics (comic books composed in a single day), founder Tina Fallon saw an opportunity to bring together a community of creative artists in a time-limited experiment. The project was intended as a one-time-only event. Over twenty years and hundreds of plays later, in addition to The 24 Hour Plays on Broadway and The 24 Hour Musicals in New York City, regular events take place in London, Los Angeles, Dublin, Minneapolis, San Francisco, Germany, Athens, Finland, Mexico City, Florence and Denmark. Through collaboration...

Premiere Stages at Kean University is committed to serving the cultural needs of northern and central New Jersey through the development and production of high-quality Equity theatre premieres, professional development and educational initiatives for the local and campus communities, and the support and cultivation of emerging playwrights and theatre artists. As the professional theatre company in residence at Kean University, Premiere Stages actively engages and enhances the specialized training programs at Kean, while embracing and serving a culturally diverse audience, underserved local youth, and a broad pool of gifted regionally-based artists. Premiere Stages will accept submissions of unproduced plays written by playwrights affiliated with the greater metropolitan area from Septemb...

At the American Shakespeare Center, our mission is to advance understanding, imagination, and community by illuminating Shakespeare through performance, research, and education in the Blackfriars Playhouse and beyond. At ASC, our work is built on four core pillars that shape our mission: Artistic Innovation Empowering Education Building Community Fostering Accessibility

Since 1986 Nautilus (formerly The New Music-Theater Ensemble) has provided opportunities for the artistic growth of music-theater artists who create, develop, and produce new operas and other forms of music-theater that are emotionally expansive, dramatically engaging, and spiritually stimulating. We form partnerships between creators, performers, and audiences in order to contribute to the quality and diversity of new American music-theater, and we envision an extended family of artists and audiences that uses music-theater as a tool to support the individual and collective growth of the human spirit.

Ross Valley Alternative Works (RAW) is dedicated to the staging and production of original, provocative and exciting new works by Bay Area playwrights.

The Civilians R&D Group is comprised of theater artists from various disciplines (writers, directors, composers, performance, etc.) interested in exploring different strategies for making theater from their own creative investigations and being a part of The Civilians' community of artists.

The Theater Project, (www.thetheaterproject.org) an award-winning professional theater in Maplewood, NJ, is seeking New York-New Jersey playwrights for its playwrights’ workshop. The group meets monthly to read and discuss works-in-progress. Membership includes access to a monthly reading series (September through May) at the Cranford (NJ) Community Center before a live audience and a yearly one-act festival for new works. For more information visit www.thetheaterproject.org/playwrights-workshop.html or to apply email two short writing samples to jvitale@ccm.edu. Playwrights are also invited to attend a session to view the group at wor...

Golden Thread Productions, founded in 1996, is the first American theatre company devoted to the Middle East. We produce passionate and provocative plays from or about the Middle East that celebrate the multiplicity of its perspectives and identities. We are a developmental catalyst and vibrant artistic home to artists at various stages of their career. We bring the Middle East to the American stage, creating treasured cultural experiences for audiences of all ages and backgrounds.

New York Stage and Film is a non-profit company dedicated to both emerging and established artists in the development and production of theater and film. Since 1985, we’ve been a vital incubator for artists and their work, a catalyst for stories that start with us and continue across the country and around the world.

Based in New York, we are a a Science Fiction Theater company with a clear feminist perspective. The the three founding members met in graduate school at The University of Iowa. After two successful collaborations, they decided to create a professional collective and share their vision of Science Fiction Theater with a broader audience. The Navigators’ mission is to incubate and produce Science Fiction Theater with a clear feminist perspective. We are dedicated to elevating female driven stories in a genre dominated by men by empowering female-identifying playwrights, producers, directors, designers, and actors in our productions. We seek to engage new audiences, realize new and daring realities, and expand the boundaries of what theater can achieve by fully exploring sci-fi on stage

The Santa Fe Opera's mission is to advance the operatic art form by presenting ensemble performances of the highest quality in a unique setting with a varied repertoire of new, rarely performed, and standard works; to ensure the excellence of opera's future through apprentice programs for singers, technicians and arts administrators; and to foster and enrich an understanding and appreciation of opera among a diverse public.

The New York Deaf Theatre, LTD (NYDT) was established in 1979 by a group of Deaf actors and theatre artists who wanted to create opportunities for the production of a dramatic art form that was not found elsewhere in New York City: plays in American Sign Language (ASL). A nonprofit, professional theatre, NYDT is the longest running company of its kind in the greater New York City area and the third oldest Deaf Theatre company in America.

Centenary Stage Company is northwest New Jersey's premiere regional theater. As a not-for-profit professional theater company, Centenary Stage Company is dedicated to presenting the highest quality of professional theater, live music and dance events at affordable prices. It is the goal of Centenary Stage Company to make the arts accessible to all walks of our regional community and beyond.

The Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company presents profound theatrical stories that inspire our audiences and enrich our community.

Essential Theatre’s mission is to nurture and produce new works by Georgia playwrights and to enrich our audience’s experience by actively engaging them in the process. Since the first Essential Play Festival in 1999, we’ve premiered 34 new works by Georgia playwrights, all receiving productions of the highest artistic quality through Essential and many going on to receive future productions elsewhere in Atlanta and across the country. Our vision is a thriving, dynamic American theatre community in which Georgia playwrights are a recognized and celebrated part.

Theatre Oxford is formed, organized and operated exclusively as a community theatrical group for the purpose of instituting, promoting and maintaining a community theatre for the enjoyment, entertainment and education of the public through the production and presentation of live stage performances and other ancillary and derivative activities.

Cutting Ball Theater experiments with theatrical form, beyond naturalism and conventionalism, to tell relevant stories that embolden and engage audiences. Since 1999, we've been cultivating a community of artists and audiences whose engines run on risk, championing creative leaps as our core value. Our modular performance space in San Francisco is a laboratory for the unexpected. We’re active citizens of our Tenderloin neighborhood and are especially committed to the enrichment of its youth.

The Kennedy Center is the nation's busiest performing arts center, hosting approximately 2,000 events each year for audiences numbering more than 2 million. Since 1971, we have been bringing the world to Washington with magnificent performances of music, dance, theater, and more. The Kennedy Center, located on the banks of the Potomac River near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., opened to the public in September 1971. But its roots date back to 1958, when President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed bipartisan legislation creating a National Cultural Center. To honor Eisenhower's vision for such a facility, one of the Kennedy Center's theaters is named for him. The National Cultural Center Act included four basic components: it authorized the Center's construction, spelled out an artis...

The Bushwick Starr is an Obie Award winning not-for-profit theater that presents an annual season of new performance works. We provide a springboard for emerging professional artists to make career-defining leaps, and we are a sanctuary where established artists come to experiment and innovate.

Papatango discover brilliant playwrights, launching the best new talent with maximum impact. Our unmatched commitment to staging new writers inspires artists and audiences at all levels that all you need is a story. Our discoveries have won BAFTAs, Alfred Fagon, Off West End and RNT Foundation Playwright awards, and premiered worldwide. We run playwriting events for thousands of participants each year. Our opportunities are anonymous, open to anyone in the UK and Ireland, and completely free.

Reboot is a passionate and diverse group of actors from different cultures and backgrounds. We are committed to producing exciting theatre that challenges both our audience and us.

We exist not only to create our own theater, but to facilitate and promote a vision of the Twin Cities as a major exporter of performing arts. We do beautiful, brave work here. This is an artistic community of revelation, innovation and pride. We have big dreams for Freshwater Theatre Company, and that includes this entire community of artists, individually and collectively.

Walking Shadow Theatre Company is a Minneapolis-based company with a reputation for producing well-staged and carefully researched work. We are drawn to shows that are smart, exciting, savvy—and often a little quirky or subversive. Walking Shadow has been called “a company that deserves attention” by the Star Tribune and praised by Minnesota Monthly for its “polished productions of incisive modern works.”

For twelve years Fortune’s Fool Theatre has been dedicated to exposing Twin Cities audiences to unfamiliar theatrical works, with an emphasis on Minnesota writers.

We are a group of young professional theater artists dedicated to offering low-cost, high quality theater productions to the Twin Cities community.

Based in the Twin Cities, New Native Theatre is a new way of looking at, thinking about, and staging Native American stories. Created in 2009 by playwright, Rhiana Yazzie, NNT produces, commissions, and devises authentic Native American stories for the stage which means NNT’s artists are intricately connected to the concerns and voices of their communities. New Native Theatre’s mission is to create excellent Native American stories for the stage in five distinct ways: 1) Produce commissioned and existing plays by Native playwrights. 2) Produce community created plays around cultural and social justice topics. 3) Present the best of Native American and First Nations productions from around North America to encourage the appreciation of high level production values/expectations, and the ca...

Frank Theatre is a professional theatre company committed to producing unique work that stretches the skills of the artists who create the work while simultaneously challenging the everyday perceptions of the audience through the exploration of ideas and issues of social, political and/or cultural concern.

The mission of Full Circle is to produce heartfelt groundbreaking theater that artfully addresses issues of diversity and social justice for 21st century audiences.

​Gadfly Theatre Productions is entering ANOTHER season of queer, feminist art and wild ride it's been! We've tackled queer identity, community infighting, abortion, and more queer geekery than even thought to exist in theatre canon previously. We had a beautiful art gallery for a season, and we let it go to find a bigger, more accessible space (which we're still working on!) We brought Drunk Queer History and Sober Queer History into the world--two great outlets for queer storytellers and improv artists to rally the local LGBTQ+ community around stories from the annals of queer history as well as discuss the living history of their own lives.

We bring people together for the common good through the power of puppet and mask performance.

Live Action Set is committed to creating original, ensemble-driven performances that dissolve boundaries between artistic disciplines the company's productions have been widely hailed as "courageous", "beautiful" and "daring." Live Action Set's ensemble is diverse and multitudinous. We continually work with both established and new talented artists

Devised, workshopped, new work: call it what you like. But at Nimbus, the work we create is the result of a collaborative process involving a team of artists working together to create a cohesive work that derives from their shared visions. We’ve been refining our approach to creating theater since our first play in 2001, but one thing has never changed: a commitment to a comprehensive approach that values all of the artists as creators of the final product.

Park Square Theatre gathers diverse artists and audiences in a brave space to share and celebrate our humanity through the risky act of theatre. We are passionate about building greater equity, diversity and inclusion from the board to the box office. We want you to find your story — and those of every Minnesota community — on our two stages.

Theater Latté Da seeks to create new connections between story, music, artist, and audience by exploring and expanding the art of musical theater.

Wonderlust Productions illuminates a community’s story through live performance, mixing community members from across generations, ethnicities, and perspectives, alongside an ensemble of professional actors, designers, writers, and directors.

The Catalysts aim to develop, produce and present new and inventive musical theatre centered on social justice and the full scope of human potential.

We are a non-profit presenting organization dedicated to supporting the very best American and International theatrical premieres, in three venues.

The Chameleon Theatre Circle reflects the world around us by the art we produce, the artists we work with, and the audience we engage. Our vision is to be the bridge between the Twin Cities theatre community and its southern suburbs.

Open Eye Figure Theatre creates original image driven theater animating the inanimate on an intimate scale, and builds community by advancing adventurous, artist-driven programming.

As Africa’s premier opera company and one of South Africa’s largest permanent non-profit performing arts organisation, CTO provides permanent employment to young singers, opera practitioners, instructors and administrators. In addition, annually the company issues an average of 200 ad hoc contracts to artists ranging from choreographers, musicians, directors, conductors, designers and technicians. Alongside the classics, CTO fosters the expression of a national identity through the creation and performance of new SA works such as Mandela Trilogy and Tsotsi, The Musical, based on Athol Fugard’s novel. CTO’s calendar offers an exciting repertoire of opera, operetta and musicals.

The Custom Made Theatre Co., in its 20th season of production in San Francisco, is committed to producing plays that awaken our social conscience, focusing on the strength of the ensemble and creating an intimate theatrical experience.

Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company ignites the hearts and minds of people of all cultural backgrounds by producing theater of the highest artistic standards. Rooted in Jewish content, our work explores differences, illuminates commonalities, and fosters greater understanding among all people.

Tempe Center for the Arts is a publicly owned performing and visual arts center in Tempe, Arizona. It opened in September 2007 and houses a 600 - seat proscenium theater, a 200 - seat studio theater and a 3,500 square-foot gallery. Tempe Center for the Arts presents and produces compelling, provocative and inspiring programs to promote meaningful engagement with the most relevant performance arts being made today.

Gremlin Theatre seeks to provide artistically brilliant, accessible, and enjoyable theatrical experiences for the Twin Cities community, perpetuating the idea of theatre as a relevant, entertaining, and socially valuable activity for the audience and the artist.

In 2017, Audible launched a theater initiative, intended to radically increase access to exceptional plays and performances. A core pillar of the initiative is the Emerging Playwrights Fund, a program that invests in and nurtures self-identifying emerging playwrights, some of our most inventive, delightful, and provocative storytellers. Through the Fund, Audible aims to connect extraordinary performers with remarkable original work, amplifying new voices and harnessing the power and potential of audio to reach millions of listeners. The Fund specifically supports the creation of original dramatic work, written with audio in mind, but theatrical in spirit. If you are looking to submit an idea for an audio project that is not a play, please visit www.au...

Our mission is to be a catalyst for creating new work-stories that engage, inspire, and uplift the community.

Dimo Kim Musical Theatre Factory is a theatre company based in New York City. Since our foundation in 2015, we have been committed to the development and production of entertaining and thought-provoking contemporary musicals that can engage the audiences from all over the world. We strive to bring to stage emotionally engaging stories that deserve to be told in a musical form, through collaboration with multi-talented and multi-ethnic artists.

Performance Art Theatre in Oakville, Connecticut.

Liberation Theatre Company is a home for creative emerging black playwrights, providing resources to develop their work, nurturing and inviting them to express themselves in a supportive and focused environment. LTC brings together actors, directors, and playwrights to allow playwrights the room to learn and grow, culminating in their finest work, ready for production.

The Miranda Theatre Company is a not for profit organization dedicated to the development and production of new plays that offer hope, while they explore the challenges that face us both as individuals and as member of the global community. With this kind of work, we believe that theatre has the power to transform and inspire audiences to work for a future that embraces positive change.

Godlight Theatre Company was formed for the purposes of fostering community appreciation for drama and the performing arts. Godlight is committed to bring new and underperformed texts to the stage by creating original adaptations of modern classical literature from the 20th and 21st centuries, as well as commissioning new dramatic works from emerging talent. The ensemble and creative team of Godlight Theatre Company explore new plays informed by the issues of life in contemporary America.

Founded in 2010, The Wilbury Theatre Group produces plays by artists on the cutting-edge of theatre and reimagined classics from the canon. We pride ourselves on our pursuit of excellence in acting and design, a less-is-more aesthetic, and a commitment to creating an engaging audience experience with every production. From our earliest days the Wilbury Group has maintained a commitment to offering students and audiences from throughout New England affordable access to our programs through our outreach, education, and new work development programs. A promising and important cultural organization in Providence, we are proud to serve our diverse and ever-evolving community.

Citadel Theatre is committed to producing exciting, compelling, emotionally and intellectually rich work of the highest caliber by bringing together gifted professionals from all theatrical disciplines. Citadel seeks to provide a home for an audience that wants to experience powerful works of insight and complexity, works that illuminate the challenges and joys of the human experience. In doing this Citadel seeks to provide a creative haven for passionate, visionary directors, writers, actors and designers dedicated to maintaining the highest standard of professionalism.

The mission of the American Repertory Theater is twofold. First, the mandate of The American Repertory Theater of WNY is to produce both classic and contemporary theatrical works and support a new generation of playwrights. These productions are purposefully created through the innovative exploration of these selected works, thereby enhancing the cultural and intellectual experience of the theatergoer. Second, the American Repertory Theater of WNY will serve as a catalyst for community dialogue and action that will result in sustained economic growth and increase the collaboration within all sectors of our community.

The award-winning and critically acclaimed Fine Arts Center Theatre Company produces an annual season of musicals, comedies, and dramas and has gained a reputation for high-quality productions and Colorado premieres of new American work.

The Theatre program at CCBC, part of the Department of Performing Arts and Humanities, produces student theatre productions on the Essex and Catonsville campuses. Under the guidance of professional directors and supported by professional designers, students in both acting and technical theatre gain practical experience through the production of new and classic dramas, comedies and musicals.

Forward Theater Company is a nonprofit professional theater company founded to provide exceptional theater experiences for area audiences and give professional actors, designers, and directors an artistic home. Forward Theater Company also aims to create a home base for Wisconsin theater professionals and audiences that expands the cultural and economic life of the greater Madison area.

FreeFall Stage is a full-time (offering six to ten productions a year) community theatre company producing plays in a variety of genres and subjects for patrons of all ages, as well as providing classes from stage make-up to acting for both the aspiring and experienced thespian. FreeFall Stage is Folsom’s longest running community theatre, now in our 16th year.

We Bring Good Nothingness to Life. The IRC's mission is to bring classic absurdist theatre to an international audience in the Philadelphia region. These rarely-produced, renowned plays explore and illuminate human purpose and meaning, promoting reflection about the human condition in a contemporary world.

Iron Crow Theatre is Baltimore's queer theatre company. But what does that mean? It means amplifying the voice of LGBTQ+ actors and playwrights, yes, but it also means queer in the sense of pushing things beyond the limits of normal, producing visions that are off-kilter, that forces audiences to see in new ways, to ask new questions about what it means to watch a show.

La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, now in its fourth decade, is one of the most highly lauded theatres in Southern California. Our 1,251-seat state-of-the-art performing arts venue is widely known as one of the most gorgeous and enjoyable places to attend live events in the region. In addition to the mainstage McCoy Rigby Entertainment series of award-winning plays and musicals, La Mirada Theatre also produces the critically acclaimed ONSTAGE series, a wide range of special events, and a children’s series, Programs for Young Audiences. The theatre is also home to Phantom Projects Theatre for Teens and the La Mirada Symphony.

Since staging its first production performance in 1947, The Manatee Players, Inc. has provided diverse and enriching opportunities for the entertainment and education of residents and visitors to the Gulf Coast of Florida. The organizations’ vision celebrates this long history of community enrichment while committing itself to expanding both its artistic repertoire and community education programs to attract and serve every sector of our region.

Since opening its doors in 1991, NTPA – Plano (formerly Plano Children’s Theatre) has welcomed over 2,000,000 students, patrons, members, and sponsors. As the North Texas Performing Arts’ flagship location, NTPA – Plano provides youth, ages 3 to 18, an opportunity to discover and develop their passion for the arts. While the youth are having fun, they are developing life-long skills and character. With training courses, a wide range of productions, and workshops, NTPA – Plano has something to offer for any student ready to take the stage and become a part of the NTPA family.

Renaissance Theaterworks' (RTW's) mission is to create moving theater that connects with our shared sense of being human. We are dedicated to promoting the work of women onstage and off. Located in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward, RTW is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that produces intimate and moving theatre in The Studio Theatre at the Broadway Theatre Center. We take pride in our accomplishments towards improving gender parity for Milwaukee theater. Visit our Gender Parity in the Arts page to learn the startling reality of inequality, what Renaissance has accomplished as agents of change, as well as steps you can take to make an impact.

Occupying a prominent location on the square in Snyder, The Ritz Community Theater has developed into one of the brightest spots on the square.

Located in the heart of the Union Square Theater District, San Francisco Playhouse is the city’s Off-Broadway company, an intimate alternative to the larger more traditional Union Square theater fare. The San Francisco Playhouse provides audiences the opportunity to experience professional theater with top-notch actors and world-class design in a setting where they are close to the action.

Selah Theatre Project is an all volunteer, not-for-profit organization fiscally sponsored and resident theatre program of the Youth Development Center. Executive Director La Tasha Do’zia-Earley produced the company's first children’s show in 2012 with a small budget, but lots of support from family and friends. Selah Theatre Project has since become the leading year-round dramatic arts education programming in the northern Shenandoah Valley.

Located in the historic U street corridor of Washington, D.C., Spooky Action Theater (SAT) is a dynamic, young theater company that has been recharging the audience's imaginative, intuitive, emotional core by linking artists & audience in a collaborative enterprise. We designed and built a versatile performance space that accommodates multiple seating and staging configurations. Movable walls and audience risers enable us to approach each production with a fresh perspective.

Mission: “Together, We Create the Magic of Live Theatre.”

Theatre Elision develops and produces new or little known theatrical works that tell compelling stories with music. We are a non-profit corporation working as an Actors Equity Association SPT-1 theatre.

Opera A La Carte is a professional touring opera company specializing in the works of Gilbert and Sullivan. Its mission is to preserve the authenticity and tradition of the music of Gilbert and Sullivan by delighting modern audiences across the United States and expanding the audiences of tomorrow through educational outreach. Founded in 1970 by Richard Sheldon, a noted Gilbert and Sullivan performer and scholar, Opera A La Carte began as a dinner theatre ensemble that quickly grew to include concert performances. One by one, fully staged productions were mounted and the group began touring the country, performing all the major works in the repertory. The group further expanded in the 1990s to include touring with its own full orchestra. To date, Opera A La Carte has performed in nearly e...

Death & Pretzels is a Chicago based theater company dedicated to exploring oddity, antiquity and ensemble built experiences- we have a vested interest in producing works that are long-forgotten, oft-neglected or out-of-the box. We strive to create theater you can't see anywhere else.

Our Mission » The company’s mission is three-fold: 1. To provide live, community-based opera to the Texas Panhandle 2. To nurture and encourage local talent 3. To help build community. Relationship with Amarillo College » Since the beginning, a strong working relationship with Amarillo College has enabled the company to grow artistically, financially, and administratively. Today, Amarillo College continues to provide administrative facilities, rehearsal and performing spaces, and a line item budget to assist with production expenses.

Chicago Opera Theater is a company laser-focused on living its values: • expanding the tradition of opera as a living art form • producing high-quality works new to Chicago audiences • identifying top-tier casts and creative talent • following through on commitments to equity and access – behind the scenes, on the stage, and in the audience Since its founding in 1973, in a city where storefront theaters and global icons thrive side by side, COT has grown from a grassroots, community-based company to a national leader in an increasingly vibrant, diverse, and forward-looking art form. COT has staged over 150 operas, including 78 Chicago premieres and 45 operas by American composers. In addition to its mainstage season, COT is devoted to the development and production of new opera in the...

In 1985, Steve Campo opened a small theater in downtown Hartford. Everything about it was new and uncomplicated from the price of a ticket to the ‘no jackets – no ties – flip flops if you dare – dress code. Steve was determined to ‘revolutionize’ the theater experience. TheaterWorks (as it’s eventually known) – is general admission only, first come, first served and most importantly produces the boldest repertory seen on Hartford stages. It’s downtown and it’s underground. It’s exciting and edgy and before too long, Steve strikes a deal to purchase the company a home. The historic 233 Pearl Street anchors TheaterWorks in the neighborhood and the community and confirms a ‘can do’ ethos and commitment to artistic integrity that follows the company to this day …

Artemisia produces plays with women characters who have agency, independence and are the focal point of their own stories. Artemisia promotes equality and social justice for women by giving them career-altering opportunities in creative leadership roles. Artemisia inspires audiences to engage directly in our mission through exciting after show discussions and practices its core values of empowerment, inclusion and diversity (ALAANA & LGBTQ+) in all of its work and daily operations.

Welcome to the home of Oregon/NW Playwrights! Theatre 33, in residence at Willamette University, is a new play development company that helps Oregon/NW playwrights develop their new scripts from an initial workshop performance ​(lights, sound, props, set, costumes, and fully blocked with scripts in hand), to a world premiere full production.

We help artists and storytellers by empowering them to envision their work through the lens of a creative entrepreneur.

The Durango Arts Center enriches the community through innovative visual and performing art, and arts education. DAC advances appreciation and participation in the arts as a cultural leader in the region.

In fulfilling its mission to advance the operatic art to serve an ever-evolving audience, HGO leads the field in commissioning new works (65 world premieres to date) and in training and nurturing promising young artists and administrators. The company contributes to the cultural enrichment of Houston and the nation through a diverse and innovative program of performances, community events, and education projects that reaches the widest possible public. HGO's pioneering community engagement initiative, HGOco, has served as a model for other arts organizations.

Black Power Theatre is about positivity, love and promoting true artistic talent - raw and unfiltered! The New Black Arts Movement is here, and we are sharing our stories with the world! For the people, by the people! Black Power Theatre is a contemporary cultural arts center, located in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The theater is focused on the artistic talents of the African diaspora. Black Power Theatre provides a place where African, Caribbean and Black-American representation is not only celebrated, but cultivated.

IBEX Puppetry is devoted to health and healing for the planet through artistic spectacle, outreach, and devotion to the fine art of puppetry.

Flashback Theater is a producing theater company in Somerset, Kentucky with the mission of exploring our present relationship to the world through the lens of our past interactions as a community and through the passionate pursuit of theater that speaks to the soul.

The Crossroads Theatre Company is dedicated to creating and producing professional theatre of the highest standards of artistic excellence that: * celebrates the culture, history, spirit and voices of the entire African Diaspora. *presents honest and positive portrayals of people of color from around the world. *provides a nurturing working environment for writers and artistic collaborators through supporting the commissioning, development, presentation and documentation of new scripts. *uses art to provoke and challenge a multicultural audience to a higher sense of communion. *educates audiences by creating bridges of understanding between people of all cultural backgrounds in this society and the world.

Rogue Machine Theatre was founded in 2008 as a performing arts organization to serve the greater Los Angeles community in developing and nurturing emerging playwrights, introducing important contemporary works to Southern California, and engaging diverse audiences by presenting vital, invigorating productions.

Our Vision is to have a warm, welcoming theatre that is much-loved by audiences, providing Memorable, Meaningful Nights Out through Great Stories. We envisage providing this through outstanding writing and electric acting, in a 3-play summer season made up of a world premiere new play, a rediscovered great play and a world premiere adaptation — plus our annual NEWvember Festival and workshops developing new plays, special events including our family-friendly Christmas show, and inviting programming such as our Great Plays Gang.

As Reno's premier black box theatre, GLM is known for innovative works, original pieces and classic productions. Our shows tap into the vibrant pulse and beat of our city, providing a welcoming space for all voices and experiences.

NYC-based non-profit theatre company dedicated to developing new works.

Babes With Blades Theatre Company uses stage combat to place women and their stories center stage. Through performance, script development, training and outreach, our ensemble creates theatre that explores the wide range of the human experience, and cultivates broader perspectives in the arts community and in society as a whole.

Serving Santa Cruz County since 1985, Actors’ Theatre supports, champions, and provides an outlet for the performing arts, with an emphasis on the theatrical arts. Since 1995, playwrights from around the country have sent in their raw scripts to Santa Cruz Actors’ Theatre, in the hopes that their piece might be one of the eight selected to become a full-fledged production. Submissions are accepted year-round, but must meet the summer deadline of July 1. Over the following six months, eight plays are anonymously selected by a panel of judges consisting of local writers, directors, and theater enthusiasts, assigned to directors at random, and rehearsed for three months, before premiering in front of a sold-out audience. The only criteria for entering: Each play must be 10 minutes or less.

Est. 1980. The company is steadfastly dedicated to the development and production of new plays and musicals and makes its home in a beautifully renovated 33,000 sq. ft. former bus depot in the heart of Buffalo New York’s historic Theatre District.

BAT is committed to treating audiences to productions of the highest artistic integrity that excite, engage, and involve both the local and the expanding theatrical communities in the Puget Sound region. See outstanding performances rivaling any live theatre in the Seattle area. Musicals, drama, and comedy presentations by excellent local performers, directors, and playwrights.

The mission of the Gallery Players is to nurture and provide opportunities for theater artists, to bring professional-quality theater to Brooklyn audiences at an affordable cost, and to instill the appreciation of theater in future generations.

RestorationART (formerly The Center for Arts & Culture at Restoration) promotes the rich legacy of the African and Caribbean Diaspora while using the arts as a vehicle for creative place-making, community enrichment and presenting art that seeks to strengthen democratic values, promote social justice and take on dialogues that inform and impact our community.

The West Side Show Room makes room for everyone to participate in the transformative art of theater.

Stage Left Theatre inspires debate by producing and developing plays that explore political and social issues.

American Lyric Theater (ALT) was founded by Lawrence Edelson in 2005 to build a new body of operatic repertoire for new audiences by nurturing composers and librettists, developing sustainable artistic collaborations, and contributing new works to the national canon.

id Theater is a development only theater company. We believe that in order to have great theater we have to start with great plays, and in order to have great plays we must nurture talented writers. Working chiefly in McCall, Idaho and New York City, id provides a safe place for artists (professional, emerging, amateur & student) to develop work, take risks and introduce audiences to adventurous new works that reflect, challenge and celebrate them.

The Autry brings together the stories of all peoples of the American West, connecting the past with the present to inspire our shared future.

Valley Players is a viable, non-profit community theatre. Since 1979 the VP has produced about 4 shows a year and opened its doors to other performing artists and groups and is the home of KidsACT! presenting workshops for children grades 1 through 9.

We believe in the power of storytelling and the visceral impact of live theatre. We strive for the highest standards of excellence in our artistic work, educational offerings, and outreach efforts. We provide the region a place to come together to laugh harder, think deeper, share our experiences and grow as a community.

Purple Crayon Players is a student-run theatre organization at Northwestern University that focuses on producing professionally written Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA). PLAYground is Purple Crayon’s annual festival of new plays for young audiences. PLAYground fosters the development of each script through partnerships between professional TYA playwrights and Northwestern undergraduate directors and actors, whether it is the work’s first reading or its final workshops before publication or production. After a collaborative rehearsal process focused on the playwright’s development goals, we present these fresh works in a weekend of workshops, public staged readings, and post-show discussions

Maya Angelou said during an interview, “We have some impulse to explain who we are... There’s something, which impels us to show our inner-souls.” Hattiloo presents plays that fulfill this human need by revealing the ‘inner-soul’ of the Black community. Our plays are for some people a means of self-examination; and for others they are eye-openers.

Mission: To inspire and engage people to uplift their communities through transformative Latinx theatre, multicultural youth arts experiences and community action.

New Ohio Theatre develops and presents the boldest and most innovative work from NYC’s diverse independent theatre community, actively expanding the boundaries of what theatre is, how it’s made, and who makes it. With a 28 year history and two Obie Awards for Sustained Excellence for developing and presenting new work, we have established ourselves as a pillar of the downtown independent theatre community. We are known for our eclectic, expansive sensibilities, our artist-centric philosophy, and for creating an environment of generosity and open access. We believe the best of NYC’s diverse indie theatre community—the small, inspired, artist-driven ensembles and the daring producing companies who operate without a permanent theatrical home—are actively and aggressively expanding the bound...

All For One is dedicated to producing and developing extraordinary solo theater, and to creating opportunities for solo artists to enjoy sustaining careers.

Lyric Opera of Chicago is one of the world’s great opera companies. It is renowned internationally for its artistic excellence and financial strength. Founded in 1954, Lyric has always distinguished itself by presenting the finest international singers, conductors, directors, and designers in classic and less-familiar operatic repertoire and in world-premiere productions. The company’s mission is to express and promote the life-changing, transformational, revelatory power of great art and opera. Lyric exists to provide a broad, deep, and relevant cultural service to the Chicago region and the nation, and to advance opera’s development by producing and performing consistently world-class opera, with a balanced repertoire encompassing core classics, less-known masterpieces, and new works;...

We are here to create to an artistic hub for up-and-coming, likeminded artists in the early stages of their careers. By giving them a space to work, we encourage and empower our actors and playwrights to discover their unique voice, collaborate with new storytellers, and explore what it means to break molds and redefine normal.

Three Brothers Theatre is a theatre community founded on inclusion, opportunity, and growth. We also produce the Waukegan Theatre Festival. At the heart of Three Brothers is the belief that theatres should be driven by artists. We do this by striving to be a place of opportunity, a place where artists can experiment with their craft, and a place that serves as an artistic home for many artists under our roof. Our theatre is driven by an incredible ensemble of actors, directors, designers, and more

2Cents Theatre Group is an artistic organization dedicated to the rejuvenation and exposure of ART from all eras, expressed through theatrical mediums, drawing from the strengths, ambitions and aspirations of our diverse and evolving community of artists.

Chester Theatre Company is committed to presenting intelligent, contemporary, language-rich, thought-provoking plays produced by world class theatre professionals. We are a teaching theatre. We invite our audiences to wrestle with the challenging questions of our time as presented in the plays we produce. We inspire young and old to choose engagement over judgment – to cultivate openness to new ideas. We encourage elementary, high school and college students, and life-long learners to take part in that journey. We produce world and American premieres, adding to the theatrical canon. We pursue ongoing life for the plays we have produced, through touring engagements, publication and production by other companies.

Notes: Founded in 1999, Azuka Theatre's mission is to strengthen the connection and shared humanity among its diverse audiences by giving voice to the people whose stories go unheard. The company has built a reputation for accessible, thought-provoking and socially conscious theater and been hailed as a “major player on the Philadelphia alternative theatre scene’” by Philadelphia Weekly. Azuka was the first theatre in Philadephia to adopt a fully Pay What You Decide ticketing model for all productions.

Est. 2011. Fresh Ink Theatre provides an avenue for the development of new work on the Boston small theatre scene in a collaborative, playwright-centered manner.

Everyman Theatre is a professional theatre celebrating the actor, with a Resident Company of artists from the Baltimore/Washington, DC area.

The Chain Theatre is a production company whose goal is to create artistic work that is accessible, relatable, and invokes a visceral response in the audience through the mediums of theatre and film. We provide opportunities for New York based artists to experience challenging subject matters and universal themes. The Chain Theatre produces play festival competitions, international film festivals, comedy events, parody readings, and screenings of cult classics and cinema favorites.

Theatre Conspiracy at the Alliance for the Arts produces a regular subscription season and Annual New Play Contest.

Sputnik is a British theatre company dedicated to sourcing, translating and producing new Russian drama for British audiences.

Based in Cape Cod, the Cape Playhouse has a special place in American theatre history as the longest-running professional summer theater in the country.

Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse is a professional, non-profit working theater dedicated to inspiring, enriching and entertaining our diverse island community.

Provincetown: Birthplace of Modern American Theater.

Cape Theatre is an artist driven company based in Cape Cod committed to producing professional creative opportunities for the artists in our community.

Founded in New York, White Heron Theatre is a Nantucket based professional theatre.

FRT is a professional, not-for-profit regional theatre in the heart of Flint, Michigan. The Rep’s commitment is to provide our audience with highly imaginative, thought provoking theatre that is challenging, entertaining and inspiring for all ages. To this end, the Rep will present an eclectic new Signature Series of world premiere plays and musicals and bold new interpretations of theatrical classics for adults this coming season. Alongside our new programming for adults, we will present a Theatre For Young Audience Series, which will feature the best and brightest of the genre for the entire family.

Miami New Drama is a presenting theatre organization. Our work celebrates, and is designed for, Miami’s unique multicultural audience. We are dedicated to placing our city at the helm of the national theatre conversation through exceptional works by American, Latin American, and international artists. By sharing work where cultures, dialogues, and communities intersect, we create extraordinary stories for an extraordinary city.

Based in NYC, Turn to Flesh Productions commits to creating good, true, beautiful, and vibrant roles for women, onstage and off.

The mission of Boston Theater Company is to create new work while pushing the boundaries of theatre by exploring new ways to tell stories. We are rooted in the power theater has to unite, uncover and illuminate. We tell innovative stories that showcase the complexity of the human condition, using modes from verbatim documentary theater to movement-based non-verbal projects to music.

Est. 2001 by Thomas McClurg in order to provide a stable home for gay and lesbian-themed plays within the broader Madison theater community. StageQ celebrates queer diversity through quality theater written by and about LGBTQ people, building an inclusive community and effecting positive social change.

The Playwrights Realm is devoted to supporting early-career playwrights along the journey of playwriting, helping them to hone their craft, fully realize their vision, and build meaningful artistic careers. Our innovative, hands-on approach helps to make playwriting a viable career, and gives a spotlight to new talents, who otherwise might not be able to sustain themselves or have the time and resources needed for their craft. In addition to advancing our playwrights’ work through dramaturgical and production support, The Realm gladly provides human support so that our artists can have functional, creative lives. We provide health insurance, generous stipends, and extra funds to support activities ranging from trips abroad for research to theater tickets and more.

Berkshire Playwrights Lab provides an opportunity for emerging and established playwrights to find a secure berth where they can develop new work and/or explore new avenues of creativity. Without a commitment to nurturing new voices and new talent, the American theater is losing promising playwrights. Through readings, workshops and fully-staged productions, BPL provides emerging and established writers with a professional and creative environment, while offering audiences the engaging and provocative opportunity to share in the dramatic evolution of premiere works.

Silverthorne Theater Company presents adventurous thought-provoking theatrical experiences, including productions of new and classic work, for audiences of all kinds and diverse populations.

TNT’s Production of Original PlayS (POPS) takes place every two years. The submission dates for the 2018 TNT POPS! New Play Project were September 1st through 30, 2017. Each play selected will be produced during the 2018-19 season, either on a mainstage or in a second space, by a TNT member theatre company.

Pegasus Theatre is a professional not-for-profit theatre that began operations in October 1985 with a fixed performing space in the Deep Ellum district of Dallas, Texas. The mission of Pegasus Theatre is to produce new and original comedies in a professional setting, highlighting the talents of North Texas theatre artists.

Kentucky's oldest community-involved theatre. Studio Players is an all-volunteer operation. Although we are often working at the Carriage House on an upcoming production, we have no regular business hours. If you have a question or comment, please refer to our Contact page.

Our mission is to grow Chicago theatre.

Live & In Color develops new work for the stage that promotes and celebrates diversity. Emphasizing non-traditional casting, multi-ethnic participants, and bold theatricality, we offer unique development opportunities for new plays and musicals that encourage dialogue among artists from a variety of cultures.

Theatre Under The Stars is a Houston based non-profit institution dedicated to enriching life through the experience of quality musical theatre and positively impacting lives beyond the stage through innovative education and community outreach initiatives.

Productions including musical, Shakespeare and new writing.

Slackline will put women in the driver’s seat to provide audiences with uplifting entertainment experiences that will impact their lives. We want to redress the balance in the stories being told and who’s telling them- working with female writers to offer new-writing plays that have female characters at their heart, focusing most specifically on stories of women aged 35+. Slackline wants to be more than just a theatre company. We want to support our artists and extend our reach beyond the actors, writers and directors who work on our shows to create a community (and have a lot of fun doing it!)

Started in 2004, An all-female theatre company, Carnival Girls Productions creates, produces and promotes original theatrical work by and about women.

Pleasance is a registered charity and for over 30 years we have provided a valuable platform and launch pad for a huge collection of artists, both at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Pleasance Islington. We have also supported a great many individuals in associated creative, administrative and technical roles within the arts.

London Theatre Company supporting emerging artists and producing new works.

We stage short plays written, directed and performed by artists of colour. Our aim is to increase the representation of emerging BAMER creatives in theatre.

We are proud to have applied that spirit of diversity and cooperation to the role of Artistic Director. Rather than selecting one individual on whose shoulders the theater’s artistic vision rests, in 2010 we formed the Generic Theater’s Artistic Team. This new collaborative approach is an exciting one, and we thank all our fellow artists for their support as we’ve fleshed it out and completed the transition.

Zeiders American Dream Theater is a professional, non-profit theater company whose mission is to provide artistic experiences to the community in a forum that fosters and introduces new, exceptionally gifted artists, composers, and creative writers.

Est. 1968, NBT is is among the oldest black Theaters in the country, and amongst the longest owned and operated by a woman of color. NBT is also a pioneer as the first to establish revenue generating black art complex.

The Weekend Theater is a non-profit theatrical community that produces socially significant plays for central Arkansas.

The annual international competition was founded in 1989 by Alleyway Theatre in memory of Canadian actor/playwright Maxim Mazumdar (1953-1988).

During a one-year residency, playwright members gather monthly at the Geffen to share their work and receive feedback from their peers in a forum facilitated by Rachel Wiegardt-Egel, the Geffen’s Manager of New Play Development. With applications that are open to all Los Angeles-based playwrights, this program is ideal for those who would benefit from a structured and supportive environment in which to work on a new play.

Fells Point Corner Theatre is a small stage theatre venue in Baltimore City, MD. FPCT’s mission is to bring world-class work to the stage. We produce acclaimed contemporary plays, Baltimore premieres, time-tested favorites, and local playwrights.

Fells Point Corner Theatre is seeking original 10-minute plays by Baltimore area playwrights for our critically acclaimed play festival 10x10x10. The 10x10x10 play festival has turned into a staple of local theatre in Baltimore, becoming one of the highest selling productions at Fells Point Corner Theatre for the last several years.

The Parsnip Ship re-imagines the concept of the radio play by specifically focusing on stories that differ in form, content and plot by emerging playwrights. The series featured new plays and new music performed live and released as a free podcast.

We are a non-profit arts organization that offers a diverse range of programming, a home to artists and arts organizations to showcase their work, and engages people of every age and background to create a vibrant and cohesive community.

Dedicated to Tennessee Williams, the Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival presents his classic and undiscovered plays, the work of his peers, and new work inspired by Williams’ creative vision.

In addition to being home to local and international artists and organizations, Z Space has built a national reputation for developing and producing large-scale new works that reimagine the traditional “musical theater” form.

Founded by three directors, the Woven Theatre Company is a collection of artists dedicated to the production and development of new art in Nashville with a focus on young artists.

The Other Side of Silence (TOSOS) is New York City’s oldest and longest producing LGBTQ+ theater company. We are dedicated to an honest and open exploration of the life experiences and cultural sensibilities of the LGBTQ+ community and to preserving and promoting our literary past in a determined effort to keep our theatrical heritage alive.

Walking Shadow Theatre Company is a Minneapolis-based company. We are drawn to shows that are smart, exciting, savvy—and often a little quirky or subversive. Walking Shadow has performed at a variety of theaters in the Twin Cities since 2004, including the Dowling Studio at the Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis Theatre Garage, Pillsbury House, Red Eye, and others. The company also has appeared several times at the Minnesota Fringe Festival and occasionally produces site-specific, interactive plays with puzzles.

We are TEATRO LA BOLSA, an interactive, bilingual educational theatre company, who work with a magical bag of stories that accompany us in every performance we do.

California Stage is a non-profit partnered theater company dedicated to encouraging arts created by Californian artists.

Waterwell is a civic-minded theater company. Through entertainment and arts education, we hope to inspire audiences and students to change their lives and the world in which they live.

We are a training program for new and seasoned actors specializing in the Meisner Technique. We are a theater company dedicated to telling the stories Nashville needs to hear. We are committed to authenticity on stage and in life.

Every season at the Majestic consists of five productions (including at least one musical) featuring local actors. In addition to the subscription season, the summer includes children's theater, concerts, plays, open mic nights, and improvisational comedy shows.

The Tessearct Theatre is an artistic home to an ensemble of Saint Louis talent. We provide conversation with our growing audience through diverse theatre.

The Tesseract Theatre Company is excited to offer one-year development residencies to playwrights in the St. Louis and surrounding area. Our residencies give playwrights an opportunity to have directors, dramaturgs, actors, and designers involved in the development process of their new work.

Founded in 1989.

We are a vibrant family of artists. SKYLIGHT THEATRE COMPANY discovers, develops and produces new works, introduces plays new to Los Angeles, and educates and nurtures the people that create them. We're dedicated to diversity, equity and inclusion in our work and the people we work with, we make stories come to life.

INKubator Play Reading Series is a hands-on play and artist development program.

PLayLAB is Skylight’s professional playwrights-in-residence laboratory. We nurture and promote new works that speak to today's audience. Membership is by invitation with participants focusing on creating a brand new work from scratch each year. The session culminates in LAb Works, a public festival of selected new plays by the members.

Out Front Theatre Company was established to tell stories of the LGBTQIA experience and community, giving voice to LGBTQIA artists through theatre.

Independent, intercultural, entertaining, and uncensored, Mosaic Theater Company is a not-for-profit organization committed to making transformational, socially-relevant art. We produce plays by authors on the front lines of conflict zones, and to building a fusion community to address some of the most pressing issues of our times.

Est. 1932 as Austin Civic Theatre, ZACH Theatre is the longest continuously running theatre company in the state of Texas, and one of the ten oldest in the country. ZACH creates intimate theatre experiences that ignite the imagination, inspire the spirit, and engage the community.

The Landing Theatre Company is dedicated to advancing American theatre through the cultivation of extraordinary American playwriting and presenting American works that have significant artistic worth to our community, our culture and our history.

Walkabout Theater Company is an ensemble of artists committed to a unique practice of theater-making in Chicago. Walkabout produces world-premiere, touring performances created by the ensemble; original site-specific events motivated by developing new forms of public engagement and artistic collaborations.

Perihelion Theater Company, Ltd. is a non-profit, 501-C-3 fully tax exempt organization. A non-profit, professional theater company, Perihelion has been producing plays since 1987.

We are an established 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The Seattle Public Theater is also a vital arts center whose productions and programming extend beyond North Seattle and into citywide, national, and global conversations.

Children's Theatre of Charlotte provides more than 250,000 experiences for children and families a year with technically imaginative productions and wide-ranging education programs for young people. Each year we mount professional productions for children and families, with the curtain rising more than 600 times during a season – that’s more than any other theatre company in the state.

To celebrate 100 years of playmaking at UNC-Chapel Hills, the PlayMakers Repertory Company will award one playwright $7,500. We are looking for unproduced scripts that speak to the rich legacy of one of North Carolina’s most famous writers: Thomas Wolfe. The prize is named after the novelist whom William Faulkner called “the greatest talent of his generation.”  Wolfe’s writings reflect a largeness of spirit and an expansive vision of life, while anchored in what, where, and whom he knew.

A biennial $10,000 prize awarded to one playwright by the Seattle Public Theatre.

Outvisible Theatre Company looks to tell stories with honesty through art and imagination through our passion for intelligent and thought-provoking theatre. Further, Outvisible strives to engage further with the community through free programming with the ArtsActive Series, which aims to serve the artistic community, the local community, or both through the telling of a relevant story to a particular cause to which any donations will given, and pay-what-you-can performances on Mondays nights during the run of every show, as well as talkbacks, developmental classes, and playwriting festivals to encourage growth and education through theatre.

1st Stage is a not-for-profit professional theatre. We deliver support and resources to the region’s most talented artists to do their very best work. Productions range from Shakespeare to contemporary plays and musicals.

Bristol Valley Theatre is a not-for-profit corporation, funded by The Friends of Bristol Valley Playhouse. It is a professional theatre located in the heart of the FInger Lakes, NY

Since 2017, we are a company established with a full time residency performing a full season of shows at the Highwood Theatre in Silver Spring. 4615's productions aim to merge a rigorous emphasis on text and storytelling with creative staging to create highly immersive experiences. In the spirit of our roots, the company is also committed to supporting emerging young artists with a robust apprenticeship program.

The Overtime Theater is a non-profit organization with the mission of “theater for the people” to the greater community through new productions and workshops in acting, playwriting, and comedy improvisation. We are dedicated to providing original, innovative, and accessible entertainment at an affordable price.

We commission and produce original theatre for young audiences that speaks to the needs, dreams, and imaginations of young people and the child that lives inside each of us. Our Productions respect the intelligence of children and offer hope to individuals of all ages. Pollyanna supports general education through teaching, using theatre as a methodology across the curriculum.

The VORTEX creates and presents new, innovative performances—world premiere plays, operas, musicals, ritual theatre, and devised collaborations. The VORTEX transgresses conventional theatrical forms with multidisciplinary performances from diverse traditions. Music, film, dance, opera, aerial arts, puppetry, and performance art contribute to our vibrant theatre. We are an artist-owned and operated theater and have produced over 350 productions. We are proud to have always engaged in non-traditional casting.

Founded in 1998 to celebrate the life of Emily Ann Rolling, the EmilyAnn Theatre is a non-profit organization dedicated to the building and maintaining of a new outdoor theatre for Wimberley High School's Shakespeare Under the Stars program. The program includes scholarships, internships, and workshops.

The Heartland Theatre Collective tells rich, powerful stories of Texan women of the past, present, and future that features female artists working in Austin. Our plays are poetic, visceral, and revitalize sustainable theatre practices in our community. The Heartland Theatre Collective enriches the lives of Austin audiences and artists by creating simple yet theatrical performances that generate transformative moments for all who participate in and experience our plays.

Trinity Street Players is a nonprofit theatre committed to providing professional, thought-provoking, and entertaining stage productions in downtown Austin. We believe in making the arts accessible and relevant, and welcome all who share a passion for creating and experiencing the transformative power of the theatre. Join us for great art in the heart of Austin.

Championing unique perspectives and emerging artists, Shrewd Productions is focused on women's voices, new plays, and work developed though a collaborative artistic approach. We are committed to creating high-quality theatrical experiences that are thoughtful, provocative, and entertaining, featuring the work of female and LGBT artists as we seek to provide a broader array of voices in American theatre and for Austin audiences.

Ground Floor Theatre fosters an environment for creative thinkers and artists to produce new works by and for under-represented communities lifting voices that need to be heard to people who need to hear them. Ground Floor Theatre provides a performance space for companies that share our vision and serves as a creative home for the Austin Performance Community for collaboration and artistic development.

We are a professional theatre company located in Charlotte, NC.

The BLUEBARN Theatre exists to enhance the cultural life of Omaha, Nebraska by producing professionally executed, boundary breaking plays that ignite a passion for the art form. BLUEBARN is dedicated to theatre’s most important tradition: to provoke thought, emotion, action, and change.

Boston Court Pasadena is dedicated to creating and presenting works that are innovative, diverse, vital and adventurous in an intimate setting.

CenterStage Theatre at the JCC seeks to entertain, enlighten and educate the Greater Rochester community by providing quality theatre that is relevant to the Jewish experience and has universal appeal.

We are dedicated to the creation, development, and production of vibrant original work, offbeat contemporary plays, and theatrical performance art inspired by genre fiction and other modern mythologies.

Greenway Arts Alliance unites communities through art, education and social enterprise. Through our professional theatre productions, educational programs and the Melrose Trading Post, Greenway builds a vibrant artistic community.

Gulfshore Playhouse is passionately committed to enriching the cultural landscape of our region by producing professional theatre to the highest artistic standards. We provide unique educational opportunities to diverse groups of people in a spirit of service, adventure, and excitement.

IAMA Theatre Company is a Los Angeles based ensemble of artists committed to invigorating live performance for a streaming generation. Through cutting-edge, cool and hyper-modern stories, IAMA is invested in the immediacy of production and strives to bring audiences out of their personal space and into a shared experience.

Local Theater Company is a nonprofit organization that discovers, develops and produces new American plays. Based in Boulder, Colorado, we bring exceptional, timely stories to the stage. In 2017, we proudly employed more than 80 equity and non-equity artists and designers from around the country. We are an Actor’s Equity Association Small Professional Theater and are deeply committed to diversity and inclusion both on and off stage.

We are an ensemble of theatre artists who strive to awaken, and enliven, the community with transformative programming that celebrates authentic human stories told through the lens of the artist of color.

MOXIE Theatre is a professional non-profit theatre founded by the critically acclaimed group of performers and directors. We produce works by female playwrights and give special attention to plays that defy female stereotypes, MOXIE expands the idea of what is feminine.

New Light Theater Project (NLPT) is an ensemble-focused theater company that strives to capture the Little Theater Movement (artistry over commerce; producing new and reimagined classic works), supporting independent and emerging artists by providing and promoting growth opportunities through exposure to new audiences.

Oregon Contemporary Theatre creates bold entertainment, challenges expectation, inspires curiosity, encourages dialogue and supports positive change. We believe theatre can transform audiences, students, artists, our community and the world around us.

Out of Hand makes shows, games and public art, for venues including parks, homes, businesses and theaters. Through annual free public arts events and original works, we embrace new audiences, celebrate community, and create moments of mass intimacy. We collaborate with scientists, artists, businesses, schools and civic organizations to create events reflecting their work, we train others to unlock their creativity and to innovate, and we bring Atlanta public art to thousands of people in Atlanta and beyond every year.

Located in Venice, California's burgeoning arts district Pacific Resident Theatre. We are a company founded by actors dedicated to producing new classics, rarely performed plays and the works of new writers.

Pygmalion Theater Company creates performances that share the human experience through the eyes of women.

We strive to do white hot drama, from name-brand blockbusters, to risky new work, and obscure buried treasures, that pack emotional force, examine moral dilemmas, and reveal greater truths…by transforming our tiny black box and its explosive immediacy into a thematic asset, specifically tailored for every show and intended to close the gap between actor and audience, thus blurring the line between seating and staging…by utilizing a little red twist in the concept and design of each production to provide a totally unique theatre experience that is simultaneously intimate, comfortable, and safe, yet intense, edgy, and thrilling, at a distance only inches away.

Operating traditionally as a summer theatre, Shadowland is Ulster County’s ONLY non-profit professional Actors’ Equity theatre.

The NOLA Project is an ensemble-driven theatre company that strives to challenge, entertain, and engage diverse New Orleans audiences through high-quality and innovative performances of relevant great works, the development and production of new plays, and comprehensive educational opportunities for aspiring theatre artists.

The Public Theatre was founded to bring high quality professional theater to the people of Central Maine, at an affordable price. In choosing our season, we look for plays that speak from the heart; that are life-affirming and uplifting even when the subject matter is dark or painful; that use our language in powerful and provocative ways; that invite the audience to see their world in a new way. Artistic excellence is central to the mission of The Public Theatre.

Theatre NOVA is dedicated to raising awareness of the value and excitement of new plays and new playwrights in a diverse and expanding audience; and providing resources and outlets for playwrights to develop their craft, by importing, exporting, and developing new plays and playwrights.

Thrown Stone cultivates artists and audiences through opportunity, education, and mentorship, emphasizing new work and unconventional approaches to repertoire. We are committed to integrity, inclusiveness, and using technology to serve the region with theatre of distinction.

To create theatre that makes our community a better place.

The Williamston Theatre is a professional Equity theatre.

New Venture Theatre celebrates the human condition through the prism of the African American experience by producing quality and transformative theatre that enlightens, educates and inspires everyone.

The Carpetbag Theatre, Inc. was founded in 1969 and chartered in 1970. We are a Knoxville-based professional, multi-generational ensemble company dedicated to the production of new works. We work in partnership with community artists, activists, cultural workers, storytellers, and leaders to create original, theatrical works. Our mission is to give artistic voice to the issues and dreams of people who have been silenced by racism, classism, sexism, ageism, homophobia and other forms of oppression.

Post-Industrial Productions is a theater company in Buffalo, NY founded in 2011. We produce theatrical performances that attract younger patrons to the theatre by making work that educates about and encourages discussion of important social issues affecting the lives of young people.

Sleeping Weazel productions combine bold, experimental style with social justice ideals. Celebrating the ridiculous, the sublime, and the earth-shattering, our aim is to cross the boundaries of popular and high art, and to collaborate with artists of different generations and cultures, working in various genres. The company motto, “Making Different Possible,” means we dream awake with our audiences in Boston, and together we make life-changing art.

The company was founded in 1993 by actors, directors, and set designers. They work in cross-genres and develop their pieces in collective creative processes. In most of their works Teatro Línea de Sombra deals in a critical manner with the social and political reality in Mexico. The group participates in the organization of the TRANSVERSALES festival, which takes place every year in alternating cities in Mexico and has the goals of offering a platform for contemporary Mexican theater and of creating interconnections with artists from other nations.

We're a Houston-based playwright’s theater dedicated to the development of new theatrical works from formative stages through full production.

The Hub Theatre is an award-winning, professional non-profit theatre making its home in Fairfax County, Virginia. The Hub Theatre is a member Theatre Washington. The Hub has received grants from Target, the Fink Foundation, ARTSFAIRFAX, The Friends of Lake Anne, Virginia Commission for the Art, Integrity Applications, and Booz Allen Hamilton. The Hub is in residence at the John Swayze Theatre in The New School of Northern Virginia located in Fairfax, VA for its full-scale productions.

Mainstage productions and art exhibits featuring Angelino artists are presented year-round at CASA 0101 Theater, while smaller plays and workshop productions are presented at Little Casa. From its humble beginnings operating out of a converted store front, CASA 0101 has established itself as a leading arts venue for Los Angeles’ East Side, presenting theatrical productions, film festivals, and other special events year round. CASA 0101 also offers year-round, free arts education classes for youth, and low-cost classes for adults.

Since 1988, Oregon Children’s Theatre has been creating extraordinary theater for young audiences. We bring great stories to life on stage, with productions distinguished by their professional polish and awe-inspiring staging.

Shaking the Tree melds the boundaries of theatre and visual art by presenting audiences with unconventional theatrical experiences in our non-traditional warehouse. Founded in 2003, Shaking the Tree uses innovative ways to inhabit space, and positions itself at the intersection of innovation, activism and groundbreaking theatricality to allow audiences to experience a deeper, more active connection to the work.

Defunkt Theatre is a group of intensely devoted, passionate theater artists. Known for imaginative productions of bold, provocative material, Defunkt is Portland's destination for theater that makes you think and feel and talk about afterwards. We're a nationally recognized, non-profit theatre company dedicated to creating innovative productions that challenge conventional ideals of society.

Operated and managed entirely by members of the Black theatre community. We present excellent, affordable theatre by and about the African diaspora, and provide black youth access and opportunities to creatively express themselves unapologetically through theatre. We also work to strengthen connections within our culture by establishing long-term artistic development.

Teatro Paraguas stages contemporary award-winning Latinx plays in English and bilingual productions of Hispanic/Latinx poetry and classic cuentos (folk-tales), while promoting children's theatre, producing the works of New Mexico playwrights, and celebrating the history, richness and diversity of New Mexico's many cultures and artistic talent.

Formed in 2006 by Shawna Franks, Space 55 Theatre Ensemble is dedicated to developing new, under-represented and innovative theatre, and presenting it at an affordable price in a relaxed, casual environment. Space 55 is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in downtown Phoenix. Exposing audiences to the cutting edge of live theatre, Space 55 has quickly established itself as a vital force in the Phoenix arts scene. In addition to its own original productions, the Space 55 performance venue hosts a wide variety of live entertainment by diverse performers, including improvisational comedy, music and other special events.

Through the production of professional quality shows, and the operation of high quality classes and workshops, the Brelby Theatre Company works to become the epicenter of theatre in the West Valley arts community, and a valuable member of the arts in Arizona.

Accepted plays will be published in a collection of shorts by the theatre and sold beginning on the show dates.

Arizona Repertory Theatre (ART) serves as the public laboratory and showcase for The University of Arizona's professional training programs. The performers who constitute the resident actor training company are students from the Bachelor of Fine Arts program in Acting and Musical Theatre. The company is modeled directly after professional examples such as the large classical repertory theatres in the U.S., Canada and Europe.

Winding Road Theater Ensemble's mission is to tell dynamic, theatrical stories that illuminate the human condition and celebrate the theater’s power to entertain us, to move us, and to bring us joy, with a special commitment to developing new work by American playwrights. We fulfill our mission by producing seasons of contemporary and classic works representing diverse styles, themes, and perspectives, and by presenting readings, workshops, and full productions of new plays.

Benchmark Theatre is a professional theatre company that was founded in 2016. We endeavor to contribute to the elevation of the Denver Metro Area's theatrical presence and audience experience with unique, high-quality productions and community collaborations. With an emphasis on why stories need to be told, our motto is to “keep the conversation going.”

Founded in May of 2018, Theater 29 is a venue run by five local playwrights and their respective companies and collectives. Resident playwrights have the freedom to create, collaborate, develop, and produce the plays they want to see on stage.

Jackalope Theatre Company is Edgewater's premiere home for new and exciting Off-Loop Theatre. Each season, the company produces three full-length plays in Broadway Armory Park, a co-production with The Yard youth theatre program, as well as a series of ancillary programming at their storefront space, The Frontier. In addition to artistic programming, Jackalope is an Arts Partner in residence at the Chicago Parks District andprovidesafter school arts education programming and summer workshops as part of that residency. Jackalope is an industry leader in producing and developing new works and has been the recipient of numerous awards and accolades.

Educating the public about the history of Ohio and classic literary works through the performing arts and educational programs.

Exploring what we are all scratching to understand.

Our company is a collective of amazing people who create great projects that promote social awareness, social responsibility and social justice. Our mission is to provide artists young and old with an opportunity to engage in and create material that they feel is relevant to their personal development, community, and culture using our core values: Acceptance, Diversity, Liberation, and Inclusion. Our character building classes and workshops start as young as age 10. We also offer monologue studies, scene studies, audition technique courses, arts integration, Theatre of the Oppressed and play writing workshops.

The Public Theater is San Antonio’s largest, most productive professional live theater organization and only Equity Theater. Established in 1912 as the San Antonio Dramatic Club and incorporated on April 6, 1927, as the San Antonio Little Theatre it is the most historic theater in South Texas. The company has had other brands such as The San Pedro Playhouse (1997), and The Playhouse San Antonio (2012). Its most recent brand, The Public Theater of San Antonio, was unveiled on January 7th, 2018 in an effort to align the organization’s new professional vision to the needs of the region. For over a century, The Public Theater has evolved to serve its community as a 501c3 non-profit organization. The Public Theater’s mission is to produce live professional theater that inspires, educates, and...

Provides opportunities for engagement and experimentation in the performing arts.

In Good Company creates and performs original musical plays that weave traditional, period, and new music into theatrical storytelling, using the power of the arts to make connections in our communities and schools.

New Brooklyn Theatre aims to democratize the American theatre, to broaden the space for unheard voices and repressed histories, to bring into the theatre those sometimes left out, and to use theatre to provoke much-needed public conversations. Our company is committed to addressing pressing social issues, often in site-specific spaces where we bring theatre directly to the communities it serves.

The Asian-American Playwright Collective is a group of Boston-based playwrights who have banded together to nurture, develop, and promote new work by Asian-American playwrights in the Boston area.

Interrobang Theatre Project (ITP) produces visceral and timely works, rarely produced texts, and new American plays. We strive to excite a new generation of theatergoers, to engage our community through challenging plays, to maintain an environment in which artists can do their very best work, and to change our world one play at a time. ITP is not recommended for audiences who prefer theatre to be benign or familiar.

PTE envisions overlapping vibrant programming that includes branches of creation, study, education, and the development of new works of theatre in a safe, accessible, and secluded environment. In residence on Trinity-Pawling School’s 200 acre campus of lush greenery, Pawling Theatre Exchange offers theatre artists in all disciplines curated resources along with housing, meals, and restorative time away from their busy lives.

A welcoming theatre community with a passion for creating vibrant, engaging entertainment. For 88 years, the Victoria Theatre Guild, which owns Langham Court Theatre, has been producing engaging and high quality theatre with dedicated actors and creative teams. Since 1929 over 27,000 volunteers have presented nearly 3,000 performances using over 4,000 actors in more than 500 shows to 250,000 patrons. This is community theatre at its best offering 6 productions per year that are a mix of traditional and modern works.

Our Mission: To inspire young audiences with imaginative productions, introduce children of all backgrounds to the excitement of live theatre, and create an engaging, entertaining, and educational environment in which children and their families can explore and enjoy the arts.

It is the intent of Albany Civic Theater to provide education and training in acting, directing, writing, speech, staging, producing, reviewing, and other aspects of the dramatic arts. We aim to encourage and foster community interest and participation in the dramatic arts through the non-profit sponsorship of plays, lectures, publications, workshops, study groups, drama libraries and related activities.

The Aurora Civic Center Authority is committed to being a defining catalyst for personal and community transformation by: making the performing arts accessible for every age and socioeconomic background, introducing the magic of live theater across generations to encourage expansive imaginations and broad views of people and the world, and contributing to the future stability and growth of Aurora’s downtown.

Broad Horizons Theatre Company is a non-profit organization located in New York City and devoted to developing and promoting promising new plays for the theatre.

In 1904, Samuel Fischer expanded his publishing house to include a theater department. The aim was, then as now, to convey the represented plays to potential stages and to uphold the performance rights of playwrights. Today there are about 400 authors and more than 1500 plays in the program. Two important priorities have been developed since the existence of this department: 1) American drama Through the America exile of the couple Berman Fischer during the Third Reich and the resulting contacts, developed the theater department with the inclusion of important American dramatists to one of the leading theatrical publishers in Germany. Playwrights such as Arthur Miller, Eugene O'Neill, Thornton Wilder and Tennessee Williams formed the basis for this. Edward Albee, Woody Allen, Ariel Dorfman...

Mission: The New Colony develops NEW ART and NEW ARTISTS in order to educate and build NEW AUDIENCES.

SpeakEasy produces intimate, entertaining plays and musicals that are new to Boston and compel thoughtful conversation. We champion new talent and future arts leaders, alongside a diverse community of experienced local theatre professionals who share our devotion to excellence. We treat our artists, audiences and supporters as collaborators, working with us to make Boston a city that is sustainable for artists.

The Salon produces a monthly staged reading series, showcasing works of all genres by Northwest playwrights. We also host quarterly closed readings to support plays earlier in the development stage.

In 2000 on the hallowed boards of the Inglewood Playhouse, the AATE was birthed with a committment to producing DYNAMIC Black theater.

Based in Chicago, Remy Bumppo remains steadfast in its commitment since 1996 to produce plays of great literary significance designed to challenge, entertain and provoke thoughtful discussion, and to create partnerships with exceptional artistic collaborators and community leaders.

Since 2006, SKTC has presented new works and contemporary classics. From staged readings to full productions, we aim to present works and topics that are of interest to an older, wiser, and more experienced audience.

BLK BOX PHX, a non-profit Valley theater, produces shows and events of cultural significance that are fun, interactive ways to learn about the artistic, social, and political forces that shape the creation of the arts. Devoted to showcasing a diversity of work and talents.

We are a theatre of community consciousness and artistic accountability. We are a fluid collective of artists who provide a place to explore collaboratively, make our own artistic decisions, take risks, start a riot!

Redhouse at City Center is a new three theatre complex in the heart of downtown Syracuse. Redhouse is a not for profit arts center, dedicated to providing professional theatre of the highest caliber, innovative arts based education, and community enrichment through cultural engagement.

The Echo Theater Company has presented 60 Los Angeles Premiere Productions, 48 of them World Premieres and of those, 28 were commissioned. The Echo founded and produced The Ojai Playwrights Conference where new works by Christopher Durang, David Ives, Adam Rapp, David Lindsay-Abaire, and Jessica Goldberg, among many others, were workshopped. The Echo also created and maintains ActOut: an educational outreach program dedicated to helping at-risk youth. The Echo Theater Company supports playwrights and new works for the theater by creating an environment that empowers the playwright to their own progress while bringing fresh and engaging theatrical events to Los Angeles.

Iowa Stage Theatre Company transforms Iowa, its citizens and its arts community by producing intimate, truthful and relevant theater that inspires, enlightens and entertains.

Tallgrass Theatre Company produces The Iowa Playwrights Workshop. It's an opportunity for Iowa playwrights to work with actors, directors and other theatre artists to more fully develop and revise a theatrical script. Tallgrass Theatre invites writers, actors, and audience members to experience the process of creating theatre together, from a first reading to a staged production.

Corrib Theatre engages, inspires, entertains, and challenges audiences with theatrical productions filtered through the Irish experience, and with a focus on contemporary and lesser-known voices; we foster a diverse theatre community in our artists and patrons, and celebrate the essential power of the theatre to illuminate our common humanity. Corrib’s play selections feature internationally produced, award-winning Irish playwrights, whose works resonate across the world stage.

Black and Brown Theatre is a 501c3 non-profit theatre company that seeks to create opportunities for theatre artists of color in the professional Michigan theatre scene. Black and Brown Theatre was founded in the summer of 2016 to address the inequity of casting in the professional Michigan theatre scene and create more opportunities for theatre artists of color. Black and Brown Theatre likes to say "the goal is to fail" and by that we mean, we hope that in the next 5-10 years other theatre companies will employ theatre artists of color so often that we won't be necessary.

A non-profit theatre creating a home away from home for the socially conscious.

Cape May Stage is a professional Equity theatre company, featuring traditional, contemporary and new works in an intimate setting. Since 1988, actors, directors, and playwrights from around the country have set the standard for excellence by providing world-class theatre in a unique and historic venue.

In July 1991 a group of dedicated theatre artists and administrators came together to form The Road Theatre Company, a non-profit organization that produces theatre under the Actors’ Equity Association Membership Company Rule. Today, The Road Theatre Company is 173-members strong, and remains diligent in our tradition of investing in new artists, actors, writers, designers, producers and technicians as part of our ensemble company. For 27 years, The Road Theatre Company has remained committed to our mission to: Present plays not previously available to the Los Angeles public that introduce socially and/or politically relevant voices and thoughts to the American stage; Introduce youth, limited-income seniors, and other underserved audiences to the world of theatre through main stage produc...

Founded in 2005, Jewel Theatre Company (JTC) operates under a contract with Actors’ Equity Association (the union for professional actors and stage managers in the U.S.) and is dedicated to creating extraordinary productions that explore and advance the art of theatre by entertaining, enlightening and engaging the community. We rent the theatre we perform in. The Colligan Theater has 182 seats in 10 rows and the stage is 30' deep by 54' wide, wall to wall. There are optional 10' wide walls that can create a kine of "proscenium" wall on either side, making the opening only 35' wide. We have a small lobby.

The Paper Wing Theatre Company got its start in Southern California. We were merely actors with talent, cast into the wind like a paper airplane never knowing where we would land or how we would land, but always knowing we had to try to fly. With a background in teaching, we tend to cast people who may not have a huge resume, but who have heart and a strong desire that can be guided through the process.

Less than one-third of new plays produced by the American mainstream theatre establishment in any given year are written by women. As the industry watchdog Theatre Communications Group noted in its 2017 report on gender parity: “when it comes to the status of female playwrights in the American theatre, the long arc of history is bending toward parity—but so slowly, almost imperceptibly, that you’d be forgiven for despairing.” Rather than give in to despair, in 2011 SF playwrights AJ Baker, Suze Allen and Lee Brady founded non-profit 3Girls Theatre Company for the express purpose of challenging the status quo. 3GT is dedicated to making sure that stories told by women are seen on stage just as often as stories told by men. In the words of TCG, “[it’s] the obvious truth that women write pla...

Through a combination of personalized dramaturgy, group workshops, and professional development classes — featuring a roster of locally and nationally recognized artistic leaders — Company One Theatre’s PlayLab is an incubator of new work for writers of varied experience levels and backgrounds. Over its six seasons, C1 PlayLab has provided a multiplicity of dramaturgical support models for more than 40 playwrights, all with the goal of supporting Boston’s diverse artistic field.

The Phoenix Theatre Company is a LOA LORT D theatre. as well as the largest professional regional theatre in Arizona.

We are an arts organization in northern Arizona, offering high-quality live theatrical productions and developmental opportunities, utilizing a diverse base of writing and production talent reflecting the community at large.

The Pioneer Theatre Company, of Utah University, offers a wide range of exceptional theatre exploring the breadth of the human experience — challenging the intellect, stirring emotions, igniting imaginations and encouraging conversation.

Sackerson is a Salt Lake City based theatre company that creates new works in unconventional spaces for bold audiences.

Square Product Theatre was founded in 2006 with an eye toward providing affordable, inclusive, professional theatre to the Boulder community. Now in our 14th year, we have presented 18 World Premieres and 13 Regional Premieres of new, innovative performance work, and have showcased our work in Denver, Austin, Chicago, and New York, in addition to our home base of Boulder, Colorado. We love collaborating to create and present new, challenging, and thought-provoking work.

The Boston Project is a new works initiative that supports the creation and development of new plays set in Boston, which explore what it means to live in this city at this moment and tap into the full breadth of experiences and identities that make up life in the Hub.

WAM Theatre is a professional theatre company in the Berkshires of Massachusetts. Our VISION is to create opportunity for women and girls. We do that through our MISSION of theatre as philanthropy.

Mission: To give communities a voice through the arts. Vision: To identify and engage with communities who lack equitable access to the arts. In partnership with each community we will develop unique, custom arts and theater-based projects or curriculum to articulate a community’s voice.

The Fox (which is the abbreviated named for both the building and the city-run theater company in residence there) is a member of Actors’ Equity Association, Small Professional Theater Tier 1. The theater employs five full time staff and includes two performance spaces: a 242-seat proscenium theater and a 72-seat corner thrust black box “studio” theater. Operations include a season of six fully produced shows, a summer children’s theater program, various classes and other special programming, and employs approximated 200 local theatre artists, each year. The Aurora Fox is committed to the celebration of diversity and authentic representation in our selection of plays, our casting process, and our pursuit of theatrical innovations.

Emancipation Theater Company creates, original, provocative, storytelling that challenges the conventional wisdom of contemporary social issues, while contributing to arts culture and social justice community of Denver in a meaningful way.

We preserve and propagate the theatre arts in eastern Boulder County and the surrounding communities in Colorado. It is primarily intended to provide an arena for the amateur to perform and participate in the theatrical arts.

Buntport Theater Company is a wee group of theater-making humans based in Denver. We’ve worked together for over 18 years, making new stuff.* We work collaboratively—without ‘official’ writers, directors, designers, janitors. We do all the stuff. Because we love it.

EgoPo Classic Theater revitalizes the great classics of theater and literature through adventurous and physically dynamic stagings that re-awaken the essence of the original work. EgoPo’s stagings are either world premiere adaptations or unique new visions of classics.

A nonprofit generator of creative content across disciplinary boundaries that aspires to reflect on America’s ideals and realities, and that which unites and divides its people.

A PERFORMANCE LABORATORY The name is new, but the friendships and collaborations go back for years. Julie, Kenny, and Miriam have been working together since 2007, under a range of different names and companies – most notably Vicious Trap, a scapegoat and catch-all moniker for our various interests. Grapefruit Lab is the new combined vision and multimedia intersection of our work. Grapefruit Lab’s name, derived from Yoko Ono’s quip that a grapefruit is the hybrid of a lemon and an orange, encapsulates our goal of combining highly-aesthetic, compelling artistic work with work created with and alongside communities in ways that matter. We want to make art without assumptions – art that humanizes and entertains and challenges and brings you into conversation.

Artibus is a Denver-based theatre company dedicated to original performance and community collaboration. founded by Meghan Frank and Buba Basishvili in 2017, Artibus creates new performances, adaptations, and collaborative community projects for adults and children. Theatre is uniquely equipped to celebrate community achievements, transmit oral history, and illuminate voices that are often unheard. Our dream is to conjure up a hub in Denver for intimate, original performance that explores important social themes through humor and storytelling.

Mission Statement: The catastrophic theatre is an ensemble-based theatre company dedicated to creating a meaningful exchange between artists and audiences through the creation and performance of new works of all sorts.

Cone Man Running Productions seeks to challenge the playwrights, directors and actors while enticing audiences with not only traditional theatre productions, but with unique and innovative theatrical projects like the Spontaneous Smattering and the Pass and Go.

Southern Rep Theatre develops and produces new plays that reflect the diversity of the city it calls home, to provide our audience with professional theatre of the highest artistic quality and achievement, and to establish a creative working environment that nurtures theatre professionals. As New Orleans’ leading non-profit professional theatre, we strive to use the artistry of theater to enlighten, educate, and entertain audiences, and further extend that service through educational and outreach programs.

We create a public sphere where the theatrical contributions of emerging and established African Americans playwrights can be shared in an enriching community environment.

Steep is committed to producing new and under-produced plays that tell the stories of ordinary people in extraordinary situations.

Mission: Cloudgate Theatre creates theatre and performance that challenge the norms of American theatre. We make new work that tells stories from a queer, feminist gaze. We believe that theatre is the place where we can imagine the world we want to live in, and work to make it real. We want to create theatrical experiences that foster community, question authority, and offer meaning. And we want to tell you some damn good stories.

Over its 13 year history, Sideshow is proud to have distinguished itself as a vital member of the Chicago theatre community. Sideshow was awarded the 2016 Broadway In Chicago Emerging Theatre Award by the League of Chicago Theatres. Sideshow is a multiple Jeff Award-winning theatre and has been listed on the “Best of” lists in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2018 by the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Reader, Time Out Chicago, Chicago Sun-Times and Windy City Times. Sideshow continues its multi-year residency at Victory Gardens in the historic Biograph Theater.

Broken Nose Theatre is a Pay-What-You-Can company that develops and produces new work and seeks to cultivate empathy, spark conversation, and amplify underrepresented voices.

From the beginning, Steel Beam Theatre has focused on presenting passionate, engaging, provoking - but always entertaining - professional theatre that's accessible and affordable to all audiences.

The Lucille Lortel Foundation was created by Lucille Lortel to foster excellence and diversity in the theatre, as well as to faithfully preserve the rich history and support the continued prosperity of Off-Broadway.

Mission: The purpose of The New Harmony Project is to create, nurture and promote new works for the stage, television, and film that sensitively and truthfully explore the positive aspects of life.

Book-It Repertory Theatre was founded 29 years ago as an artists’ collective, adapting short stories for performance and touring them throughout the Northwest. Today, with over 100 world-premiere adaptations of full-length novels to its credit – many of which have garnered rave reviews and gone on to subsequent productions all over the country – Book-It is widely respected for the consistent artistic excellence of its work.

MadLab Theatre is a non-profit organization that provides an artistic haven for the creation and experience of original works. It is a laboratory where individuals and ensembles are free to experiment without censor. Each year we produce seven to eight full-length original productions including “Theatre Roulette,” the longest-running annual shorts festival in Columbus. In addition, MadLab serves emerging artists by providing an affordable, quality venue to small arts organizations.

Talespinner Children's Theatre is a Cleveland-based company that develops and produces highly imaginative, original, collaborative and interactive professional works for children that also stimulate creative growth in its artists.

Partial funding has been provided by the Kentucky Arts Council, a state agency in the Commerce Cabinet, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Through our work, Theatre [502] seeks to build a theatre community that strives for excellence, creating opportunities for artists to grow by challenging each other to always reach just a little farther beyond what we know we can achieve every time we step on stage.

The work of Looking for Lilith is more important than ever and we recommit to our mission of examining history and today from women’s perspectives and lifting up unheard voices.

Our mission is to create enriching and diverse theatrical and cultural experiences for the community and its artists in an intimate professional setting.

Profile’s mission is to produce a season of first-class productions and community engagement activities centered around a single writer whose vision broadens our perspective on our world and deepens our collective compassion. We do this through large-scale professional productions, our expansive In Dialogue program, and our vibrant education programs.

Mission: 7 Stages is a professional, non-profit theatre company devoted to engaging artists and audiences by focusing on the social, political, and spiritual values of contemporary culture. 7 Stages gives primary emphasis to international work and the support and development of new plays, new playwrights, and new methods of collaboration.

Mission: To bring communities together through uncompromising live storytelling.

Our Mission: To provide exceptional, diverse, creative, bold and affordable theatrical productions, which stimulate and entertain both audience and artist. Spotlighters strives to increase and enhance the Baltimore communitiy's appreciation for, and participation in, the experience that is live theatre.

Mission: The Magnetic Theatre offers a stylistically diverse range of performances and programs that connect adventurous artists to a sophisticated audience. Our intimate venue in Asheville’s distinctive River Arts District makes the experience of seeing a performance a memorable event.

The mission of Throughline Theatre Company is to demonstrate the existence of common themes throughout literary history that bridge generations and bring into perspective the constancy of the human condition. We achieve this by presenting a series of plays each season from disparate time periods, notably Classical, 20th Century, Contemporary and New works, finding a throughline that bridges generations of theatrical experience.

Founded in 2011, and taking their name from the Twelve Peers of Charlemagne, 12 Peers Theater is a 501(c)(3) organization. Our mission is to create exciting, engaging, and experimental theatrical productions with a focus on myth and cultural identity for new and established theatre lovers in the Greater Pittsburgh Area, through various in person and online programs, season after season.

Rainbow Theatre Project is committed to being a premier theatre for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Queer (LGBTQ) community in the Nation’s Capital by presenting plays and musicals that reflect the unique experiences, interests and history of the LGBTQ community.

Mission: Since 1999, Longacre Lea has been producing professional, absurdist theatre in Washington, DC. The company is in annual summer residence in The Callan Theatre at The Catholic University of America.

Pinky Swear’s Mission is to produce modern plays with well-crafted, believable, engaging women’s roles where people talk to each other and things happen. Our productions are a little funny, a little dark, and a lot entertaining.

Mission: Ally Theatre Company produces theatre designed to engage audiences through acknowledging and confronting systemic oppression in America.

Our Mission: To entertain, educate and elucidate through the practice and performance of Commedia dell’Arte.

Mission: Adventure Theatre MTC educates and inspires new generations of theater artists and audiences with exceptional theatrical experiences.

Arts on the Horizon was founded as a professional, non-profit theatre company with a specific focus of providing high-quality performances and education programs for an audience of young people ages 0 to 6 years old and their families.

Mission: To engage, inspire, entertain and challenge audiences with highly intentional visual and performing arts programming; provide arts education to promote lifelong learning to diverse communities; and celebrate the essential power of the arts to illuminate humanity. Art House provides a home for innovative performing, visual, and literary artists to develop new work; presents emerging and under-recognized artists who are making significant contributions to their respective fields; and serves as a safe space for established artists to take creative risks.

Equity Professional Theater

Buffalo's Premiere Alternative Theatre: The New Phoenix Theatre on The Park is a proud member of The Theatre Alliance Of Buffalo.

Torn Space creates theater. Founded by Dan Shanahan and Melissa Meola, Torn Space Theater (TST) aims to create original, aesthetically innovative performances; to introduce internationally-renowned, contemporary performance to Western New York; and to cultivate the collaboration of actors, composers, sculptors, video artists and designers within our productions. Drawing from the leading edge of the global avant-garde, TST offers both original drama and new interpretations of existing plays. Using vivid imagery that both entertains and challenges our audience’s theatrical expectations, TST fully incorporates other arts disciplines—e.g., media, music, and the visual arts—into our design aesthetic.

68 years young, The Little Theatre Group of Costa Rica (LTG) is the oldest continuously running English-language amateur theatre in Central and South America. There are many tales to tell of LTG's colorful history, but we adhere to our founding principle of being a non-profit organization that offers Costa Rica quality English-language theatre. We rely solely on the unpaid participation and support of theatre devotees and aim to present theatre for the enjoyment and inspiration of Costa Ricans and expatriate residents alike.

Mission: Denizen Theatre will explore what it means to be human in all its duality and complexity, producing new works that provoke, challenge, and inspire often ignored conversations.

As a production company, Theater Wit is the premier smart art theater in Chicago, producing humorous, challenging, and intelligent plays that speak with a vibrant and contemporary theatrical voice.

The Muse Writers Center in Norfolk, Virginia (VA) is an organization for Hampton Roads writers, new and experienced, to come together in creative writing classes, readings, and special events.

Parity Productions is a formidable producer of new theatrical work that as a company always ensures that we will fill at least 50% of the creative roles on our productions--directors, playwrights, and designers--with women and trans and gender non-conforming (TGNC) artists. Artistically, we develop and produce compelling new plays that give voice to individuals who rebel against their marginalized place in society.

To create and produce theatre in the San Diego area that tells stories from and by diverse Latinx perspectives. TuYo is committed to professional artistic rigor, forging authentic connections, and furthering the discourses that affect our community.

Mission: To foster an enduring love for live theatre in every community member.

As part of our commitment to creating space in the city of Edinburgh for new work by emerging Scottish and Scotland-based artists and companies, we are seeking proposals for live performances from theatre, comedy, dance, spoken word, performance art and inter-disciplinary artists based in Scotland who are looking for spaces to make bold new work which explores and tests the boundaries of live performance.

We believe that representation matters; diversity of identity, of perspective, of lived experience enriches our work and our lives. We develop new artists and future audiences through our renowned training programmes and our Discover activity in schools and communities. We share the theatre we make widely through transfers, tours and on screen. Welcome to important stories, thrillingly told.

A charity and social enterprise – our mission is to produce new work, discover and nurture new writers and artists, and target and develop new audiences.

We look for exciting new voices that tell contemporary stories with wit, style and passion and we champion work that is both provocative and entertaining.

As a production company, Theater Wit is the premier smart art theater in Chicago, producing humorous, challenging, and intelligent plays that speak with a vibrant and contemporary theatrical voice.

We're created in the mold of the London "Pub Theatres." In fact, we NEVER serve food in our theatre during theatrical shows (although we do often offer food during comedy, improv shows).

Parity Productions is a formidable producer of new theatrical work that as a company always ensures that we will fill at least 50% of the creative roles on our productions--directors, playwrights, and designers--with women and trans and gender non-conforming (TGNC) artists. Artistically, we develop and produce compelling new plays that give voice to individuals who rebel against their marginalized place in society.

Mission: To sustain an affordable, inclusive, and intimate space that nurtures art and community.

The Muse Writers Center in Norfolk, Virginia (VA) is an organization for Hampton Roads writers, new and experienced, to come together in creative writing classes, readings, and special events.

Est. 2007. Filament Theatre believes in the transformational power of the performing arts in the lives of young people. To this end, we create immersive and site-specific theatre that inspires, empowers, and activates young people and their communities.

Under the leadership of Artistic Director Marc Masterson, Managing Director James McNeel, and the Board of Directors, City Theatre’s mission is to provide an artistic home for the development and production of contemporary plays of substance and ideas that engage and challenge a diverse audience.

Our mission is to enrich and engage the region through the production of professional theatre and innovative arts education.

Macha Theatre Works is a fearless female non-profit arts organization showcasing exceptional artists, delivering innovative education programs, and staging new theatrical works that feature strong female characters.

The Gregory Awards are a set of honors dedicated to theatre in Washington State. Administered, funded, and produced by Theatre Puget Sound, the Gregory Awards bring together theatre artists and audiences to celebrate, honor the outstanding achievements of local theatre practitioners, and to raise the visibility of the theatre in our region.

Good Company Theatre develops and promotes high-quality, eclectic theatrical productions and events, forging new relationships between audiences, performers, and spaces in the process.

Mabou Mines is an artist-driven experimental theater collective generating original works and re-imagined adaptations of classics. Work is created through multi-disciplinary, technologically inventive collaborations among its members and a wide world of contemporary filmmakers, composers, writers, musicians, choreographers, puppeteers and visual artists. Mabou Mines fosters the next generation of artists through mentorship and residencies.

Rhymes Over Beats is a collective of hip hop and theater artists who share a passion to create and produce theater with a hop hop aesthetic to tell seldom-told stories of our diverse, culturally-rich community.

Off the Grid is a rolling collective of theatre artists committed to pushing the boundaries of artistic ability and engendering social empathy by developing and producing new works and re-imagining classical and contemporary repertoire. We strive to feed the artistic hunger of the Boston community and cultivate a breeding ground for well-rounded, innovative, and courageous artists.

Our Mission Is to tell powerful stories that will expand minds, challenge actors, inspire playwrights, and leave audience members rapturous. We do so by putting a focus on collaborating with exists groups and companies in Indy, prioritizing actors and stagehands, and nourishing new works by local playwrights.

Founded in 2004, Phoenix Theatre Ensemble is an Audelco, IRNE, Elliot Norton, NYITA award-winning not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization committed to the presentation of the great stories of the classical canon, and new adaptations of language-rich texts in innovative stagings that speak to and serve contemporary audiences. We are an artistic organization dedicated to nurturing a diverse resident company of classically trained and highly skilled theatre artists.

The Core Theatre strives to create quality theatrical productions that entertain, educate, and elevate society by instilling hope and understanding. We use primarily original scripts written for this purpose.

GoJo Clan Productions is the theatrical production company of Albi Gorn and Robin Joseph. We believe that theatre can be a window into the heart and soul. The expression of the playwright's psyche, the inner workings of an actor's craft, the careful guidance of a director's hand, the subtle support of the technician's stagecraft--all work together to uncover truths about our worlds and to explore our unique stories and our shared humanity. ​OUR MISSION: We are committed to bringing high-quality, affordable productions to the New York Metro area. We produce both original and published works.

Third Call Theater is a nonprofit that presents plays in Spanish for the Spanish-speaking community of the city of Louisville, KY and its surroundings.

Rubber City Theatre’s mission is to bring affordable and professional theatre to the Akron area. Through the use of our PAY-AS-YOU-LIKE-IT program we provide opportunities to see professional theatre for free for all ages. With Shakespeare and literary classics as our cornerstone, we strive to inspire the next generation of theatergoers and performers. Rubber City Theatre aims to be a regional professional theatre for the Akron area providing theatre experiences that are: ​ Professional ​Rubber City Theatre re-imagines the classics and provides quality theatrical productions. We are committed to hiring local actors, designers, and theatrical technicians and compensating them for their time and talents. Affordable ​We believe theatre should be accessible to all. Therefore, Rubber City The...

Los Alamos Little Theatre (LALT) is a not for profit 501(c)(3) community theater group. We were founded in 1943 and have been continually providing entertainment on the “Hill” since the days of the Manhattan Project. Our productions take place in the Performing Arts Center (PAC), which we operate on behalf of Los Alamos County.

Performance venue for local productions of new & emerging plays & musicals, plus acting classes.

Bread & Butter Theatre stages contemporary drama in San Francisco with special emphasis on two-person plays.

Arizona Theatre Matters creates film and stage to film accessible to everyone, regardless of physical ability. We empower people with and without disabilities, those under-represented in mainstream theatre, as artists and patrons within a system from which they have been traditionally excluded.

Our mission is to remove economic barriers from the creation of new work for artists launching their careers and experimenting within their art form, and to do so in an environment that is inclusive and accessible.

Founded in 2010, Harlem9 is a collaborative producing organization, comprised of a group Black theatre professionals from various backgrounds. Our mission is to produce together, exploring the past, present and future of black culture, celebrating its rich and diverse history of storytelling.

The mission of New Village Arts is to create adventurous artistic experiences to awaken the human spirit.

OUR MISSION To produce professional Shakespeare theatre, culminating in a free production in Forest Park, and to celebrate both Shakespeare’s language and the artists he has inspired. We present Shakespeare and works inspired by Shakespeare. We are in the Schools, in the Streets, and in the Park. Our work seeks to better the community, facilitate a diverse conversation, and encourage collaboration across disciplines.

Opera Philadelphia is committed to embracing innovation and developing opera for the 21st century. Our mission: -Delivering outstanding productions of traditional and new repertoire that engage our public and propel our genre forward -Identifying extraordinary artists, both established and emerging, and provide opportunities for them to create their most imaginative and inspired work -Presenting innovative programming relevant to the multi-cultural Philadelphia region that broadens and diversifies the opera audience

Mission: The Farm Theater develops early career artists, which may not have the support system afforded others, through workshops, productions, and mentoring. Our industry creates pathways to opportunities for those with privilege, education, and other forms of access. The Farm Theater has recognized a gap that exists for early career artists with less of those attributes built into their pedigree and has worked to create links and networks for them to build a foundation on which to take the next step in their career. It is with this focus that The Farm Theater has shaped its programming and built strategic partnerships with organizations that focus on the development of early career artists.

The Reformers are an experimental performing arts collective with one simple goal: to tell stories not commonly seen on local stages. Our original plays explore themes of fear, dread, and the unknown, all with a generous infusion of warped humor. We like to play with form, taking our audiences on site-specific journeys and fully immersing them in the worlds we build. We reject the popular notion that theater is a dying art form; rather, we think its image needs some rehabilitation as a source of fun for everyone rather than an elite activity reserved for a special few.

Mission: To create a performing arts experience that is socially engaged, professionally managed, and creatively inspired.

The Arts Center’s community theatre has been a part of the Rocky Mount community for more than 50 years. The Theatre offers a wide variety of productions, including comedies, dramas, musicals, and children’s theatre, and relies on volunteers to continue its tradition of success.

A very visible force in Tucson for over 49 years… The Invisible Theatre (IT) of Tucson, a non-profit 501 (c) 3 organization, is dedicated to producing quality theatre and arts education experiences for all facets of the community in an intimate setting that showcases local professional talent and guest artists. The Invisible Theatre is fully accessible to patrons using wheelchairs or with other mobility challenges. Seating areas to accommodate persons using wheelchairs are located in the theatre.

Now & Then Creative Company focuses on the "now"—new plays and play development, while also producing the "then"—classic pieces that speak to the present. The company—in residence at Metropolitan Arts Institute—creates high quality, thoughtful, and affordable productions that value artistic risks.

Our mission is to create extraordinary theatre in a collaborative environment that engages audiences, educates our community and explores the capacity for creative expression in each and every individual.

Anton’s Well Theater Company’s derives its name from Anton Chekhov’s belief that every person should leave something useful behind when they depart this earth—he thought digging a water well would be a great legacy. Creating theater is our water well. We’re an East Bay company devoted to presenting Bay Area Premieres or rarely performed plays that have compelling theatrical language and feature local theater artists.

Mission: Those Women Productions is a Berkeley-based, adventurous theater company dedicated to exploring hidden truths of gender and power. We aim to bring marginalized voices to the center of the stage, to ask bold questions and instigate conversation.

Wily West Productions formed in 2008 to provide a locally run, locally cast, locally produced outlet for new plays by Bay Area playwrights. The production team members had a combined background totaling several dozen productions of various sizes and budgets from New York to Salt Lake City and San Francisco. Wily West has produced critically acclaimed and award-winning productions. We value not only quality production elements, but strive for a creative and fun production environment.

Driven Theater Company(DTC) is a 501-C (3) company dedicated to empowering, connecting, and entertaining diverse audiences during quality issue-driven theater, and education designed to encourage the healthy development of the individual, the family, and society.

Hexagon is a nonprofit organization composed of people whose purpose is to create and stage an original, political, satirical, musical comedy revue each year, both to have fun entertaining and to raise money for local charities. While there are several (even numerous) groups that purport to present political satire, Hexagon is unique in several respects: Hexagon is all original. Each year every song and skit is completely new. At Hexagon, you won’t hear hackneyed tunes recycled with new words. Hexagon is non profit. We donate to charity, not to our own wallets. Hexagon is all volunteer. There are no salary expenses to diminish the proceeds we can donate to charity. Hexagon is membership. Hexagon is not a “one-man show.” Members make up the cast, crew orchestra, front of house, writer...

Our Mission: Soul Rep Theatre Company exists to provide quality transformative Black theater that enlightens the imagination, the spirit, and the soul.

The mission of the Griffin Theatre Company is to create extraordinary and meaningful theatrical experiences for both children and adults by building bridges of understanding between generations that instill in its audience an appreciation of the performing arts. Through artistic collaboration the Griffin Theatre Company produces literary adaptations, original work and classic plays that challenge and inspire, with wit, style and compassion for the audience.

We are a producer of theatre, performance and media that exists to be a haven for the future. We achieve this through championing the next generation of playwrights, directors and actors; by producing and promoting work and artists that are staking their claim as the immediate future of their art forms; and by investing in those at the very beginning of their professional journeys. Through this inspiration, we seek to ignite in each audience member a hope for the future - the future of theatre and performance, the future of each other, the future of our community.

First floor theater stages stories of individuals facing moments of radical change. By combining visceral acting, immersive design, and collaborative dramaturgy, fft expands these stories to ask urgent social questions.

Annex Theatre is a democratic collective of theatre artists dedicated to creating bold new work in an environment of improbability, resourcefulness, and risk. Annex annually produces 5 world-premiere plays by living playwrights and helmed by local directors, ranging from radical reinterpretations of classic scripts and ensemble-generated devised spectacles to dynamic solo performances and evocatively relevant plays. All productions are chosen by the Annex company through a process of proposals, interviews, frenzied argument, and final consensus. Annex also produces a monthly late-night variety show, Spin the Bottle (started in 1997) and co-produces Weird & Awesome with Emmett Montgomery monthly.

The Nora Theater Company (“The Nora”) promotes the feminine perspective through mainstage productions, That’s What She Said events, providing opportunity, support and mentoring for female artists and the exploration of gender and feminism.

Underground Railway Theater creates live performance in the activist and collaborative spirit of its namesake, inspiring an expanded image of the possible. Through interdisciplinary inquiry and partnership, URT creates accessible theater of great beauty and social content–theater that challenges and delights, informs and celebrates. Through its productions and a constellation of education and outreach programs, URT activates commitments to cultivating local artists of all ages and to creating new work.

The Front Porch Arts Collective will examine the interactions between race, economics, culture, gender and sexuality from a Black and Brown perspective. We exist to make art that challenges notions of the Black and Brown experience, and we seek a deeper understanding of the struggle. Additionally, we expose aspects of this experience in uniquely dynamic ways, and we are committed to providing opportunities for Black and Brown talent. We are an inclusive organization, which interfaces with communities of color by using performance in all of its forms, both to examine the Black and Brown experience and to bolster Black and Brown art.

There are two things that are true about living in this time and region: we are among the brightest scientific minds in the world and the distance between science and the essential questions of our humanity grows shorter every day. Catalyst Collaborative@MIT, a collaboration between Central Square Theater and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is the nation’s only on-going partnership between a professional theater company and a world-class research institution. Each season, URT or The Nora produces at least one play that opens the door between art and science and pushes us to expand our vision of the future, framed by real-time encounters with scientists who are changing our world.

The Poets’ Theatre aspires to elevate the poetic possibilities of the theatre. We invite audiences to share in the universal languages of poetry and theatre, which imbue every element, including language, lighting, movement, sound, and space, with multiple meanings, allowing us to express the otherwise inexpressible. We celebrate the work of poets past and present, and innovate new ways of theatre-making that electrify audiences and illuminate the vast and beautiful diversity of the human experience.

TAPIT/new works creates, produces and performs original works, collaborating with theater, dance, music and visual artists; brings the arts to audiences of varied ages and backgrounds; encourages participation in the arts through outreach; and strives to enrich the lives of individuals and communities.

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"Rapid Lemon"—an anagram of "palindrome"—got its name from the dialogue of an original play called Sphere, the company's debut production as part of the 2012 DC Black Theatre Festival. Sphere was presented at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company that summer and praised emphatically by The Washington Post. Sphere was followed by Marvin's Trial, another new script, workshopped at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore and premiered at THEARC in Washington. These early ventures, and the ongoing stewardship of The Variations Project starting in 2014, established Baltimore-based Rapid Lemon Productions as a resident company dedicated to the growth of new theater throughout the region.

Theatre Project —through the presentation of a diverse array of original and experimental theatre, music, and dance — connects the artists and audiences of Baltimore with a global community of performers. We seek to nurture those artists who are actively experimenting with new forms of expression and support both performers of international reputation and emerging local companies creating new work.

Submersive Productions is a collaborative artworks company that creates original, site-specific immersive works where artists and audiences engage together at the intersection of histories, mythologies and the immediate experience. Based in Baltimore, we devise works that make the audience essential to the journey of the narrative. We work with teams of artists and performers to make worlds that engage the senses and unfold stories, both familiar and forgotten.

Our Mission: We aim to connect children with their passions. We provide a safe place for children to explore their creative side in acting, singing and dancing. Through the various classes and productions, children will have the ability to try anything they want here at Off Broadway Children's Theatre.

Our Mission: To create theatre where audience and artists share passion for the play.

Inspired by the aspirations of the grange movement, the Ancram Opera House creates meaningful encounters through the performing arts that forge connection and community. We believe performances—experienced in our small, intimate space—offer the possibility for real exchange, instill a sense of place and contribute to healthier and happier lives. Our hall fosters an audience’s immersion with a performance to make it complete and the potential for personal growth that the arts provide. We also look to Ancram's pastoral character to nurture fervent artistic creation.

Bridge Street Theatre, Inc. is a non-profit corporation which purchased the factory building at 44 West Bridge Street in Catskill, NY in late 2013. We have now converted the building into a 84-seat theatre which houses our own theatre productions. It will also be available to other theatres and performing arts groups, and because of its location adjacent to Catskill High School, will be able to provide theatrical opportunities for high school and middle school students.

Our mission is to enrich community life through discovering, appreciating and creating excellence in theatre, the performing arts and the visual arts.

The Ghent Playhouse is non profit volunteer run community theater. Now in its 45th year, the Ghent Playhouse is a fully-functioning, handicap accessible, jewel of a theater in Ghent NY. The Theater is equipped with new comfortable seating, modern accessible restrooms and air conditioning! The historic building also contains a set shop, dressing rooms, kitchenette, costume storage and sophisticated lighting and sound systems. Drawing talent from all around the Hudson Valley and beyond, the playhouse now presents five diverse productions each year.

Hundreds of performers and creative staffers and thousands of audience members have been through Mac-Haydn’s doors since the first show in 1969. We are looking forward to seeing many more in the years ahead.

Berkshire County's oldest year-round theater, Mixed Company-a non-profit, 501-c-3 theater and state-of-mind.

We’ve produced almost 450 plays, each requiring as many as 100 volunteer performers, directors and backstage workers. That’s made us the successful community theater we are today. From the beginning we’ve carried our own weight. Ticket sales, growing season subscription support, patron gifts and tremendous volunteer work have provided affordable theater, funded on-going improvements, and kept us operating consistently in the black with minimal funding from grants. You, along with people like you, make it happen. You’re the key to our on-going success! Our constant goal is to present a well-balanced mix of professional-quality theater, from recent Broadway hits to the classics to the avant-garde.

The Mission of SLOC is to provide opportunities for adults and youths to experience and participate in the performing arts.

The mission of Shakespeare & Company is to deliver a sustainable, integrated, and vital program of Performance, Training, and Education for the audience, the artist, the Company, and the community. We embrace the classical ideals and visceral experience of Shakespeare’s work: collaboration, commitment to language, physical prowess and the embodied voice.

Taconic Stage Company’s artistic director is a familiar local personality, Carl Ritchie. After three seasons as artistic director of Copake Theatre and a stint as town councilman, Ritchie took a year off to write shows and has returned with this new, non-profit theatre venture.

The Theater Barn is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1984 with a mission to enrich, educate, and entertain its audiences through the experience of live theater. Each summer, we provide young nationally-recruited professional actors with a nurturing atmosphere where they can feel comfortable to take risks and develop their craft. We present diverse productions that appeal to different age groups as we strive to build a younger audience for the future. We also maintain reasonable ticket prices so that seniors as well as young families can afford to attend our shows.

The Dorset Players, the non-professional theater group that owns the Playhouse, has developed an active Fall-Winter-Spring season. The Players have expanded far beyond its original nucleus of Dorset residents to all those in the Northshire who loved theater.

LRT presents new and classic plays driven by innovative direction, canny design and great acting. Audiences share in a unique theatrical intimacy that draws each observer into a more personal relationship with the play.

Our mission is to foster and cultivate interest in the performing arts, produce publicly or privately, plays, concerts, musical comedy, ballet and any or all of the other performing arts.

Located at 42 Wendell Avenue in Downtown Pittsfield, the Whitney Center for the Arts, a presenting and producing arts center, has two world-class art galleries and presents Comedies, Dramas, Musicals, Concerts, Opera Nights, Cabarets plus events for teens and children in an intimate performance venue.

Walking the dog Theater creates theater events, inner development courses, and community-building projects. Vital aspects of this purpose include: engaging children, youth, and adults in their own creative potential, stimulating artistic life in underserved areas, supporting the work and growth of professional artists, the Michael Chekhov approach to acting, and staging plays, with a special passion for the works of William Shakespeare.

Mission: To provide educational opportunities in the theatre arts for young people of all abilites and levels of interest; to produce quality theatre for and by the young with appeal to all ages; and to expose people to diverse ideas and cultures through the theatre experience.

The Actors Theater of Orcas Island was formed to enhance the quality of life on Orcas Island by providing quality theater experiences and providing for the training and education of actors, directors and others involved in theater productions and by providing an opportunity to demonstrate and improve their skills by participating in theatrical productions.

ArtsWest produces artistic events that provoke conversation, incite the imagination and use live theater as a powerful agent of change.

In the long-standing debate, “Does art imitate life or does life imitate art?” As If Theatre Company consciously chooses the latter. We want our art to instill within you hope and laughter, conflict and resolution, empathy and awareness, and a deeper understanding of yourself and others.

Auburn Community Players is comprised of volunteer actors who are passionate about bringing quality, live theater to Auburn. The City of Auburn hires directors, choreographers and other professional to produce a theatrical performance. Currently, Auburn Community Players produces two shows per year, one in the spring and one in the fall.

Azeotrope’s mission is to create a space where audiences confront the marginalized and obscured, bringing visibility to the invisible. We hope to broaden Seattle’s cultural and artistic environment with vital, urgent, and exciting projects that would otherwise be underrepresented.

BYT's mission is to provide opportunities in the performing arts for all young people, regardless of income or ability, and allow them to perform before a live audience. At the same time, the theater provides the community with quality productions, which are both entertaining and socially relevant for the entire family.

The Bellingham Theatre Guild is a nonprofit volunteer organization that has been producing theatre in Whatcom County, Washington, since 1929, including more than 700 productions with over 7,000 performances.

The mission of Bellingham TheatreWorks is to produce stories of significance to the Pacific Northwest, with an emphasis on local actors and local playwrights.

The Blue Door Theatre, a 501c(3) certified non-profit arts organization, was so named because the front door was blue. In 2002 the BDT moved to its current location in the Garland district. Since its creation, the BDT has been an all-volunteer organization. Our performers, box office staff and board of directors volunteer their time and talent.

Bridges Stage Company, a multi-ethnic theatre group, is dedicated to building awareness, understanding and acceptance of all people and cultures through programs that explore our similarities and celebrate our differences in the hope of bringing us closer together.

Our mission is to improve our community by expanding the opportunities for both amateur and professional performing arts in Olympia, as well as all of Thurston County. We are committed to creating a sustainable program which operates on an independent, financially viable business model.

Nordo is an intimate theatrical experience featuring imaginative cuisine and atmospheric music, where artists create & play, while audiences are cared for with seamless Service. In our home artists serve one another & the broader community. We believe in our artists being paid fairly, our food being sourced locally, & our work being brave, educational & always entertaining. OUR HISTORY: In 2009, Nordo launched a hybrid of the pop-up restaurant and underground theater. Relying on relationships with local farmers, ranchers, fisherman, composers, actors, and visual artists, Nordo serves up modern cuisine while thrilling audiences with the history, myth, science, and politics of food. Each show, performed at venues all over the Seattle area, ran for 6-8 weeks for an almost alw...

While also offering a market fresh menu of seasonal delights and libations carefully curated and prepared by Chef Monica Seward. Founded in 2005 by artistic director Chris Pink and nestled underneath the world-famous Pike Place Market, Can Can’s intimate underground setting is evocative of Paris at the turn of the 20th Century. At the heart of the institution is Can Can's core creative team whose transformation of the unique venue with each new show features ever-changing scenic design, choreography, music, costuming, and more several times a year. In addition to its celebrated dinner shows, Can Can also produces seductive late nights, all ages matinee brunch shows, and various live music, variety extravaganza’s both at Can Can as well as its sister venue Fred Wildlife Refuge, and with var...

Believing that theatre is an agent of challenge, change, and education, Centerstage Theatre presents and produces quality performances to enhance the lives of people and communities in Western Washington.

Central Theatre Ensemble, the production wing of the Theatre Arts Department, produces several shows each season, both on the main stage and in a studio (workshop) setting. Among the main stage offerings each year is the annual musical theatre production along with contemporary and classical fare from around the globe. Another example of how CWU's students use their skills to “Learn. Do. Live.”

Cultivating a ravishingly independent and original Seattle theatre community.

Dacha is a new theatre company based in Seattle, WA. We specialize in devised, immersive, and playful work.

DramaQueen is a Seattle-based non-profit theatre organization dedicated to promoting women playwrights and their work. DramaQueen is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation.

Promoting independent theatre in Tacoma, and providing a voice to artists of all ethnicities.

We foster excellence in live theatre for the enrichment of our community and the benefit of future generations.

Empowering local Latino artists to create, produce and promote professional theater in English, Spanish, bilingual and Spanglish. Providing a voice for Latino artists as well as Latino communities by sharing culturally and socially relevant stories through our innovative programming, workshops, and initiatives.

The Mission of the Evergreen Playhouse is to bring quality live theatre to the people of Lewis County and beyond and enrich people’s lives.

Fantastic.Z is Seattle’s LGBTQ theatre company. An artist founded and run company presenting the Puget Sound with quality theatre focused through a queer lens. In addition to our community outreach and education programs, Fantastic.Z strives to bring fierce, entertaining and passionate theatre while giving a voice to the LGBTQ community and its allies.

Freehold engages artists of all levels in training and experimentation so that they may become more innovative and heartfelt in generating theatre that has a lasting impact on the community we serve.

Theatre matters because it has the power to make the world a better place. That's why we made it our mission to produce shows that inspire social change.

Infinity Box Theatre Project uses theater to ask questions about the human consequences of science and technology. Through quality story telling, we explore the humanity of science, and our post-play conversations invite people to talk together about how science and technology will affect their future.

Stage Left continually strive to attain an artistic vision that illuminates and questions the human condition.

Our Mission: To educate, enlighten, and entertain audiences through the art of improvisation.

Est. 1998. Woodinville Repertory Theatre is dedicated to producing quality, professional theatre to appeal to audiences throughout the Northshore Region, inspiring and engaging people of all ages in the theatrical arts.

Key City Public Theatre (KCPT) plays an important role in the fabric of Jefferson County by consistently producing thought-provoking and visually stunning productions, performed to rapidly growing regional audiences. Under the leadership of Artistic Director, Denise Winter, KCPT has experienced tremendous programmatic success.

Building on a century of tradition, the Mountaineers Players provide exceptional outdoor theatrical productions and educational programs that enrich the community, foster a lifelong enjoyment of the performing arts, and nurture an appreciation for the unique beauty of the Pacific Northwest.

Western Washington Center for the Arts is a not-for-profit organization, dedicated to promoting the arts in Kitsap County, and particularly in Port Orchard and the surrounding communities. Our mission is to present, preserve and promote the arts, especially the theater arts.

The mission of the Warehouse Theatre Company is to engage, enrich and encourage our community through shared experiences in theatre arts. As Yakima's community theatre, WTC has enjoyed a well earned reputation for professional-quality musicals, comedies and dramatic performances for over six decades.

Last Leaf Productions' mission is to produce and perform original educational and entertaining programs for all ages and to provide affordable and portable access to live theatre for all with a focus on communities and individuals who have limited access to traditional theatre venues due to economic, physical, or geographic restrictions.

Est. 1960. A community theatre presenting plays and musicals at the Princess Theatre in a four-show season that runs August through mid spring.

We inform, enlighten, and engage audiences through presentation of thought-provoking literature, what we term “useful theatre” or “Teatro Útil.” Furthermore, we seek to engage the Latino community in a variety of theatre-based activities to empower and integrate its members through these artistic expressions.

Est. 2003. Valley Center Stage is doing business as a part of North Bend Community Theater, a not-for-profit theater arts organization devoted to igniting the spontaneous creative spirit that exists in all people.

Live Girls! is a theater company dedicated to producing and developing new works by women. We challenge the current under representation of women in theater by: Empowering women artists to be leaders and create their own opportunities; Providing the public with opportunities to see plays by women; Advocating for female playwrights and their work in the theater community; Celebrating women’s contributions to society; Creating exciting events that entertain our audiences, and provoke responses.

Magenta Theater creates community and entertainment one stage at a time.

Mission: We use the language of playwrights to inspire the creation of specific worlds on stage. We work to develop our artists’ skills by investing in projects that nurture and challenge our talents. We believe in the power of a shared experience between our artists and our audiences, using plays to inspire curiosity and self-reflection. American Bard Theater Company is a not-for-profit organization serving the Greater New York community.

It is the mission of Many Hats Theatre (MHT) to employ a multi-disciplined approach to theatre-making that cultivates versatile theatre artists, showcases local talent, and produces works that engage, inspire, and inform. MHT is founded on principles of inclusion and collaboration and is dedicated to fostering education, social justice and civic engagement through the arts.

MAP Theatre distills stories to their root humanity, striving to generate greater empathy in the world.

Metropolitan Performing Arts is dedicated to enriching our community by nurturing a lifelong passion and appreciation for live arts through education and performance opportunities. It is our goal to involve, cultivate, nurture and enhance.

Mirror Stage uses the power of theatre to challenge assumptions, bias and prejudice, increasing equity and inclusion while encouraging more thoughtful reflection on today’s issues.

Mistresspiece Theater is a woman-centered LGBTQIA positive theater company in Seattle.

The Moore Artist Collective is committed to the creation of new works that directly address challenges experienced by young people and their families.

Olympia Family Theater engages audiences of all ages in performances and programs that entertain and educate.

Olympia Little Theatre (OLT) is the oldest live theater in Olympia and one of the oldest in Washington State. As we enter our 80th year, we are proud that we can continue to provide quality theater at a reasonable price.

On the Boards invests in leading contemporary performing artists near and far, and connects them to a diverse range of communities interested in forward-thinking art and ideas.

One Lump or Two Productions focuses on developing deconstructed Shakespearean comedies. One Lump or Two was founded in 2003 as a theatrical writing partnership between Daniel Flint, Frank Lawler and Jason Marr.

Parley is a collective of ​Seattle playwrights committed to the long-term development of one another's work. We provide a protected space in which to welcome the unguarded, authentic expression of our differences on the stage.

Great Community. Great Theater. We redefine and revitalize community theater. Making theater is hard. Collaborative storytelling is complex. Penguin Productions celebrates this complexity. We center stories that fuel our future with hope, resilience, interconnection, and joy.

We inspire action through captivating theatre. By partnering with social justice focused non-profits for each of our projects, we give our audiences direct access to supporting causes that combat inequity and reduce violence.

Pony World Theater is an ensemble of artists who create playful and evocative performances that engage audiences in meaningful questions. We combine striking visuals, elastic realities, and boundless imagination into uncommon narratives.

At Pork Filled Productions, we: Produce and develop genre plays Promote Asian American and POC artists Imagine fantastical, inclusive and FUN universes.

For over 65 years, PA Community Players have brought creative opportunities and entertainment to area residents and visitors alike. Join us!

Port Players provides the freedom of expression for young artists, empowering them to find confidence and their place in the world. We do this by providing intensive professional training through the production of musical theatre for audiences of all ages.

We promote and cultivate performing arts of the Indian subcontinent, by empowering performing artists.

The mission of Pullman Civic Theatre is to provide affordable, live entertainment for the community, and creative outlets and educational opportunities for theatre participants of all ages.

The ReAct Theatre strives to explore the diversity of our community and produce innovative, quality theatrical entertainment through multi-ethnic and non-traditional casting.

REBATEnsemble produces contemporary, classical and original plays with an experimental twist for the greater Seattle area. We pursue a dialogue with our audiences by generating theatre inspired by immediate and relevant socio-political issues. Our work blends theatre with other artistic mediums in unconventional and non-traditional spaces.

Red Curtain Foundation for the Arts is committed to increasing accessibility and appreciation of the visual and performing arts for students, artists, technicians, audiences and patrons in the Snohomish County area through education, productions, and exhibits.

Theatre should leave one alive and awake with an expanded awareness of being.

For over 20 years Renton Civic Theatre has been one of the premier venues for quality theater in the Greater Puget Sound region. We feature classical musicals, comedies, and dramas that are family-friendly.

Seattle Experimental Theater was started in 2011, with our first production of “Where No Man Has Gone Before”. Since then, Seattle Experimental Theater has created eight original long form improv shows.

Seattle Musical Theatre, formerly the Civic Light Opera.

With the plays of William Shakespeare at our core, Seattle Shakespeare Company engages our audiences, our artists and our community in the universal human experience inherent in classic drama through the vitality, immediacy and intimacy of live performance and dynamic outreach programs.

The theater is home to student, faculty and community theatrical and musical productions. With an orchestra pit, 369 seat capacity, and ample lighting options, the Shoreline Community College theater provides a professional grade venue for every show.

Short Order Theatre Company is dedicated to offering bold, thoughtful, and inclusive productions of timely revivals and contemporary works that explore and confront the condition of our American community.

Sound Theatre Company empowers artists to give voice to the dignity and diversity of the human experience–moving audiences toward a more just and compassionate world.

Spokane Falls Community College meets the needs of our community by advancing student achievement through quality, accessible learning opportunities that embrace diversity, promote equity, and foster global awareness.

Providing Enjoyable, Educational, & Affordable Live Theatre.

Enriching, entertaining and educating our community through exceptional theatrical arts in an intimate setting.

Community Theater

Strawberry Theatre Workshop is committed to the idea that the theatre is the people's place of aspiration, and that any voice from the stage is translated exponentially into conversations at coffee shops, bus stops, classrooms, and play fields. Strawshop is dedicated to the idea of ensemble, in the broadest sense of the word. Our ensemble does not only mean a resident company of workers, but a collective that includes our work, our audience, and our neighborhood. This is an activist stance. To be a good neighbor is to be a relevant neighbor, a responsible neighbor, and a vocal neighbor.

Since 1998, StoryBook Theater has introduced young children in the Puget Sound area to live theater with original, interactive musicals written especially for 3-10 year olds and their families. StoryBook Theater shows are hilarious, 55-minute musicals filled with music, laughter, whimsical costumes and quirky characters, guaranteed to delight the entire family.

Studio East works to create confident, compassionate, responsible young people through training in the art and craft of theater.

Located on the lower level of Meany Hall for the Performing Arts on the UW Campus, the Studio Theatre is a black box theater that seats 238. It is home to a wide variety of performances, including many by UW School of Music, School of Drama and Dance Program.

Twelfth Night Productions provides a process-based performing arts experience to a variety of performers, students, and community members. Our community is educated by our process giving all participants a sense of ownership and cohesion. This collaborative effort brings together artists and professional educators to enhance and support the community through the power of the arts.

Thistle Theatre is a professional puppet theatre for families and we perform in Bellevue, Ballard, and Seattle, WA. We specialize in Tabletop Bunraku , a variation of the ancient Japanese style of puppetry. The puppeteers are dressed head-to-toe in black and operate the puppets from behind. Good storytelling, realistic movement and excellent manipulation are the hallmarks of Thistle Theatre productions.

Theatre22 is committed to producing exceptional live theatre that engages a diverse community of artists and audiences, inspires new ways of interpreting the world around us, and celebrates hope and healing.

It is the mission of the Theater Arts Guild to nurture participation in, and enjoyment of, live theatre in Skagit Valley. It is our intention to encourage people of all ages to be involved as both participants and audience, offering a variety of production types.

Est. 1990. Internationally acclaimed, award-winning theater simple has built a reputation for producing ensemble-based innovative and “impossible” theatrical experiences. Whether in a theater, in a park, ‘out of the 'box', and around the world, we aim to create work that surprises and inspires with imagination, vision and moxie.

Tacoma Little Theatre enriches the community through all types of quality, live theatre experiences.

TMP’s mission is: “Enriching lives through the art form of musical theater.”

Our mission is to produce plays that dance on the line between comedy and tragedy, taking the light of life seriously and the serious lightly; to create a space where, in Robert Frost’s words, “the work is play for mortal stakes.”

The Changing Scene Northwest is Non-Profit theatre in Kitsap County, WA, but is adopting the essence of the philosophy of the Changing Scene Theatre in Denver, CO. Al Brooks and Maxine Munt's philosophy, and our mission: "Insomuch as possible, to show only new, original, unproduced, or innovative works." "Provide an atmosphere in which there is an intermingling and exchange of ideas and talents among artists." "Provide a vehicle for the advancement of area artists, culture, education, and exposure of the arts throughout the area."

The Core Ensemble unites tradition with innovation to produce invigorating new performance events which celebrate the individual, centralize artists in the process of creation, and engage curious and unexpected audiences in Seattle.

The mission of The Fern Shakespeare Company is to promote cultural diversity and to strengthen and serve our community through the works of William Shakespeare, performance and education.

The Lesser-Known Players, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit performing arts organization, specializes in bringing lesser-known works of literary and artistic merit to the wider audience we feel they deserve.

The Phoenix Theatre is the only theatre in the Puget Sound region exclusively dedicated to producing compelling scripted comedy theatre that enriches the cultural lives of the greater Edmonds and Snohomish County community.

The vision that created the Richland Players in 1944 to bring music and laughter to an isolated community, and opportunities for local citizens to directly participate, continues today. As the community has evolved in the demographics of age and culture, so too has the Theater evolved its repertoire and vision for new productions.

Enhance, Educate, Elevate, Entertain. We enhance our community through the performing arts, educate the public on the value and impact of live theatre, elevate the quality of live theatre locally, and entertain our community by delivering high-quality Shakespeare-inspired theatre produced by our ensemble cast and crew.

We inspire audiences and artists of all ages through live performances, enriching the vibrancy of our community.

Our mission is to produce classical plays with diverse female and non-binary casts, re-imagining these works for a contemporary audience.

At RLP Productions, our mission is to educate and entertain the general public on the social, political and economic context of African American and American storytelling via film, theatre, television, and other various artistic mediums to include: conferences, publications, dessert services, and more.

Canadian Stage produces, presents, commissions, and collaborates with multiple partners on cross-disciplinary work with a focus on performance styles that integrate theatre, dance, film, visual arts and more.

Hand2Mouth is a group of artists who make plays and places for people today. We celebrate the potential of the live encounter and investigate the passions of our hearts and times in order to build new windows that open to the world. Driven by connection and joy, we use evolving methods to create original performance events that are bold and accessible.

Actors Theatre of Indiana’s mission is to celebrate the power of theatre and enhance the quality of life in central Indiana by offering high quality professional theatre performances and programs that engage, inspire, educate and entertain.

Nu Sass Productions strives to encourage women in all aspects of theater, especially in those roles traditionally dominated by men. Nu Sass seeks to offer women opportunities to expand the roles they take on in the theater and try new things. Nu Sass explores how putting female actors into roles originally written for men can change the overall experience for the audience. Above all, Nu Sass aims to create engaging, thought-provoking art while being a responsible local and global citizen.

Crowded Fire Theater (CFT) is a critically acclaimed company for new play production on the West Coast. Known for presenting works by the hottest up-and-coming playwrights, CFT contributes to the creation of a contemporary canon that reflects the diverse world in which we live.

Berkeley Playhouse produces theater that is "intelligent, relevant, and soul-stirring." We bring together performers and audience members of all ages. We strive to provide experiences that fully engage performers and audiences.

We are in the heart of the creative and evolving community of Long Island City, which is home to many artists of all disciplines.

Following in the footsteps of Art House America, Art House North works to cultivate creativity for the common good. This work is done through our concerts, curated events, artist response evenings, theatrical productions, community partnerships, and artist care in order to bring together the community & inspire everyone to live more imaginative, generative lives. Through nurturing a creative community of people who learn, grow, and create together, we believe good things result -- good things meant for all.

Since Troupe America’s inception, It has grown from a small theatrical production company operating a theatre in Minneapolis to a nationally recognized production company producing on the national touring circuit, and providing a convention and industrial services division providing talent and equipment for major corporate events.

The Debate Society is an Obie Award winning, Brooklyn based company that creates new plays through the collaboration of Hannah Bos (writer/performer), Paul Thureen (writer/performer) and Oliver Butler (director/developer).

ERS creates its performances through extended periods of collaboration. A typical development cycle includes 4-6 intensive work periods within a 2 year period, which conclude with work-in-progress showings. Time off between development is filled with touring and presentations of finished works. Following completion, the piece is presented in NYC for an extended run and is toured throughout the US and abroad.

Our vision is to create a civically oriented laboratory where artists, community members, and the public are invited to engage in conversations about the oppression we face in society and create a movement to address this through non-violent, social change.

A Host of People is a Detroit-based ensemble theater company creating original work that celebrates complexity, imagination, and the synthesis of seemingly disparate elements—at once epic and intimate, political and personal, poetic and approachable. AHOP exists to create aesthetically rigorous, intellectually challenging theatre that is also warm, welcoming, and inspiring to people from all walks of life. All of our programming moves the company in this direction. We choose our subject matter and themes very carefully with an eye to stories, topics, and aesthetic approaches that will be equally thrilling to the most adventurous theatre fans as well as those with less exposure to the form.

We are Troy Foundry Theatre; we explore the social issues of today by collaborating with a variety of artists from multiple disciplines to produce and perform new work and reinterpreted classics through the means of new writing, devising and immersive performances. We inquire. We mould. We create.

Theatre Off Jackson’s mission is to help maintain a vital arts culture in Seattle. We accomplish this by offering and operating an affordable, sustainable venue dedicated to performance, art, and community.

Reboot Theatre Company tests new interpretations of established works through nontraditional casting, design, and methods yet to be discovered.

Peach State Summer Theatre is Valdosta’s premiere professional summer stock theatre! Each summer, a company of some 60 actor-singers, dancers, technicians, managers, and creators will reside in Valdosta for a ten-week season. During that time, they will rehearse, build and present three musicals in rotating repertory. Valdosta State University has produced professional summer musical theatre since 1990.

CTM's mission is to create vibrant theater experiences that engage, educate & inspire young people and their communities.

The Palo Alto Children's Theatre is ADA Compliant. Palo Alto Children’s Theatre exists to nurture the intellectual, artistic, and personal development of youth through multi-arts education, performing opportunities, and extraordinary theatre experiences. At the Children's Theatre, the process and product are of equal importance in creating excellent theatre for young audiences. Through multi-arts education, the Children’s Theatre develops lifelong skills such as critical and creative thinking, cooperation, and aesthetic sensitivity.

Collective Consciousness Theatre (CCT) is a multicultural theatre company dedicated to social change through the art of live theatre.

Believing the culturally curious child is the future, Nashville Children’s Theatre nurtures the next generation of global citizens by providing transformational theatrical experiences which reflect our evolving community, instill profound empathy, and foster personal discovery.

The Magik Theatre’s mission is to use the power of theatre to create Magikal storytelling for children that Activates imagination, Grows young minds, and Inspires creativity and a love of learning that is the Key to a more literate future for our community.

The New Victory Theater is New York City’s first and only nonprofit performing arts venue for kids and families.

Theater for Young Audiences (TYA) presented by a professional company of adult actors. Not every kid wants to be on stage, but every one should see great live theater.

Our mission is to cultivate creativity, build character and strengthen communities.

Est. 2011. Trusty Sidekick Theater Company creates bold, original productions for young people and their families. innovative model for developing new work engages the target audience — the kids themselves — in the creation process of theater designed especially for them and their families.

Our Mission is to teach, to reach, and to inspire through the magic of theater. ​

It is our mission to produce plays that extend this question beyond the stage, and into the minds and hearts of our audience.

Fantasy Theatre Factory's Mission is to cultivate, foster, sponsor and develop appreciation, understanding, taste and love of theatre arts among the general public- with a special emphasis on serving children. Literature and Environmental Education are core components of Fantasy Theatre Factory’s Mission.

Winner of American Theatre Wing’s prestigious National Theatre Company Award, American Blues Theater is a premier arts organization with an intimate environment that patrons, artists, and all Chicagoans call home. American Blues Theater explores the American identity through the plays it produces and communities it serves.

Spinning Dot Theatre creates innovative and exciting international plays for kids and their families. For everyone, really. Global stories make the world feel bigger and smaller at the same time. And our world needs that right now – especially young people.

Fantasy Playhouse Children's Theater provides theatre arts access through production, education, and outreach.

The mission of dramaworks is to promote the enjoyment of theatre arts, facilitate children’s and community theatre programs, and utilize our venue as an educational path to reduce societal barriers and improve the lives of rural families and children.

Treehouse Shakers’ mission is to create original dance-plays that encourage multi-generational audiences to experience a connection to their community.

Birmingham Children's Theatre exists to Educate, Enrich, and Entertain through the magic of professional theatre.

Wheelock Family Theatre at Boston University creates inter-generational and multicultural productions that provide a shared experience for the whole family. Our productions celebrate the diverse range of families found in the world today and seek to unite them in the shared experience of live theatre. We are dedicated to those who are historically under-served: people of color, people with disabilities, and low-income families. We know that it is not only children who are “at risk” in our society — but entire families and communities.

Spark Theatre Company exists to celebrate the power of young people through professional theatre, entertain a multi-generational and diverse audience with courageous and inventive stories and empower a new generation of theatre goers--igniting the desire to create their own stories both onstage and off.

Kaiser Permanente Educational Theatre Programs-Georgia has been teaching healthier living to Metro Atlanta since 1995. During that time, we’ve reached over 1 million people with empowering messages to improve health. We’ve invited kids to Give Peas a Chance and find out What’s In That Lunch, Anyway? We’ve helped adults discover ways to be Acting on Stress. Preschoolers have listened and learned safety lessons through Mumferd’s Safety Tales, and teens learned about HIV prevention and the impact of choices through Secrets. All presented free of charge to metro Atlanta as a community benefit of Kaiser Permanente Health Plans.

Our Mission is to promote children’s literacy and social development through professional theater productions and arts-in-education programs. We reach children and their communities with a wide range of programming, including full-scale productions, small touring shows, interactive workshops and in-school residencies, and engage with them in traditional theater spaces, school auditoriums, classrooms and cultural venues in their neighborhoods. We demonstrate that engaging young people in the arts has a positive impact on their cognitive, emotional and social development, and furthers a lifelong appreciation of the arts.

Founded by Mara Richards Bim, Cry Havoc seeks to fill a gap in the theater community in Dallas. Too often, the training offered to young people means basic-level classes with no differentiation between the novice and the experienced student. The material young people are given to work with is, more often than not, simplistic or condescending. And, while numerous “pay to play” performance options exist, there is a scarcity of opportunity for students to be cast purely on their talent rather than on their ability to pay.

To unlock self-discovery in young people through the transformative power of theater. The STAGES Core Values:

Brave Little Company is theatre for everyone. We create works about, with, and for kids and their grown-ups, reflecting Houston’s diversity and empowering children to create art on their own.

Pegasus Playhouse is a non-profit theatrical organization dedicated to pursuing excellence in theater, for and with young people. Performance and education will be our focus. We will look to the past and celebrate the classics in plays and musical theater as well as reaching forward to create new works. In the Pegasus Drama Club and camps we will teach and study all aspects of theatre and musical theatre.