Photo: Veteran Participants with actors, May 2023. The Veteran Voices Playwriting Seminar is celebrating its fourth cohort of participants composed of 8 to 10 military veterans and their family members. A collaboration with Poetic Theater Productions’ Veteran Voices, the program has been sponsored by NYTW since its conception in 2020 during the pandemic. The program ends with a presentation of short plays by the participants which will be presented in-person later in May. Playwright and NYTW Teaching Artist Dylan Guerra (DG) and Teaching Assistant and Military Veteran Jenny Pacanowski (JP) to ..read more

We are proud to add a series of robust conversations as part of Here There Are Blueberries, including special post-show discussions with our partners at FASPE (Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics). Check out who will be participating, browse the full slate of discussions, and get your tickets! A reminder that a ticket to that evenings performance will be required for entry. FASPE DISCUSSIONS PAULIST FR. STEVEN BELL, CSP Co-Moderator: “The Next Generation: How Do We Deal with the Sins of Our Fathers – Literally and Metaphorically?” on May 16 Paulist Fr. Steven ..read more

The 2023/24 Youth Artistic Instigators present THIS IS OUR HOUSE America is a crumbling house. As the elements and human upheavals batter the house’s structure, we cannot declare our work is over. THIS IS OUR HOUSE is a brave look inside our American house and the youth that struggle to find a place of safety and belonging inside it. What happens the day after the tempest? Will we fix our house/city/country/world? Will we take care of its inhabitants? Collectively imagined and written by the Youth Artistic Instigators, this devised piece of theatre is performed by an energetic youth ensemble i ..read more

We are excited to share a clip of the title song from I Love You So Much I Could Die, taken from a recent live performance. Mona’s vocals are sure to seep into your soul in this stirring and beautiful melody. The post Hear The Title Song of I LOVE YOU SO MUCH I COULD DIE appeared first on NYTW ..read more

Our question to the NYTW staff this month was in honor of February as Black History Month. We asked the staff: What are your favorite Black-owned businesses?  Patricia: On our block – Alex Harsley (photographer) and Esenshel Hat Store by Rodney Patterson  Claire: Bed Vyne Wine!  Daniel: Uptown Veg in Harlem is a Black-owned vegan restaurant specializing in Caribbean food. The flavors are immaculate and the comfort the food brings can only be compared to a warm hug.  Megan: Cafe Moca. Also, EatOkra.com is a great resource to find Black-owned restaurants nationwide!  San ..read more

Our question to the NYTW staff this month was in honor of February as Black History Month. We asked the staff: What are your favorite Black-owned businesses?  Patricia: On our block – Alex Harsley (photographer) and Esenshel Hat Store by Rodney Patterson  Claire: Bed Vyne Wine!  Daniel: “Uptown Veg” in Harlem is a Black-owned vegan restaurant specializing in Caribbean food. The flavors are immaculate and the comfort the food brings can only be compared to a warm hug.  Megan: Cafe Moca (@cm_cafemoca on Instagram!). Also, EatOkra.com is a great resource to find Black-owned re ..read more

We were excited to celebrate opening night for I LOVE YOU SO MUCH I COULD DIE with some of our nearest and dearest friends! Check out some behind the scenes photos of this wonderful celebration! The post Opening Night of I LOVE YOU SO MUCH I COULD DIE appeared first on NYTW ..read more

Playwright and performer Mona Pirnot and director Lucas Hnath sit down for a wide ranging conversation with Michael Paulson at The New York Times to discuss how sound plays a role in I Love You So Much I Could Die. “I like the relentlessness that I can get with [the computer’s] voice that’s kind of shocking and surprising, and I find it to be at times very moving but at times extremely anxiety provoking,” Pirnot said. “This actually feels like I’m capturing and sharing a little bit of what this felt like.” Read the full article here. The post A Voice in the Darkness appeared first on NYTW ..read more

We are back! After a little winter hiatus, we sat down with playwright and performer Mona Pirnot of I Love You So Much I Could Die for a conversation with her good friend and Grammy-winning musician Will Butler (who will make his Broadway debut as the Music Director for Stereophonic this season) The post In Conversation: Will Butler & Mona Pirnot appeared first on NYTW ..read more

Leigh Silverman is a busy director these days, but we are so glad she calls NYTW her home! In her chat with FORBES, Leigh talks everything from the creation of Merry Me and representation on stage, to walking into the workshop in 1996 as an intern during the original production of RENT. “To overly describe Merry Me would give away too many spoilers. “It’s an incredibly queered up cocktail of a play about a group of people stationed on an army base and the sexual shenanigans that they get into,” I like to leave it at that,” says Silverman.” Read the full article here. The post “Another Hit” F ..read more