NEW PLAY DEVELOPMENT

New Plays Live Here

    PlayPenn advances Philadelphia’s reputation as a crossroads for theatre artists.

    The Art of Playwriting

    PlayPenn is an artist-driven organization dedicated to improving the way in which new plays are developed. Our annual Conference and year-round development workshops result in staged readings of new plays each year for over 1,800 artists, producers, and theatergoers. Additionally, our educational programs serve another 250 writers from around the globe.

    About Us
    The Conference

    Our 2018 Playwrights

    We support artists at all career stages across a broad spectrum of cultural, economic, ethnic, and gender experience.

    Click here for the complete list of Conference plays!
    View Previous Conference Playwrights

    Upcoming Classes

    Cocktails and Real Talk with Literary Manager Anne Morgan
     640 433 Play Penn

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    Adaptation with Jake Mariani
     640 433 Play Penn

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    Pitches, Bitches! with Chisa Hutchinson
     640 433 Play Penn

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    PlayPenn Artistic Director Paul Meshejian will be honored with Theatre Philadelphia’s 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award. Learn more about the award and other Barrymore honorees here.

    "What PlayPenn is doing directly strengthens the lifeblood of the American Theatre."

    -J.T. Rogers, playwright