Many playwrights make the choice to become artists early in life. Choosing to become a playwright at any age can be frightening. It is often a lonely path, and one that can be difficult to defend to family and friends. Yet youth also brings a kind of limitless abandon, mixed with absolute certainty and just a touch of fear. To find someone like Donovan Hagins, a champion of young playwrights, a leader at Philadelphia Young Playwrights, and an accomplished artist in his own right

We at PlayPenn would like to take this moment to celebrate and mourn the life of Dito Van Reigersberg, a consummate artist who brought immense creative gifts to the work, such joy, humor, truth and tenderness. Dito will light our memories for many years to come. We send our thoughts his husband, Matthew, his mother, Stephie, his family, and the many artists who have been touched and changed by the magic and power that is Dito. Forever in Our Thoughts, PlayPenn Staff and Board Photo: Dito in...

This year’s Philadelphia new play conference marks the nation’s 250th anniversary and features a national cohort of artists including Tyler Dobrowsky, Danilo Gambini, Taibi Magar, Amrita Ramanan, and Charlie Thurston.