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National New Play Network

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The National New Play Network (NNPN) is the United States' "alliance of nonprofit theaters that champions the development, production, and continued life of new plays."[1]. It was founded in 1998 by David Goldman.[2]

Programs

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Rolling World Premieres

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NNPN's flagship program, the Rolling World Premiere program is a unique model of developing and producing new plays across the country. Each RWP supports three or more theaters that choose to mount the same new play within a 12-month period, allowing the playwright to develop a new work with multiple creative teams in multiple communities. The playwright is part of the process, working on the script and making adjustments based on what is learned from each production and from each city. To-date, NNPN has produced over 85 Rolling World Premieres, totaling over 275 productions.

New Play Exchange

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The New Play Exchange is the world's largest database of plays by living writers. Launched in 2015,[3] the database has grown to include more than 24,000 scripts by more than 6,00 authors.

Residencies

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Producers-in-Residence

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In 2011, NNPN established its Producers in Residence program to support season-long residencies at NNPN Core Member theaters for individuals who wish dedicate their careers (or the next phase of their careers) to the creation and production of new work. Selected producers are given a home within a professional theater in which they can supplement their skills, increase their knowledge of the day to day operations of a company focused on new work, and be introduced as theater-makers to a community.

National Showcase of New Plays

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Established in 2002, The National Showcase of New Plays is an annual 3-day event that showcases unproduced plays from across the country. Artistic leaders, literary managers, and other staff from Member Theaters, as well as literary agents, publishers, and independent producers are invited to attend.

Commissions

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NNPN annually gives two major commissions.

The Annual Commission is a $10,000 award given to at least one proposal each year. Core Members nominate proposals for consideration, and the winning Member Theater is responsible for the administration and development of the commissioned play.

The NNPN Smith Prize for American Theatre is a $5,000 award nominated by a Member Theater and given to an early-career playwright who has been a participant in other NNPN programs to write a play examining the American body politic. The Member Theater who submits the nomination earns up to $2,500 for a developmental workshop of the play. Additionally, the first theater to full produce the commissioned play is awarded an additional $2,500.

Member theatres

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Core Members[4] Associate Members
16th Street Theater 59E59 Theaters
Actor’s Express A Contemporary Theatre
Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte Amphibian Stage Productions
B Street Theatre Artists Repertory Theatre
City Theatre Company Azuka Theatre
Cleveland Public Theatre Baltimore Center Stage
Company One Theatre Bloomington Playwrights Project
Contemporary American Theater Festival BLUEBARN Theatre
Curious Theatre Company Boston Court Pasadena
Florida Studio Theatre Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company
Fountain Theatre Capital Stage Company
Horizon Theatre Company Centenary Stage Company
InterAct Theatre Company CenterStage at the JCC
Kitchen Dog Theater Central Works Theater Company
Magic Theatre Children's Theatre Company
Marin Theatre Company City Theatre
Milagro Creede Repertory Theatre
Mixed Blood Theater Cumberland County Playhouse
New Jersey Repertory Company DCPA Theatre Company
New Repertory Theatre Diversionary Theatre
Orlando Shakespeare Theater Everyman Theatre
Perseverance Theatre Florida Repertory Theatre
Phoenix Theatre Flying V Theatre
PROP Thtr Geva Theatre Center
Riverside Theatre Greenway Court Theatre
Salt Lake Acting Company Gulfshore Playhouse
San Diego REPertory Theatre Halcyon Theatre
Silk Road Rising History Theatre
Southern Rep Theatre IAMA Theatre Company
Unicorn Theatre Island City Stage
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company Know Theatre of Cincinnati
Writers Theatre of New Jersey LOCAL Theater Company
Lower Depth Theatre Ensemble
Milwaukee Repertory Theater
Minnesota Jewish Theater Company
Montana Repertory Theatre
Moving Arts
Moxie Theatre
Native Voices at the Autry
New Conservatory Theatre Center
New Light Theater Project
NewYorkRep
Olney Theatre Center
Oregon Contemporary Theatre
Out of Hand Theater
Pacific Resident Theatre
Palm Beach Dramaworks
People's Light
Phoenix Arts Association Theatre
Plan-B Theatre Company
PlayGround
PlayMakers Repertory Company
Portland Center Stage
PYGmalion Theatre Company
Redtwist Theatre
Renaissance Theaterworks
Rep Stage
Rivendell Theater Ensemble
Road Less Traveled Productions
Rogue Machine Theatre
Rorschach Theatre
Round House Theatre
San Francisco Playhouse
Shadowland Stages
Shrewd Productions
Simpatico Theatre
Skylight Theatre Company
South Coast Repertory
Stageworks
Su Teatro
Taproot Theatre Company
Teatro Vista
The Custom Made Theatre Company
The NOLA Project
The Wilbury Theatre Group
Theater Alliance
Theater J
Theatre 3
Theatre Exile
Theatre NOVA
Thrown Stone Theatre Company
Trinity Rep
Vermont Stage Company
Virginia Repertory Theatre
Vortex Repertory Company
Weston Playhouse Theatre Company
Williamston Theatre
Zoetic Stage

References

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  1. ^ "About". nnpn.org. National New Play Network. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  2. ^ Fowler, Jimmy (1999). "Risky Business: National New Play Network shelters theatre rebels". No. November. American Theater Magazine.
  3. ^ Smart, Jack (November 25, 2020). "The Future of Playwriting Has (Finally) Arrived". Backstage.
  4. ^ "Member Theaters". nnpn.org. National New Play Network. Retrieved 18 February 2015.