NYCPlaywrights November 22, 2025
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Nov 22, 2025, 5:09:13 PM (12 hours ago) Nov 22
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*** FREE THEATER IN NYC ***
Bounty of the Sea: Fusion of Asian Musical Theater and NYC’s Creative Heart
Experience a vibrant fusion of Asian musical theater and New York City’s creative pulse! Bounty of the Sea celebrates the ocean as a symbol of diversity, unity, and endless inspiration—flowing with rhythm, color, and life.
Join us for joyous performances that capture the magic of the holidays and the heartbeat of the city!
*** OPPORTUNITIES FOR PLAYWRIGHTS ***
Seeking Decolonization Stories looking for one-act plays
We seek to commission non-musical one-act plays that focus on the underexplored relationships between our communities and climate change. We call on playwrights with the desire to share stories of resistance, celebration, and truth. We are looking for playwrights who write in Spanish, Portuguese, native languages, English, or any combination of these to send a sample of playwriting that they consider representative of their work in light of this prompt.
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Shubert Fendrich Memorial Playwriting Contest 2026
To encourage the development of quality theatrical materials for the educational, community and children’s theatre markets, Pioneer Drama Service is proud to sponsor the annual Shubert Fendrich Memorial Playwriting Contest.
The contest winner will receive a $1,000 royalty advance in addition to publication.
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The Ephemeral Players are a new Nonprofit Theater Company based in NYC whose mission is to create accessible immersive theater that empowers emerging artists and supports causes illuminated by plays we produce.
We are currently accepting submissions for new works to produce as part of our upcoming 2026 season. We are interested in collaborating with emerging writers and producing their plays as readings, staged readings, and fully staged productions. We are prioritizing plays with immersive elements/audience interaction that have a social message in their theme. Plays can be of any range of length, from 10-minute to full-length
*** FOR MORE INFORMATION about these and other opportunities see the web site at https://www.nycplaywrights.org ***
*** THEATER KIDS ***
My name is John, and I’m a theatre kid. I’m a theatre kid the way a raccoon is a raccoon, or a pineapple is a pineapple. I like to think of it as my astrological sign, something about me that is fixed. It is who I am, and I had little choice in the matter.
During one of my very first school plays, a teacher suggested I had been bitten by the acting bug, contracting a virus with no known cure. But I knew better: I had been screaming for attention since I was born. If I could have been the opposite of a theatre kid, I would have. But I can’t be who I’m not. I’m pretty sure the opposite of a theatre kid is a Dallas Cowboys fan.
More...
https://www.americantheatre.org/2024/09/06/how-to-tell-if-youre-a-theatre-kid/
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High School Theatre Show with Emma Stone - SNL
Students (Emma Stone, Aidy Bryant, Kyle Mooney, Beck Bennett, Kate McKinnon, Mikey Day) at Woodbridge High School stage an avant-garde theater show that addresses Black Lives Matter.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=323v_FtWqvo
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Have you ever acted, danced or sung in a musical or play? Do you enjoy performing or presenting things in an entertaining and dramatic way?
Or are you drawn to other parts of the theater experience, such as lighting, set design, costumes or directing?
Do you consider yourself a theater kid?
In “All Hail the Theater Kid! (We Mean That Sincerely.),” Esther Zuckerman writes about musical theater enthusiasts who grew up and found fame in other arenas before returning to their theater-kid roots:
Ariana Grande used to downplay the fact that she was a theater kid.
Yes, she began her career as a teenager on Broadway in the musical “13” before finding fame on Nickelodeon. But when she first set her sights on international pop stardom, she concealed that side of herself. She adopted a disaffected persona and wore oversize sweatshirts as dresses with thigh-high boots. That version of Grande was acting like a girl who didn’t care. (In 2015, she infamously licked some doughnuts and created a national scandal.)
More...
https://archive.ph/zDiLT
***
Theatre kid and journalist Charlotte Jusinski describes some of the more common stereotypes about theatre kids that she’s witnessed such as fits of melodrama and cutthroat attitudes. However, nowhere on the list does she mention anything about dedication, bravery and passion. This list is lacking in so many fundamental traits that define a theatre kid because we neglect to focus on the positives.
Passion is important for everyone to have, not just theatre kids. Every single piece art or creative expression was born out of a dream or hope or idea that someone was really passionate about. Just think about it: being truly passionate about something gives life meaning and makes it infinitely more exciting.
If someone calls you a theatre kid, they’re actually giving you a complement — you’re passionate and fiercely dedicated to what brings you joy. After all, theatre kids wouldn’t burst into song and memorize pages of dialogue if we didn’t care about what we did.
Theatre itself is deeply rooted in empathy; trying to understand the character they’re playing requires an actor to deeply considering a foreign perspective. Becoming someone else for a performance isn’t easy — imagine trying to get to know someone so completely that you could pretend to be them for a couple of hours. Even though this is a challenge, we know by now that theatre kids are nothing if not committed.
More...
https://archeroracle.org/121245/arts-entertainment/column-theater-kid-is-officially-a-compliment/
***
theater kid tiktoks that just got back from a summer musical theater intensive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQQTGbId3BM
Jeffrey Seller, one of the masterminds behind the Tony Award–winning musicals Rent, Avenue Q, In the Heights, and Hamilton, and the only producer to have mounted two Pulitzer Prize–winning musicals, doesn’t make that claim as flatly in his new memoir, Theater Kid, but it’s clear from the circumstances of his hardscrabble childhood in suburban Detroit that theater — specifically musical theater — saved his life, too.
More...
https://dctheaterarts.org/2025/05/30/how-a-misfit-kid-became-a-megahit-broadway-producer-book-review/
*** FREE THEATER IN NYC ***
Bounty of the Sea: Fusion of Asian Musical Theater and NYC’s Creative Heart
Experience a vibrant fusion of Asian musical theater and New York City’s creative pulse! Bounty of the Sea celebrates the ocean as a symbol of diversity, unity, and endless inspiration—flowing with rhythm, color, and life.
Join us for joyous performances that capture the magic of the holidays and the heartbeat of the city!
Performances:
Nov 26, 2025, 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Dec 3 , 2025, 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Dec 12, 2025, 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bounty-of-the-sea-fusion-of-asian-musical-theater-and-nycs-creative-heart-tickets-1867179055819?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
*** BLACK WOMAN GENIUS ***
The deadline for NYCPlaywrights call for monologues for our BLACK WOMAN GENIUS project is coming up November 30.
More information: https://www.nycplaywrights.org/2025/11/nycplaywrights-seeks-monologues-theme.html
Nov 26, 2025, 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Dec 3 , 2025, 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Dec 12, 2025, 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bounty-of-the-sea-fusion-of-asian-musical-theater-and-nycs-creative-heart-tickets-1867179055819?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
*** BLACK WOMAN GENIUS ***
The deadline for NYCPlaywrights call for monologues for our BLACK WOMAN GENIUS project is coming up November 30.
More information: https://www.nycplaywrights.org/2025/11/nycplaywrights-seeks-monologues-theme.html
*** OPPORTUNITIES FOR PLAYWRIGHTS ***
Seeking Decolonization Stories looking for one-act plays
We seek to commission non-musical one-act plays that focus on the underexplored relationships between our communities and climate change. We call on playwrights with the desire to share stories of resistance, celebration, and truth. We are looking for playwrights who write in Spanish, Portuguese, native languages, English, or any combination of these to send a sample of playwriting that they consider representative of their work in light of this prompt.
***
Shubert Fendrich Memorial Playwriting Contest 2026
To encourage the development of quality theatrical materials for the educational, community and children’s theatre markets, Pioneer Drama Service is proud to sponsor the annual Shubert Fendrich Memorial Playwriting Contest.
The contest winner will receive a $1,000 royalty advance in addition to publication.
***
The Ephemeral Players are a new Nonprofit Theater Company based in NYC whose mission is to create accessible immersive theater that empowers emerging artists and supports causes illuminated by plays we produce.
We are currently accepting submissions for new works to produce as part of our upcoming 2026 season. We are interested in collaborating with emerging writers and producing their plays as readings, staged readings, and fully staged productions. We are prioritizing plays with immersive elements/audience interaction that have a social message in their theme. Plays can be of any range of length, from 10-minute to full-length
*** FOR MORE INFORMATION about these and other opportunities see the web site at https://www.nycplaywrights.org ***
*** THEATER KIDS ***
My name is John, and I’m a theatre kid. I’m a theatre kid the way a raccoon is a raccoon, or a pineapple is a pineapple. I like to think of it as my astrological sign, something about me that is fixed. It is who I am, and I had little choice in the matter.
During one of my very first school plays, a teacher suggested I had been bitten by the acting bug, contracting a virus with no known cure. But I knew better: I had been screaming for attention since I was born. If I could have been the opposite of a theatre kid, I would have. But I can’t be who I’m not. I’m pretty sure the opposite of a theatre kid is a Dallas Cowboys fan.
More...
https://www.americantheatre.org/2024/09/06/how-to-tell-if-youre-a-theatre-kid/
***
Gianmarco Soresi on That Time He Blew a Phantom of the Opera Audition, and Being a Theatre Adult
Social media sensation Gianmarco Soresi payed a visit to Playbill earlier this month to share stories from his new show, Theatre Adult, and pay tribute to the theatre kids that make up much of his audience.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-l1bSrRDM_Q
Social media sensation Gianmarco Soresi payed a visit to Playbill earlier this month to share stories from his new show, Theatre Adult, and pay tribute to the theatre kids that make up much of his audience.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-l1bSrRDM_Q
***
High School Theatre Show with Emma Stone - SNL
Students (Emma Stone, Aidy Bryant, Kyle Mooney, Beck Bennett, Kate McKinnon, Mikey Day) at Woodbridge High School stage an avant-garde theater show that addresses Black Lives Matter.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=323v_FtWqvo
***
Have you ever acted, danced or sung in a musical or play? Do you enjoy performing or presenting things in an entertaining and dramatic way?
Or are you drawn to other parts of the theater experience, such as lighting, set design, costumes or directing?
Do you consider yourself a theater kid?
In “All Hail the Theater Kid! (We Mean That Sincerely.),” Esther Zuckerman writes about musical theater enthusiasts who grew up and found fame in other arenas before returning to their theater-kid roots:
Ariana Grande used to downplay the fact that she was a theater kid.
Yes, she began her career as a teenager on Broadway in the musical “13” before finding fame on Nickelodeon. But when she first set her sights on international pop stardom, she concealed that side of herself. She adopted a disaffected persona and wore oversize sweatshirts as dresses with thigh-high boots. That version of Grande was acting like a girl who didn’t care. (In 2015, she infamously licked some doughnuts and created a national scandal.)
More...
https://archive.ph/zDiLT
***
Theatre kid and journalist Charlotte Jusinski describes some of the more common stereotypes about theatre kids that she’s witnessed such as fits of melodrama and cutthroat attitudes. However, nowhere on the list does she mention anything about dedication, bravery and passion. This list is lacking in so many fundamental traits that define a theatre kid because we neglect to focus on the positives.
Passion is important for everyone to have, not just theatre kids. Every single piece art or creative expression was born out of a dream or hope or idea that someone was really passionate about. Just think about it: being truly passionate about something gives life meaning and makes it infinitely more exciting.
If someone calls you a theatre kid, they’re actually giving you a complement — you’re passionate and fiercely dedicated to what brings you joy. After all, theatre kids wouldn’t burst into song and memorize pages of dialogue if we didn’t care about what we did.
Theatre itself is deeply rooted in empathy; trying to understand the character they’re playing requires an actor to deeply considering a foreign perspective. Becoming someone else for a performance isn’t easy — imagine trying to get to know someone so completely that you could pretend to be them for a couple of hours. Even though this is a challenge, we know by now that theatre kids are nothing if not committed.
More...
https://archeroracle.org/121245/arts-entertainment/column-theater-kid-is-officially-a-compliment/
***
theater kid tiktoks that just got back from a summer musical theater intensive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQQTGbId3BM
***
I remember when the phrase “theater kid” became an insult. It was back in 2013, when former theater kid and Broadway alumna Anne Hathaway was campaigning for an Oscar for her performance as Fantine in the film version of Les Misérables. Since then, the term has become shorthand for excessive enthusiasm and earnestness.
Search for “theater kid” on YouTube these days and you find a video that asks, “Why are theater kids so cringe?” Over on Reddit, a typical thread begins with a slash to the jugular vein worthy of Sweeney Todd: “Theater kids are some of the most annoying people you will ever meet, no matter what age.”
So I thought Andrew Garfield was rather brave when he proudly self-applied the sobriquet in an interview with Vanity Fair, telling the magazine that as a child, theater “saved my life.”
https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/02/andrew-garfield-2022-hollywood-portfolio
I remember when the phrase “theater kid” became an insult. It was back in 2013, when former theater kid and Broadway alumna Anne Hathaway was campaigning for an Oscar for her performance as Fantine in the film version of Les Misérables. Since then, the term has become shorthand for excessive enthusiasm and earnestness.
Search for “theater kid” on YouTube these days and you find a video that asks, “Why are theater kids so cringe?” Over on Reddit, a typical thread begins with a slash to the jugular vein worthy of Sweeney Todd: “Theater kids are some of the most annoying people you will ever meet, no matter what age.”
So I thought Andrew Garfield was rather brave when he proudly self-applied the sobriquet in an interview with Vanity Fair, telling the magazine that as a child, theater “saved my life.”
https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/02/andrew-garfield-2022-hollywood-portfolio
Jeffrey Seller, one of the masterminds behind the Tony Award–winning musicals Rent, Avenue Q, In the Heights, and Hamilton, and the only producer to have mounted two Pulitzer Prize–winning musicals, doesn’t make that claim as flatly in his new memoir, Theater Kid, but it’s clear from the circumstances of his hardscrabble childhood in suburban Detroit that theater — specifically musical theater — saved his life, too.
More...
https://dctheaterarts.org/2025/05/30/how-a-misfit-kid-became-a-megahit-broadway-producer-book-review/
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