NYCPlaywrights March 21, 2026
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*** FREE THEATER IN NYC ***
THE GOOD SOLDIER SCHWEIK
Dramatic Reading with music by Robert Kurka
Jaroslav Hašek’s (1883 – 1923) famous novel The Good Soldier Švejk (Schweik) is a classic of world literature and has been translated into 58 languages. When the young stage director Erwin Piscator (1893 – 1966), founder of political and epic theater, was looking for a play dealing with the gruesome reality of war and couldn’t find one that satisfied his demands, he decided to adapt Hašek’s novel for the stage. A whole collective of writers worked on this adaptation, including Bertolt Brecht, Max Brod, Felix Gasbarra, Leo Lania, and Hans Reimann. The play premiered in 1928 at the Piscatorbühne in Berlin to enormous critical acclaim.
The event is organised by Elysium - Between Two Continents and Consulate General of the Czech Republic in New York with the support of Czech Center New York.
Tuesday, Mar 24 from 7 pm to 9 pm
Bohemian National Hall
321 E. 73rd Street
New York, NY
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-good-soldier-schweik-tickets-1984384119319?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
*** CROSSWORDS by AJ Rose ***
A normal morning becomes something more dangerous in CROSSWORDS, a suspenseful new play at the 2026 New York City Fringe Festival.
When Gene and Val discover a serial killer’s coded message in their morning paper, their quiet life begins to unravel. As they work to decode the message and stop the violence in their community, long-buried secrets in their own marriage begin to surface.
CROSSWORDS
Written by AJ Rose • Directed by Megan Lummus
The Chain Mainstage (312 W 36th St., 4th Floor, NYC).
April 3rd (6:00pm), April 4th (10:20pm), April 5th (8:40pm), April 10th (9:20pm), and April 11th (7:00pm).
Tickets ($25): https://tickets.frigid.nyc/event/6897:1340/
*** OPPORTUNITIES FOR PLAYWRIGHTS ***
Veterans' 10 Minute Playwrighting Contest 2026
All playwrights, regardless of military affiliation, are invited to enter Salem State University’s 10-Minute Playwriting Contest. However, preference will be given to those with a direct military connection. This includes active-duty military, reservists, National Guard, Veterans, and direct family of any of these.
The theme of the play should directly touch on military service and/or how military service affects a community. The contest and festival look to recognize and celebrate those that have served and currently serve. We are looking to bring together a variety of voices exploring both the challenges and the victories and positive influences that Veterans have on our community.
***
Left Coast Theatre Co. seeks short plays on the theme of QueerStories Throughout the Generations
From “Back in my day” to “Ok, Boomer,” each generation has plenty to say about the others. This anthology will explore relationships, tensions, and shared experiences between queer folk of various generations. While we anticipate including a couple pieces about members of an older generation teaching folk of a younger generation about their experience, we really encourage our writers to think of other ways to explore this theme.
***
Gi60 NYC is accepting submissions for one minute plays for our 2026 fall festival.
Submissions must not last longer than 60 seconds
Your submission needs your name, play title, geographic location, and contact information in the document as well as filled out in this form
You may submit as many one minute plays as you wish, but only one submission per form entry
All work must be totally original and the author's own work
*** FOR MORE INFORMATION about these and other opportunities see the web site at https://www.nycplaywrights.org ***
*** THEATER QUIZ 4 ***
Many Broadway shows have iconic opening lines that theater fans can recognize almost instantly. Think you know your Broadway shows? Take this quiz and see how you do!
"How does a bastard, orphan, son of a whore and a Scotsman..."
More...
https://www.buzzfeed.com/cmc33/broadway-show-by-first-line-trivia-quiz
***
Are you a Theater Kid?
Are you a lover of all things theater? Did you grow up being the stagiest kid ever? Maybe you’re a theater kid! Answer these questions about all things theater to learn what level of theater kid you are.
1. Have you ever been in a musical?
More...
https://www.wikihow.com/Are-You-A-Theater-Kid
***
The Average Broadway Fan Will Get 10 Right On This Musicals General Knowledge Quiz, But Only Theater Kids Will Get 15+
What is the longest-running Broadway musical of all time?
- The Phantom of the Opera
- Cats
- Les Misérables
- Chicago
- Wicked
More...
https://www.buzzfeed.com/angelicaamartinez/easy-broadway-trivia-quiz
***
Broadway Season Closer Quiz 2025
1. Of the 43 shows that opened during the Broadway 2024-2025 season, how many were still running when the season officially ended on April 27, 2025?
- 39
- 29
- 24
- 14
More...
https://newyorktheater.me/2025/04/29/broadway-season-closer-quiz-2025/
***
Broadway babies, your time has come. All of those hours you've spent listening to original Broadway cast recordings, and scouring the internet for bootlegs of your favorite shows were not in vain.
Now, I'm going to put that knowledge to the test. Below, I will give you a lyric from a musical. Your job is to correctly identify which show it belongs to. Sound simple enough? We'll see...scientists, casting directors, and LaDuca owners have been saying this is the hardest Broadway quiz ever created, but I guess you'll just have to be the judge of that.
"One week later, I'm writin' a letter nightly. Now my life gets better, every letter that you write me. Laughin' at my sister 'cause she wants to form a harem."
More...
https://www.buzzfeed.com/bellaarnold/match-broadway-lyric-to-show-quiz
***
Quiz: Ghosts in Shakespeare's plays
One of the many delights about the vast range of characters in Shakespeare’s plays is the fact that several of them are not even alive, but are ghosts—including such top apparitions as Banquo’s ghost from Macbeth or Hamlet’s father’s Ghost. Most of Shakespeare’s ghosts are murder victims, and some appear first alive and then dead within the same play, often played by the same actor. Challenge yourself with our haunting quiz about the phantoms and apparitions in the plays and how they are portrayed.
Shakespeare was not only a poet, a playwright, and a partner in his acting company but also an actor. A centuries-old tradition says that he played a ghost in one of his own plays, although we don't know if it's true. Which play was it?
King John
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Julius Caesar
Hamlet
More...
https://www.folger.edu/blogs/shakespeare-and-beyond/series/quiz/
***
Theater Quiz for November 2025
1. Zohran Mamdani was elected the 111th mayor of New York City in November, after a campaign during which there was little talk of arts policy or Broadway. True or false: He did say he likes to sing along with Broadway show tunes, especially “Waving Through the Window” from “Dear Evan Hansen”
More...
https://newyorktheater.me/2025/11/29/theater-quiz-for-november-2025/
*** FREE THEATER IN NYC ***
THE GOOD SOLDIER SCHWEIK
Dramatic Reading with music by Robert Kurka
Jaroslav Hašek’s (1883 – 1923) famous novel The Good Soldier Švejk (Schweik) is a classic of world literature and has been translated into 58 languages. When the young stage director Erwin Piscator (1893 – 1966), founder of political and epic theater, was looking for a play dealing with the gruesome reality of war and couldn’t find one that satisfied his demands, he decided to adapt Hašek’s novel for the stage. A whole collective of writers worked on this adaptation, including Bertolt Brecht, Max Brod, Felix Gasbarra, Leo Lania, and Hans Reimann. The play premiered in 1928 at the Piscatorbühne in Berlin to enormous critical acclaim.
The event is organised by Elysium - Between Two Continents and Consulate General of the Czech Republic in New York with the support of Czech Center New York.
Tuesday, Mar 24 from 7 pm to 9 pm
Bohemian National Hall
321 E. 73rd Street
New York, NY
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-good-soldier-schweik-tickets-1984384119319?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
*** CROSSWORDS by AJ Rose ***
A normal morning becomes something more dangerous in CROSSWORDS, a suspenseful new play at the 2026 New York City Fringe Festival.
When Gene and Val discover a serial killer’s coded message in their morning paper, their quiet life begins to unravel. As they work to decode the message and stop the violence in their community, long-buried secrets in their own marriage begin to surface.
CROSSWORDS
Written by AJ Rose • Directed by Megan Lummus
The Chain Mainstage (312 W 36th St., 4th Floor, NYC).
April 3rd (6:00pm), April 4th (10:20pm), April 5th (8:40pm), April 10th (9:20pm), and April 11th (7:00pm).
Tickets ($25): https://tickets.frigid.nyc/event/6897:1340/
*** OPPORTUNITIES FOR PLAYWRIGHTS ***
Veterans' 10 Minute Playwrighting Contest 2026
All playwrights, regardless of military affiliation, are invited to enter Salem State University’s 10-Minute Playwriting Contest. However, preference will be given to those with a direct military connection. This includes active-duty military, reservists, National Guard, Veterans, and direct family of any of these.
The theme of the play should directly touch on military service and/or how military service affects a community. The contest and festival look to recognize and celebrate those that have served and currently serve. We are looking to bring together a variety of voices exploring both the challenges and the victories and positive influences that Veterans have on our community.
***
Left Coast Theatre Co. seeks short plays on the theme of QueerStories Throughout the Generations
From “Back in my day” to “Ok, Boomer,” each generation has plenty to say about the others. This anthology will explore relationships, tensions, and shared experiences between queer folk of various generations. While we anticipate including a couple pieces about members of an older generation teaching folk of a younger generation about their experience, we really encourage our writers to think of other ways to explore this theme.
***
Gi60 NYC is accepting submissions for one minute plays for our 2026 fall festival.
Submissions must not last longer than 60 seconds
Your submission needs your name, play title, geographic location, and contact information in the document as well as filled out in this form
You may submit as many one minute plays as you wish, but only one submission per form entry
All work must be totally original and the author's own work
*** FOR MORE INFORMATION about these and other opportunities see the web site at https://www.nycplaywrights.org ***
*** THEATER QUIZ 4 ***
Many Broadway shows have iconic opening lines that theater fans can recognize almost instantly. Think you know your Broadway shows? Take this quiz and see how you do!
"How does a bastard, orphan, son of a whore and a Scotsman..."
More...
https://www.buzzfeed.com/cmc33/broadway-show-by-first-line-trivia-quiz
***
Are you a Theater Kid?
Are you a lover of all things theater? Did you grow up being the stagiest kid ever? Maybe you’re a theater kid! Answer these questions about all things theater to learn what level of theater kid you are.
1. Have you ever been in a musical?
More...
https://www.wikihow.com/Are-You-A-Theater-Kid
***
The Average Broadway Fan Will Get 10 Right On This Musicals General Knowledge Quiz, But Only Theater Kids Will Get 15+
What is the longest-running Broadway musical of all time?
- The Phantom of the Opera
- Cats
- Les Misérables
- Chicago
- Wicked
More...
https://www.buzzfeed.com/angelicaamartinez/easy-broadway-trivia-quiz
***
Broadway Season Closer Quiz 2025
1. Of the 43 shows that opened during the Broadway 2024-2025 season, how many were still running when the season officially ended on April 27, 2025?
- 39
- 29
- 24
- 14
More...
https://newyorktheater.me/2025/04/29/broadway-season-closer-quiz-2025/
***
Broadway babies, your time has come. All of those hours you've spent listening to original Broadway cast recordings, and scouring the internet for bootlegs of your favorite shows were not in vain.
Now, I'm going to put that knowledge to the test. Below, I will give you a lyric from a musical. Your job is to correctly identify which show it belongs to. Sound simple enough? We'll see...scientists, casting directors, and LaDuca owners have been saying this is the hardest Broadway quiz ever created, but I guess you'll just have to be the judge of that.
"One week later, I'm writin' a letter nightly. Now my life gets better, every letter that you write me. Laughin' at my sister 'cause she wants to form a harem."
More...
https://www.buzzfeed.com/bellaarnold/match-broadway-lyric-to-show-quiz
***
Quiz: Ghosts in Shakespeare's plays
One of the many delights about the vast range of characters in Shakespeare’s plays is the fact that several of them are not even alive, but are ghosts—including such top apparitions as Banquo’s ghost from Macbeth or Hamlet’s father’s Ghost. Most of Shakespeare’s ghosts are murder victims, and some appear first alive and then dead within the same play, often played by the same actor. Challenge yourself with our haunting quiz about the phantoms and apparitions in the plays and how they are portrayed.
Shakespeare was not only a poet, a playwright, and a partner in his acting company but also an actor. A centuries-old tradition says that he played a ghost in one of his own plays, although we don't know if it's true. Which play was it?
King John
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Julius Caesar
Hamlet
More...
https://www.folger.edu/blogs/shakespeare-and-beyond/series/quiz/
***
Theater Quiz for November 2025
1. Zohran Mamdani was elected the 111th mayor of New York City in November, after a campaign during which there was little talk of arts policy or Broadway. True or false: He did say he likes to sing along with Broadway show tunes, especially “Waving Through the Window” from “Dear Evan Hansen”
More...
https://newyorktheater.me/2025/11/29/theater-quiz-for-november-2025/
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