Company in the News August 2023

See what PlayGround-NY Writers and Company are up to this August!

Jully Lee is performing in the world premier of HELLO KITTY MUST DIE The Musical at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, now playing through August 29. For more information, click here.

Wiley Naman Strasser will be performing in Crave, by Sarah Kane produced by Stairwell Theater at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club August 3rd – 13th. More information available here.

Bailey Jordan Garcia is set to be one of five playwrights to participate in CRY HAVOC’s inaugural PlayList project!

Sheila Collins is making her directorial debut at The Magnetic Theatre’s annual One-Act Play festival in Asheville, NC. This will be Sheila’s very first turn as a director and she is extremely excited about the project and grateful for the Theatre’s trust in her abilities as a performance artist. “The Magnetic Theatre nurtures and produces new works, focusing on local and emerging playwrights.” Sheila will direct Speed Dating, which runs from August 4th through August 13th. For more information, click here.

Jayne Deely‘s “unqle play” has been selected as a finalist for the 2023 Fulton Theatre’s Festival of New Works, taking place in Lancaster, PA in August. For more information, click here.

Nathaniel P. Claridad will be directing A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM at Weathervane Theatre, opening on August 22nd. After that he will be directing THE PROM at the University of Maryland, College Park.

Olivia Songer will be the directing fellow at Chautauqua Theater Company this summer!