N E W S
December 17 - February 15, 2025
NAATCO, in partnership with PLAY ON SHAKESPEARE, presents World Premiere of a Modern Verse Translation of
CYMBELINE - written by William Shakespeare, adapted by Andrea Thome
Directed by Stephen Brown-Fried
Performance Dates: Jan 17 - Feb 15, 2025
June 21-26, 2024
29hr NAATCO Workshop II @ ART/NY Studios
CYMBELINE - written by William Shakespeare, adapted by Andrea Thome
Directed by Stephen Brown-Fried
January 31 - February 16, 2024
Feature Film Shoot in NYC
ROSEMEAD - written by Marilyn Fu & Eric Lin (starring Lucy Liu)
Produced by Mynette Louie (The Population), Andrew Corkiin & Theo James (Untapped), and Lucy Liu.
Directed by Eric Lin
February 13, 2024
Closed reading for Irons in the Fire @ Fault Line Theatre
CATH CARROLL & VAPOR TRAIL - written by Ken Urban
Directed by Knud Adams
February 10-16, 2024
29hr NAATCO Workshop @ ART/NY Studios
CYMBELINE - written by William Shakespeare, adapted by Andrea Thome
Directed by Stephen Brown-Fried
January 29, 2024
Benefit performance for New Dramatists @ the Loewe Theater at Hunter College, NYC
NOCTURNAL COMMISSIONS - written by Jaclyn Backhaus, Gracie Gardner, Morgan Gould, Jason Grote, Susan Soon He Stanton, Melisa Tien, Marcus Gardley & Joriah Kwamé, Matthew Paul Olmos & April Dawn Guthrie
October 5-9, 2023
Audiobook recording for Harper Audio
RIVER EAST, RIVER WEST - by Aube Rey Lescure
May 9, 2023
Virtual Reading
THE TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS - a new play by Dan Aibel
March 6-13, 2023
Audiobook recording for Simon & Schuster Audio
LADY TAN'S CIRCLE OF WOMEN - by NYTimes Bestselling Author Lisa See
October 26, 2022 - January 21, 2023
A World Premiere @ Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago
BALD SISTERS - a new play by Vichet Chum
Directed by Jesca Prudencio
Performance dates: Dec 1, 2022 - Jan 15, 2023 (Extension Jan 17-21)
Trailer here
March 28 - 30, 2022
Audiobook recording for Simon & Schuster Audio
THE MANY DAUGHTERS OF AFONG MOY - by NYTimes Bestselling Author Jamie Ford
Excerpt here
January 17 - 21, 2022
Audiobook Recording for Princeton University Press
WORK, PRAY, CODE: WHEN WORK BECOMES RELIGION IN SILICON VALLEY - by Carolyn Chen
Directed and Produced by Thérèse Barton @ Sound Understanding Ltd.
July 22, 2021
YSD Summer Directing Intensive @ Yale University, CT
Guest Artist on Yale Director's Panel
Moderated by Patrick Diamond and Kara-Lynn Vaeni
May 3 - 7, 2021
Virtual Workshop @ Roundabout Theater
SOPHIA - a new play by Claire Kiechel
Directed by Lisa Peterson
April 26, 2021
YSD Playwriting Department Virtual Reading Workshop @ Yale University
OL - a new play by Stefani Kuo
Led by Anne Erbe and Aya Ogawa
January 8, 2021
Selected Shorts Virtual Reading
1,000-YEAR-OLD GHOSTS - by Laura Chow Reeve
Hosted by Kate Burton
Premieres March 11 @ 7pm (& runs for 2 weeks)
February 9, 2021
Virtual Reading
THE OTHER SIDE - a new play by Dan Aibel
With Didi O'Connell and Emily Davis
October 14 - December 9, 2019
Theatre For A New Audience @ Polonsky Shakespeare Center, NYC
FEFU & HER FRIENDS - a revival of a play by Maria Irene Fornes
Directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz
Performance dates: Nov 16 - Dec 8, 2019
October 9 - 11, 2019
Manhattan Theatre Club Workshop Reading
THE MOTION - a new play by Christopher Chen
Directed by Lee Sunday Evans
October 4, 2019
GUEST STAR Episodic Shoot on FOX
PRODIGAL SON - S1 EPISODE 109: "PIED-A-TERRE"
Directed by Antonio Negret
October 2, 2019
Selected Shorts Reading @ Symphony Space, NYC
OMAKASE - by Weike Wang
September 19, 2019
RECURRING GUEST STAR Episodic Shoot on HBO
HIGH MAINTANENCE - S4 EPISODE 408: "ASL / VICTOR & ELLEN"
Directed by Ben Sinclair
September 9 - 16, 2019
GUEST STAR Episodic Shoot on NBC
NEW AMSTERDAM - S2 EPISODE 205: "The Karman Line"
Directed by Nick Gomez
August 5, 2019
Audiobook recording for Simon and Schuster Audio
THE ONLY PLANE IN THE SKY - by Garrett M. Graff
Directed by Scott Sherratt
August 2, 2019
Feature Film Shoot, NYC
IRRESISTIBLE - written by Jon Stewart (starring Steve Carell)
Produced by Plan B Entertainment
Directed by Jon Stewart
June 22, 2019
Feature Film Shoot, NYC
A NAKED SINGULARITY - written by David Matthews & Chase Palmer
Produced by Ridley Scott's Scott Free Productions
Directed by Chase Palmer
May 12 - June 13, 2019
Clubbed Thumb Summerworks @ The Wild Project, NYC
YOU NEVER TOUCHED THE DIRT - a new play by Zhu Yi
Directed by Ken Rus Schmoll
Performance dates: June 3 - 13, 2019
March 19, 2019
Feature Film Shoot, NYC
THE SURROGATE - written by Jeremy Hersh
Produced by Tandem Pictures and Resonant Pictures
Directed by Jeremy Hersh
March 18, 2019
Audiobook recording for Penguin Random House
"FUTRUE CAT", HOME REMEDIES - by Xuan Juliana Wang
Directed by Paul Rubin
March 6 - 8, 2019
Audiobook recording for Macmillan Audio
MIRACLE CREEK - by Angie Kim
March 1 - 4, 2019
Audiobook recording for Macmillan Audio
TRUST EXERCISE - by Susan Choi
February 13 - 15, 2019
Feature Film Shoot, NYC
THE STAND-IN - written by Sam Bain (starring Drew Barrymore)
Produced by Barrymore’s Flower Films in association with The Exchange
Directed by Jamie Babbit
January 28, 2019
Roundabout Underground's annual week-long reading
EUREKA DAY - a new play by Jonathan Spector
Directed by Adrienne Campbell-Holt
January 22 - 25, 2019
Audiobook recording for Penguin Random House
THE SECRET OF CLOUDS - by Alyson Richman
Directed by Scott Cresswell
January 17, 2019
Guest Actor in the American premiere of the Nassim Soleimanpour and Bush Theatre production of NASSIM
Barrow Street Theatricals and Jean Doumanian present @ City Center, NYC
NASSIM - by celebrated Iranian playwright Nassim Soleimanpour
Directed by Omar Elerian
More info
January 15 - 21, 2019
Audiobook Recording for Simon & Schuster Audio
THE ISLAND OF SEA WOMEN - by NYTimes bestselling author Lisa See
Directed by Tara Thomas
January 14, 2019
Gingold Theatrical Group presents PROJECT SHAW Staged Readings @ Symphony Space, NYC
MISALLIANCE - By George Bernard Shaw
Directed by Stephen Brown-Fried
September 18 - December 23, 2018
World Premiere @ Roundabout Theater Underground, NYC
USUAL GIRLS - a new play by Ming Peiffer
Directed by Tyne Rafaeli
Performance dates: October 11 - December 23, 2018 (extended twice!)
More Info
August 8, 2018
GUEST STAR Episodic Shoot on Netflix
JESSICA JONES - S3 EPISODE 304 "A.K.A. CUSTOMER SERVICE IS STANDING BY"
Directed by Liesl Tommy
June 25 - 28, 2018
Audiobook recording for Penguin Random House
A RIVER OF STARS - by Vanessa Hua
Directed by Scott Cresswell
June 15, 2018
Audiobook recording for Penguin Random House
WE RISE, WE RESIST, WE RAISE OUR VOICES - edited by Cheryl Willis Hudson and Wade Husdon
Directed by Simone Barros
May 1 - 4, 2018
Audiobook recording for Hachette Audio
WHAT WE WERE PROMISED - by Lucy Tan
Directed by Louis Milgrom
March 9, 2018
Commercial Shoot
REESE'S BOOK CLUB - HELLO SUNSHINE X AUDIBLE
Watch here
March 5 - April 7, 2018
Mentor Project Play Series @ The Cherry Lane Theatre, NYC
OPPORTUNITIES OF EXTINCTION - a new play by Sam Chance
Directed by Ed Sylvanus Iskandar
Performance dates: March 28 - April 7, 2018
More Info
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
Audiobook recording for Penguin Random House
HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON FAIRY TALES (w/ F. Murray Abraham)
Directed by Scott Sherratt
January 26 - 29, 2018
29hr Staged Reading Workshop for Amplified Reading Series @ The Atlantic Theater, NYC
IN THE NIGHT TIME - a play by Nina Segal
Directed by Margot Bordelon
December 11 - 15, 2017
29hr Staged Reading Workshop @ New Dramatists, NYC
TRIGGER - a new play by Sam Chance
Directed by Flordelino Lagundino
Dec 4, 2017
One Night Benefit Performance @ Town Hall
RIGHT BEFORE I GO - a NYC Premiere by Stan Zimmerman
Directed by Michael Wilson
More Info
November 6 - 10, 2017
29hr Staged Reading Workshop @ Ars Nova
OPPORTUNITIES OF EXTINCTION - a new play by Sam Chance
Directed by Margot Bordelon
November 5, 2017
2017 Kesselring Prize Reading @ The National Arts Club
Excepts from plays by Honoree Lauren Yee
Directed by Michael Parva
October 28 - November 1, 2017
10hr Workshop for Playwrights Week @ The Lark
THE OTHER INSTINCT - a new play by Sam Chance
Directed by Zi Alikhan
October 23, 2017
Closed reading for New Works Lab @ Playwrights Horizons
YOU MEAN TO DO ME HARM - a new play by Christopher Chen
Directed by Kip Fagen
October 2 - 6, 2017
29-hour workshop @ Roundabout Theatre Company
USUAL GIRLS - a new play by Ming Peiffer
Directed by Tyne Rafaeli
September 19, 2017
Commercial Shoot (x4 spots)
ROBITUSSIN
Watch here, here, here and here
September 13 - 15, 2017
Audiobook recording for Penguin Random House
A LINE IN THE DARK - by Malinda Lo
Directed by May Wuthrich
September 5, 2017
GUEST STAR Episodic Shoot on CBS
INSTINCT - S1 EPISODE 105 "BAD ACTORS"
Directed by Jim McKay
July 5 - 7, 2017
Audiobook recording for Penguin Random House
LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE - by Celeste Ng
Directed by Scott Sherratt
May 16, 2017
New Dramatists' 67th Anniversary Spring Luncheon
Recipient of the CHARLES BOWDEN ACTOR AWARD
April 24, 2017
MASTER OF CEREMONY for PlayCo Gala @ Diamond Horseshoe at the Paramount Hotel
Cabaret Gourmet 2017
March 7 - 8, 2017
29-hour Staged Reading Workshop @ University of Delaware REP
SOMEBODY'S DAUGHTER - a new play by Chisa Hutchinson
Directed by Walter Dallas
February 17, 2017
Closed reading for Two River Theater
AFTER THE BRIDGE - a new play by David Greenspan
(Inspired by The Bridge of San Luis Rey, a novel by Thornton Wilder)
Directed by Leigh Silverman
January 31 - February 13, 2017
NAATCO / Shakespeare Society Residency - Shakespeare Works @ Pearl Theater
HENRY VI (Parts 1, 2, and 3) - by William Shakespeare
Directed by Stephen Brown-Fried
January 24 - 26, 2017
Closed developmental workshop reading for The Araca Group
UNTITLED MATRIARCH PLAY - a new play by Nikole Beckwith
Directed by Carolyn Cantor
December 5 - 8, 2016
Closed developmental workshop reading
WE ARE AMOUNG US - a new play by Stephen Belber
Directed by GT Upchurch
October 11 - December 4, 2016
World Premiere @ 59E59, Theater B
Andy Bragen Theatre Projects & Rachel Susan presents
DON'T YOU F**KING SAY A WORD - A new play by Andy Bragen
Directed by Lee Sunday Evans
Performance dates: November 4 - December 4, 2016
October 23 - November 6, 2016
SAG Ultralow Budget Independent Feature Film
IMPOSSIBLE MONSTERS - Written/directed by Nathan Catucci
Produced by Nathan Catucci, Jonathan Burkhart and Matt Janes
July 19 - September 25, 2016
PlayCo. New York Premiere @ La MaMa, ETC
CAUGHT - a new play by Christopher Chen
Directed by Lee Sunday Evans
Performance dates: August 17 - September 25, 2016
July 5 - 17, 2016
Developmental Lab workshop @ The Vineyard Theatre
You Mean To Do Me Harm - a new play by Christopher Chen
Directed by Gaye Taylor Upchurch
May 31 - July 9, 2016
Clubbed Thumb's Summerworks Festival @ The Wild Project
Tumacho - a new play with songs by Ethan Lipton
Directed by Leigh Silverman
Performance dates: June 27 - July 9, 2016
May 5, 2016
Pre-production/backer's presentation @ New Dramatists
(Production slated for November, 2016 @ 59e59 Theaters)
DON'T YOU FUCKING SAY A WORD - a new play by Andy Bragen
Directed by Lee Sunday Evans
April 19 - 22, 2016
Two River Theater workshop and closed reading
THE BRIDGE OF SAN LUIS REY - a novel by Thornton Wilder, adapted by David Greenspan for the stage.
Directed by Leigh Silverman
April 21, 2016
Roundtable reading @ The Lark
THE QUIET ONES - a new play by Mary Hamilton
January 5 - March 20, 2016
World Premiere @ Berkeley Rep
AUBERGINE - a new play by Julia Cho
Directed by Tony Taccone
Performance dates: February 5 - March 20, 2016
December 1 - 7, 2015
29-hour Workshop @ New York Theater Workshop
THE GOOD BOOK - a new play by Lisa Peterson & Denis O'Hare
Directed by Lisa Peterson
November 9 - 20, 2015
PlayTime @ New Dramatist
MONSTER - a new play by Andy Bragen
Directed by Portia Krieger
November 6, 2015
GUEST STAR Episodic Shoot on HBO
HIGH MAINTENANCE - Episode TBA
Created/Written/Directed by Ben Sinclair and Katja Blichfeld
Air date: TBA
October 21 - 27, 2015
29-hour Project Residency Workshop @ The Lark
ART OF GAMEN - a new play by Dipika Guha
Dircted by Lauren Keating
August - September, 2015
(RE-CURRING) GUEST STAR Episodic Shoot on AMC
HELL ON WHEELS - EPISODES 509 / 510 / 511
Directed by Marvin Rush / Michael Nankin / Tim Southam
Air date: Next summer TBA
June, 2015
First Readings Festival @ New York Stage and Film
JUNK - a new play by Ayad Akhtar
Directed by Doug Hughes
29-hour Workshop @ New Dramatists
DON'T YOU FUCKING SAY A WORD - a new play by Andy Bragen
Directed by Lee Sunday Evans
29-hour Workshop w/ Directors Collective Workshop
THE OREGON TRAIL - by Bekah Brunstetter
Directed by Kara-Lynn Vaeni
May, 2015
29-hour Workshop w/ Manhattan Theatre Club & Ars Nova Writers Room
THE DECEIVED SLUMMING PARTY - a new play by Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig
Directed by Tea Alagic
January 6 - March 29, 2015
World Premiere (Co-production with Goodman Theater)
Manhattan Theatre Club @ New York City Center Stage I
THE WORLD OF EXTREME HAPPINESS - a new play by Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig
Directed by Eric Ting
Performance dates: February 3 - March 31, 2015
August 12 - October 19, 2014
World Premiere (Chicago run. Co-production with MTC)
The Goodman Theater
THE WORLD OF EXTREME HAPPINESS - a new play by Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig
Directed by Eric Ting
Performance dates: September 13 - October 12, 2014
July 7 - 27, 2014
Sundance Institute Theater Lab @ The Sundance Resort, Utah
CAUGHT - a new play by Christopher Chen
Directed by Mark Brokaw