Pacific Playwrights Festival
pacific playwright festival ppf national forum playwright theatre leader dedicated developing producing new american play held every summer south coast repertory costa mesa california within american theatre ongoing need playwright opportunity develop new work support community artist recent year many program exist redirected ended goal ppf provide gathering place writer theatre leader meet informally sharing idea interest new project emerge festival includes public play reading showcase new work established emerging writer well two world premiere production hurrah last richard greenberg production dir david warren† walking roof anthony clarvoe workshop dir bill rauch landlocked cusi cram workshop dir juliette carrillo jump john glore reading dir lee shallatchemel† dogeaters jessica hagedorn reading dir michael greif hollow land howard korder reading dir david chambers† mechanic chris van groningen reading dir andrew robinson sin sor juana karen zacarias reading dir lisa porte jump john glore production dir mark rucker† reference salvador dalí make hot jose rivera workshop dir juliette carrillo† illuminating veronica rogelio martinez workshop dir lisa porte cuchifrito eduardo andino reading dir octavio solis lupe jonathan ceniceroz reading dir luis alfaro beginning august tom donaghy reading dir neal pepe everett beekin richard greenberg reading dir mark rucker† mystery attraction marlane meyer reading jody mcauliffe god vengeance donald margulies reading gordon edelstein altruist nicky silver reading dir david warren education randy newman word music randy newman conceived michael roth jerry patch mr newman production dir myron johnson end cusi cram workshop dir lisa portes† fighting word sunil kuruvilla workshop dir martin benson hortensia museum dream nilo cruz reading dir diane rodriguez vieques jorge gonzalez reading dir mark rucker kimberly akimbo david lindsayabaire reading dir mark rucker† butterfly collection theresa rebeck reading dir bartlett sher† beard avon amy freed reading dir david emmes† dulce de leche daniel goldfarb reading dir john pasquin tom walker john strand reading dir kyle donnelly beard avon amy freed production dir david emmes† california scenario luis alfaro joann farías josé cruz gonzález anne garcíaromero octavio solis workshop dir juliette carrillo† nostalgia lucinda coxon workshop dir loretta greco† sweaty palm alejandro morale reading dir lisa porte tight embrace jorge ignacio cortiñas reading dir ruben polendo† hold please annie weisman reading dir mark rucker† eye eye kevin heelan reading dir seret scott getting frankie married — afterwards horton foote reading dir martin benson scab sheila callaghan reading dir olivia honegger fall hilary bell reading dir liz diamond getting frankie married — afterwards horton foote production dir martin benson dazzle richard greenberg production dir mark rucker history julia cho reading dir chay yew exposed beth henley reading dir mark rucker† intimate apparel lynn nottage reading dir kate whoriskey† truth beauty steven drukman reading dir ethan mcsweeny boy julia jordan reading dir lisa peterson† intimate apparel lynn nottage production dir kate whoriskey† intelligent design jenny chow rolin jones production dir david chamber hiding place jeff whitty workshop dir mark rucker safe hell amy freed reading dir david emmes† anna tropic nilo cruz reading dir juliette carrillo sea tranquillity howard korder reading dir michael bloom† brooklyn boy donald margulies reading dir daniel sullivan† safe hell amy freed production dir david emmes† mr marmalade noah haidle production dir ethan mcsweeny vesuvius lucinda coxon reading dir david emmes† clean house sarah ruhl reading dir bill rauch singing forest craig lucas reading dir bartlett sher safe house richard greenberg reading dir ethan mcsweeny naked girl appian way richard greenberg production dir mark rucker† vesuvius lucinda coxon production dir david emmes† tough titty oni faida lampley workshop dir mark rucker† bossa nova kirsten greenidge reading dir casey stangl† adventure hedda gabler jeff whitty reading dir bill rauch† rabbit hole david lindsayabaire reading dir carolyn cantor† ridiculous fraud beth henley reading dir sharon ott studio written directed choreographed christopher damboise production blue door tanya barfield production dir leah c gardiner leitmotif victoria stewart workshop dir jessica kubzansky† human error keith reddin reading dir le water empty sky sarah treem reading dir bill rauch system wonderland david wiener reading dir art manke† piano teacher julia cho reading dir kate whoriskey† wandering boy julie marie myatt production dir bill rauch system wonderland david wiener production dir david emmes† po boy tango kenneth lin workshop dir chay yew† shipwrecked amazing adventure louis de rougemont told — entertainment donald margulies reading dir bart delorenzo† bolero disenchanted josé rivera reading dir octavio solis† mother brief affair richard greenberg reading dir pam mackinnon† italian straw hat book lyric john strand music dennis mccarthy reading dir stefan novinski† kate robin production dir chris fields† injured party richard greenberg production dir trip cullman† sunlight sharr white workshop dir david emmes† way meet vera stark lynn nottage reading dir mark rucker† emilie—la marquise du châtelet defends life petit théâtre cirey tonight lauren gunderson reading dir kate whoriskey† goldfish john kolvenbach reading dir loretta greco† nero amy freed reading dir sharon ott† mother brief affair richard greenberg production dir pam mackinnon† emilie—la marquise du châtelet defends life petit théâtre cirey tonight lauren gunderson production dir david emmes† garden howard korder reading dir david warren doctor cerberus roberto aguirresacasa reading dir bart delorenzo† extraordinary chamber david wiener reading dir art manke circle bill cain reading dir michael john garcés language archive julia cho reading dir mark brokaw language archive julia cho production dir mark brokaw doctor cerberus roberto aguirresacasa production dir bart delorenzo† completeness itamar moses reading dir pam mackinnon happy face david west read reading dir art manke u chicken sofia alvarez reading dir casey stangl right top amy freed reading dir doug hughes kin bathsheba doran reading dir sam gold silent sky lauren gunderson production dir anne justine dzmura† completeness itamar moses production dir pam mackinnon prince atlantis steven drukman reading dir dámaso rodríguez world began catherine trieschmann reading dir shelley butler droll stageplay end theatre meg miroshnik reading dir david chamber annapurna sharr white reading dir loretta greco† cloudlands book octavio solis music adam gwon lyric octavio solis adam gwon reading dir octavio solis† prince atlantis steven drukman production dir warner shook cloudlands book octavio solis music adam gwon lyric octavio solis adam gwon production dir amanda dehnert† warrior class kenneth lin reading dir evan cabnet melissa ross reading dir matt shakman lauren gunderson reading dir meredith mcdonough† samuel hunter reading dir casey stangl smokefall noah haidle reading dir anne kauffman smokefall noah haidle production dir anne kauffman parisian woman beau willimon production dir pam mackinnon trudy max love zoe kazan reading dir lila neugebauer† hope gravity michael hollinger reading dir aaron posner fast company carla ching reading dir shelley butler reunion gregory moss reading dir adrienne campbellholt marjorie prime jordan harrison reading dir pam mackinnon rest samuel hunter production dir martin benson five mile lake rachel bond production dir daniella topol purple light joppa illinois adam rapp production dir crispin whittell† zealot theresa rebeck reading dir marc masterson future thinking eliza clark reading dir lila neugebauer† mr wolf rajiv joseph reading dir matt shakman† good stock melissa ross reading dir lynne meadow† good stock melissa ross production dir gaye taylor upchurch† mr wolf rajiv joseph production dir david emmes† going place already bekah brunstetter reading dir marc masterson† whistleblower itamar moses reading dir casey stangl orange illustrated play aditi brennan kapil reading dir jessica kubzansky† vietgone qui nguyen reading dir may adrales† future thinking eliza clark production dir lila neugebauer† office hour julia cho production dir neel keller† perfect circle noah haidle reading dir evan cabnet little black shadow kemp power reading dir may adrales curve departure rachel bond reading dir mike donahue† lady tattoo meg miroshnik reading dir marti lyons† wink jen silverman reading dir bart delorenzo siegel michael mitnick production dir casey stangl doll house part lucas hnath production dir shelley butler† yoga play dipika guha reading dir crispin whittell† shrew amy freed reading dir sharon ott anacostia street lion tearrance arvelle chisholm reading dir michael john garcés long lost donald margulies reading dir casey stangl cambodian rock band lauren yee reading dir may adrales† shrew amy freed production dir art manke little black shadow kemp power production dir may adrales poor yella redneck qui nguyen reading dir may adrales† love contract julia doolittle reading dir moritz von stuelpnagel† sheepdog kevin artigue reading dir leah c gardiner get restless caroline v mcgraw reading dir jennifer chamber house joy madhuri shekar reading dir shelley butler poor yella redneck qui nguyen production dir may adrales† sheepdog kevin artigue production dir leah c gardiner prelude kiss music dan messé lyric sean hartley dan messé book craig lucas reading dir david ivers† canadian adam bock reading dir jaime castañeda† mask ana nogueira reading dir mike donahue† unlikeable heroine melissa ross reading dir gaye taylor upchurch† whitelisted chisa hutchinson reading dir sarah rasmussen† note festival canceled due covid pandemic note festival offered exclusively digital format highquality video production professionally filmed multicamera setup covenant york walker dir tamilla woodard coleman charlie oh dir david ivers parke lahleh shayan lotfi dir mike donahue cleanespejos christine quintana dir lisa porte harold lillian book lyric dan collins music julianne wick davis dir mike donahue cleanespejos christine quintana production dir lisa porte million tiny piece spenser davis dir david ivers† roll blunt naomi lorrain dir colette robert avaaz michael shayan dir moritz von stuelpnagel love long time already katie dir mei ann teo bite eliana pipe dir jennifer chang dr silver celebration life created anika britta johnson music lyric anika britta johnson book nick green dir logan vaughn avaaz michael shayan production dir moritz von stuelpnagel coleman charlie oh production dir chay yew dr silver created anika britta johnson music lyric anika britta johnson book nick green dir logan vaughn chapter floating life clarence coo dir jesca prudencio staircase noa gardner dir gaye taylor upchurch† crasiss bleu beckfordburrell dir lilianne brown† galilee written directed eleanor burgess †commissioned south coast repertory pacific playwright festival page south coast repertory one way new play born american theatre magazine pacific playwright festival article variety pacific playwright festival prof go home american theatre magazine