Advice for Young Playwrights
At Plays for New Audiences, we want to empower young people to write for the stage and tell the stories they are passionate about. To help, we sat down with playwright, Ashley Griffin, to talk about her writing process and what advice she had for young writers and aspiring playwrights. As a writer, Ashley's work has been produced/developed at New World Stages, Manhattan Theatre Club, Playwrights Horizons, A.R.T. and more. Her debut novel The Spindle was recently released. Your titles include A Little Princess, Ever After, The Snow Queen, and The Jungle Book. What inspired you to write these scripts? These scripts were initially...
Celebrate Snow!
Snow is just starting to fall as many places around the world prepare for the winter holidays. To celebrate, below is a list of plays that are sure to add some frosty fun to your upcoming season! A Spell of Cold Weather by Charles Way Betty and Bob have lost touch with each other, their farm, their animals and their own culture. In the time between Christmas and New Year, Betty and Bob get a surprise. Their little niece Holly needs to come and stay because her Mum is having an operation. When Holly arrives she feels very alone in...
Introducing Ashley Griffin!
Plays for New Audiences is excited to welcome playwright, Ashley Griffin, to the PNA catalogue! To celebrate, we sat down with Ashley to learn more about her career, upcoming work, and inspiration for the 4 new large-cast plays that are joining the catalogue. Ashley Griffin is a Broadway writer/performer. As a writer, her work has been produced/developed at New World Stages, Manhattan Theatre Club, Playwrights Horizons, A.R.T. and more. Ashley won the WellLife Network Award and a county commendation for her off-Broadway play Trial (directed by Lori Petty at the American Theatre of Actors, NYC) and has been nominated for...
Theatre Games for Your Next Rehearsal
Looking for some new games to start off the year in your new classroom? Look no further! PYA is here to help with games for new students to warm up to your class and get excited for a new year of theatre arts Nervous Auditioners? The Audition Game One “auditionee” is given a line to perform for the rest of the class, who serves as “the casting team.” Sadly, they do not have the character quite right, but someone on the casting team is happy to explain why, by saying something like, “the character is actually sad in this scene”...