Plays for New Audiences (PNA) licenses quality scripts for multigenerational audiences and actors. Written by some of the world’s most extraordinary playwrights including 4 of the top 10 most-produced Theatre for Young Audiences playwrights, PNA’s 300+ show catalog features plays and musicals for any programming need. A division of Children’s Theatre Company, PNA offers contemporary stories and reimagined classics that are topical, relevant, and even fantastical. As a non-profit licensing company, all profits are invested back into supporting artists and creating new work. 

Submission Policy

Plays for New Audiences primarily represents plays and musicals originally commissioned and/or produced by either Seattle Children's Theatre or Children's Theatre Company in Minneapolis. PNA will consider representing other works of PNA playwrights or works recommended by an artistic director, literary manager, or dramaturg affiliated with a professional theatre.

“As the nation’s leading theatre for multigenerational audiences, we know how critical it is to the future of the industry to make theatre-going a part of every family’s life. We know that those young people who experience the power of theatre are much more likely to make the arts a part of their adult lives than those who do not have this opportunity. To that end, we have curated a collection of plays from leading playwrights around this country and across the globe. It includes plays that we have commissioned and produced, as well as works from other theatres and playwrights that we greatly admire. We are highly selective in what we choose for the PNA catalog, because we want audiences to be truly inspired, moved, delighted, and transformed. We welcome you to this catalog and are thrilled to be on this journey with you.” ~ Peter C. Brosius, Former Artistic Director of Children's Theatre Company