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Art
Readings, performances, and more.
The Weary Blues
READING – POETRY FEAT. TY JONES & CARL COFIELD
A celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Harlem Renaissance, featuring a soulful performance by Producing Artistic Director Ty Jones and blues harmonica by Associate Artistic Director Carl Cofield.
Seize The King
TRAILER – THEATRE FEAT. TY JONES & GIOVANNI ADAMS
A gritty, thrilling trailer for our upcoming free summer production of Seize The King, a modern retelling of Shakespeare’s Richard III.
The Bacchae
THEATRE SELECTED CLIPS
Selected clips from the NY Times Critic’s Pick production of The Bacchae.
Interviews
Fresh insights from today’s brightest creatives
Tracey Scott Wilson & Betty Shamieh
INTERVIEW – THEATRE CHRONICLES OF FORTITUDE
Betty Shamieh, Mellon Playwright-in-Residence and author of Fit for a Queen, brings you an exclusive interview with Tracey Scott Wilson, American Playwright, Television Writer, and Screenwriter.
Margo Jefferson & Betty Shamieh
INTERVIEW – THEATRE CHRONICLES OF FORTITUDE
Betty Shamieh, Mellon Mellon Playwright-in-Residence and author of Fit for a Queen, speaks with the Pulitzer Prize winning author of “Negroland: A memoir” in this Chronicles of Fortitude instant classic.
Carl Cofield & Will Power
INTERVIEW – THEATRE SEIZE THE KING
Director Carl Cofield sits down with playwright Will Power to discuss the vision behind Seize The King, a modern retelling of Shakespeare’s Richard III.
Education
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FOR PLAYWRIGHTS
Submit your work to Ms. Shawn René Graham, Literary Director at readings@cthnyc.org. No phone calls please.
- Plays/Excerpts may not have been previously produced.
- Playwrights may submit up only to fifteen (15) pages only for Playwrights’ Playground, or up to one full play for Future Classics.
- Plays must be submitted as a PDF or as a Word document.
- Playwrights will not receive comments on plays once submitted.
- Playwrights should also include a brief author’s bio and/or resume.
- Playwrights may also submit a play synopsis (250 words).
FOR ACTORS
No phone calls please.
- Actors can volunteer to be cast in a Playwrights’ Playground reading by arriving thirty minutes early and signing up with our reading coordinator.
- Future Classics readings are cast in advanced.
