2018-2019 Reading Season

Brown University MFA Playwrights at WP

Brown University MFA Playwrights at WP

Readings of plays by Graduating Playwrights

Continuing WP Theater’s mission to foster the next generation of female artists, WP joins Brown University’s Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies in a unique residency for third-year MFA playwrights Julia Izumi and Kyla Searle. As part of the Writing for Performance program at Brown University, this partnership creates a year-long vehicle for professional […]

40th Anniversary Reading Series

40th Anniversary Reading Series

As part of our “ruby anniversary” season, WP Theater will be launching our Fortieth Anniversary Reading Series to take place this Spring. Past meets present as WP shares staged readings of five extraordinary plays from throughout its history, directed by recent alums and current members of the WP Theater Directors Lab… Monday, March 25 at […]

Parity Plays Festival

Parity Plays Festival

Reading Series
In partnership with Colt Coeur
Celebrating new work by female and trans playwrights & directors

February 1-9

The Parity Play readings are free and open to the public. All readings will take place at HERE Arts Center. For the second year in a row, WP Theater will team up with Colt Coeur to present their annual Parity Plays Festival, a series of new play readings by female and trans playwrights and directors. Inspired by advocacy groups […]