Artist Party: Philadelphia Dramatist, Director, & Dramaturg Mixer
Artist Party: Philadelphia Dramatist, Director, & Dramaturg Mixer
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Artist Party: Philadelphia Playwright, Director & Dramaturg Mixer
Community Partner: Directors Gathering
Join us for an evening of conversation, connection, and creative exchange with playwrights, directors, and dramaturgs from across Philadelphia and the Northeast. Whether you're reconnecting with past collaborators, meeting new colleagues, or discovering artists whose work resonates with you, this gathering offers an opportunity to build relationships, share ideas, and cultivate future collaborations.
Join us for an evening of conversation, community, and creative possibility!
What is this event?
This is a casual gathering for theater artists to come together across disciplines, share what they're working on, and get to know one another. Join us to connect with fellow playwrights, directors, and dramaturgs in a relaxed and welcoming environment.
What can I expect?
Expect an evening of informal conversation with artists from across Philadelphia and the Northeast theater community. Come ready to talk about your current projects, artistic interests, and the creative relationships you'd like to build or rekindle.
Why attend?
- Reconnect with colleagues and collaborators from past projects
- Meet artists whose work you may not yet know
- Share what you're working on and learn about others' projects
- Build relationships that could lead to future collaborations
- Strengthen your connection to Philadelphia and the Northeast theater community
Will food and drinks be provided?
Yes! Light snacks and beverages will be available throughout the evening.
About Our Community Partner, Directors Gather
Directors Gathering builds a consistent community for theatre directors through connectivity, skill-sharing, and peer advocacy.
About the 2026 New Play Development Conference
PlayPenn’s nationally recognized New Play Development Conference brings together readings of new plays alongside a citywide series of civic gatherings, workshops, artist exchanges, and public conversations focusing on art, democracy, historical memory, belonging, and collective imagination. This community-focused approach to new play development reflects a broader vision of theatre in a shared civic life that illuminates what theatre can do, who participates in it, how it unfolds, and why it matters.
The 19-event Conference brings together 22 playwrights participating across workshops, conversations, and five new work presentations while expanding its scope to include an interview with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Eboni Booth (Primary Trust), free playwriting workshops for adults, teens, and women over 50, and a public conversation examining constitutional history and civic identity.
Additional programming includes a community workshop for queer theatre makers; a convening on innovation in theatre-making with leaders from Philadelphia Fringe Festival, Cannonball Festival, Pig Iron Theatre Company, Lemonade Stand, and Tiny Dynamite; and an acting lab focused on approaches to new play development and cross-community exchanges among theatre artists.
Location
500 Walnut Street, 500 Walnut Street Philadelphia PA 19106