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”...
Spooky Plays for Halloween!
Let your spooky-side take center stage this October with some of the scarier scripts PNA offers! Click on each title for complete details about each script. Bunnicula children’s book series written by Deborah Howe and James Howe A dancing cat, a howling dog, and a vampire bunny. The perfect pet combination for any family. It’s a dark and stormy night and Chester (the family cat) and Harold (the family dog) sit waiting for their owners to return home from the movies. Chester and Harold are more than just pets, they’re good friends too. When the Monroes finally get home, they...
Script Spotlight: High School Actors
Choosing a show for high school performers can be difficult. Finding something that checks all the boxes (appropriate cast size, a variety of characters, a title that excites students, and something that isn’t too juvenile) sometimes feels like an impossible task. Luckily, PNA is here to help with our catalog! Check out these titles to find the perfect show for your high school. The Book of Everything Matthew Whittet as Thomas in Belvoir St. Theatre’s 2010 premiere production of The Book of Everything | Photo by Heidrun Lohr By Richard TullochBased on the book by Guus Kuijer Cast: 5 female,...