2025 National Playwrights Conference Finalists Announced

We're pleased to recognize an outstanding group of writers as finalists for the 2025 National Playwrights Conference!

As Finalists, these playwrights were championed by members of our first-round and second-round reading teams alike: only 5% of the 1,600 script submissions made it to this phase of the selection process. These writers are at the forefront of artistry, curiosity, and perspective in contemporary playwriting.

We strongly encourage you to engage with their work and hope you will stay tuned find out which of these excellent plays will be developed during this summer's conference!

ROUND YON VIRGIN by Grace Barry

SATURN'S CHILDREN by Ben Beckley

THIS MAN I CALL MI PRIMO by Benjamin Benne

PRICK by Serena Berman

GOD'S FLESH by Amy Berryman

JERUSALEM, FLORIDA by Molly Bicks

IN CASE OF BRUISING by Kamila Boga

MABEL'S MINE by Lyndsey Bourne

THE INGENUE by Eleanor Burgess

1999 by Stacey Campbell

HIT MACHINE by Jonathan Caren

THE WRONGED PARTY by June Carryl

TEN GRAND by Kate Cortesi

THE GULF by Steve Cosson

MY FAMILY WATCHING TELEVISION by Milo Cramer

EPISODES by Kallan Dana

GRANDMOTHER/BATHTUB by Brian Dang

HIRAETH, OR WHEN PLUTO WAS A PLANET by Jayne Deely

VANESSA THE MIRACLE GIRL by Maddie Dennis-Yates

BEAUTY by Alexa Derman

THE NEGROES HAVE RISEN by Maxine Dillon

ĂN CHƠI // EAT. PLAY. RAGE. (A DON'T FUCK WITH THE WEEKEND SHIFT PLAY) by Carolina Đỗ

GOLDEN RECORD CLUB by Lisa Dring

FRIEND REQUEST. by Jonathan Edmondson

STONEHEART by Georgina Escobar

BOYS' CLUB (NO GIRLS ALOUD) by Olivia Facini

HIGH SCHOOL DYBBUK by Shara Feit

S(C)E(N)E[N] by Dominic Finocchiaro

PING PONG PLAY by Kaela Garvin

WOLF/PACK by Samuel Giberga

YOUR UNDECAYING FLAMES by Maximillian Gill

RISE AND BEINGS by Rudi Goblen

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT by Jacqueline Goldfinger

YOU SHOULD BE SO LUCKY by Alyssa Haddad-Chin

AMERICAN REALISM by Christina Ham

KIN by Gethsemane Herron-Coward

ALIEN OF EXTRAORDINARY ABILITY by Chloe Hung

NO CURE by Jake Jeppson

THE RED MAN by JuCoby Johnson

HERE KITTY KITTY by Janielle Kastner

#'S by Chad Kaydo

THE FOG COMES ON LITTLE CAT FEET by Amanda Keating

PORTRAIT (HOLDING A MIRROR) by Georgette Kelly

KIM'S FINE FOOD by Garrett Kim

DON'T GO INTO THE WOODS by Frances Koncan

MELT.PUNISH by James La Bella

49 DAYS by Haruna Lee

HEARTWRECK by Jerry Lieblich

THE AMAZON by Alex Lin

PROVENANCE by Jennifer Maisel

AFROPICK by Gloria Majule

SHOT LIST by Eric Marlin

THE NATIVITY STARRING KEISHA TAYLOR by Olivia Matthews

RECYCLE, BABY! by Kate McMorran

THE WHITES, A CATASTROPHIC COMEDY by Charlotte Meehan

BEST FOREIGN by Francisco Mendoza

THE MYTH OF THE TWO MARCOS by Tony Meneses

1973 by winter miller

WORDS WE BELIEVE by Rehana Mirza

PARO by elia monte-brown

TREMOLO by Regan Moro

PIN. by Sam Mueller

MONEY SHOT by Dhari Noel

BOTH by Paloma Nozicka

MASTERS OF FINE ARTS by A. Rey Pamatmat

CARETAKE OF HER by kanishk pandey

THIS IS A FACE by J.C. Pankratz

BROTHER RABBIT by Jonathan Payne

'TIA PRAY A SOUND by a.k.  payne

THE COMMITTEE by Brendan Pelsue

LOS PECADOS DE IBERIA (THE SINS OF IBERIA) by Ricardo Pérez

DEAD GIRL’S QUINCEAÑERA by Phanésia Pharel

LABOR by Christina Pumariega 

TOWN MEETING by Monica Raymond

COLD WAR CHOIR PRACTICE by Ro Reddick

FEAR LESS by Jackie Reingold

WHEN THE PARTY'S OVER by Esperanza Rosales Balcarcel

I KNOW THE END by Jan Rosenberg

A PLAUSIBLE HISTORY OF XICOTENCATL II by Jaymes Sanchez

THE FISH by Madeline Sayet

ANYPERCENT by Brian Scanlan

GOD AND GIRL by Emma Schillage

SIX INCHES ABOVE THE KNEE by Sally Seitz

THE JAZMINES: A RAGE PLAY - AND FOR LEGAL REASONS, A PARODY. by Jasmine Sharma

MAN UP by kyle smith

MAB. by Hayley Spivey

ROLLBACK by Marissa Stamps

BUNNIES by Caitlin Saylor Stephens

ICKY RUSS by Dominic Taylor

TATIANA by Danny Tejera

MERCURY MAKES THE SKIN GLOW by Gaven Trinidad

SPREAD by Jesús Valles

WEREWOLVES: A PLAY ABOUT YOUNG CHILDREN & LATE CAPITALISM & THEIR CARETAKERS by Liba Vaynberg

WOOD by Haygen-Brice Walker

THE TALKING PARTY by Bailey Williams