Greensboro Playwrights' ForumNC New Play Project

The Greensboro Playwrights' Forum was founded in 1993 as part of the ongoing and growing programs of the City Arts Drama Center. Its mission is to aid playwrights of the Piedmont Triad and North Carolina in getting published or produced through contacts, marketing, and improving their skill as dramatic writers.

Meetings

Monthly meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month starting at 7 pm at the Greensboro Cultural Center, located at 200 North Davie Street. Our meetings are free and open to the public. Each meeting we read the monthly writing assignment followed by plays being worked on by area playwrights. Annual membership dues are $25.

Pegasus Project

The Pegasus Project is the youth outreach program of the Greensboro Playwrights' Forum. Anyone in grade nine through age 20 is encouraged to participate in the Pegasus Project as an actor or playwright. Open meetings are held the second Wednesday of every month from 5-7 pm at the Greensboro Cultural Center.

North Carolina New Play Project 

The Greensboro Playwrights' Forum hosts the annual North Carolina New Play Project with a generous donation from the Mark Gilbert Estate. Scripts are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Evening of Short Plays 

Members are encouraged to submit short plays for the biannual Evening of Short Plays. Deadlines are July 15 and November 15.

Showcase Reading Series

The Greensboro Playwrights' Forum showcases the longer works created by its member playwrights through the Showcase Reading Series. Stage readings of these works are presented four to six times each year at our Studio Theatre or other local venues, such as coffee houses and art galleries.

Dramatists' Playground

The Forum offers a unique opportunity for actors and playwrights to participate in the collaboration of crafting one play in one day.  Actors and playwrights work from 10 am to 8 pm to develop, script and rehearse a truly original play on one Saturday in August. The Dramatists' Playground has become one of the Forum's most exciting and daring programs for both the participants and the audience. This is a free event.

For more information, call (336) 335-6426 or use the "contact us" link below.