Gwydion Suilebhan

I’m very excited to be moderating and (on behalf of the DC-Area Playwrights Group) co-hosting, with Theater J, a panel discussion/town hall meeting this Sunday at 5:15 pm on “The State of the DC Playwright” as part of the theater’s Locally Grown Festival. I think it’s going to be a VERY lively discussion — one that should interest not only DC-area playwrights, but everyone working in the new play sector throughout the city — and I hope you can make it.

The panel will consist of other playwrights who are taking part in the festival: Renee Calarco, Jacqueline Lawton, Laura Zam, and Jon Spelman. In addition, we’ve invited several other participants to inspire a town hall-style conversation with the audience: David Dower of the American Voices New Play Institute; Jason Loewith and Jojo Ruf of the National New Play Network; Becky Peters of Wandering Souls; Hunter Styles of Artists Bloc; Lee Leibeskind of The Inkwell; and Rebecca Gingrich-Jones, my co-founder/co-moderator of the DC-Area Playwrights Group.

If you care about new plays and DC theater, you probably ought to join us! I hope to see you there… and to hear whatever thoughts you contribute to this vital conversation!