Playwright Steven Drukman (foreground), Brett Ryback, Adam Arkin and Matthew Arkin in rehearsal for the 2011 Pacific Playwrights reading of The Prince of Atlantis.
2012 Festival: April 27-29, 2012
The Pacific Playwrights Festival (PPF) provides a gathering place for writers and theatre leaders to meet informally, sharing ideas and interests as new projects emerge in staged readings, workshops and full productions.
In June 1998, South Coast Repertory launched the first annual Pacific Playwrights Festival. The Festival consisted of five staged readings, workshops and the world premiere of Richard Greenberg's Hurrah at Last, in the final performances of its five-week run.
Since then the Pacific Playwrights Festival has showcased as many as ten new American plays each year, including world premieres of Amy Freed's The Beard of Avon, Lynn Nottage's Intimate Apparel, Rolin Jones' The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow, Noah Haidle's Mr. Marmalade and Richard Greenberg's Our Mother's Brief Affair.
SCR is currently considering material for the 15th annual Pacific Playwrights Festival, drawing from commissioned work, projects nominated by other theatres, and scripts submitted for production consideration. See complete information on submission procedures.
See the list of plays presented during previous Pacific Playwrights Festivals.
Read more about the 2011 Festival.
