Artists at Play’s new play development programs include the annual Artists at Play Readings and the AAP Emerging Playwright Commission Program.

Since 2013, Artists at Play has provided developmental support to over a dozen writers in the Artists at Play Readings including Boni B. Alvarez, Carla Ching, Preston Choi, Kathryn de la Rosa, Noa Gardner, Chloé Hung, Peter J. Kuo, Victor Maog, Qui Nguyen, Rosie Narasaki, Giovanni Ortega, Lina Patel, Nicholas Pilapil, Nathan Ramos, Ankita Raturi, Sanaz Toossi, Jason Tseng, Alice Tuan and Leah Nanako Winkler.

The Two Kids that Blow Shit Up by Carla Ching, Two Mile Hollow by Leah Nanako Winkler and This is Not a True Story by Preston Choi emerged from the Artists at Play Readings and have gone on to world premiere productions with Artists at Play and many other theatres across the country.

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