Artists at Play’s new play development programs include the annual Artists at Play Readings and the APAFT & 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, Chloe Hung, Peter J. Kuo, Victor Maog, Qui Nguyen, Rosie Narasaki, Lina Patel, Nathan Ramos, Sanaz Toossi, Jason Tseng, Alice Tuan, Leah Nanako Winkler.

The Two Kids that Blow Shit Up by Carla Ching and Two Mile Hollow by Leah Nanako Winkler 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. Artists at Play will produce the world premiere of Preston Choi’s This is Not a True Story in 2023.

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