Playwright Unit Director: Allen Davis III
NOW ITS 31ST CONSECUTIVE SEASON, THE PUERTO RICAN TRAVELING THEATRE’S BEGINNING PLAYWRIGHTS UNIT SEEKS INTERESTED LATINO AND OTHER WRITERS.
The Beginning Unit is open to all, even individuals without prior theater experience. Our workshop runs Tuesdays at 6:30 pm, from October through the spring. All writers are cordially welcome!
Many of our Professional Playwright Members have been produced by the Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre and other theaters nationally. Our playwrights have received nominations and awards such as the Obie, Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors Award, Repertorio Español/Nuestras Voces, ACE Award, among others.
For more information on the Unit, see our Playwrights Unit page. To join the Beginning Unit, please contact Mr. Allen Davis III, Director of the Playwrights Unit, by email at Allen@prtt.org or fax 212-307-6769.
RECENT AWARDS
On September 18, 2006, the Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors (HOLA) presented the Award for Outstanding for Solo Performance to Marga Gomez, playwright and actress of the PRTT co-production of Los Big Names, at the Seventh Annual HOLA Awards and Benefit.
During the Seventh Annual HOLA Awards and Benefit, Ivan Camilo received the Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor (Don Quijote: Su ultima Aventura).
Oscar A. Colon, a member of the Professional Unit of the PRTT Playwrights Unit, accepted the Award for Outstanding Achievement in Playwriting (The Last of Bernarda).
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THE PUERTO RICAN TRAVELING THEATRE’S
PLAYWRIGHTS UNIT
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All Readings will be followed by a discussion with the
playwright, moderated by a member of New York City’s theatre and arts community.
All Readings are free, no reservation needed. Doors open ½ hour prior to the time of the Reading.
The Playwright Unit is Supported by Funding From:
The Edith C. Blum Foundation
The Carnegie Corporation of New York
The John Golden Fund
The Puffin Foundation, Ltd.
The Shubert Foundation
The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
The New York State Council on the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts
And OUR MANY INDIVIDUAL DONORS!!!
Additional Assistance has been Provided by:
The Hispanic Federation
The Emma A. Sheafer Charitable Trust
The Harlem School of the Arts Technical Assistance Program
The New York City-DCA Community Arts Development Program
UNIT MEMBERS & ALUMNI - PRODUCTIONS & AWARDS (2000 - 05)
MAINSTAGE PRODUCTIONS
- 2000 KING WITHOUT A CASTLE by Cándido Tirado
- 2000 BLIND ALLEY by Nancy Nevárez
- 2001 LA LUPE: MY LIFE, MY DESTINY by Carmen Rivera
- 2002 LA LUPE: MY LIFE, MY DESTINY by Carmen Rivera
- 2002 BECOMING BERNARDA by Oscar A. Colón
- 2004 BESSIE, THE BUTCHER OF PALM BEACH by Allen Davis III
- 2005 THE ORTIZ SISTERS OF MOTT HAVEN by Carlos J. Serrano
WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS
- PH 100 by Sandra Torres
- BLACK BOX by Henry Guzmán
- NIGHT OF THE CAT SITTER by Mariana Carreño
- BRANCHES by A.B. Lugo
- DAY OF THE KINGS by Daphne Greaves
- LOYALTY LIES by María Elena Torres
- PUERTO RICO, I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU by Nancy Nevárez
- PREFACE TO BERNARDA by Oscar A. Colón
- DINNER WITH JOBITA AND LA CHA CHA by Henry Guzmán
- ROAR, LIONS, ROAR! by T. Cat Ford
- THE THIRD HERD by H.R. de los Reyes
- ARTHUR MURRAY TAUGHT ME DANCING IN A HURRY by Fred Crecca
- SIN PARADISE by George E. Joshua
- TWISTER WITH AN OCTOPUS by Ben-Hur Carmona
- JOSÉ'S WINDOW; AN AWARD by Jay Vásquez
- HOME FRONT by Noemí Martínez
- THE ORTIZ SISTERS OF MOTT HAVEN By Carlos J. Serrano
- POW'R IN THE BLOOD by T. Cat Ford
- LLAMADA/RALLY CRY by Nancy Nevarez
- PILGRIM by Henry Guzman
2000 In Sight 6
2001 In Sight 7
2002 In Sight 8
2003 In Sight 9
2004 In Sight 10
2005 In Sight 11
PLAYS AND AWARDS PRESENTED BY OTHER THEATERS
Lynne Alvarez
Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, MO
Janis Astor
The Kraine Theatre, NYC
Ben-Hur Carmona
The Immigrant Theatre, NYC
Mariana Carreno
The Milagros Theatre, NYC
Oscar A. Colón
New Works Lab/INTAR, NYC
Fred Crecca
Shetler Studios/Studio 54, NYC
Allen Davis III
Around the Block/NY Public Library, NYC
The Producers Club, NYC
Winner of 2005 one-act play contest/ TADA!!! Youth Theatre, NYC
2005 Lifetime Achievement Award/ HOLA (Hispanic Organization Latino Actors),
NYC
Louis Delgado
L.E.F.T./Teatro La Tea/Repertorio Espanol NYC
The Kraine Theatre, NYC
Morgan Demel
ATA Theatre, NYC
Isidore Elias
Manhattan Theatre Source, NYC
The Hypothetical Theatre, NYC
T. Cat Ford
Mill Mountain Theatre, VA
Mario Golden
Nuestras Voces Finalist/Repertorio Español, NYC
Strawberry One-Act Festival/The Riant Theatre, NYC
Henry Guzmán
The Milagros Theatre, NYC
New York Theatre Workshop, NYC
Nuestras Voces Award/Repertorio Español, NYC
Carlos Jerome
Around the Block/NY Public Library, NYC
Chicano-Latino Literary Prize/U.C. Irvine, CA
Eduardo I. López
Thalia Theatre, Queens, NYC
A.B. Lugo
Wings Theatre Company, NYC
Pregones Theater, The Bronx, NYC
Milagro Theater/CSU Center, NYC
Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance, Bronx, NY
Carolinian Shakespeare Festival, New Bern, NC
NADA, NYC
Noemi Martínez-Cress
Nuestras Voces Finalist/Repertorio Español, NYC
NewWorks Lab, INTAR
Desi Moreno-Penson
2007 Summer Play Festival, Theatre Row, NYC
2001/2006 BRIO Playwriting Fellowships
Sponsored by The Bronx Council on the Arts
2001 Nuestras Voces Finalist/Repertorio Espanol, NYC
2004 New Works Lab/Intar, NYC
Nancy Nevárez
Nuestras Voces Award/Repertorio Español, NYC
Frank Pérez
Around the Block/NY Public Library, NYC
Alfonso Ramírez
L.E.F.T./Teatro La Tea, NYC
Rebeca Ramírez
The Connelly Theatre, NYC
Carmen Rivera
L.E.F.T./Teatro La Tea, NYC
The Kraine Theatre, NYC
Nuestras Voces Second Prize 2006/Repertorio Español, NYC
Eugene Rodríguez
Repertorio Español, NYC
Yolanda Rodríguez
Quest Productions/78th Street Theatre, NYC
Theater for a New City
Fred Rohan de Vargas
Nuestras Voces Finalist/Repertorio Español, NYC
Edwin Sánchez
Chopin Theatre, Chicago, IL
The Kraine Theatre, NYC
Hartford Stage, CT
Rob Santana
Coconut Hill Latino Playwrights Festival, NYC
Teatro La Tea, NYC
Nuestras Voces Award/Repertorio Español, NYC
Carlos J. Serrano
2005 Outstanding Achievement by an Ensemble Cast from the Hispanic Organization
of Latin Actors (HOLA)
Candido Tirado
L.E.F.T./Teatro La Tea, NYC
The Kraine Theatre, Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre, NYC
Jay Vásquez
Blah Blah Lounge, Brooklyn, NYC
Daniel Zelazko
New Works Lab/INTAR, NYC
Funding has been made possible by the Puffin Foundation
