So many new plays! We love to see it.

Beyond connecting w/recruiters from top grad schools, candidates get access to a variety of info sessions & workshops during the URTAs.
Sound Design & Arts Leadership candidates participate free! Register now to set the stage for the next step in your theatre career at urta.com/events

The URTAs are the most accessible way to pursue professional theatre training for prospective candidates from a variety of theatrical disciplines – acting, arts leadership, design & technology, directing, & stage management.

NNPN’s strength is built by Member Theaters. Celebrate the companies that make our national reach & local impact possible. All gifts through 12/31 will be matched up to $25k thanks to Kristen Vehill, David Goldman & Carol Dweck, in memory of Scott Vehill, an NNPN Founding AD. NNPN.org/donate

With a commitment to professional excellence, education, & meaningful community engagement, Perseverance continues to elevate a distinct regional voice while building strong cross-cultural collaborations and relationships across AK.

Ex-Gay Bar by David Simpatico

Jane, Queen's Foole by Barbara Blatner

Jessica of Venice by Rachel Beth Greene

omniHappy by Alex Dremann

The Discerning Dummy by Juan Carlos Hernandez

The District by Blaire Baron

We Fly by TJ Young

💁‍♀️ Check out these noteworthy scripts on the Exchange.

These are the 2026 finalists:

An Empty Room by Katelin Wilcox

Beheading Columbus by Diana Burbano

Egyptian Blue by Byron Nilsson

Evie and Star by Audrey Cefaly
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Help sustain theaters like Orlando Shakes as they build cultural hubs that connect community through transformative, relevant, and accessible theater at nnpn.org/donate

Through 12/31, we have a match for the first $25k we raise thanks to Kristen Vehill, joined by David Goldman & Carol Dweck, in memory of one of NNPN Founding Artistic Director Scott Vehill.

With a commitment to new plays at the heart of their mission, they not only produce, but nurture playwrights through workshops, commissions, and their annual, nationally recognized PlayFest.

As the largest professional theater in Central Florida, Orlando Shakes is unique in their dual focus of honoring the timelessness of Shakespeare while championing new work, celebrating both the classics and the voices shaping the future of American theater.