New Play History

2009-2010 Season

Productions
Against the Rising Sea by Kelley Masterson, directed by Joe Cacaci (in association with Cobalt Blue Productions, LTD & Joe Cacaci Productions)  MOTHER
Opa! The Musical by Mari Carras, Laurel Ollstein, Nicholas Carras, Elise Morris and Donald Eugster, directed by Sam Viverito (in association with Carras/ Papageorgiou Productions, Inc)  IVP
Rosa Parks by Jeff Hughes and Scott Ethier, directed by Daniella Topol (in association with Playwrights Horizons)  IVP
Rosa Loses Her Face by Kitty Chen directed by Nancy Robillard (in association with Electric Theatre Company)  MOTHER
Sweet Karma by Henry Ong, directed by Marcy Arlin (in association with Immigrants' Theatre Company)  IVP

Play Readings
Tennis in Nablus by Ismail Khalidi, directed by Mariana Carreno King IVP
My Secret Language of Wishes by Cori Thomas, directed by May Adrales IVP
Tea in the Afternoon by Vanessa Shealy, directed by Melissa Attebery  MOTHER
Atreides, End by Andreas Flourakis, directed by Alexander Harrington (in association with the Greek- American Performing Arts Festival) IVP
In the Crossing by Leila Buck, directed by Shana Gold (in association with Lark Play Development Center and New York Theatre Workshop) IVP
Dead Ringer by Gino DiIorio, directed by SuzAnne Barabas (in association with New Jersey Repertory Company) MOTHER
Running Into Me by Vickie Tanner, directed by Margaret Perry IVP

2008-2009 Season

Productions
Kingdom by Aaron Jafferis and Ian Williams, directed by Ron Daniels (in association with the Public Theatre)  IVP
Vine Tata (Daddy’s Coming) by Irina Eremia Bragin, directed by Tom Rowan  IVP
The Men of Mah Jongg by Richard Atkins, directed by Mark Medoff (in association with Electric Theatre Company)  MOTHER
Southern Promises by Thomas Bradshaw, directed by Jose Zayas (in association with “Best of the Boroughs Festival” at P.S. 122) IVP 
American Hwangap by Lloyd Suh, directed by Trip Cullman (in association with Ma-Yi Company) IVP

Play Readings
Cover Girl
by Safa Samiezade’-Yazd, directed by Daniella Topol  IVP
Wonder Woman Wears Raggedy Ann Pajamas by Karina Arroyave, directed by Dave Groom IVP
Centennial Casting by Gino DiIorio, directed by Brendan Burke  MOTHER
Red Flamboyant by Don Nguyen, directed by Joanna Settle (in association with the Public Theatre Emerging Playwrights Group) IVP
Paper Son by Christine Toy Johnson, directed by Evan Yionoulis (in association with the Asian Cultural Arts Festival) IVP
Shiksa by Richard Aellen, directed by Rob Urbinati  MOTHER

2007-2008 Season

Productions
Our Dad is in Atlantis by Javier Malpica, translated by Jorge Ignacio Cortinas, directed by Debbie Saivetz
(in association with Working Theatre and Lark Play Development Center)  IVP
Girl’s Room by Joni Fritz, directed by Lynne Taylor-Corbett, starring Carol Lawrence and Donna McKechnie  MOTHER
Vengeance Can Wait by Yukiko Motoya translated by Kyoko Yoshida and Andy Bragen, directed by Jose Zayas (in association with “Best of the Boroughs Festival” at P.S. 122)
New Amsterdames by Ellen K. Anderson, directed by Heather Ondersman (in association with Flying Fig Theatre)
Queen Scene II by Paul M. Kelley, Theodore D. Kemper, Marin H. Levinson, Ed Miller, Mary Najeddine, Elyse Nass, Richard Pioreck, Fred-Rohan Vargas, Jeff Sovern and Cary Wong, directed by Kay Long, Don Nguyen and Elizabeth Sturrus
Shangri La by Rob Urbinati, directed by Michael Goldfried

Play Readings
The North Pool
by Rajiv Joseph, directed by Vijay Mathew  IVP
Papa Esta en la Atlantida by Javier Malpica, directed by Debbie Saivetz  IVP
Night Blooming Cereus by Alex Argyros, directed by Tom Rowan (in association with the Greek Cultural Festival)  IVP
Lost Accents by Qui Nguyen, directed by Robert Ross Parker (in association with the Asian Cultural Festival)  IVP
The Cello Plays by Cary Wong, directed by Tom Wojtunik  IVP
Penny Candy by Carmen Betancourt, directed by Herb Foster Quebec  IVP
The President and Her Mistress by Jan Buttram, directed by Rob Urbinati  MOTHER
Groenlandia by Garbriel Peveroni, directed by Berioska Ipinza (in association with La Micro Theatre)  IVP
GO by Go Takeuchi and Rob Urbinati, directed by Rob Urbinati  IVP

2006-2007 Season

Productions
Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo by Rajiv Joseph, directed by Giovanna Sardelli (in association with Lark Play Development Center)  IVP
365 Days/365 Plays by Suzan-Lori Parks, directed by Rob Urbinati and Don Nguyen (in association with the Public Theatre) 
Freedom High by Adam Kraar, directed by Susan Einhorn (in association with Queens College) IVP 
Mommy by Edith Freni, directed by Alexis Poledouris (in association with “Best of the Boroughs Festival” at P.S. 122)

Play Readings
Blood in America by Qui Nguyen, directed by John Gould Ruben  IVP
The Manuscript by Irina Eremia Bragin, directed by Tom Rowan  IVP
No Time for Champions by J.P. Chan, directed by Ralph Pena  IVP
Layla and Majnun by Nastaran Ahmadi, directed by May Adrales  IVP
Swoony Planet by Han Ong, directed by Ron Daniels (in association with Ma-Yi Theatre Company  IVP
Advanced Chemistry by Rich Orloff, directed by Patrick McNulty (in association with MacDowell Centennial)  MOTHER

2005-2006 Season

Productions
Trial by Water by Qui Nguyen, directed by John Gould Rubin (in association with Ma-Yi Theater Company)  IVP
Breathe by Javon Johnson, directed by Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj (in association with Lark Play Development Center)  IVP
Queens Scenes by Meny Beriro, Paul M. Kelley, Theodore D. Kemper, Ed Miller, Stefan Monty, Elyse Nass, Richard Pioreck, Fred Rohan-Vargas, Jeff Sovern and Cary Wong, directed by Don Nguyen, Mitch Poulus and Elizabeth Sturrus (in association with Queens Theatre in the Park Playwrights Group)

Play Readings
Good Mourning, America by Lucy Wang, directed by Rob Urbinati  IVP
Rosa Loses Her Face by Kitty Chen, directed by Marcy Arlin  IVP
Off White and Eclipse by Cary Wong, directed by Victor Maog  IVP
My Secret Language of Wishes by Cori Thoms, directed by Claire Lundberg  IVP
Utopia Parkway by Charles L. Mee, directed by Davis McCallum  IVP
Red Hot Mamas by David Christner, directed by Roger T. Danforth  MOTHER
The Home Team by Kim Carney, directed by Rob Urbinati  MOTHER

2004-2005 Season

Productions
Noble Laureate (Mr. Singer & His Demons) by Miriam Hoffman and Rena Berkowicz Borow,directed by Avi Hoffman
Taxi to Jannah by Mark Sickman, directed by Donald Douglass (in association with Animated Theatreworks, Inc)  IVP
Welcome to Arroyo’s by Kristoffer Diaz, directed by Margarett Perry (in association with Lark Play Development Center and the Hip Hop Theater Festival)  IVP 
The Ride by Danny Easton and Mitch Chakour, directed by Zoya Kachudurian

Play Readings
Huck & Holden by Rajiv Joseph, directed by Vijay Mathew  IVP
Is This Desire? by Liliana Almendarez, directed by Rob Urbinati  IVP
Tara’s Crossing written and directed by Jeffrey Solomon  IVP
Browntown by Sam Younis, directed by Abigail Marateck  IVP
The Men of Mah Jongg written and directed by Richard Atkins  MOTHER
Girl’s Room by Joni Fritz, directed by Tom Rowan  MOTHER
Crossing the Blvd by Judith Sloane and Warren Lehrer, directed by the authors.IVP

2003-2004 Season

Productions
Nine Parts of Desire by Heather Raffo, directed by Jack Hofsiss  IVP
Greater Messapia by Andy Bragen, directed by Jonathan Silverstein  IVP
Mamaleh by Roy Singer and Mitchell Uscher, directed by Mitchell Uscher  MOTHER
Karaoke Night at the Suicide Shack by Rob Urbinati, directed by Dan Fields and Alex Aron

Play Readings
Benefit of the Doubt by Sheila W. Schwartz, directed by Rob Urbinati
Trial by Water – by Qui Nguyen, directed by Robert Ross Parker  IVP
The Great Purim Adventure of Chip Malibu – by John W. Lowell, directed by Rob Urbinati  MOTHER
Celestial Motions – by Mrinalini Kamath, directed by DeLora Whitney  IVP

2002-2003 Season

Play Readings
Greater Messapia – by Andy Bragen, directed by Davis McCallum  IVP
The Grandma Show by Tom Ecobelli and Peter Marino, directed by Rob Urbinati  MOTHER
New World Rhapsody – by Adam Kraar, directed by Tom Rowan  IVP 
At Home in an Alien Land – by Tyrone Mitchell Henderson, directed by Brian O’Donnell  IVP
CaribBeing – by Tessa Martin, directed by Bill Van Horn  IVP

2001-2002 Season

Play Readings
Melting – by Lucy Wang, directed by Rob Urbinati  IVP
Lunatic’s Ball – by Claudia Menza, directed by Harold Dean James  IVP
Taxi to Jannah – by Mark Sickman, directed by Roger Hendricks Simon  IVP
The Coffee Trees – by Arthur Giron, directed by Angel David  IVP