In 2017, Kirsten Greenidge suggested that the playwrights’ responsibility in challenging times was to remain: present, agile and full of questions. What can her words tell us in these times?
Revisit the articles that have defined Extended Play since its launch five years ago.
Read the latest news surrounding the world premiere cast recordings of “(I Am) Nobody’s Lunch” and “Paris Commune.”
Revisit Michael Friedman’s work and the artists who brought it to life.
In this update from The Civilians’ Associate Artist community, Quincy Tyler Bernstine talks about the creation of her “New York Daily News” op-ed and the future of “Three Sisters” at New York Theatre Workshop.
In this week’s update from The Civilians’ Associate Artist community, Emily Ackerman talks about discovering a treasure trove of cleaning supplies at a closed school, and donating them to essential workers.
Over the next few weeks, Extended Play will be bringing you stories from members of The Civilians Associate Artist community. First up, Marsha Stephanie Blake tells us about her #MarshaMasks.
The Civilians has pulled together lists of resources for artists affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, including emergency grants, job opportunities, and more.
NYC artists help their peers living below the poverty line by sharing videos on new subscription-based site.
Deborah Yarchun discusses “Drive,” a new play exploring the lives of truck drivers who must compete with self-driving vehicles. “Drive” is being developed in the 2018-19 R&D Group.
R&D Program Director Megan McClain interviews Associate Artist Rebecca Hart about her project with composer David Kornfeld being developed in the Civilians R&D Group. Based partly on their own neurodiverse lives, the work asks questions about creativity, sanity, and what we consider “normal.”
Stacey Rose discusses her relationship to Trap music and how it inspired “TRAPT,” a new play she is developing in the Civilians R&D Group.
R&D Program Director Megan McClain discusses the projects presented as part of the 2018 R&D FINDINGS Series and invites people to apply for the 2018-19 R&D Group.
Molly Beach Murphy, Jeanna Phillips, and Annie Tippe share the inspiration behind “Untitled CREDIT Project,” a new music-theater fantasia that examines America’s volatile relationship to money and our addictive love affair with live television.
Eva von Schweinitz, the lead artist of “The Space between the Letters,” discusses how her deep dive into adult literacy inspired her most recent work. Incorporating interviews and devising techniques, this project is being developed in the Civilians R&D Group.
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