In New York City, the window between May and June signals the arrival of Tony Awards season. Smaller venues often avoid launching new productions during this time, knowing that critics are unlikely to look at a scrappy puppet show downtown when Broadway’s top contenders are in full swing. Whether or not one favors commercial theatre, the excitement in the Theater District is difficult to ignore. Passionate crowds line up for the season’s popular shows, hoping to catch a glimp

Chien-Cheng Chen’s Millennium (在世紀末不可能發生的事). Courtesy of Genesis Ensemble. Photo by Yung-Yu Yang. Playwriting awards have always been a promised land for playwrights. For emerging storytellers, being awarded is like being recognized not only as an enthusiast but as a professional; for established writers, winning a major award serves as an acknowledgment of their mastery. This power to bestow prestige on individual playwrights makes awards a strong motivator for creating new

The Prologue Center for New Plays is launching the Prologue New Play Festival, with four new plays to be presented from September through December.

Dr. Katherine Hui-Ling Chou, Chair of the World Sinophone Drama Competition for Young Playwrights, giving lecture as a guest speaker of the Prologue Center's International Play Salon. Photo courtesy of the Prologue Center for New Plays. Having worked as a dramaturg, theatre critic, and educator for over ten years, Cheng-Han Wu noticed that in recent years, the theatre in Taiwan has been increasingly market-oriented. As a result, playwriting has become dominated by realism, se