

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: New Play Development Intensive in NYC
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 18 Jan, 2026 at 11:00 am – Sun, 18 Jan, 2026 at 05:00 pm
- **Event Description**: To register for this class visit www.playpenn.org/classes or use the link in our bio.

This six-hour in-person intensive will take place in New York City. Small snacks, coffee, and drinks will be provided for participants.

What truth at the heart of your play is waiting for you to finally name it? After multiple sold-out intensives, PlayPenn's Artistic Director, Che'Rae Adams, returns with an in-person six-hour workshop in New York City, an experience designed for playwrights struggling to find the true heart of their plays, or who need inspiration to dig deeper and fully understand what their story is really about.

Drawing on decades of experience in new play development, Che'Rae brings the same clarity and intention she discovered while working in the room with Tony Kushner on "Angels in America: Perestroika", Peter Parnell on "The Cider House Rules", and the late Jon Bastian on "Strange Fruit" These large scale, emotionally rich works were master classes in getting to the root of the story, author intent. When a playwright understands the purpose behind their story, the writing becomes more focused, more alive, and more resonant.

In this workshop, Che'Rae guides participants through a series of targeted exercises designed to uncover the true heart of the play. Writers learn how to clarify their protagonist's action and objective, how to structure a story with intention, and how to articulate why their play matters, both to them and to the world they are writing into. These tools have proven again and again to help playwrights strengthen their work from the inside out.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:

Che’Rae has been the Producing Artistic Director of the LA Writers Center since 2006 where she develops new work with local writers. She was the Director of Operations and Programming for the Moss Theater in Santa Monica for seven years and has been the Development Executive for Playhouse Pictures Studios, Co-Artistic Director of the Road Theatre Company, and Managing Producer for the LA Women’s Theatre Festival. Che'Rae joined PlayPenn's staff as its second Artistic Director in 2023.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/manhattan/new-play-development-intensive-in-nyc/200029518114949
- **Event Categories**: art, workshops, literary-art, theatre, festivals, fine-arts, it
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 9

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.playpenn.org/classes?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=manhattan-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Manhattan
- **state**: NY
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Paramount Building
- **lat**: 40.7571
- **long**: -73.9864
- **full address**: Paramount Building, 1501 Broadway, New York, NY 10036-0057, United States, Manhattan

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: PlayPenn (https://allevents.in/org/playpenn/26125351)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 18 Jan, 2026 at 11:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Paramount Building, 1501 Broadway, New York, NY 10036-0057, United States, Manhattan
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** PlayPenn
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, workshops, literary-art, theatre, festivals, fine-arts, it
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about New Play Development Intensive in NYC ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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