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Past Seasons
2011-2012 Season
PHILADELPHIA YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL
URINETOWN, book &lyrics by Greg Kotis, music & lyrics by Mark Hollmann
RICHARD III, by William Shakespeare
PUDD'NHEAD WILSON, by Charles Smith
A CHORUS LINE, book by James Kirkwood & Nicholas Dante, music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Edward Kleban
TOP GIRLS, by Caryl Churchill
2010-2011 Season
PHILADELPHIA YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL
SWEENEY TODD, book by Hugh Wheeler, music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
THE BELLY, by G. Lloyd Morris
BIG LOVE, by Charles Mee
A FLEA IN HER EAR, by Georges Feydeau, translated by Charles Ives
A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE, by Arthur Miller
2009-2010 Season
PHILADELPHIA YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL
SWEET CHARITY, book by Neil Simon, music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Dorothy Field
SHOT!, Kimmika Williams-Witherspoon
DREAMING OF DIAMONDS: THE CONWELL PROJECT, Brenna Geffers
DIVINE WORDS, Ramon del Valle Inclan, adaptation by Robert Smythe
RENT, a musical by Jonathan Larson
FIRST LADY OF PHILADELPHIA: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF DEBORAH FRANKLIN - A PERSONAL STORY, Dennis Moritz & Roberta Sloan
2008-2009 Season
PHILADELPHIA YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL
EXPECTING ISABEL, Lisa Loomer
DAMN YANKEES, music/lyrics by R. Adler & Jerry Ross, book by George Abbott & Douglas Wallop
WOMEN ON THE VERGE: A DOLL'S HOUSE and HEDDA GABLER, Henrik Ibsen
THE SEVEN, Will Power
THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE, Bertolt Brecht
CABARET, book by Joe Masteroff, lyrics by Fred Ebb, music by John Kander
2007-2008 Season
PHILADELPHIA YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL
IN CONFLICT, based on the book by Yvonne Latty, adapted by Douglas C. Wager
INTO THE WOODS, music/lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by James Lapine
THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE, William Saroyan
THE DARKER FACE OF THE EARTH, Rita Dove
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, William Shakespeare
FIVE WOMEN WEARING THE SAME DRESS, Alan Ball
2006-2007 Season
PHILADELPHIA YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL
RAGTIME, book by Terrence McNally, music by Stephen Flahtery,lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
OUR LADY OF 121st STREET, Stephen Adly Girgis
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, Oscar Wilde
THE DEVILS, John Whiting
MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM, August Wilson
2005-2006 Season
COMPANY, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by George Furth
PLAYBOY OF THE WEST INDIES, Mustapha Matura
PHILADELPHIA YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL
THE HEIDI CHRONICLES, Wendy Wasserstein
ON THE RAZZLE, Tom Stoppard
A LESSON BEFORE DYING, Romulus Linney, based on the novel by Ernest J. Gaines
HAMLET, William Shakespeare
2004-2005 Season
FUENTE OVEJUNA, Lope de Vega
THE SEA GULL, Anton Chekhov
PHILADELPHIA YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS (PYP) XVI
PERICLES, William Shakespeare
JITNEY, August Wilson
TAKING STEPS, Alan Ayckbourn
2003-2004 Season
THE IMAGINARY INVALID, Moliere
BEAUTIFUL THING, Jonathan Harvey
PYPF XV
THE GLASS MENAGERIE, Tennessee Williams
ROMEO AND JULIET, William Shakespeare
SHAKIN’ THE MESS OUTTA MISERY, Shay Youngblood
2002-2003 Season
THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA, Federico Garcia Lorca/ Emily Mann
DEALER’S CHOICE, Patrick Marber
PYPF XIV
YOU'RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN, Clark Gessner
THE BACCHAE, Euripides
THE LARAMIE PROJECT, Moises Kauffman
2001-2002 Season
SEVEN GUITARS, August Wilson
MUSEUM, Tina Howe
PYPF XIII
RING ROUND THE MOON, Jean Anouilh
LIFE IS A DREAM, Pedro Calderon De La Barca
COMEDY OF ERRORS, William Shakespeare
DANCING AT LUGHNASA, Brian Friel
2000-2001 Season
SUBURBIA, Eric Bogosian
LES LIASONS DANGEREUSES, Christopher Hampton
PYPF XII
CLOUD NINE, Caryl Churchill
BROADWAY, Dunning & Abbott
CHESS, Nelson/Rice/Andersson/Ulvaes
OUR TOWN, Thornton Wilder
1999-2000 Season
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST, Dale Wasserman
HEDDA GABLER, Henrik Ibsen
ELECTRA, Euripides
PYPF XI
THE CRUCIBLE, Arthur Miller
TWELFTH NIGHT, William Shakespeare
PURLIE VICTORIOUS, Ossie Davis
1998-1999 Season
HOW TO WRITE A PLAY, Charles Busch
JOE TURNER’S COME AND GONE, August Wilson
TARTUFFE: BORN AGAIN, Moliere, translated and adapted by Freyda Thomas
PYFP X
TRANSLATIONS, Brian Friel
ALL IN THE TIMING, David Ives
TIS PITY SHE’S A WHOTE, John Ford
1997-1998 Season
LADY IN QUESTION, Charles Busch
FIFTH OF JULY, Lanford Wilson
WEDDING BAND, Alice Childress
PYPF IX
A STREET CAR NAMED DESIRE, Tennessee Williams
ARCADIA, Tom Stoppard
MAGNANIMOUS CUCKHOLD, Fernand Crommelynck
1996-1997 Season
BALM IN GILEAD, Lanford Wilson
FASHION, THE MUSICAL, Anthony Stimac
MACBETH, William Shakespeare
NOISES OFF, Michael Frayn
PYPF VIII
SERVANT OF TWO MASTERS, Carlo Goldini
UNCLE VANYA, Anton Chekhov
1995-1996 Season
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, William Shakespeare
HOME, Samm-Art Williams
LEND ME A TENOR, Ken Ludwig
PYPF VII
THE GRAPES OF WRATH, John Steinbeck, adapted by Frank Galati
THE HOMECOMING, Harold Pinter
THE LOWER DEPTHS, Maxim Gork
1994-1995 Season
AUSCHWITZ & NOON DAY DEMONS, Peter Barnes
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, Ashman & Menken
PYPF VI
SAVAGE IN LIMBO, John Patrick Shanley
THE ELEPHANT MAN, Bernard Pomerance
THE HOSTAGE, Brendan Behan
THE TEMPEST, William Shakespeare
1993-1994 Season
COME BACK TO THE 5 & DIME JIMMIE DEAN, JIMMIE DEAN, Ed Graczyk
GODSPELL, John-Michael Tebelak
MAD FORREST, Caryl Churchill
PYPF V
THE ILLUSION, Tony Kushner, adapted from Corneille
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, William Shakespeare
1992-1993 Season
A LESSON FROM ALOES, Athol Fugard
BLOODY POETRY, Howard Brenton
LE BOURGEOIS AVANTGARD, Charles Ludlum
NIGH OF THE IGUANA, Tennessee Williams
OUR CONTRY’S GOOD, Timberlake Wertenbaker
PYPF IV
1991-1992 Season
EXECUTION OF JUSTICE, Emily Mann
MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM, August Wilson
PYPF III
RECKLESS, Craig Lucas
THE RAMP, Shem Bitterman
WOMEN OF ARGOS,adapted from Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides by Joe Leonardo
1990-1991 Season
CRIMES OF THE HEART, Beth Henley
ITALIAN AMERICAN RECONCILIATION, John Patrick Shanley
KING LEAR, William Shakespeare
ON THE VERGE, Eric Overmeyer
PSYCHO BEACH PARTY, Charles Busch
PYPF II
THE AMERICAN CLOCK, Arthur Miller
1989-1990 Season
A LIE OF THE MIND, Sam Shephard
BUFFALOES FOR SALE, Craig Johnson
PYPF I, Philadelphia Young Playwrights Festival
THE BACCHAE, Euripides
THE EARTH, adapted from Emile Zola
THE MISANTHROPE, Moliere
THE SHREW, adapted from William Shakespeare
UBO ROI, Alfred Jarry
1988-1989 Season
BLITHE SPIRIT, Noel Coward
HAIR, Ragni & Rado
THE INDIAN WANTS THE BRONX & THE ACTOR’S NIGHTMARE, Israel Horovitz & Christopher Durang
MISALLIANCE, George Bernard Shaw
RED NOSES, Peter Barnes
THE DAY ROOM, Don DiLillo
HOT L BALTIMORE, Lanford Wilson
1987- 1988 Season
BLACK WARRIOR, Randy Hall
CLOUD NINE, Caryl Churchill
ELECTRA, Sophocles
FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENUF, Ntozake Shange
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, William Shakespeare
SCAPINO!, Dunlop & Dale
THE CHERRY ORCHARD, Anton Chekhov,
THE ODYSSEY, Leon Katz, adapted from Homer
WE DON’T PAY! WE DON’T PAY!, Dario Fo
1986-1987 Season
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, William Shakespeare
BABY WITH THE BATH WATER, Christopher Durang
GEMINI, Albert Innaurato
HANSEL AND GRETEL, Moses Goldberg
RIGHT YOU ARE, IF YOU THINK YOU ARE, Luigi Pirandello
SISTERLY FEELINGS, Alan Ayckbourn
TAMING OF THE SHREW, William Shakespeare
THE REAL INSPECTOR HOUND, Tom Stopppard
VIET ROCK, Megan Terry
1985- 1986 Season
HANSEL AND GRETEL, Moses Goldberg
HEDDA GABLER, Henrik Ibsen
JAQUES AND HIS MASTER, Milan Kundera
MASTER HAROLD….and the boys, Athol Fugard
PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD, John Millington Synge
REVENGE OF THE SPACE PANDAS, David Mamet
THE ARKANSAS BEAR, Aurand Harris
THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE, Bertolt Brecht
THE MEDIEVAL MYSTERY PLAYS, Parts 1 and II, Anon., adapted by Joe Leonardo
THE MEMORANDUM, Valcav Havel
THE SANDCASTLE, Lanford Wilson
TOP GIRLS, Caryl Churchill
VILLAGE WOOING & TENNESSEE, George Bernard Shaw & Terrance McNally
1984-1985 Season
AS YOU LIKE IT, William Shakespeare,
HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA, Federico Garcia Lorca
RESTORATION, Edward Bond
SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER, Tennessee Williams
THE AMERICAN DREAM, David Mamet
THE BREMENTOWN MUSICIANS, Paul Eisnman
THE DIARY OF A SCOUNDREL, Alexander Ostrovsky
THE GOLDEN GROTTO, Haubold & Hitt
THE THREE SISTERS, Anton Chekhov
WAITING FOR LEFTY, Clifford Odets
1983-1984 Season
FEMALE TRANSPORT, Steve Gooche
LYSISTRATA, Aristophanes
MARVELOUS ADVENTURES OF TYL, Jonathan Levy
MEDEA, Jean Anouilh
PORTAGE TO SAN CRISTOBAL OF A.H., George Steiner
THE DOCTOR IN SPITE OF HIMSELF, Moliere
THE HOSTAGE, Brendan Behan
THE RIMERS OF ELDRITCH, Lanford Wilson
THE WHITE HOUSE MURDER CASE, Jules Feiffer
WAR & PEACE, adapted from Leo Tolstoy
WHAT THE BUTLER SAW, Joe Orton
1982-1983 Season
ARTS & LEISURE, Randy Hall
LAUGHTER, Peter Barnes
LOVE SONGS FOR HARD TIMES, Bertolt Brecht
OLD SILENT MOVIE, Marie Starr
ROMEO & JULIET, William Shakespeare
STAGESTRUCK, Nat Shapiro,
THE GREAT WHITE HOPE, Howard Sackler
THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE, William Saroyan
WILEY & THE HAIRY MAN, Susan Zedar
1981-1982 Season
A PENNY FOR A SONG, John Whiting
DEVOUR THE SNOW, Abe Polsky
FATHER’S DAY, Oliver Hailey
JUST SO, from Rudyard Kipling, adapted by Jan Silverman
LA RONDE, Arthur Schnitzler
THE ARKANSAS BEAR, Aurand Harris
TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA, William Shakespeare
1980-1981 Season
BUS STOP, William Inge
DON’T COUNT YOUR CHICKENS, Carol Wright Pearson
GHOST TALES FROM THE SOUTH, David Leong
HITLER WITHOUT AUSCHWITZ. John Willett
KNIGHT OF THE BURNING PESTLE, Beaumont & Fletcher
THE TUTOR, J.M. Lenz
VIEUX CARRE, Tennessee Williams
WAITING FOR GODOT, Samuel Beckett
1979-1980 Season
5TH OF JULY, Lanford Wilson
BAD HABITS, Terrence McNally
RING ROUND THE MOON, Jean Anouilh
STEP ON A CRACK, Susan Zender
THE DREADFUL DRAGON, Sue Roseberg
THE ICE WOLF, Joanna Halpert Kraus
THE LEARNED LADIES, Moliere
THE LOVELIFE OF ROMEO MONTAGUE, Louis Lippa
THE MADWOMAN OF CHAILLOT, Jean Giraudoux
1978-1979 Season
‘TIS PITTY SHE’S A WHORE, John Ford
BAD HABITS, Terrence McNally
HABEAS CORPUS, Alan Bennett
NAMES AND NICKNAMES, James Reaney
THE CITY WITHOUT LOVE, Lev Ustinov
THE LOWER DEPTHS, Maxim Gorky
THE MIRRORMAN, Brian Way
THE WINTER’S TALE, William Shakespeare
1977-1978 Season
A FLEA IN HER EAR, Georges Feydeau
ANOTHER PART OF THE FOREST, Lillian Hellman
AS YOU LIKE IT, William Shakespeare
CANTERBURY TALES, adapted from Geoffrey Chaucer
THE BALCONY, Jean Genet
THE SINISTER MINISTER, Sue Rosen
1976-1977 Season
BACK COUNTY CRIMES, Lanie Robertson
CAMINO REAL, Tennessee Williams
COUNT DRACULA, Ted Tiller
DEMOCRACY, Romulus Linney
QUEEN MARGARET OF ENGLAND, adapted from William Shakespeare
SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR, Luigi Pirandello
THE CEREMONY OF INNOCENCE, Ronald Ribman
1975-1976 Season
A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM, Sondhein/Gelbart/Ribman
HOT L BALTIMORE, Lanford Wilson
IONESCOPADE, Eugene Ionesco
MOBY DICK REHEARSED, Orson Welles
THE CONTRACTOR, David Storey
THE CRUCIBLE, Arthur Miller
THE TAVERN, George M. Cohan
WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS, George Kelly
1974-1975 Season
FATHER’S DAY, Oliver Haley
IN A PIG’S EYE, Robert A. Potter
PEOPLE ARE LIVING THERE, Athol Fugard
PIECES ’74, Sylvia Gassell
ROMEO AND JULIET, William Shakespeare
SCENES FROM AMERICAN LIFE, A.R. Gurney Jr.
SERANADING LOVE, Lanford Wilson
SUBJECT TO FITS, Robert Montgomery
THE MEMORANDUM, Vaclav Havel
THE MISANTHROPE, Moliere
THE PHILANTHROPIST, Christopher Hampton
1973-1974 Season
HAMLET, William Shakespeare
HEDDA GABLER, Henrik Ibsen
INDIANS, Arthur Kopit
SALOME, Oscar Wilde
THE COUNTRY WIFE, William Wycherley
THE HAPPINESS CAGE, Dennis J. Reardon
1972-1973 Season
ANGEL STREET, Patrick Hamilton
COMRADES, August Strindberg
MOONCHILDREN, Michael Weller
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, William Shakespeare
THE GRASS HARP, Truman Capote
1971-1972 Season
EXIT THE KING, Eugene Ionesco
THE DEVIL’S DISCIPLE, George Bernard Shaw
THE HOMECOMING, Harold Pinter
THE HOSTAGE, Brendan Behan
THE TRIBE OF O, Joel Friedman
1970-1971 Season
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, William Shakespeare
HAY FEVER, Noel Coward
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY, Harold Pinter
THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE, Rodgers & Hart
THE NIGHT THOREAU SPENT IN JAIL, Lawrence & Lee
THE SEA GULL, Anton Chekhov
1969-1970 Season
A CLEARING IN THE WOODS, Arthur Laurents
LOOK BACK IN ANGER, John Osborne
OH, WHAT A LOVELY WAR, Joan Littlewood
RASHOMON, Fay and Michael Kanin
THE SIGN IN SIDNEY BRUSTEIN’S WINDOW, Lorraine Hansberry
THE BODY OF AN AMERICAN, Ross Alexander
THE DUMBWATER, Harold Pinter
THE GLASS MENAGERIE, Tennessee Williams
THE METEOR, Friedrich Durrenmatt
WAITING FOR GODOT, Samuel Beckett
WE BOMBED IN NEW HAVEN, Joseph Heller
1968-1969 Season
A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE, Arthur Miller
LITTLE MALCOLM AND HIS STRUGGLE AGAINST THE EUNUCHS, David Halliwell
SUMMERTREE, Ron Cowen
TARTUFFE, Moliere
1967-1968 Season
CAROUSEL, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II
THE CARETAKER, Harold Pinter
THE MISER, Moliere
THE SCARECROW, Percy MacKaye
THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE, William Saroyan