We never post opportunities that require a submission fee. LEARN MORE.
Showing posts with label advertisement. Show all posts
Showing posts with label advertisement. Show all posts

Monday, September 28, 2026

FALL 2026 Online Classes in Writing the Ten-Minute Play with Arianna Rose

Online classes in Writing the Ten-Minute Play are open for pre-enrollment. The payment window opens October 9th.  

"Writing for the Stage: The Ten-Minute Play"

Six Sessions, 3 hours each:

1. Thursdays, 1:00 – 4:00 pm  OR 6:30 – 9:30 pm  EDT    October 15 – November 19 
 
2. Mondays, 1:00 – 4:00 pm OR  6:30 – 9:30 pm EDT   October 12 – November 16

Tuition: $299 early bird through 10/10; $349 after
Course Repeaters Tuition: $175

Minimum 3 participants per section; maximum 8.

Recent Participant Testimonials:

““Arianna’s mastery of the 10-minute play form is undeniable, and her passion for the craft is contagious… The “writer’s group” portion of the class became a highlight for me; it created a supportive space to share work, give and receive feedback, and learn from one another. Arianna’s organization and commitment to equity in the Zoom room created a safe, thoughtful, energizing space that didn’t just help me write a play—it helped me grow as a writer.”
~ Laura Thoma 

I’ve taken more than a few playwriting classes, both in-person and online, and your class was by far the most productive and useful…I have a newfound appreciation for the plays I’ve read and how to write them, thanks to you.“ 
~ Tom Cocklin, 2-time participant

“I enjoyed the class immensely and learned a lot. I would definitely recommend it to playwrights of all levels. The course was well organized, it's clear you are passionate about the subject, care for your students and have deep knowledge that you are so generous to share…"
~ Jeff Perlman

“Arianna is extremely skilled at sharing insightful, individualized feedback in a supportive environment. Her focus on dramatic structure was particularly helpful, and the course also offered invaluable and specific real world advice for writing and submitting short plays to festivals…"
~ Donna R. Boyd, 2-time participant
Course Description:

Ten-minute play festivals dominate submission opportunities. While short-form plays share similarities with full-lengths, the dramatists who excel in this form write into the differences. You’ll learn the tools to write to the highest level of craft and make your work more producible.

The course combines lecture, reading, discussion, and in-class sharing of your writing for feedback. Topics: elements of a successful 10-minute play, dramatic structure, generating ideas, character development, giving and receiving constructive feedback, effective rewrites, formatting your play, submissions, and log-keeping.

Arianna has taught this course since 2023 at the Dramatists Guild Institute, PlayPenn Theatre, Delray Beach Playhouse, and independently. Her short plays have been presented in 39 states and 12 countries to date; won numerous awards; published in Smith & Kraus Anthologies, Applause Books, Ghostlight Publications, Theatre Odyssey Publications, Purple Light Publications.
 
Contact Arianna Rose at rockawayrose@gmail.com, or via the website where there is more information:

https://ariannarose.net/playwriting-classes-and-other-workshops

Interested but not available?
Email rockawayrose@gmail.com to be added to the mailing list.

One-on-One Private Dramaturgy/Script Consulting
Prefer one-on-one coaching? Member, Dramaturg and Literary Managers Association of the Americas (LMDA) and the Dramatists Guild Plays-in-Progress Mentor Program. More information:
http://ariannarose.net/dramaturg-for-hire

Saturday, September 26, 2026

The script doctor is in the house! 🩷

Sarah Congress is an award-winning playwright and script doctor for film, TV series, theatre, and fiction here to help YOU take your script to the next level. She provides a fun, nurturing, therapeutic, environment to best suit your individual writing needs.


Script Services:
  • Help clients fine-tune their scripts
  • Offer rewrite suggestions to help tighten and polish your story
  • Improve dialogue
  • Punch up jokes and suggest opportunities for humor 
  • Help you learn how to HOOK a reader's interest 
  • Assist in finding submission, production, and publication opportunities 
Group Classes:
Sarah Congress is an award-winning comedic playwright represented by Anthony Tall in Los Angeles. She is also a script doctor for film, television and theatre. Her play Dubai Chocolate is one of three new plays accepted in the 2026 All Exits New Jersey Play Lab Statewide Play Reading Series and will be produced this November at River Union Stage. Her romantic period piece Last Sunrise was produced by NYLon Fusion Theatre Co. in their Gilded Cage play festival June 2025 at TADA. Last Sunrise was presented with writers: John Patrick Shanley, Lyle Kessler (Orphans) and Migdalia Cruz (Fur). Her ten-minute play Overdose won 2nd place for BEST SHORT in the 2023 Downtown Urban Arts Festival at Playwrights Horizons.

Visit Sarah's website to learn more and connect.

Monday, August 24, 2026

The script doctor is in the house! 🩷

Sarah Congress is an award-winning playwright and script doctor for film, TV series, theatre, and fiction here to help YOU take your script to the next level. She provides a fun, nurturing, therapeutic, environment to best suit your individual writing needs.


Script Services:
  • Help clients fine-tune their scripts
  • Offer rewrite suggestions to help tighten and polish your story
  • Improve dialogue
  • Punch up jokes and suggest opportunities for humor 
  • Help you learn how to HOOK a reader's interest 
  • Assist in finding submission, production, and publication opportunities 

More about Sarah:

Sarah has taught group writing classes for the Hoboken Historical Museum, Project Write Now, The Knowledge Project, and the Hudson Valley Writers Center. This year, her vampire satire Not Gucci was named a Top 30 play by Centre Stage's 24th Annual New Play Festival, her full-length horror/comedy Delulu was read at AWP Baltimore 2026, and her period piece Last Sunrise was performed at Under Saint Marks Place, NYC in June. She is represented by Anthony Tall and works part-time for the Dean's Office at Columbia University, School of the Arts.

Visit Sarah's website to learn more and connect.

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Theater for the New City presents HAPPY ANNIVERSARY DARLING!

Crystal Field 
(Artistic Director)
presents

Happy Anniversary Darling!
As part of the Dream Up Festival

Cabaret Theater
Sunday - August 23 - 2 pm
Monday - August 24 - 6:30 pm
Tuesday - August 25 - 9 pm
Wednesday - August 26 - 6:30 pm
Thursday - August 27 - 9 pm

Tickets only $15!
https://ci.ovationtix.com/35441


A collection of wacky spirits visits a bored couple celebrating their anniversary.
Can they find love lost? Watch their transformation!


Written and directed by Darcy H. Sternberg

With:
Kamron Tursunboev
Andrew Barlow
Rachel Christianson
Grace Lyons
Yun Gao
Herut Ashkenazi
Doug Bachelis
Kelly Gentilo (stage manager)

Sunday, August 16, 2026

Script Consulting for Stage Plays and Musicals with Arianna Rose ~ Summer Sale!

20% off my regular rates 
August 18 - 31

In need of a pair of eyes on your stage script in your rewriting process? Desire assistance with structure, character arcs, dialogue or plot? The play doctor is IN! I’ve helped playwrights and musical theatre writers with scripts of all lengths.
“Arianna provided terrific advice as dramaturg on my new full-length drama… She was thoughtful and professional… Her comments were astute, perceptive and creative, and she never held back from challenging me in a positive manner… Her analysis has been rich and in depth…Long after I received her report, I continue to reflect on her analysis and be enriched by it. ”  
~ Elan Garonzik, playwright

“Arianna!!!! Thank you so much. Genius. This is exactly the type of feedback and actionable brainstorming I was hoping for. I truly appreciate your thorough and thoughtful work. My mind is already drumming up ways to “show, not tell” this story…I'm going to spend some super quality time with your write-up and notes.” 
~ Karen Campion, Award-winning Playwright and Screenwriter

“…[Arianna] excels in the kind of focused dramaturgy that supports AND stimulates a writer’s process. She is completely adept at breaking down, honing-in, and explaining (with clarity) wherever there may be issues or problems in the story. Her skill at examining details is only exceeded by her innate ability to ask the right questions that stimulate a writer to find and understand their path to making rewrites/corrections that stay true to their own style and voice… She IS the real thing!” 
~ Jack G Hyman, playwright, author, actor, musical theatre writer

Summer Special Dramaturgy Rates August 18-31:
  1. $80 for 1 ten minute play and rewrites.
  2. $160 for 2 ten-minute plays and rewrites.
  3. $220 DG members/ $240 non-members for up to three 10-minute plays or short play less than 30 pages.
  4. $240 DG members/ $260 non-members for a one-act play (up to 60 pages)
  5. $260 DG members/$280 non-members for a full-length play (up to 120 pages)
  6. $280 DG members/$300 non-members for a full-length play (121 -150 pages)
  7. $300 DG members/$320 non-members for a full-length play (150+ pages) ‍
  8. Musicals of any length: $300 DG members/ $320 non-members.
For all “Second Look” projects, the fee is the original consultation fee less 50%.

MY CREDENTIALS
  • M.F.A., NYU Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program
  • Alumna, BMI-Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Writing Workshop
  • Member, LMDA (Literary Managers & Dramaturgs of the Americas)
  • Playwriting Instructor: Dramatists Guild Institute, PlayPenn Theatre.
  • Dramaturg: “Plays in Progress” program for plays and musicals, Dramatists Guild
  • Founder & Moderator, Plays on Purpose/New Musicals (Weekly Stage Writers Group)

SUMMER SPECIAL RATES

You can find my current rates, code of ethics, dramaturgical process, more testimonials and a contact form on my website page: http://ariannarose.net/dramaturg-for-hire

You can also email me at rockawayrose@gmail.com I look forward to helping you with your play or musical!

Friday, August 14, 2026

MAGNUS by Wendy Biller at the Dream Up Festival/Theater for the New City

TICKETS ONLY $15 at


Theater for the New City, 
Crystal Field (Artistic Director) presents: 

MAGNUS 
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY WENDY BILLER

A comedy-drama about the clash of contemporary Hollywood with Weimar Republic Germany, with an ensemble of dysfunctional characters and emceed by the ghost of sexologist Magnus Hirscheld.

With: 
    • Aaron Applebey 
    • Tabitha Bradley 
    • Taylor Brandon 
    • Caroline Hawthorne 
    • Louise Heller 
    • S. Brian Jones 
Theater for the New City
155 1st Ave
New York, NY 10003
 
As part of the Dream Up Festival  Community Space Theater 
Thu August 27 at 6:30 pm 
Fri August 28 at 9:00 pm 
Sat August 29 at 8:00 pm
Sun August 30 at 2:00 pm 
Mon August 31 at 6:30 pm

Wednesday, August 12, 2026

SHANGRI-LA-LA: The Siegfried & Roy Musical Returns to New York

White tigers. Rhinestones. Magic. Lawsuits. And two German dreamers determined to turn Las Vegas into Shangri-La

Shangri-La-La is a funny and unconventional new musical inspired by the true story of Siegfried & Roy and the transformation of Las Vegas into a spectacle-driven family destination. Blending original music, magic, comedy, and a boldly theatrical visual world, the show explores the ambition, delusion, and excess behind that cultural reinvention. Beneath the sequins and absurdity lies a distinctly American story about illusion, image-making, and the business of manufacturing fantasy.

The fast-moving, one-hour festival version will be presented as part of the Dream Up Festival at Theater for the New City.

Saturday, August 29, 2026, at 2:00 PM
Johnson Theater, Theater for the New City
155 First Avenue, New York City

Tickets:
https://ci.ovationtix.com/35441/production/1283651?performanceId=11842073

Monday, August 10, 2026

CUT / EDGE Poetry for Playwrights Workshop 2026



Cut Edge Collective is holding a "Poetry for Playwrights" workshop, led by poet Carlie Hoffman. The workshop is designed specifically for playwrights, and will follow this schedule:

First class: Introduction to poetry

Second and Third class: Narrative poetry

Fourth and Fifth class: Dialogic poetry 
 

There will be readings, writing, workshopping and homework.


Dates are Tuesdays, October 6 - November 3, 6-8 pm., in midtown (once we have critical mass, I will reserve space).

Total fee: $150.

TO RESERVE A SPOT, PLEASE EMAIL CUTEDGECOLLECTIVE@GMAIL.COM. YOUR SPACE WILL BE RESERVED UPON RECEIPT OF THE WORKSHOP FEE.

This is a first come/first served opportunity - once we have 10 reserved spots, the opportunity will close, and there will be more information forthcoming.

As playwright Janet Neipris said: "Words are the enemy of theater." This workshop offers a manner of combatting that.

Hoping to see you at the poetry table!

Monday, August 3, 2026

The script doctor is in the house! 🩷

Sarah Congress is an award-winning playwright and script doctor for film, TV series, theatre, and fiction here to help YOU take your script to the next level. She provides a fun, nurturing, therapeutic, environment to best suit your individual writing needs. 

Script Services:
  • Help clients fine-tune their scripts
  • Offer rewrite suggestions to help tighten and polish your story
  • Improve dialogue
  • Punch up jokes and suggest opportunities for humor 
  • Help you learn how to HOOK a reader's interest 
  • Assist in finding submission, production, and publication opportunities 

More about Sarah: 


Sarah has taught group writing classes for the Hoboken Historical Museum, Project Write Now, The Knowledge Project, and the Hudson Valley Writers Center. This year, her vampire satire Not Gucci was named a Top 30 play by Centre Stage's 24th Annual New Play Festival, her full-length horror/comedy Delulu was read at AWP Baltimore 2026, and her period piece Last Sunrise was performed at Under Saint Marks Place, NYC in June. She is represented by Anthony Tall and works part-time for the Dean's Office at Columbia University, School of the Arts.

Visit Sarah's website to learn more and connect.

Monday, July 13, 2026

The script doctor is in the house! 🩷

Sarah Congress is an award-winning playwright and script doctor for film, TV series, theatre, and fiction here to help YOU take your script to the next level. She provides a fun, nurturing, therapeutic, environment to best suit your individual writing needs. 

Script Services:
  • Help clients fine-tune their scripts
  • Offer rewrite suggestions to help tighten and polish your story
  • Improve dialogue
  • Punch up jokes and suggest opportunities for humor 
  • Help you learn how to HOOK a reader's interest 
  • Assist in finding submission, production, and publication opportunities 

More about Sarah:


Sarah has taught group writing classes for the Hoboken Historical Museum, Project Write Now, The Knowledge Project, and the Hudson Valley Writers Center. This year, her vampire satire Not Gucci was named a Top 30 play by Centre Stage's 24th Annual New Play Festival, her full-length horror/comedy Delulu was read at AWP Baltimore 2026, and her period piece Last Sunrise was performed at Under Saint Marks Place, NYC in June. She is represented by Anthony Tall and works part-time for the Dean's Office at Columbia University, School of the Arts.

Visit Sarah's website to learn more and connect.

Monday, June 8, 2026

RHINESTONES, TIGERS & REVENGE — SHANGRI-LA-LA Comes to NYC July 25 & 26

Come for the tigers. Stay for the revenge.

Shangri-La-La is a wildly funny new comedy musical inspired by a real-life Las Vegas lawsuit against Siegfried & Roy — told with rhinestones, tigers, courtroom chaos, showbiz glitter, and the wisecracking ghost of Bugsy Siegel.

Written by Mike Meier, with co-writer Peter Giambalvo, the one-hour festival version of Shangri-La-La leaves the courtroom behind and dives into the dazzling creation myth of Siegfried & Roy — two outsiders who transform themselves into Las Vegas legends through ambition, illusion, rhinestones, reinvention, and a little help from the ghosts of Sin City.

See the one-hour festival version at the Midtown International Theatre Festival:
July 25 & 26, 2026
American Theatre of Actors
314 W. 54th Street, New York, NY

Tickets/info: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/shangri-la-la-a-comedy-musical-about-siegfried-roy-tickets-1989267183696?aff=odcleoeventsincollection


#ShangriLaLa #NYCTheatre #MusicalTheatre #ComedyMusical #MidtownInternationalTheatreFestival #OffOffBroadway #SiegfriedAndRoy #LasVegas #TheatreNYC #NewMusical






Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Script Consulting for Stage Plays and Musicals with Arianna Rose

In need of a pair of eyes on your stage script as you prepare for or continue with rewrites? Desire assistance with structure, character arcs, dialogue or plot? The play doctor is IN! I’ve helped playwrights and musical theatre writers with their scripts of all lengths.


“Arianna provided terrific advice as dramaturg on my new full-length drama… She was thoughtful and professional… Her comments were astute, perceptive and creative, and she never held back from challenging me in a positive manner… Her analysis has been rich and in depth…Long after I received her report, I continue to reflect on her analysis and be enriched by it.” 
            - Elan Garonzik, playwright


“Arianna!!!! Thank you so much. Genius. This is exactly the type of feedback and actionable brainstorming I was hoping for. I truly appreciate your thorough and thoughtful work. My mind is already drumming up ways to “show, not tell” this story…I'm going to spend some super quality time with your write-up and notes.”

~ Karen Campion, Award-winning Playwright and Screenwriter

“…[Arianna] excels in the kind of focused dramaturgy that supports AND stimulates a writer’s process. She is completely adept at breaking down, honing-in, and explaining (with clarity) wherever there may be issues or problems in the story. Her skill at examining details is only exceeded by her innate ability to ask the right questions that stimulate a writer to find and understand their path to making rewrites/corrections that stay true to their own style and voice… She IS the real thing!”

~ Jack G Hyman, playwright, author, actor, musical theatre writer


MY CREDENTIALS
  • M.F.A., NYU Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program
  • Alumna, BMI-Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Writing Workshop
  • Member, LMDA (Literary Managers & Dramaturgs of the Americas)
  • Playwriting Instructor: Dramatists Guild Institute, PlayPenn Theatre.
  • Dramaturg: “Plays in Progress” program for plays and musicals, Dramatists Guild
  • Founder & Moderator, Plays on Purpose/New Musicals (Weekly Stage Writers Group)

MY RATES

I offer a discount to current Dramatists Guild members or South Florida Theatre League members, and the rates for short plays include rewrites. You can find my current rates, code of ethics, dramaturgical process, more testimonials and a contact form on my website page:

http://ariannarose.net/dramaturg-for-hire

You can also email me at rockawayrose@gmail.com I look forward to helping you with your play or musical!

There’s something for everyone at the Playwrights Group


There’s something for everyone at TPG!

Script Consultations

If have a script you want feedback on — just send a PDF of your script and you’ll get a critique via email and/or video conference. See website for rates.

Richard Caliban has worked with individuals on their scripts from all over the world — Indonesia, China, Greece, Australia, Serbia, as well as right here in New York. A script consultation will provide you with feedback on the structural soundness of your story, the dramatic arc of your protagonist, thematic unity and much more.

Online One-on-One Courses

If you’re looking for more, check out our One on One Online Playwriting Courses:
  • The Art of Playwriting
  • Write a Play in 10 Weeks
  • 3 Hour Short Course
All are with instructor Richard Caliban, and since it’s One on One, the courses can be adjusted to fit your level of experience.

The Weekly Workshop

Join our nationwide community of playwrights on Zoom. It’s a great way to stay connected and motivated.

Participating in a weekly workshop can give you the kick you need to see your script through from beginning to end. You can bring in anything you’re working on — a full length script, a musical, a TV pilot, whatever. And when your script is ready — we’ll present it in a Public Reading. We also bring in Guest Speakers, like Pulitzer Prize winner Margaret Edson (Wit).

Sit in on a session and see for yourself!
Thursdays 7 - 9:30pm EST

Please visit our website for further Info and Rates: 

Contact us at 

Monday, June 1, 2026

The script doctor is in the house! 🩷

Award-winning bicoastal playwright and screenwriter Sarah Congress is offering her coveted script doctoring services online, for a limited time. 

Whether you are a producer with a screenplay/series that needs reworking, a fiction writer in need of inspiration, or a playwright with a new play, Sarah is here to help you take your script to the next level. Many clients that have worked with Sarah have won major awards in film festivals as well as prestigious theatrical opportunities.

Visit Sarah's website to connect with her.

Script Services:
  • Help clients get “out of their own way” and fully realize their work and writing potential
  • Offer rewrite suggestions 
  • Punch up jokes and humor
  • Improve confidence 
  • Fine-tune material to hook a reader’s interest
  • Assist in finding submission and publication opportunities as needed
  • Marketing strategy help 
Bio

Sarah Congress is a playwright and script doctor with LA representation. Her play "Last Sunrise" was produced by Nylon Fusion for their Gilded Age/Cage Festival at TADA Theatre (June, 2025). "Last Sunrise" was presented with writers John Patrick Shanley, Lyle Kessler, and Migdalia Cruz. Sarah’s play “Delulu” was a semifinalist for Centre Stage's 23rd Annual New Play Festival (1 of 40 plays from 800 submissions). "Delulu" was read at the Episcopal Actors' Guild October 2025 and published by Feels Blind Literary and read at AWP 2026. She co-wrote the screenplay "I Can't Hear You!" which won BEST COMEDY in the 2024 Jersey Shore Film Festival. Her play “Overdose” won 2nd place for BEST SHORT in the 2023 Downtown Urban Arts Festival at Playwrights Horizons.

Teaching Experience

Sarah has taught writing classes for the Hoboken Historical Museum, Project Write Now, The Knowledge Project, RTA and the Hudson Valley Writers Center - as well as private teaching.

Testimonials - many clients find that working with Sarah is like "therapy"

"Sarah Congress is a wonderful teacher. She's supportive, intuitive, knowledgeable about writing and the landscape of theatre, film and TV. She asks the right questions, gives great notes and the sessions are enjoyable and productive. If you want to take your writing to the next level I can't think of a better coach/script doctor. The sessions fly by but the lessons you learn endure. She's great."
~ Jeff Perlman, Playwright & Non-profit CEO


"I had a breakthrough in my playwriting after working with Sarah. Her coaching made me realize I had the bad habit of undermining the power of my words.. I saw that after she pointed out one line in my play BIG FAT BABY IN HIS MOTHER'S ARMS which I went on to rewrite immediately and submitted for a serious Playwrights Fellowship. Just yesterday I heard from the UCROSS Foundation that I am the Alternate Fellow in the event one of the winners cannot attend in Spring 2025. I am honored to be acknowledged for the Fellowship and thank Sarah for her important coaching. Sarah will have you grow as a playwright/screenwriter in front of her eyes."

~ Tino Juarez, Playwright

"Sarah is a wonderful coach and mentor. She is tough and challenging and fun and really pushes me as a writer into places I didn’t know I was able to go. I have learned so much working with Sarah, not just as a writer, but also as a teacher, as I transition from novelist to playwright. I could not give a higher recommendation working with her. But I assure you, if I could, I would."

~ Jon Papernick, Novelist and Assistant Professor at Emerson College

Tuesday, May 26, 2026

The script doctor is in the house! 🩷

Award-winning bicoastal playwright and screenwriter Sarah Congress is offering her coveted script doctoring services online, for a limited time.

Whether you are a producer with a screenplay/series that needs reworking, a fiction writer in need of inspiration, or a playwright with a new play, Sarah is here to help you take your script to the next level. Many clients that have worked with Sarah have won major awards in film festivals as well as prestigious theatrical opportunities.

Visit Sarah's website to connect with her.

Script Services: 

  • Help clients get “out of their own way” and fully realize their work and writing potential
  • Offer rewrite suggestions 
  • Punch up jokes and humor
  • Improve confidence 
  • Fine-tune material to hook a reader’s interest
  • Assist in finding submission and publication opportunities as needed
  • Marketing strategy help

Bio

Sarah Congress is a playwright and script doctor with LA representation. Her play "Last Sunrise" was produced by Nylon Fusion for their Gilded Age/Cage Festival at TADA Theatre (June, 2025). "Last Sunrise" was presented with writers John Patrick Shanley, Lyle Kessler, and Migdalia Cruz. Sarah’s play “Delulu” was a semifinalist for Centre Stage's 23rd Annual New Play Festival (1 of 40 plays from 800 submissions). "Delulu" was read at the Episcopal Actors' Guild October 2025 and published by Feels Blind Literary and read at AWP 2026. She co-wrote the screenplay "I Can't Hear You!" which won BEST COMEDY in the 2024 Jersey Shore Film Festival. Her play “Overdose” won 2nd place for BEST SHORT in the 2023 Downtown Urban Arts Festival at Playwrights Horizons.

Teaching Experience

Sarah has taught writing classes for the Hoboken Historical Museum, Project Write Now, The Knowledge Project, RTA and the Hudson Valley Writers Center - as well as private teaching.

Testimonials - many clients find that working with Sarah is like "therapy"

"Sarah Congress is a wonderful teacher. She's supportive, intuitive, knowledgeable about writing and the landscape of theatre, film and TV. She asks the right questions, gives great notes and the sessions are enjoyable and productive. If you want to take your writing to the next level I can't think of a better coach/script doctor. The sessions fly by but the lessons you learn endure. She's great."
~ Jeff Perlman, Playwright & Non-profit CEO


"I had a breakthrough in my playwriting after working with Sarah. Her coaching made me realize I had the bad habit of undermining the power of my words.. I saw that after she pointed out one line in my play BIG FAT BABY IN HIS MOTHER'S ARMS which I went on to rewrite immediately and submitted for a serious Playwrights Fellowship. Just yesterday I heard from the UCROSS Foundation that I am the Alternate Fellow in the event one of the winners cannot attend in Spring 2025. I am honored to be acknowledged for the Fellowship and thank Sarah for her important coaching. Sarah will have you grow as a playwright/screenwriter in front of her eyes." 
 
~ Tino Juarez, Playwright


"Sarah is a wonderful coach and mentor. She is tough and challenging and fun and really pushes me as a writer into places I didn’t know I was able to go. I have learned so much working with Sarah, not just as a writer, but also as a teacher, as I transition from novelist to playwright. I could not give a higher recommendation working with her. But I assure you, if I could, I would."

~ Jon Papernick, Novelist and Assistant Professor at Emerson College

Friday, May 15, 2026

The script doctor is in the house! 🩷

Award-winning bicoastal playwright and screenwriter Sarah Congress is offering her coveted script doctoring services online, for a limited time.

Whether you are a producer with a screenplay/series that needs reworking, a fiction writer in need of inspiration, or a playwright with a new play, Sarah is here to help you take your script to the next level. Many clients that have worked with Sarah have won major awards in film festivals as well as prestigious theatrical opportunities.

Visit Sarah's website to connect with her.

Script Services:
  • Help clients get “out of their own way” and fully realize their work and writing potential
  • Offer rewrite suggestions 
  • Punch up jokes and humor
  • Improve confidence 
  • Fine-tune material to hook a reader’s interest
  • Assist in finding submission and publication opportunities as needed
  • Marketing strategy help 

Bio

Sarah Congress is a playwright and script doctor with LA representation. Her play "Last Sunrise" was produced by Nylon Fusion for their Gilded Age/Cage Festival at TADA Theatre (June, 2025). "Last Sunrise" was presented with writers John Patrick Shanley, Lyle Kessler, and Migdalia Cruz. Sarah’s play “Delulu” was a semifinalist for Centre Stage's 23rd Annual New Play Festival (1 of 40 plays from 800 submissions). "Delulu" was read at the Episcopal Actors' Guild October 2025 and published by Feels Blind Literary and read at AWP 2026. She co-wrote the screenplay "I Can't Hear You!" which won BEST COMEDY in the 2024 Jersey Shore Film Festival. Her play “Overdose” won 2nd place for BEST SHORT in the 2023 Downtown Urban Arts Festival at Playwrights Horizons.

Teaching Experience

Sarah has taught writing classes for the Hoboken Historical Museum, Project Write Now, The Knowledge Project, RTA and the Hudson Valley Writers Center - as well as private teaching.

Testimonials - many clients find that working with Sarah is like "therapy"

"Sarah Congress is a wonderful teacher. She's supportive, intuitive, knowledgeable about writing and the landscape of theatre, film and TV. She asks the right questions, gives great notes and the sessions are enjoyable and productive. If you want to take your writing to the next level I can't think of a better coach/script doctor. The sessions fly by but the lessons you learn endure. She's great."
~ Jeff Perlman, Playwright & Non-profit CEO

"I had a breakthrough in my playwriting after working with Sarah. Her coaching made me realize I had the bad habit of undermining the power of my words.. I saw that after she pointed out one line in my play BIG FAT BABY IN HIS MOTHER'S ARMS which I went on to rewrite immediately and submitted for a serious Playwrights Fellowship. Just yesterday I heard from the UCROSS Foundation that I am the Alternate Fellow in the event one of the winners cannot attend in Spring 2025. I am honored to be acknowledged for the Fellowship and thank Sarah for her important coaching. Sarah will have you grow as a playwright/screenwriter in front of her eyes."

~ Tino Juarez, Playwright

"Sarah is a wonderful coach and mentor. She is tough and challenging and fun and really pushes me as a writer into places I didn’t know I was able to go. I have learned so much working with Sarah, not just as a writer, but also as a teacher, as I transition from novelist to playwright. I could not give a higher recommendation working with her. But I assure you, if I could, I would."

~ Jon Papernick, Novelist and Assistant Professor at Emerson College

Monday, May 11, 2026

The Ephemeral Players presents REALLY REALLY by Paul Downs Colaizzo

The Ephemeral Players present our first fully staged production - Really Really by Paul Downs Colaizzo, directed by Hailey Vest, running May 14th - May 16th at 7:00PM and May 17th at 2:00PM. Featuring: Sabrina-Belle Dorrien, Kassidy Monique Charles, Tariq Kateeb, Kareem Lasheen, Joe Wood, Vance Washington, and Danielle Barrett.

We would love to have the NYC Playwrights community join us at the show this weekend and learn more about our company!

About Really Really:

At an elite university, the fallout of the party of the year leaves more questions than answers. As rumors spread and loyalties fracture, students are forced to decide what’s true, what’s convenient, and what it costs to survive.

Really Really explores class divides, self-preservation, and the dangerously thin line between truth and perception.

The Ephemeral Players is a 501(c)3 non-profit theater company dedicated to creating accessible theater, uplifting emerging artists, and partnering with organizations whose social causes are reflected in the work we produce.

The Ephemeral Players have partnered with The NYC Alliance Against Sexual Assault on this production to illuminate the work NYCAASA does in both prevention and response to sexual violence in our NYC community, and statewide. NYCAASA has a free and publicly available Sexual Violence Survivor Resource Guide. Our opening night performance will be followed by an engaging talkback with Scarlett Thompson from NYCAASA where the play will be used as a model to discuss prevention of and response to sexual assault.

As a Non-Profit organization whose mission is to create accessible theater, we offer our tickets at a minimum price of $20. Any purchase of a ticket above this price point helps support our ability to produce this and further productions.
Join us: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/really-really

Really Really will take place at 122CC, Second Floor Theater, 150 1st. Ave, NYC 10009 - a short walk from the 1st Avenue stop on the L train. The venue is between E 9th St. and E 10th St. on 1st Ave in the heart of the East Village.

For more information, visit our website at www.ephemeralplayers.org, follow us on instagram @ephemeralplayers, or reach out to us directly at contact@ephemeralplayers.org

Content Note (CONTAINS SPOILERS)

This production includes: homophobic and sexually violent language, discussion of sexual assault, victim blaming, reference to domestic violence/relationship abuse, and stimulated sexual assault on stage.

There’s something for everyone at The Playwrights Group


There’s something for everyone at TPG!

Script Consultations

If have a script you want feedback on — just send a PDF of your script and you’ll get a critique via email and/or video conference. See website for rates.

Richard Caliban has worked with individuals on their scripts from all over the world — Indonesia, China, Greece, Australia, Serbia, as well as right here in New York. A script consultation will provide you with feedback on the structural soundness of your story, the dramatic arc of your protagonist, thematic unity and much more.

Online One-on-One Courses

If you’re looking for more, check out our One on One Online Playwriting Courses:
  • The Art of Playwriting
  • Write a Play in 10 Weeks
  • 3 Hour Short Course
All are with instructor Richard Caliban, and since it’s One on One, the courses can be adjusted to fit your level of experience.

The Weekly Workshop

Join our nationwide community of playwrights on Zoom. It’s a great way to stay con-nected and motivated.

Participating in a weekly workshop can give you the kick you need to see your script through from beginning to end. You can bring in anything you’re working on — a full length script, a musical, a TV pilot, whatever. And when your script is ready — we’ll present it in a Public Reading. We also bring in Guest Speakers, like Pulitzer Prize winner Margaret Edson (Wit).

Sit in on a session and see for yourself!
Thursdays 7 - 9:30pm EST

Please visit our website for further Info and Rates:

Contact us at

Sunday, April 19, 2026

Juilliard-trained playwright Lia Romeo offering dramaturgy and script notes

Lia Romeo is a Juilliard-trained playwright offering dramaturgy and script consulting services. 

Her plays have been produced off-Broadway, regionally, and internationally, and developed at the O'Neill, the Lark, La Jolla Playhouse, and elsewhere. She has been teaching playwriting and adaptation at the graduate student level for the past ten years, and has served as an independent script consultant on plays, screenplays, pilots, and essays. She is represented by Paradigm Talent Agency and Gotham Group. Her essays have been published in the New York Times, the Washington Post, and other national publications. She holds a graduate degree from Juilliard and an undergraduate degree from Princeton University.

For a full-length play or screenplay, Lia charges a rate of $300 to read the script, send detailed notes by email, and do a follow-up call or meeting to answer any additional questions. Please check in directly about rates for shorter plays, musicals, and pilots. For more on Lia, visit http://www.liaromeowriter.com or contact her at liaromeo@yahoo.com.

Friday, April 17, 2026

Bicoastal playwright and film script doctor Sarah Congress is offering writing coaching online

Whether you are a producer with a screenplay that needs reworking, a fiction writer in need of inspiration, or a playwright, Sarah is here to help you get your work out there!

Visit Sarah's website to connect with her.

Script Services:
  • Help clients get “out of their own way” and fully realize their work and writing potential
  • Offer rewrite suggestions 
  • Punch up jokes and humor
  • Improve confidence 
  • Fine-tune material to hook a reader’s interest
  • Assist in finding submission and publication opportunities as needed
  • Marketing strategy help
Bio
Sarah Congress is a playwright and script doctor with LA representation. Her play "Last Sunrise" was produced by Nylon Fusion for their Gilded Age/Cage Festival at TADA Theatre (June, 2025). "Last Sunrise" was presented with writers John Patrick Shanley, Lyle Kessler, and Migdalia Cruz. Sarah’s play “Delulu” was a semifinalist for Centre Stage's 23rd Annual New Play Festival (1 of 40 plays from 800 submissions). "Delulu" was read at the Episcopal Actors' Guild October 2025 and published by Feels Blind Literary and read at AWP 2026. She co-wrote the screenplay "I Can't Hear You!" which won BEST COMEDY in the 2024 Jersey Shore Film Festival. Her play “Overdose” won 2nd place for BEST SHORT in the 2023 Downtown Urban Arts Festival at Playwrights Horizons.

Teaching Experience

Sarah has taught writing classes for the Hoboken Historical Museum, Project Write Now, The Knowledge Project, RTA and the Hudson Valley Writers Center - as well as private teaching.

Testimonials - many clients feel that working with Sarah is like "therapy"

"I had a breakthrough in my playwriting after working with Sarah. Her coaching made me realize I had the bad habit of undermining the power of my words.. I saw that after she pointed out one line in my play BIG FAT BABY IN HIS MOTHER'S ARMS which I went on to rewrite immediately and submitted for a serious Playwrights Fellowship. Just yesterday I heard from the UCROSS Foundation that I am the Alternate Fellow in the event one of the winners cannot attend in Spring 2025. I am honored to be acknowledged for the Fellowship and thank Sarah for her important coaching. Sarah will have you grow as a playwright/screenwriter in front of her eyes."
~ Tino Juarez, Playwright 

"My biggest takeaway from last night is that anything can be made funny. That really dovetails beautifully with my deep gratitude for a healthy sense of humor, even in the darkest moments…."
~ Gay Norton Edelman, Author/Editor

"Sarah is a wonderful coach and mentor. She is tough and challenging and fun and really pushes me as a writer into places I didn’t know I was able to go. I have learned so much working with Sarah, not just as a writer, but also as a teacher, as I transition from novelist to playwright. I could not give a higher recommendation working with her. But I assure you, if I could, I would."
~ Jon Papernick, Novelist and Assistant Professor at Emerson C

Blog Archive