This interactive workshop panel brings together four working playwrights: Lee Cataluna, AJ Layague, John Minigan, and Amy Tofte, from this year’s PSE and The Match/Mini Match cohorts.
Moderated by Suzi Elnaggar, the session explores how playwrights identify the *right* opportunities at the *right* time, what submission strategies help—or hinder—progress, and the varied, nonlinear paths scripts can take from draft to production.
Dramaturgs from DDP, will chime in with insider perspectives on effective collaboration and development processes.
The format features a 30‑minute panel followed by 30 minutes of open discussion with participants—perfect for diving into what works (and what doesn’t) in the world of new play development.
All ticket donations goes towards the work of developing plays with DDP!
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Playwright Links & Highlights
Lee Cataluna
Website | NPX Profile
AJ Layague
Website | NPX Profile
John Minigan
Website | NPX Profile
Amy Tofte
NPX Profile
Ticket info:
Apprentice Admission: For current DDP Apprentices and Alternates only.
Emerging Admission Reduced Price: $5. Limited tickets available. In the spirit of balancing accessibility with sustainability, please only take what you need.
Emerging Admission Regular Price: $15, open to all those who self-identify as early-career.
General Admission: Sliding scale $25-$45, for all other attendees.
100% of your admission fee goes back into our programming, including our Apprentice Circle, one of very few paid training opportunities for emerging dramaturgs. Thank you for helping us continue to create programming that makes exciting new theater happen, provides dramaturgical services to playwrights at no cost, and pays its artists equitably!
The Digital Development Project (DDP) is an initiative matching dramaturgs with playwrights for intentionally-paired, cost-free development opportunities. This is the third workshop in our 2024-25 Workshops Season which will include sessions with an all-star cast of dramaturgs and artists on topics ranging from the nuts and bolts of freelancing, to how to build your dramaturgical toolkit, and more. Visit our website or follow us on Instagram to learn more and stay in the loop!
