Playwriting
Playwriting
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Read and review more of my work at New Play Exchange - https://newplayexchange.org/users/9253/denise-j-hart
Play Development Commission
Play Development Commission
Plowshares Theatre, Detroit MI: The New Griots Play Development Program provides Plowshares with an opportunity to encourage and nurture promising new works from emerging and established playwrights. The winners this year are examples of the vibrant talent in Black Theatre today. Each writer was chosen by Plowshares Theatre Company as a dynamic voice needing to be heard The Festival is sponsored by the Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs.
Performances will be followed by an audience discussion moderated by the play’s director. In this way, audience members have an opportunity to provide comments to assist in the further development of the play.
"Characterization, conversation so convincing - I couldn't maintain intellectual distance,
I kept thinking I was eavesdropping." ~ Dr. Carolivia Heron
2022 Artist's/Playwright's Retreat
2022 Artist's/Playwright's Retreat
I was delighted to be selected as one of four participants in the Unexpected Stage Company’s 2022 Artist Retreat for Playwrights (BIPOC), April 9-16, 2022.
The retreat was a marvelous opportunity to think, create and experience fellowship with a group of brilliant fellow artists!
The cabin setting was the perfect place to explore and give my imagination the kind of interrupted freedom I needed.
Thank you to the team at Unexpected Stage!
Adult Audience Plays
Adult Audience Plays
My work as a playwright is grounded in the African American experience and explores the intersection of race, class and identity and its impact on memory, personal integrity and family. I strive to create relatable, complex characters within multi-layered stories.
I'm a former semi-finalist in the Eugene O'Neil National Playwright's Conference and the Lark Play Development Center in NYC.
In 2018, my play, Nothing to Lose, was a semi-finalist in the Bay Area Playwrights Festival and is also a 2012 finalist in the Black and Latino Playwrights' Competition. Lastly, I'm also a TV screenwriter and a former recipient of the AJJAP award for screenwriting.
Click the link below to access information about my plays written for adult audiences.
Plays for Youth Audiences
Plays for Youth Audiences
For 20 years, through my company, The Children's Theatre Workshop, I've written and produced 19 children's musicals. Each play has original music and lyrics.
The plays are a delight for audiences of mixed ages and perfect for staging a school or summer camp production. For production consideration please contact me at denisetheatre@aol.com.
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