WHAT'S NEXT

A staged reading with the DC Construction Crew

TOFANA

We are the DC CONSTRUCTION CREW:

Hope Villanueva

Jeffrey Stratford

Jerry Slaff

Julia Marks

Sarah Cosgrove Gaumond

Tyler Herman

...six playwrights from metro DC who found each other not only through our penchant for worldbuilding, but also through our love and respect for the whole process of producing theatre. We know the sausage isn’t made through dreams alone, but through hard work and collaboration.

Each month for the past year, we have met to read each other's work and offer constructive feedback. Our first round consisted of private-room table readings, and our second round involved select actors. Now, after having built these plays for a year, we are excited to share them with producers, directors, and other collaborators in town. We hope you’ll come see what we are working on and continue the conversation with us!

Have any questions? Send us an email!

Each Horticulture Playwrights Workshop cohort is made up of two playwrights, a dramaturg, and two directors connected with each playwright for the duration of the Workshop. The year-long program of meetings and readings sets manageable deadlines and creates ample room for a long iterative creative process. The input of the dramaturg and directors is key to the playwrights’ writing process: the dramaturg helps the playwrights to explore the thematic and structural options for their plays, while the directors help the playwright to understand how the script would function as the basis for a live production - the ultimate goal of a playwright.