New Perspective’s 34th Season
BECOME A SUSTAINING DONOR AND KEEP THE DOORS OPEN!
Our 33rd Season began on July 1, 2024. We are now one of the longest operating Off-Off Broadway Theatre Companies with our own space in New York City!
NPTC's accomplishments are many since our founding in 1991. We have never wavered from our primary mission—supporting women and artists of color and serving communities in need— and those impacted by NPTC now number in the thousands.
We could not have achieved this without the support of the entire NPTC Family of affiliated artists and audience members who have provided multi-faceted support: financial, attendance, in-kind gifts and services, morale boosts and more.
SEASON 34- in numerology, 34 symbolizes new beginnings, growth, creativity, and a balance between practical and spiritual efforts!
WOMEN'S WORK
The Women's Work Short Play LAB will be accepting applications for the 2026 cohort from July 1 to September 30, with a Finalist interview scheduled on December 6th. LABs will be conducted from February 8, 2026 to June 14th, with the dramaturgical team guiding the creation of six original short scripts (20-30 minutes) in preparation for the 18th Annual Festival in August 2026.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, the Meganne George Short Play Festival, kicked off the season with performances August 4-9, 2025 and utilized the talents of more than 40 artists and technical staff: 6 Playwrights, 5 Directors, 20 Actors, 1 Designers, 2 Stage Managers and our 7 interns! The scripts were developed in the 2025 cohort and bring the total number of plays created and produced to 86!
The Women's Work Full-length LAB began the season with 9 active members and we will be inviting this year's Short Play LAB cohort to submit proposals for joining in January. Public presentations will take place during two Sweet Noise Reading Festivals November 14-16, 2025 and May 2026.
ON HER SHOULDERS
Reading Series: We are offering 4 quarterly readings of plays by women from the past. Stay Tuned for scheduling information.
Database: "1,000 Years of Women Writing Plays", our international database of women who wrote plays pre-1970 now has 525 entries and has a whole new look and platform. It will launch in November!
RAICES EM HARMONIA joined us in Residence this year and is developing a new adaptation of Federico García Lorca's Blood Wedding, with a first reading on September 14th. More presentations will take place in the spring.
GILDER/COIGNEY INTERNATIONAL THEATRE FORUM: We are continuing to expand and activate this platform designed to engage international theatre women and their allies in networking and activism by facilitating conversation and artistic collaboration on a global basis. Join us on December 1st for a screening of select plays from Theatre From the Streets and a panel discussion.
HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE: December 14, 2025.
Simply sign-up to become a sustaining donor at the top of the page through PayPal and a monthly donation will automatically be credited to our account.
$10 monthly donation = listing on the NPTC website and in playbills
$15 monthly donation = listing plus NPTC tote bag
$25 monthly donation = all of the above PLUS a a set of Raffle Tickets (8) for the Holiday Fundraising Raffle
$50 monthly donation = all of the above PLUS one Festival Pass to the Women's Work Short Play Festival in August, and donation-free admission to the May Mini-Fest and ON HER SHOULDERS Readings
$100* monthly donation = all of the above PLUS two boxes of Holiday Cookies, an additional set of Raffle Tickets, and an additional Festival Pass to the Women's Work Short Play Festival in August
All NPTC Patrons are regularly invited to FREE programming, including the Holiday Open House and ON HER SHOULDERS readings. Sustaining Donors at all levels will receive additional invitations throughout the year for special events!
THANKS TO OUR CURRENT SUSTAINING DONORS!
Celia Braxton, Maureen Brooks, Jennie contuzzi, Colavin Ortiz Giving Fund, Teresa Fischer, Anne Fizzard, Mikaela Lynn Johnson, MALINI SINGH MCDONALD/THEATRE BEYOND BROADWAY, MJ Perrin, IZZY SCHILLER, Jane Denitz Smith, M. George Stevenson, Elizabeth Van Dyke, Marsha Zeitlin
* If you are not in NYC on a regular basis, we will design a special package of goodies for you
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AS OF 2023-2024 SEASON
SERVED more than 30,000 public school students and hundreds of teachers throughout the five boroughs of NYC and Tri-state area
PROVIDED 100 residencies to women playwrights, and developed and produced 80 Original Short Plays in the Women’s Work Short Play LAB
MOUNTED 94 productions of original and classic plays (with 40 original plays, 5 US Premieres, 7 NY Premieres with 1 Barbour Award and 2 Barbour Finalists, 2 OOBR Awards, 2 AUDELCO Awards, 1 "Outstanding New Play" Indie Theatre Award, 1 "Best Plays" citation from Backstage, 2 Princess Grace Foundation Finalists) and dozens of works-in-progress.
NAMED by the NY Foundation for the Arts as a “Community Asset”
PRESENTED 80 new works by African American writers and performers through VOICES FROM THE EDGE
PIONEERED multi-racial and non-traditional casting, working with almost 100 artists per year
NAMED “Person of the Year” by NY Theatre Experience as co-founders of 50/50 in 2020: Parity for Women Theatre Artists