Gallery has a history of supporting emerging playwrights, fostering play development, and producing world premieres. Now in its 27th year, our playwright-focused festival aims to polish and perfect a collection of new plays and offer a home where playwrights can deepen their stagecraft and hold a mirror up to our time.

Schedule of Events

First Week: January 25 - 28, 2024

The Constancy of Home
Playwright, Jeff Carter
Director, Brendan Clifford
When a college student takes his girlfriend home to meet his parents, a sense of surreal confusion begins to set in almost immediately. Has the sameness of modern suburban life become so acute that no one knows precisely who’s who anymore?

The Trouble with Peaches
Playwright, Johanna Beale Keller
Director, Thomas Netter
Ruth has finally met the man of her dreams, Samir, and brought him to meet her diverse family of beloved cousins at their annual beach vacation in Galveston, Texas. This is a fast-paced farce about love, diversity, and misunderstandings of family traditions.

When the Lilacs are in Bloom
Playwright, Melanie Garber-Letitia
Director, Laura Livingston
When the Lilacs are in Bloom is a story about intergenerational trauma, finding healing where you can, and creating the life you want to lead regardless of how loud the naysayers can be – even if those naysayers are your own parents.

Second Week: February 1-4, 2024

Curtain Call
Playwright, Alan Brooks
Director, Trent Dawson
Awakening backstage with a play in progress, a man is horrified to find that everyone expects him to go out on stage and be the lead.

Ten Weeks
Playwright, Rachel Leopold
Director, Gabrielle Giacomo
On the eve of Jo’s maternity leave, her colleagues at Lotus Creative gather to send her off with a surprise baby shower. As the women sip spiked seltzer and discuss the realities of working motherhood and the ways in which motherhood may or may not change them, the long-simmering competition between Jo and her protégé, Anna, is finally laid bare.

Secondhand Smoke
Playwright, Constance Humphrey Egan
Director, Dominic Cuskern

A powerful attorney dying from cancer tries desperately to retain control and dignity, while the people around her attempt to be of assistance. Secondhand Smoke examines the multi-generational impact of the collateral damage people inflict when they try to control the people around them, even if the motivation for that control is well-intentioned.

Date:
January 25 - February 4, 2024

Hours:
Thursday - Saturday at 7:30pm
Sunday at 3pm

Location:
The Gallery Players, 199 14th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215

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