Since the arrival of Artistic Director Nicholas Martin in 2000‚ the Huntington has increased its efforts to develop and commission new work. In 2001‚ the Huntington introduced Breaking Ground ‚ a new play reading series that allows playwrights to hear their work in front of an audience‚ and in January 2002‚ the Huntington established the Stanford Calderwood Fund for New American Plays. In the fall of 2003‚ the Huntington commissioned four local playwrights to be Huntington Playwriting Fellows‚ yet another step toward fulfilling the Huntington’s mission to become a national voice in new play development.

»  Breaking Ground Festival

»  Stanford Calderwood Fund for New American Plays

The Huntington’s new play initiatives will also provide material to program the spaces at the new Stanford Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts (BCA). The Virginia Wimberly Theatre at the Calderwood Pavilion opened in October 2004 with Sonia Flew by Huntington Playwriting Fellow Melinda Lopez. Sonia Flew was developed during Ms. Lopez’s Huntington Fellowship and received its first reading at last season’s Breaking Ground Festival.

Play Submission

The Huntington Theatre Company will accept unsolicited submissions from agencies in the United States‚ Canada‚ and the UK. Unsolicited submissions from writers without agents will not be accepted. However‚ the Huntington Theatre Company has made a strong commitment to fostering the work of local writers‚ and to that end‚ the Literary Department will accept unsolicited‚ unagented scripts from playwrights who are residents of the Greater Boston region. For these purposes‚ the Boston region includes all of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. We accept full scripts only –– no queries‚ summaries‚ or sample pages‚ please.

If you wish us to return your script‚ please include a self–addressed stamped mailer with correct postage. Scripts unaccompanied by SASEs will not be returned. Due to the large volume of submissions‚ there is a 6–12 month reading time for all scripts. Scripts may be sent to:

Ilana Brownstein, Literary Manager
Huntington Theatre Company
281 Huntington Avenue
Boston‚ MA 02115