Announcing The 4th Annual First Look Rep
Posted by Edward Sobel on 4/24/2008We are pleased to announce the playwrights who will be participating in this year’s First Look Repertory of New Work.
For those new to this page or the program, First Look is a new play development process that culminates with three plays being presented for a limited-run rotating repertory in our Garage space. Now in its fourth year, the program has garnered significant national attention for its innovative, production-oriented, approach to developing new work, while at the same time allowing for unique access to the general public through First Look 101. Six of the nine plays developed through the Rep have gone on to premiere productions around the country, including three recently in New York: Marissa Wegrzyn’s The Butcher of Baraboo at 2econd Stage, Kate Fodor’s 100 Saints You Should Know at Playwrights Horizons, and When the Messenger is Hot at 59E59.
This year’s playwrights are all based in Chicago. They are: (more…)