Black Box New Play Festival play archive

Gallery Players has a history of supporting emerging playwrights, fostering play development, and producing world premieres. Now in its 29th 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.

Season 59 | 2025-2026 | 29th Annual

Desert Animals by Stephen Dierkes. Directed by Miranda Simon.
Four White Chairs by William C. Woxlin. Directed by Mark Harborth.
The Waterfall Scene by James Nelson. Directed by Felisha Heng.
Tell Me When It’s High Noon by Mark Eisman. Directed by Mark Gallagher.
Potentially Offensive by Tom Rowan. Directed Jordan Westfall.

Season 58 | 2024-2025 | 28th Annual

Week one (January 16-19, 2025)

Cameo by Ken Levine. Directed by Riley Alexander.
There Inherent by Kyle R. Thomas. Directed by Laura Livingston.
Carol: A Triptych by George Sapio. Directed by Gabrielle Giacomo.
Buntlett Wedding Weekend by Vicki Riba Koestler. Directed by Gregory Lipson.

Week two (January 23-26, 2025

M&A by Joseph Bulvid. Directed by Mark Harborth.
Cambriolage by James Kelsey Nelson. Directed by Noel MacDuffie.

Season 57 | 2023-2024 | 27th Annual

Week one (January 25-28, 2024)

The Constancy of Home by Jeff Carter. Directed by Brendan Clifford
The Trouble with Peaches by Johanna Beale Keller. Directed by Thomas Netter.
When the Lilacs are in Bloom by Melanie Garber-Letitia. Directed by Laura Livingston.

Week two (February 1-4, 2024)

Curtain Call by Alan Brooks. Directed by Trent Dawson.
Ten Weeks by Rachel Leopold. Directed by Gabrielle Giacomo.
Secondhand Smoke by Constance Humphrey Egan. Directed by Dominic Cuskern.

Season 56 | 2022-2023 | 26th Annual

Week one, Act one (January 19-22, 2023)

The Tree by Barbara Anderson. Directed by Saki Kawamura.
Facelift by Diane Sampson. Directed by Zoe Senese-Grossberg.
Arms Length Romance (A Duologue) by Jon Busser. Directed by Gregory Lipson.
Ledge by Robert Cullinane. Kevin Bain.

Week one, Act two (January 19-22, 2023)

Wrong Side of the Tracks by Vicki Riba Koestler. Directed by Justin Braun.
Sorry Doesn’t Have to Mean Good bye-bye by Glenn Alterman. Directed by Michelle Silva.
Fast Times by David Susman. Directed by Thomas Netter.

Week two, Act one (January 26-29, 2023)

Desperately Seeking Anonymity by Mark Eisman. Directed by Leah Abrams.
Mackie by Jeff Carter. Directed by Brendan Clifford.

Week two, Act two (January 26-29, 2023)

Reunion by George Sapio. Directed by Kelleen Moriarty.
Proximity by Patrick McEvoy. Directed by Seraphina Violet Cueller.

Week three, Act one (February 2-5, 2023)

Open Table by Ken Levine. Directed by Gabrielle Giocomo.
Taking Over Your Life by David James. Directed by Emma Cavage.
Forgetting to Forgive by Glenn Alterman. Directed by Ted Thompson.
When you can get the Milk for Free by Judd Lear Silverman. Directed by Alysia Homminga.

Week Three, Act two (February 2-5, 2023)

A Dozen Paper Tissue Roses by Tuyet Thi Pham. Directed by Elizabeth Bove.
The Morning After by Kris Thomson. Directed by Jenn Susi.

Season 55 | 2021-2022 | 25th Annual

Week one (February 17-20, 2022)

Time in a Box by Ken Levine. Directed by Elizabeth Bove.
Call Me by Carolyn Boriss-Krimsky. Directed by Whitney Stone.
The Ladies Doth Protest by Kay Ellen Bullard. Directed by Noel MacDuffie.

Week Two (February 24-27, 2022)

Perspective by Bara Swain. Directed by Trent Dawson.
Love Me, Love My Work by Glenn Alterman. Directed by Trent Dawson.

Season 54 | 2020-2021 | 24th Annual | Premiered online

Week one (January 21-24, 2021)

Decade By Decade by Barbara Anderson. Directed by Trent Dawson.
Surf’s Up by Ken Levine. Directed by Elizabeth Bove.
Trading Places by Roger Collins. Directed by Noel MacDuffie.

Week two (January 28-31, 2021)

Covid Chips by Mark W. Sasse. Directed by Mike Mroch.
Women Underground by Ellen Bullard. Directed by Justin Braun.
Every Single Sunday by Chris Karmiol. Directed by Whitney Stone.

Season 53 | 2019-2020 | 23rd Annual

Week one (January 9-12, 2020)

Sorry Shakespeare by Ken Levine. Directed by David Thomas Cronin.
An Empowered Woman by Barbara Anderson. Directed by Hilary Goldman.
Spilled Dictators by Andrew Rosdail. Directed by Kevin Bain.
On the Chain Gang by Ron Asher. Directed by Sarah Bellin.
The Piazza by Barbara Anderson. Directed by Elizabeth Bove.
Final Jeopardy by Ken Levine. Directed by David Thomas Cronin.
Songs Offered from the Heart by Judd Lear Silverman. Directed by Jonas Barranca.

Week two (January 16-19, 2020)

Thanks Taking by Art Walsh. Directed by Justin Braun.
The Universe is Calling by Michael Bille. Directed by Mark Gallagher.
[In]security in Perpetuity by Deborah Chava Singer. Directed by Glenn Giron.
Vacancies by Scott C. Sickles. Directed by Whitney Stone.
Sex by Greg Hovansesian. Directed by Ted Thompson.
Killing Time: What We Do by Stephen J. Kudless. Directed by Mike Mroch.
The Piece by Lawson Caldwell. Directed by Gabrielle Giacomo.

Week three (January 23-26, 2020)

In the Cold, Cold Night by Lesley Anne Moreau. Directed by Nate Sayatovich.
The F-Word by Rhona Klein. Directed by Kevin Michael Morin.
Songs of Light and Darkness by Meredith Green. Directed by Noel MacDuffie.
Deanna and Paul by Dagney Kerr. Directed by Trent Dawson.

Season 52 | 2018-2019 | 22nd Annual

Week one (January 10-13, 2019)

In the Garden of Eden by Vicki Riba Koestler. Directed by Nate Sayatovich.
Planned Obsolescence by Bara Swain. Directed by Valarie Adami
The Black Box (or, How to Die Happy) by David Harms. Directed by Sam French.
RoofTop Plays: RoofTop Buddha, RoofTop Thanksgiving, RoofTop Murder by Marlene Shyer. Directed by Max Friedman.

Week two ( January 17-20, 2019)

The Woman at His Side by Donald Steele. Directed by Becky Abramowitz.
Horny by Rich Rubin. Directed by Kevin Bain.
One Night by A. Dean Bell. Directed by Hilary Goldman.
The Prisoners of Driscoll Street by Bradley Nies. Directed by Cedrick Hill.

Week three (January 24-27, 2019)

Upfronts & Personal by Ken Levine. Directed by Scotty Watson.

Season 51 | 2017-2018 | 21st Annual

Week one (May 31-June 3, 2018)

Uncomplicated Bereavement by Scott C. Sickles. Directed by Alexandria Scordato.
Bowling in the After-Party by Deborah Chava Singer. Directed by Jessica Slaght.
The Woman at His Side by Donald Steele. Directed by Becky Abrahowitz.
Making Merry Bi the Ferry by Glenn Alterman. Directed by Phil Setren.
The Social Drama Play Play by Ivan Faute. Directed by Chelsey Smith.
A Snail’s Pace by Katherine Dubois. Directed by Adan Sanchez.
Nowhere Man by Glenn Alterman. Directed by Andy Scott.
Being Sipowicz by David Susman. Directed by Kevin Bain.
The Sleepwalker’s Mate by S. L. Daniels. Directed by Mark Gallagher.

Week two (June 7-10, 2018)

Yes No Maybe by Xavier Toby. Directed by Andrea Marano.
Absolution by Mike Teele. Directed by Steve Mazzoccone.
The Audition by Michael E. Wolfson. Directed by Elizabeth Bove.
When Romcoms Go Bad by Ken Levine. Directed by Valerie Adami.
Logan Comes of Age by Marsha Roberts. Directed by Valerie Adami.
Two Assholes on an Elephant by Rick Davis. Directed by Anthony Mario Bruno.
White Out by Dexter Jeffries. Directed by Stephen Darnyl Hudson.
Last Night at the Arcade by Kay Ellen Bullard. Directed by Abigail Grubb.

Week three (June 14-17, 2018)

Light by Jack McCleland. Directed by David Thomas Cronin.
The Birth of Technicolor by Mark W. Sassie. Directed by Heather Lanza.
The Final Word by Geroge Sapio. Directed by Noel MacDuffie.

Season 50 | 2016-2017 | 20th Annual

Week one (June 1-4, 2017)

Alzheimer’s Diary by Steve Gold. Directed by Caitlin Wees.
Pam’s Key by Susan Lieberman. Directed by Hannah Tova Wolff.
Squirrel Screams and Other Dating Sounds by Lindsay Timmington. Directed by Mark Gallagher.
“.” by Michelle Giusto. Directed by Varvara Ilchenko.
The Waiting Room by Steven Doloff. Directed by Nicholas Orvis.

Week two (June 8-11, 2017)

The Lady and the Manhole by Mark Eisman. Directed by Heather Arnson.
Child Support by Joe Godfrey. Directed by Sarah M. Chichester.
A Remarkable Man by William Ivor Fowkes. Directed by Kim T. Sharp.
Underwater by Jo Walker. Directed by Jimmy Smagula.

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