From Page to Stage
Jim leads playwrights from inception and concept development to final drafts ready for submission.
For more than a decade, Jim has focused his talents on helping to develop new works for the stage. He believes the American Canon must be nurtured and replenished constantly or it will become a “museum art.” New works have the power to open dialogs and throw light on topical issues that affect each of us today, as well as yesterday. They can be provocative instruments of political force, as well as simply beloved stories told well.
At its best, theater can inspire, illuminate, articulate and explore the human condition in a shared experience.
In workshops and staged readings at The John Drew Theater at Guild Hall, with The Writers’ Forum at ManhattanTheatreSource, through The Writers’ Continuum, and with Writers@ThePlayers at the historic Players on Gramercy Park in New York City, Jim has lead and critiqued readings with both established and emerging talent to bring new works from the page to the stage.
While Artistic/Executive Director at ManhattanTheatreSource in Greenwich Village, NYC, Jim produced INGENIUS, a festival of new works representing 16 playwrights in rotating rep. In his two years with that theater, he produced and presented 23 new plays by such established playwrights as Joe Pintauro (Cathedral), Bill C.Davis (My ExPatriot), Joan Tewkesbury (Retrospective), as well as such emerging, award winning playwrights as David Caudle (Likeness), Mac Rogers (Universal Robots) and Nat Cassidy (The Reconciliation of Kit and Little Boots; Any Day Now).
In 2010, Jim was invited to become a member of The Players on Gramercy Park. He was asked to help with programming and help revitalize the historic venue, the nations oldest theatrical club founded by Edwin Booth, Mark Twain, John Drew and General William Tecumseh Sherman among others.
There he founded Writers@ThePlayers, and worked with over 25 playwrights presenting over 200 readings and critiques of new works, many of which went on to full productions.
Jim leads playwrights from inception and concept development to final drafts ready for submission.
For more than a decade, Jim has focused his talents on helping to develop new works for the stage. He believes the American Canon must be nurtured and replenished constantly or it will become a “museum art.” New works have the power to open dialogs and throw light on topical issues that affect each of us today, as well as yesterday. They can be provocative instruments of political force, as well as simply beloved stories told well.
At its best, theater can inspire, illuminate, articulate and explore the human condition in a shared experience.
In workshops and staged readings at The John Drew Theater at Guild Hall, with The Writers’ Forum at ManhattanTheatreSource, through The Writers’ Continuum, and with Writers@ThePlayers at the historic Players on Gramercy Park in New York City, Jim has lead and critiqued readings with both established and emerging talent to bring new works from the page to the stage.
While Artistic/Executive Director at ManhattanTheatreSource in Greenwich Village, NYC, Jim produced INGENIUS, a festival of new works representing 16 playwrights in rotating rep. In his two years with that theater, he produced and presented 23 new plays by such established playwrights as Joe Pintauro (Cathedral), Bill C.Davis (My ExPatriot), Joan Tewkesbury (Retrospective), as well as such emerging, award winning playwrights as David Caudle (Likeness), Mac Rogers (Universal Robots) and Nat Cassidy (The Reconciliation of Kit and Little Boots; Any Day Now).
In 2010, Jim was invited to become a member of The Players on Gramercy Park. He was asked to help with programming and help revitalize the historic venue, the nations oldest theatrical club founded by Edwin Booth, Mark Twain, John Drew and General William Tecumseh Sherman among others.
There he founded Writers@ThePlayers, and worked with over 25 playwrights presenting over 200 readings and critiques of new works, many of which went on to full productions.
Led by James Lawson, Nancy Eng, Tandy Cronyn and Jeffrey Hardy rehearse for a reading at the Players Club, NYC.
Producing readings the the Players Club - Edwin Booth's NYC Home
