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The New Harmony Project is a national arts organization whose mission is to nurture writers in the development of scripts and new works that interrogate the complexity of hope. We care for writers so they can change the world!
Curious to hear the rest? Come join us on March 23 at 7 PM at the Indiana Repertory Theatre for an incredible reading of J.C. Pankratz’s this is a face!
To learn more and to book tickets, click here: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/tnhp/event/playfestindy2025/
With two weeks until the PlayFest Indy reading of this is a face, we are excited to introduce the incredible cast! Join us at Indiana Repertory Theatre on March 23rd at 7PM for an unforgettable night!
For cast details and tickets, click here: https://www.newharmonyproject.org/pfi
Meet the dramaturg of this is a face, Ryan Adelsheim!
this is a face follows B as an artistic challenge becomes a deeply personal journey when their partner, K, asks for a new face. For more information and to purchase tickets, click here: ow.ly/NBJR50Yoaib
Meet the director of this is a face, Cara Hinh!
this is a face follows B as an artistic challenge becomes a deeply personal journey when their partner, K, asks for a new face. For more information and to purchase tickets, click here: https://ow.ly/YkEl50Yoa92
Meet the playwright behind this is a face, J.C. Pankratz. this is a face follows B as an artistic challenge becomes a personal journey when their partner, K, asks for a new face. Pankratz’s work-in-process will be at PlayFest Indy this March. For more information: https://ow.ly/c3PL50YnRa7
We’re thrilled to share that we’re just one month away from the showing of this is a face by J.C. Pankratz at PlayFest Indy! Join us on March 23rd at Indiana Repertory Theatre!
For more information on the cast and how to reserve tickets, click here: https://www.newharmonyproject.org/pfi
Happy Opening to 2007 NHP alum Anna Ziegler! Her play ANTIGONE (THIS PLAY I READ IN HIGH SCHOOL) receives its world premiere production at The Public Theater in NYC. Check out more here: https://ow.ly/YELA50XJUou
Lorena: A Tabloid Epic by Eliana Pipes hits the stage in collaboration with NHP at Butler University now through March 1st. Don’t miss the drama!
For more information on Lorena: A Tabloid Epic, click here: https://thebutlercollegian.com/2026/02/lorena-a-tabloid-epic-more-than-a-scandal/
At NHP, we are committed to building equitable communities and removing barriers to belonging. Through a redesigned residency selection process, we are intentionally broadening whose voices are supported, centering BIPOC and LGBTQ+ artists and writers.
#EquitableCommunities #ArtResidency
Excited for NHP alum Keiko Green as Young Dragon: A Bruce Lee Story makes its world premiere at Seattle Children’s Theatre! Wishing we could be there to cheer you on in person and can’t wait to see this incredible new work come to life.
We’re packing our bags for Louisville as NHP alum Benjamin Benne’s Wave After Wave makes its way to its world premiere at Actors Theatre of Louisville!
So proud of NHP alum Dael Orlandersmith on the upcoming SPIRITUS encore reading at DR2 Theatre! Wishing we could be there to cheer you on in person. We will be celebrating from afar!
In 2022, NHP launched a new strategic plan focused on transformative growth. With our commitment to always nurturing our artists at the heart of every decision, we’re proud to share that this vision has led to meaningful change!
This Valentine’s Day, we’re celebrating our artists and the love they have for the NHP community. ❤️ Hear from alumni as they reflect on how being a part of NHP has offered lasting connections that continue to shape their creative journeys.
#ValentinesDay #ArtistCommunity #NHPAlumni
We’re packing our bags and heading to Denver!
So excited for our alum Isaac Gómez and their play Influent, featured at the Colorado New Play Summit this week at the Denver Center!!
At NHP we put people first. By recognizing artists as whole individuals, we design residencies that support real life needs, including dependent care for caretaker artists.
To learn more about how we put this value into practice, click here: https://www.newharmonyproject.org/parents
We're happy to share that Tamara Winfrey-Harris has joined the NHP Board of Directors! Tamara is the President of the Women's Fund of Central Indiana, an author and speaker, thought leader and an advocate for change. Welcome to the board, Tamara! #NewHarmonyProject #WomenLeaders #StorytellingMatters
Where writers come together and stories are developed! At NHP, we build community through programs like PlayFest Indy and our annual residency program.
#WritersCommunity #Storytelling #PlayFestIndy #TheaterWriters #CreativeResidency #ArtisticDevelopment #NewHarmonyProject #CultivatingChange
Congratulations to NHP alum Psalamayene 24, recipient of the 2026 Victor Shargai Leadership Award, honoring outstanding service and creative leadership in the Washington, DC–area theater community!
Can you get to Philadelphia between Feb. 6 and March 1? We are thrilled for our Resident Dramaturg, Phaedra Michelle Scott, whose play PLANTATION BLACK opens at InterAct Theatre Company on Feb. 6. More here: https://www.interacttheatre.org/plantationblack
We’re packing our bags to see Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson again in their genre-changing MEXODUS, now back for a new extended run at the Daryl Roth Theatre—join us!
We’re thrilled to celebrate NHP alum Ngozi Anwanyu, who is set to perform in The Locus by fellow NHP alum Lucy Thurber! This staged work-in-progress is part of LAB: STRIPPED and will be presented later this February.
At NHP we believe in artist-centered programming that nurtures writers and cultivates hope!
Award-winning playwright, ASU professor, and NHP alum Idris Goodwin has been recognized on Kirkus Reviews’ Best of 2025 list for King of the Neuroverse, his recently published novel that explores the struggles and strengths of ADHD.
For more information, click here: https://ow.ly/iR5R50Y2Vjc
NHP is excited for our alum Phanésia Pharel on her new play The Waterfall, which explores the American Dream and generational divides, premiering January 31st in NYC!
NHP is thrilled to celebrate our alum Alex Lin, who will be speaking this spring on the panel Storied Women: Asian American Playwrights in Conversation! 🎭✨ Learn more about the panel and Alex’s new satirical drama, Chinese Republicans here: https://ow.ly/qUKR50Y2Vge
With fifty artists spanning 21 states and 10 creative disciplines, we are thrilled to celebrate our alum Ty Defoe, who has been named a 2026 USA Fellow by United States Artists!
While the snow falls on our country in crisis, NHP’s mission might feel impossibly out of reach. We see hope as a call to action, a demand that we imagine a brighter, more equitable future. We uplift writers and their stories, because we believe that is how we’ll find our way forward.
NHP is thrilled to celebrate WAD by Keiko Green winning the BroadwayWorld Indianapolis Award for Best New Play or Musical!!
NHP's Jenni Werner was asked by WIRED to comment on the success of projects written by & featuring artists who are part of marginalized communities, even while the Administration tries to silence them. https://www.wired.com/story/sorry-maga-turns-out-people-still-like-woke-art/
