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Health & Safety Policy Update

We are excited to welcome you back to The Delacorte Theater for our 60th Anniversary Season of Free Shakespeare in the Park. We ask that you read and understand the following when accessing tickets.

  • Effective April 19, 2022, The Public requires proof of a complete COVID-19 vaccination to enter The Delacorte and attend performances. This policy will continue until further notice.
  • Complete vaccination is fourteen days following a final dose of the Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Moderna, or Astra-Zeneca vaccine.
  • We will accept proof of vaccination via Excelsior Pass, the NYC Covid Safe Pass, a copy or photo of your CDC vaccination card, and/or a copy or photo of an official immunization record from outside the United States.
  • Face masks are encouraged, but not required while attending performances at The Delacorte.
  • Public Theater staff and artists are subject to a mandatory vaccination and booster policy.
  • All policies are subject to change at The Public’s sole discretion and without notice.
  • Those that do not abide by any health and safety protocols will be denied entry or removed from the facility.

Learn more at Safe in the Park 2022.

We look forward to welcoming you to The Public.

At this time, we no longer require proof of vaccination to access the facility, theaters, and restaurant.

  • A face mask is required for all attendees while watching a performance on Tuesday evening, Saturday afternoon, & Sunday afternoon performances.
  • A face mask is not required but strongly encouraged when attending performances on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, & Sunday evenings.
  • All performances in Joe’s Pub do not require a face mask because food and drink are available throughout the show. A face mask is strongly encourage when not actively eating or drinking.

Learn more at HEALTH & SAFETY, NEXT STEPS.

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EMERGING WRITERS GROUP - APPLY

EWG members are selected bi-annually and receive a two-year fellowship at The Public, which consists of bi-weekly meetings where cohort members share new work in progress. We also offer special sessions that connect EWG-ers to the wider theatrical community, including industry panels, "speed-dating" with directors, financial advice, master classes from professional playwrights and more. At the end of the fellowship, The Public presents the EWG Spotlight Series, a festival of professionally produced readings for members of the industry and the general public. Other program benefits include:

For info on the Emerging Writers Group Program, click here.

How to Apply

Click here to apply for the 2025-2027 Emerging Writers Group!

We are conducting our entire application process via SlideRoom. After clicking the link, please create a SlideRoom account and follow the instructions from there. 

Please note: We WILL NOT accept applications via email or post. If you are having issues using SlideRoom, please email us at [email protected] 

Materials required for first round submission are:

  • One Full-Length Play or Musical
    • “Full-length” is defined as being 50 pages or more in length or no shorter than 45-minutes in running time)
    • If you elect to submit a musical, it must be a musical of which you are the sole author. Also, please note that we do not accept demo tracks as part of the application, so please upload the libretto only!
Criteria For Eligibility

In accordance with shifts in the field, we have decided to change the eligibility criteria for the 2025-2027 Emerging Writers Group at The Public Theater. As in previous years, you are eligible for EWG if: 

  • You have NOT had a major Off-Broadway or comparable regional production of a play 
  • You are NOT enrolled in a graduate level (MA or MFA) at the time when the EWG 2027 cohort begins meeting (the Fall 2024 semester) 
  • You live within a 90-minute commute of The Public Theater (located at 425 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10003) when the EWG 2027 cohort begins meeting (all EWG meetings are conducted in person at The Public Theater) 


However, in a change from prior years, we WILL accept applications from artists who are represented by an agent, manager, or other professional proxy for playwriting.  

 

When the Emerging Writers Group began in 2008, securing a theatrical agent was rare for artists at the beginning stages of their careers. However, in the ensuing years, it has become increasingly common for an agent or manager to sign an artist as a client long before the artist celebrates their first professional production. Therefore, we believe that having an agent is no longer a defining factor when considering the career level of an artist. 

We remain dedicated to the mission of EWG as an opportunity for a wide variety of generative artists who identify as “early career.” EWG’s strength lies in the diversity of the lived experiences within each cohort, so although we are expanding our application criteria, those without agents are still strongly encouraged to apply to the Emerging Writers Group. 

To that end, we will also institute additional evaluation protocols to ensure equal opportunity among applicants at each stage of the evaluation process.  

If you have any questions, please email us at [email protected].

Application and Deadline

Applications are open now! They will remain open until 11:59PM Eastern Time on Sunday, January 26 2025.

Frequently Asked Questions

If you have any questions at all, you can email [email protected] and a Public Theater staff member will reply within 48 hours. But before you do - see below for answers to some commonly asked questions.

I applied! When will I hear if I got in or not?
Thanks for applying! Applications will remain open until Sunday, January 26th, 2025. At that point, our team of readers will evaluate each application over the course of the spring and summer. You should expect to hear from us no later than October 2025.

Can I submit a short play in my application?
Depends on your definition! Your application play must be over 50 pages in length or no shorter than 45 minutes in running time.

I don’t primarily identify as a “playwright” - am I eligible for EWG?
Absolutely! While a great many of EWG’s alumni consider themselves playwrights, we have also proudly accepted composers, poets, emcees, devisers, performers, and multi-hyphenate artists who are looking to hone their talents as theater writers!

Can I submit a musical as my “application play”?
You may! However, it must be musical of which you are the sole author. Also, please note that we do not accept demo tracks as part of the application, so please upload the libretto only!

I have a college and/or advanced degree in playwriting or another form of theatrical writing. Am I eligible for EWG?
You are! As long as you are not actively enrolled in a degree program (college, grad school, PhD program) while in EWG, you are eligible!

Who has been in the Emerging Writers Group in the past?
The 2023-2025 Emerging Writers are Karina Billini, Tomas Endter, Jesse Jae Hoon, Humaira Iqbal, Celeste Jennings, Nina Ki, Gloria Oladipo, Valen-Marie Santos, Amita Sharma, and Al Sierra.

The alumni of the Emerging Writers Group include are Nissy Aya, Aya Aziz, Francisca Da Silveira, Katie Do, Ying Ying Li, Julián Mesri, AriDy Nox, UGBA, Else C. Went, Brittany K. Allen, Augusto Amador, Bridget Kelso Anthony, Kevin Artigue, Liza Birkenmeir, Radha Blank, Manny Borras, Leila Buck, Oscar A.L. Cabrera, Raul Castillo, Damon Chua, Chris Cragin Day, Daniella De Jesús, Mashuq Mushtaq Deen, Dyalekt, Keli Goff, Javierantonio González, Christina Gorman, Ryan J. Haddad, A-lan Holt, Phillip Howze, Monet Hurst-Mendoza, Geraldine Inoa, Elizabeth Irwin, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Obehi Janice, C. Julian Jimenez, Sukari Jones, Jeremy Jerome Kamps, MJ Kaufman, Boo Killebrew, Andrew Kramer, Paola Lázaro, Aaron Levy, Ethan Lipton, Patricia Ione Lloyd, Mona Mansour, Laura Marks, Anna Moench, Alejandro Morales, Dominique Morisseau, Nick Mwaluko, Mary Kathryn Nagle, NSangou Njikam, Don Nguyen, Diana Oh, Ife Olujobi, Stav Palti-Negev, Jiehae Park, Jerome Parker, Ricardo Pérez González, Stella Fawn Ragsdale, Vickie Ramirez, Harrison David Rivers, Riti Sachdeva, Akin Salawu, Sarah Sander, Jordan Seavey, SEVAN, Alena Smith, Kevin Christopher Snipes, Celine Song, Susan Soon He Stanton, Alaudin Ullah, Kyle Warren, Pia Wilson, Lauren Yee, Joshua Young, and David Zheng.