Chicago Dramatists

Chicago Dramatists is the only comprehensive playwright development center of its kind in Chicago.  We give playwrights an artistic home no matter where they are in their development. Our award-winning playwrights are regularly produced in Chicago, on Broadway and at regional theaters throughout the country. Our playwrights are also shaping writers’ rooms in LA, sending our Chicago stories to living rooms across the world.

For over 40 years, Chicago Dramatists has supported playwrights at all levels of development – from apprentices to the craft to masters. Workshops, readings, classes, and special programs, provide opportunities for beginning and established dramatists to develop their work, expand their professional affiliations, showcase their plays and collaborate with actors, directors, and audiences during the creative process.