EWG Spotlight Series
May 19, 2025 - May 20, 2025
Venue Shiva Theater
The Emerging Writers Group is a fellowship at The Public Theater for playwrights and other generative artists at the early stages of their professional careers. For over 15 years, EWG has brought artists together to create and develop their work in conversation with their peers and The Public Theater community. EWG is a cornerstone of The Public’s mission to celebrate and support new generations of storytellers.
EWG cumulates in the Spotlight Series, a collection of free performances where members of the current cohort present their full-length plays. The staged readings will run from Monday, April 21 through Tuesday, May 20.
The 2025 Spotlight Series will feature full-length plays by members of the 2023-2025 Emerging Writers Group: Karina Billini, Tommy Endter, Jesse Jae Hoon, Humaira Iqbal, Celeste Jennings, Nina Ki, Gloria Oladipo, Valen-Marie Santos, Amita Sharma, and Al Sierra.
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2023-2025 Cohort. Photo credit: Zack DeZon.
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Monday May 19 | 3:00 PM
Young Partners Night - Members Only
Monday May 19 | 7:00 PM
Young Partners Night - Members Only
Tuesday May 20 | 1:00 PM
Young Partners Night - Members Only
Tuesday May 20 | 6:00 PM
Young Partners Night - Members Only
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Calendar
Select a date and time to get started.
Monday May 19 | 3:00 PM
Young Partners Night - Members Only
Monday May 19 | 7:00 PM
Young Partners Night - Members Only
Tuesday May 20 | 1:00 PM
Young Partners Night - Members Only
Tuesday May 20 | 6:00 PM
Young Partners Night - Members Only
Karina Billini
Karina Billini
Humaira Iqbal
Jesse Jae Hoon
Celeste Jennings
Celeste Jennings
Gloria Oladipo
Valen-Marie Santos
Amita Sharma
Al Sierra
Generous support provided by the Irene Worth Fund for Young Artists.
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The Emerging Writers Group fellowship consists of bi-weekly meetings where cohort members share new work in progress, which culminates in the EWG Spotlight Series, a festival of professionally produced readings. The Public has produced and continues to produce full productions by EWG playwrights, including the upcoming Initiative by Else Went, and The Seat of Our Pants by Ethan Lipton, both a part of The Public’s 2025-26 Season. Emerging Writers Group Alumni include: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Dominique Morisseau, Patricia Ione Lloyd, Mona Mansour, Ryan J. Haddad, Celine Song, and many more!
The Public Theater offers a robust slate of artist development programs and residencies that engage writers, musicians, and multi-disciplinary performance artists in the creation of new and generative work. From the Emerging Writers Group to Watch Me Work to Joe's Pub New York Voices Commissioning Program, we support artists in reaching their full, creative potential. Learn about other artistic development programs and residencies here.