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NYMadness
In 2017, after seven years at the helm, Cecilia Copeland stepped down as Artistic Director to focus on her own writing.
As a company, NYMadness is still in operation supporting emerging playwrights with a mission of 50/50 gender parity. For information on the NYMadness current season, please contact Judith Leora or Tiffany Fisher-Love, contact information available at the company website. ​https://nymadness.com/

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Madness: is a raw and unpredictable show of short plays by an ensemble of playwrights. Each night has a Theme. The Theme is given out a week before the event and then the collective works by all the writers in an evening kaleidoscope that cultural moment.

It is a snapshot of a particular time, reflected in an immediate way, from our unique perspective. Not only is Madness for emerging writers to have the opportunity to develop a strong relationship with a live audience, but it is a forum for all writers to explore the boundaries of modern theater. 



Founding Artistic Director: Cecilia Copeland 
Managing Director: Judith Leora
Technical Director: G. Warren Stiles
Associate Producer: Tiffany Fisher-Love

Past Seasons

Season Seven 2016-2017 
Company-in-Residence
The Kraine Theatre 

Featured Guest Steven Fechter (The Woodsman)
Produced by: Michele Travis  
Featured Guest  Mac Rogers 
Fire This Time Festival Madness
Produced by Illana Stein and Dina Vovsi Directing Company Members
Produced by Judith Leora Managing Director
Theatre 167 Madness
Featured Guest  Adam Scymkowitz  (Clown Bar)


 FEATURED GUEST PLAYWRIGHTS
Season Six 2015-2016

Neil LaBute at The Atlantic
Migdalia Cruz at Cherry Lane
​Mariah MacCarthy at The Brick
Cecilia Copeland at The Kraine
Season Five 2014-2015
Featured Guest Playwrights
Chisa Hutschinson at The Living Theatre (C.O.W)
Vanessa Hidary at Paradise Factory
Nat Cassidy at EST
​Winter Miller at Cherry Lane
Tony Glazer at the Producer's Club


In Season Five we expanded our company to include a crop of brilliantly talented Emerging Directors 
the #NYMDC to go along with our NYMActing Company Members we launched last season. 


​In the Spring we will Launched the First Ever MadLab: A Laboratory for #newplays that have grown out of NYMadness plays in our first few seasons.  We'll be presenting these plays in a week long festival of Readings.  Stay Tuned for Submission deadlines and details.  

Season Four, 2014-2015
FEATURED GUEST PLAYWRIGHTS

Erik Ehn at Terry Scriver
Caridad Svich at IATI Theatre
August Schulenburg at EST
Mia Chung at Culture Project
Jenny Lyn Bader at Cherry Lane
David Bar Katz at Playwrights Horizons


The New York Madness Acting Company Announced

#NYMAC

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Amy Gaipa, Anna Lamadrid, Anna Van Valin, Diana Oh, Dinah Berkeley, Gregory Wool, Homa Hynes, Jody Christopherson, Joel Stigliano, Josh Bywater, Lauren McCune, Maria Peyramaure, Marissa Wolf, Michael Markham, Nic Grelli, Stacey Raymond, Tonia Anderson, William Oliver Watkins.


Featured Guests for Season Three
Full Line Up of Featured Guests
DAVID ANZUELO at Joria Productions in October
STACY DAVIDOWITZ at Shetler Productions in December
ANDREA THOME at Cherry Lane Theatre in February
ROBERT ASKIN at Ensemble Studios Theatre on March 17th
 
(Special Event Madness) in April
  SAVIANA STANESCU in May


Featured Guests for Season Two 
CHERYL DAVIS at INTAR Theater
J. HOLTHAM at IATI Theater
PADRAIC LILLIS at Theaterlab
DANIEL TALBOTT at Joria Productions
MAGGIE BOFILL at The Cherry Lane Theater
JACKIE REINGOLD at Ensemble Studios Theater


Featured Guests for Season One (2010-2011)

JENI MAHONEY at 13th Street Rep 
JOHN WALCH at Primary Stages
CRYSTAL SKILLMAN
 at Primary Stages

DON and MARTHA WOLLNER at Primary Stages 

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