PROGRAMMING
From our Writers Groups to table and concert readings, The Dive's programming gives writers a first stop to hear their freshest material in a supportive and dramaturgically focused environment.
UNREHEARSED TABLE READINGS
Our Unrehearsed Table Readings gather actors, creators, and a small group of trusted colleagues to hear a script aloud in a closed, informal setting. Following the readings, the writers engage with moderated feedback to assist them on the next steps of the piece's development.
Recent readings include:
2&1: A Harlem Love Story with Loose Morals
Book and Lyrics by Joël René Scoville, Music by Jenna Byrd
Amberland: A Folk Musical
Book, Music & Lyrics by Will Shishmanian
Center Place
Book & Lyrics by Carlos L. Encinias, Music and Lyrics by Jennifer Sanchez,
additional music by Simón Gómez Villegas and Andrew David Sotomayor
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Amy Jo Jackson
OFFSITE
Book by Dylan Schifrin, Music & Lyrics by Mark Sonnenblick
CONCERTS
2&1: A Harlem Love Story with Loose Morals
Book and Lyrics by Joël René Scoville, Music by Jenna Byrd
Hosted at the Dramatist Guild Foundation Music Hall
MUSICIANS
Jenna Gillespie Byrd and Justin Ramos
PRESENTATION CAST
Jenna Gillespie Byrd, Anthony Festa, Joël René Scoville, Matthew Sims Jr.,
Natalie Wachen
MULTI-ARTIST CONCERT EVENINGS
Our Multi-Artist Concert Evenings allow artists to hear new material in front of live audiences. Featured artists have included: Emma Claye, Rheanna Atendido, Simón Gómez Villegas, Emmanuelle Zagoria, and selections from:
Amberland: A Folk Musical
Book, Music & Lyrics by Will Shishmanian
Center Place
Book & Lyrics by Carlos L. Encinias, Music and Lyrics by Jennifer Sanchez,
additional music by Simón Gómez Villegas and Andrew David Sotomayor
Featuring performances by Elisa Galindez (CATS: The Jellicle Ball, Real Women Have Curves) and Aline Mayagoitia (Real Women Have Curves, Wicked)
Watchdog
Music and Lyrics by Murphy Taylor Smith, Book by Emerson Mae Smith, Directed and developed by Mack Brown