YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS UKRAINE

Laura Cahill Founder/Artistic Director

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After the invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, a group of Ukrainian students met over Zoom with New York-based writer Laura Cahill to write plays in response to war.  Their first collection of plays were performed on Zoom on the six month anniversary of war by noted actors, including Cara Buono, Ann Dowd, David Morse. The collection was produced by Orion Theatre in Stockholm Sweden in spring 2023.

In April, 2023, we started a mentorship project that culminated in a ten-minute play project on Zoom in August. Mentors included distinguished writers and directors from Broadway, TV and film, including Will Arbery, Peter Hedges, Theresa Rebeck, Danya Taymor. Actors who dedicated their time to developing plays in readings and performing on Zoom included David Harbour, Michael Shannon, Liev Schreiber, Harriet Walter, Merritt Wever. 

In person their plays have had been presented at Vineyard Theater in NYC, Segal Theater in NYC, as well as around the US, and as far away as India. 

They’re currently working on a devised play project with playwright and director Theresa Rebeck. 


Video by Karina Syrota (winter 2023)