Final Sharing: MTC × Assembly Playwriting Residency

Join Recess Assembly for the Final Sharing of the MTC × Assembly Playwriting Residency, an evening celebrating new theatrical work by Recess Assembly Fellows.

Over the past several weeks, fellows have participated in a series of writing workshops in collaboration with Manhattan Theatre Club (MTC), developing original scripts and exploring the craft of playwriting. This residency created space for participants to experiment with storytelling, character, and dialogue while building confidence in their creative voice.

The residency culminates in a public sharing of their work, where professional actors will perform live readings of the fellows’ original plays. Following the readings, the audience will be invited to join a reflection and talkback with the writers and collaborators about the creative process.

Come support emerging playwrights and experience these stories as they come to life for the first time.

Founded in 2016, Recess Assembly offers system-impacted young people ages 18–26 an inroad to art and connections to working artists, while serving as an alternative to incarceration and its intersecting systems of oppression. The program empowers young people to take charge of their own life story and envision a future through art. Assembly diverts both misdemeanor and felony charges and includes a peer-to-peer referral model to broaden access.

All program space at 46 Washington Avenue is fully accessible for wheelchair users. Our restrooms are gender-neutral and ADA-compliant. Administrative offices are located up one flight of stairs, but we offer alternative meeting and workspace on the ground floor. For programs in both of our spaces, we will do our best to accommodate requests. If you have specific access questions or needs, please email .

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