Emanuel Fried New Play Workshop
Named for WNY’s legendary playwright, Emanuel “Manny” Fried, RLTP’s Emanuel Fried New Play Workshop supports the development of original dramatic works by local playwrights. Under the supervision of Workshop Director Kyle LoConti and Literary Manager/Resident Playwright Jon Elston, playwrights provide peer support to one another during the composition and revision of their original plays over a nine month period. RLTP then presents readings of these new plays to the public, directed by and featuring some of WNY’s finest theatrical talent. Audience members who attend these readings are invited to enjoy a glimpse of tomorrow’s world premiere productions and to offer their constructive feedback — an integral component of each playwright’s process.
The 2013 Emanuel Fried New Play Workshop includes the following participating playwrights:
KATHERINE BOSWELL
JIM ESTEP
MICHAEL FANELLI
SUSAN FENSTER
DAVID HAYES
DONNA HOKE
JUSTIN KARCHER
JAMES MARZO
SUSAN PETERS
MARY POINDEXTER McLAUGHLIN
DARRYL SCHNEIDER
Public development readings will begin in JULY 2013; a complete schedule of readings will be announced here by July 1st, 2013.
YES! Development readings are FREE to the public!
Emanuel Fried New Play Workshop Readings take place on Monday evenings at 7:00pm.
All readings will be at the Road Less Traveled Theater (639 Main Street, Buffalo 14203).
Following each reading, the audience will have the opportunity to ask questions and give feedback to the playwright.
Stay Tuned for the 2013 NPW Reading Schedule!
Since 2004, the NPW has supported thirty-three local playwrights in the development of over forty original plays. Six of those plays have received world premiere productions by Road Less Traveled Productions; three of those – Darryl Schneider’s War Room, Annette Daniels Taylor’s A Little Bit Of Paradise, and Ibn Shabazz’ Insidious – have won the prestigious Artie Award for Best New Play, with two others receiving a nomination for the same award. In addition, multiple plays developed in the NPW have subsequently received world premiere productions outside of RLTP.
NPW public development reading of Ibn Shabazz' Insidious, 2009
Ibn Shabazz accepts the 2011 Artie Award for Best New Play for Insidious
NPW PARTICIPATING PLAYWRIGHTS
• Eric Appleton (06/07)
• Dana Block (06/07, 2009)
• Frank Canino (05/06,06/07, 2011)
• Annette Daniels Taylor (05/06,06/07, 2010)
• Cindy Darling (05/06, 2009)
• Philip Durgan (2009)
• Michael Fanelli (05/06, 2008, 2010)
• Hunter Fernandez (2009)
• Rosa Fernandez (2011)
• Tom Paul Fox (2008)
• Billy Horn (2008)
• Donna Hoke (2008, 2009, 2011)
• April Jones (04/05)
• Justin Karcher (2009, 2010)
• Moira Keenan (2011)
• Aaron Krygier (2008)
• Christopher LaBanca (2008)
• Alex Livingston (2008, 2009, 2010)
• James Marzo (2010, 2011)
• Melissa Mawhinney (2009)
• Shaun McLaughlin (2011)
• Andrew Novell (04/05)
• Jose Rivera (2011)
• Gary Earl Ross (2008)
• Steve Roylance (2010, 2011)
• Vincent Scarsella (2010)
• Darryl Schneider (04/05, 05/06, 2010)
• Ibn Shabazz (2008)
• Lisa Vitrano (04/05)
• Melody Von Smith (06/07, 2008, 2010)
• Neil Wechsler (2010)
• Wendy Weinstein (2009)
• Mark Witteveen (2011)
• Jon Zelasko (2011)
Road Less Traveled Productions is an Associate Member of 
The Emanuel Fried New Play Workshop is proudly sponsored by
